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Bob Wilber
Robert Sage Wilber (March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber was a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his career to present traditional jazz pieces in a contemporary manner. He played with many distinguished jazz leaders in the 1950s and 1960s, including Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden and Eddie Condon. In the late 1960s, he was an original member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and in the early 70s of Soprano Summit, a band which gained wide attention. In the late 1970s, he formed the Bechet Legacy Band. Wilber was active in jazz education, including working as director of the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble. He wrote for films, including The Cotton Club. In his autobiography, Music Was Not Enough, he recounts his childhood, meeting his mentor Sidney Bechet, in 1946, and his struggles as a musician in the 1950s and 1960s. He died at the age of 91 in 2019. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 15, 1928 (New York City), Died August 4, 2019 (Chipping Campden)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 105388 | 8/4/1958 | That's a plenty | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105389 | 8/4/1958 | Medley: Got a date with an angel ; There's a small hotel ; How high the moon | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105390 | 8/4/1958 | My funny Valentine | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105391 | 8/4/1958 | I won't dance ; Pick yourself up ; The song is you | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105392 | 8/5/1958 | Dixie | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105393 | 8/5/1958 | Easy to love | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105394 | 8/5/1958 | Bewitched | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105395 | 8/5/1958 | On the street where you live ; I could have danced all night | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105396 | 8/5/1958 | Yesterdays | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105397 | 8/5/1958 | Muskrat ramble | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105398 | 8/5/1958 | When the Saints go marching in | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 105399 | 8/5/1958 | At long last love | Stan Rubin Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilber, Bob," accessed August 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102888.
Wilber, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102888.
"Wilber, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 August 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Bob Wilber
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wilber, Bob - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80122172
Wikidata: Bob Wilber - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q363466
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/109864797
MusicBrainz: Bob Wilber - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/337f12b9-abc8-4433-abf5-e4b3f883b991
ISNI: 0000 0001 1497 0284 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114970284
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