Softly, with feeling: JOE WILDER and the BREAKING of BARRIERS in AMERICAN MUSIC; Edward Berger; Foreword by Wynton Marsalis
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Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both
the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony
of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as
lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy
Gillespie, and Count Basie. Yet Wilder is also known as a pioneer who
broke down racial barriers, the first African American to hold a
principal chair in a Broadway show orchestra, and one of the first
African Americans to join a network studio orchestra.
In Softly, with Feeling, Edward Berger tells Wilder's
remarkable story from his youth in working-class Philadelphia and his
apprenticeship in the big bands, to his experience as one of the first
1,000 black Marines during World War II, and his achievements in the
worlds of jazz, classical, and popular music. Reminiscences by Wilder
and his colleagues, including renowned Philadelphia-area musicians Jimmy
Heath and Buddy DeFranco help place Wilder's experiences within a
broader context of American musical and social history.
Wilder's modesty and ability to perform in many musical genres
may have prevented him from achieving popular recognition, but in Softly, with Feeling, his legacy and contributions to music and culture are assured.
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