Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder

Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder
Studio album by Frank Sinatra
Released	1946
Recorded	March 31, 1939 – December 10, 1945, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz, classical
Length	44:14
Label	CBS Records
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Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder is an album of compositions by Alec Wilder, conducted by Frank Sinatra, released in 1946.^[2]

Track listing

The original COLUMBIA (78, M-637) 1946 album contained tracks 1-6.

Tracks 7-13 are older recordings (From 1939 to 1940), added in 1950 on The COLUMBIA (10", ML-4271).

1. "Air for Oboe" (Soloist, Mitch Miller) – 3:35
2. "Air for Bassoon" (Soloist, Harold Goltzer) – 4:34
3. "Air for Flute" (Soloist, Julius Baker) – 4:33
4. "Air for English Horn" (Soloist, Mitch Miller) – 3:57
5. "Slow Dance" – 4:06
6. "Theme and Variations" – 4:11
7. "Such a Tender Night" – 3:05
8. "She'll Be Seven in May" – 2:59
9. "It's Silk, Feel It!" – 2:31
10. "Seldon the Sun" – 3:16
11. "Her Old Man Was Suspicious" – 2:24
12. "His First Long Pants" – 2:37
13. "Pieces of Eight" – 2:26

All pieces composed by Alec Wilder.

Recording Dates

• Track 1, 2 & 3 were recorded December 5, 1945.
• Track 4, 5 & 6 were recorded December 10, 1945.
• Track 7 was recorded March 31, 1939.
• Track 8 & 9 were recorded June 13, 1939.
• Track 10, 11 & 13 were recorded July 17, 1940.
• Track 12 was recorded August 7, 1940.

Personnel

• Frank Sinatra - conductor (tracks 1-6) / With Woodwind Octet, The Columbia String Orchestra & Harpsichord
• The Alec Wilder Octet (tracks 7-13)
• Alec Wilder Octet includes : Jimmy Carroll, Eddie Powell, Mitch Miller, Harold Goltzer, Reggie Merrill, Walter Gross, Gerry Gillis, Frank Carroll & Toots Mondello

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