“Among Friends, with Joe Wilder celebrating his 80th in the company of players of his own and some younger generations, is fine: the sheer warmth and vivacity of the playing make one overlook the slight shortcomings”. - Penguin Guide to Jazz - 3 1/2 STARS
PERSONNEL:
JOE WILDER, trumpet, flugelhorn, on all tracks
Featuring: Warren Vaché (cor), Frank Wess (ts, fl) Chris Neville, Bill Charlap or Skitch Henderson (p)
Russell Malone or Bucky Pizarelli (g) Steve LaSpina or Jerry Bruno (b), Chuck Redd or Joe Cocuzzo (d)
New York, August 23-24 & September 16, 2002.
Tracks
01. Indiana (quartet)
02. My Romance (duet)
03. Secret Love (duet)
04. Seventy-Six Trombones (quintet)
05. How Arehings in Glocca Morra? (duet)
06. Only Trust Your Heart (quintet)
07. When I Fall in Love (duet)
08. It’s You or No One (quintet)
09. You Are the Sunshine of My Life (duet)
10. Centerpiece (sextet)
11. What Now, My Love? (duet)
12. People Time (duet)
13. Lady Be Good (quintet)