This work by Alec Wilder features a bassoon soloist with string orchestra and percussion. It was conducted by Frank Sinatra and recorded in 1945. Sinatra, a big fan and supporter of Wilder's music,

This arrangement was conducted by Frank Sinatra and recorded in 1945. Sinatra, a big fan and supporter of Alec Wilder's music, convinced Columbia Records to record an album of orchestral works with Sinatra

This arrangement was conducted by Frank Sinatra and recorded in 1945. Sinatra, a big fan and supporter of Alec Wilder's music, convinced Columbia Records to record an album of orchestral works with Sinatra

Alec Wilder's Air for Oboe and Strings features an oboe soloist with string orchestra and percussion. This work was conducted by Frank Sinatra and recorded in 1945. Sinatra, a big fan and

Written in 1968 for the Danish National Radio Jazz Band as a tribute to the great tenor saxophonist (and one-time Ellingtonian) Ben Webster, Aries Mood was not recorded upon its initial

Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs is known for his electric, high energy sound with the Gibbs Quartet and the Terry Gibbs Dream Band. Producer Bob Shad had a contract to produce an album with Gibbs. Shad's idea was

Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs is known for his electric, high energy sound with the Gibbs Quartet and the Terry Gibbs Dream Band. Producer Bob Shad had a contract to produce an album with Gibbs. Shad's idea was

This ballad was written by Gerry Mulligan shortly after he arrived in California in 1952. He originally arranged it for eight horns with rhythm section: alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, 2

Although trumpeter Harry James was best known for his romantic ballads, his bands often displayed a more adventurous and experimental side. This Neal Hefti composition was written to feature James as the

Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs is known for his electric, high energy sound with the Gibbs Quartet and the Terry Gibbs Dream Band. Producer Bob Shad had a contract to produce an album with Gibbs. Shad's idea was

Nat "King" Cole recorded this Nelson Riddle arrangement in 1958 for the soundtrack to the W.C. Handy movie "St. Louis Blues." The arrangement features all the typical Riddle trademarks: light feel, woodwind

This is an edited and corrected edition from the library of octets composed by Alec Wilder, written between 1938 and 1940, with another group written in 1947. During the late thirties, several