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Alec Wilder

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Aliases
Alec Wilder Octet
Real name
Alexander Lafayette Chew Wilder
Born
February 16, 1907
Died
December 24, 1980
Country
United States
IPI
00032921110 45 works
00294903045 8 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Best known as a composer of popular music, he also composed classical music and was a musician. Wilder was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983. He wrote the still standard reference, "American Popular Song: The Great Innovators 1900-1950" (1973).
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Covers by Alec Wilder

Songs written by Alec Wilder

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Child Is Born Alec Wilder, Thad Jones Richard Davis December 9, 1969 Covered by (342 artists)
All of Us in It Together Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon Covered by (3 artists)
All the Cats Join In Ray Gilbert, Alec Wilder, Eddie Sauter The Benny Goodman Band June 12, 1944 Covered by (26 artists)
A Long Night Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon Frank Sinatra July 20, 1981 Covered by (5 artists)
Be a Child Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon Cleo Laine January 13, 1976 Covered by (9 artists)
Blackberry Winter Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon Teddi King REC, Keith Jarrett REL March 1976 Covered by (53 artists)
Blue Fool Alec Wilder, Bernie Hanighen Vera Lynn July 1951 Covered by (2 artists)
Crazy in the Heart Alec Wilder, William Engvick Peggy Lee January 6, 1956 Covered by (9 artists)
Did You Ever Cross Over to Sneden's? Alec Wilder Mabel Mercer February 1953 Covered by (8 artists)
Don't Say Love Has Ended Alec Wilder, William Engvick Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads, Orch. under the dir. of J. Carroll June 1952 Covered by (2 artists)
Echoes of My Life Alec Wilder, Rogers Brackett Jackie Cain & Roy Kral REC, Mabel Mercer REL September 1976 Covered by Valerie Errante, Robert Wason, Aleck Brinkman
Everywhere I Look Alec Wilder, William Engvick Bill Farrell with The Girlfriends, Orchestra conducted by Russ Case 1950 Covered by (4 artists)
Give Me Time Alec Wilder Mildred Bailey April 2, 1940 Covered by (11 artists)
Goodbye John Alec Wilder, Edward Eager Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra June 3, 1949 Covered by (9 artists)
How Lovely Is Christmas Alec Wilder, Arnold Sundgaard Bing Crosby 1957 Covered by (3 artists)
If Someday Comes Ever Again Johnny Mercer, Alec Wilder Mary Mayo REC, Anita Ellis REL 1977 Covered by (5 artists)
I Like It Here Alec Wilder, William Engvick Billy Dee Williams December 1961 Covered by (9 artists)
I'll Be Around Alec Wilder Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers REC, Mills Brothers REL February 2, 1942 Covered by (212 artists)
I'll Wait Alec Wilder Dinah Washington September 1948 Covered by (2 artists)
I'm Alone Again Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon Marlene VerPlanck August 13, 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
I See It Now Alec Wilder, William Engvick Mel Tormé March 10, 1964 Covered by (3 artists)
Is It Always Like This? Alec Wilder Lena Horne 1951 Covered by (6 artists)
It's So Peaceful in the Country Alec Wilder Jan Savitt and His Tophatters - Vocal Refrain by Allan De Witt May 5, 1941 Covered by (44 artists)
Kalamazoo to Timbuktu Alec Wilder, Marshall Barer, Margaret Wise Brown Mitch Miller - The Horns & The Paulette Sisters December 1951 Covered by Chenille Sisters
Love Among the Young Norman Gimbel, Alec Wilder Rosemary Clooney January 13, 1955 Covered by (5 artists)
Lovers and Losers Alec Wilder, William Engvick Teddi King March 1976 Covered by (8 artists)
Mimosa and Me Alec Wilder, William Engvick Jackie and Roy December 1966 Covered by (6 artists)
Moon and Sand Alec Wilder, William Engvick, Morty Palitz Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Castillo August 26, 1941 Covered by (136 artists)
Photographs (Me in Love with You) Fran Landesman, Alec Wilder Weslia Whitfield with Mike Greensill and Dean Reilly April 23, 1990 Covered by (2 artists)
Remember My Child Alec Wilder, William Engvick Roland Hanna 1978 Covered by (6 artists)
Soft as Spring Alec Wilder Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest June 11, 1941 Covered by (5 artists)
South to a Warmer Place Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon Frank Sinatra July 21, 1981 Covered by (8 artists)
Such a Lonely Girl Am I Alec Wilder Jackie and Roy December 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Summer Is A-Comin' In Alec Wilder, Marshall Barer Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Pete Rugolo 1952 Covered by (2 artists)
That's My Girl Alec Wilder, William Engvick Roland Hanna 1978 Covered by (6 artists)
The April Age Alec Wilder, William Engvick Cleo Laine with The Dave Lee Quintet September 5, 1956 Covered by (5 artists)
The Baggage Room Blues Alec Wilder, Arnold Sundgaard Tom Kennedy 1957 Covered by (2 artists)
The Lady Sings the Blues Alec Wilder, William Engvick Cleo Laine March 12, 1957 Covered by (26 artists)
The Sounds Around the House Johnny Mercer, Alec Wilder Dick Haymes October 1976 Covered by (6 artists)
The Wrong Blues Alec Wilder, William Engvick Gloria Wood – Arranged and conducted by Jerry Fielding March 1959 Covered by (14 artists)
Trouble Is a Man Alec Wilder Peggy Lee REC, Hall Sisters with Jesse Stone and His Orchestra REL October 18, 1946 Covered by (41 artists)
Where Do You Go? Alec Wilder, Arnold Sundgaard Shannon Bolin 1957 Covered by (18 artists)
Where Is the One? Alec Wilder, Eddie Finckel Covered by (17 artists)
While We're Young Alec Wilder, William Engvick, Morty Palitz Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians June 14, 1944 Covered by (133 artists)
Who Can I Turn To? Alec Wilder, William Engvick Gene Krupa & His Orchestra August 20, 1941 Covered by (41 artists)
Winter of My Discontent Alec Wilder, Ben Ross Berenberg Shannon Bolin with Milton Kaye and His Orchestra November 1955 Covered by (22 artists)
You're Free Fran Landesman, Alec Wilder David MacBeth June 1961 Covered by (6 artists)

Adapted songs

Releases

Tributes

Title Performer Release date Label
7 x Wilder The Bob Brookmeyer 4 1961 Verve Records
An Alec Wilder Collection Jackie Cain & Roy Kral 1993 Audiophile
Blackberry Winter - Songs by Alec Wilder Bob Levy featuring John Harmon 1994 Mark Records [US1]
Bob's Wilder - Bob Rockwell 5 Plays the Music of Alec Wilder Bob Rockwell 5 July 2003 Stunt Records
Dear World - Emilie Conway Sings Alec Wilder Emilie Conway August 20, 2016 Milie
Demsey Plays Wilder David Demsey 1985 Golden Crest Records
Diana Robinson Plays the Music of Alec Wilder Diana Robinson 2006 Multimedia Library
Eileen Farrell Sings Alec Wilder Eileen Farrell, Loonis McGlohon 1990 Reference Recordings
Elaine Sings Wilder Elaine Delmar 1966 Columbia [EMI]
In the Morning - Music of Alec Wilder Stefano Battaglia Trio August 28, 2015 ECM
Lieb Plays Wilder Dave Liebman 2005 Daybreak
Marian McPartland Plays the Music of Alec Wilder Marian McPartland 1973 Halcyon
Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder Marlene VerPlanck 1986 Audiophile
Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder Marlene VerPlanck 1992 Audiophile
Music of Alec Wilder Vic Juris 1996 Double-Time Records
Roland Hanna Plays the Music of Alec Wilder Roland Hanna 1978 Trio Records
Roland Hanna Plays the Music of Alec Wilder Roland Hanna 1980 Inner City
Seasons Ago - The Songs of Alec Wilder Joe LoCascio, Woody Witt 2009 Heart Music
September Songs - The Music of Wilder, Weill and Warren Wesla Whitfield 2003 HighNote
Songs for Patricia and Other Music of Alec Wilder Shannon Bolin 1957 Riverside [US]
Songs of Alec Wilder Valerie Errante, Robert Wason, Ken Meyer, Aleck Brinkman September 26, 2000 Albany Records
The Winter of My Discontent Morgana King 1964 Ascot Records
Too Marvelous for Words - A Tribute to Johnny Mercer, Richard Whiting, Arthur Schwartz & Alec Wilder Margaret Whiting 1995 Audiophile
Walk Pretty - The Songs of Alec Wilder Ben Sidran/Bob Rockwell Quartet 2002 Go Jazz
While We're Young - Tribute to Alec Wilder Gianna Montecalvo 2013 Dodicilune

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