Here is Nik Payton and Bob Wilber play “I believe in Miracles”.
Nik Payton,Bob Wilber(cl,ss) Richard Busiakiewicz (p), Dave Green (b), and Steve Brown (ds) 2008
Here is Nik Payton and Bob Wilber play “No More Blues”.
Members of the recording are the same as above.
Fortunately he has recorded my most favorite song.
Here is Nik Payton plays “The Single Petal Of A Rose”.
Here is Bobby Hackett Sextet with Bob Wilber play “Swing That Music”.
Bobby Hackett (c), Urbie Green (tb), Bob Wilber (cl), Dave McKenna (p), Nabil Totah (b), Morey Feld (d). NYC, January 1962.
Here is Arbors Recrds Jazz Party 3 Clarinets play “Bye Bye Blues”.(1995)
Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Buddy DeFranco(cl),Herb Ellis(g)
Photo by courtesy of Jazz Photo Gallery: The World’s Greatest Jazz Band 1974, Hamburg, G (L to R: D.Wellstood, B.Wilber, B.Freeman, Y.Lawson, B.Butterfield, S. Russo, B.Morton)
Here is The World’s Greatest Jazzband play “South Rampart Street Parade”.
Yank Lawson, Billy Butterfield (tp),Bob Wilber(cl),Bud Freeman (ts),Vic Dickenson ,Sonny Russo(tb),Dick Wellstood(p), Bob Haggart(b) Gus Johnson(ds) Rec 1975.
Here is Bob Wilber and Kenny Davern Summit Reunion play “Limehouse Blues”.
Bob Wilber ss, cl),Kenny Davern(cl),Roberto Colombo(g),Aldo Zunino(b)Stefano Bagnoli(ds) live at Sori (Ge), 16 july 1996
Here is Bob Wilber plays “Rockin’ Chair”.
Bob Wilber(ss),David Ostwald(tuba),Jon-Erik Kellso(tp), Harvey Tibbs(tb) Ehud Asherie(p), Marion Felder(ds), September 1, 2010
Photo above of Bob Wilber, Johnny Glazel, Dick Wellstood, Charlie Traeger, and Ed Physe, Jimmy Ryan’s by courtesy of Library of Congress
Today I will post about the Wildcats.
In 1946 Bob Wilber formed The Wildcats.
The Wildcats included Dick Wellstood(p),Johnny Glasel(cornet),Charlie Traeger(b), Danny Strong(ds).
Photo above of Yerba Buena Jazz Band in the 1940s. L-R: Turk Murphy, Lu Watters, Bill Dart, Bob Scobey, Bob Helm, Wally Rose and Dick Lammi. Photo courtesy of the SF Trad Jazz Foundation.
In those days Lu Watters and Turk Murphy had been playing the music of the Hot Five and the Red Hot Peppers and the Creole Jazz Band.
It was the so-called New Orleans Revival.
Photo above of Muggsy Spanier,Nick’s(Tavern),New York by courtesy of Library of Congress
In New York Eddie condon had promoted Town Hall Jazz Concerts and Nick’s Tavern and Jimmy Ryan’s were flourising.
Also Milt Gabler held Sunday jam sessions at Jimmy Ryan’s.
The Wildcats participated in the Sunday jam sessions.
Also the Wildcats joined a “battle of jazz” sponsored by the Jazz Festival Society of Philadelphia, and appeared at Columbia University.
The group performed regularly at Jimmy Ryan’s club over the next two years.
On February 22,1947,The Wildcats recorded four tunes at Commodore Records.
Then Sidney Bechet invited The Wildcats to join him on his first recording date for Columbia.
On December 31,1947,Jerry Blumberg(cornet) and Bob Mielke(tb) joined The Wildcats for Rampart Records.
The two trumpet front line imaged the c- Louis Armstrong duets.
Rampart Records was founded by Harry Crawford who was an employee of Commodore record Shop.
今日は1946年にBob Wilberが結成したThe Wildcatsについて投稿致します。
The WildcatsのメンバーはDick Wellstood(p),Johnny Glasel(cornet),Charlie Traeger(b), Danny Strong(ds)で構成されました。
当時はニューオーリンズリバイバルとしてLu WattersとTurk Murphy達がHot FiveやRed Hot Peppersが演奏していたCreole Jazz Bandの伝統を継承した音楽を再演していました。
一方ニューヨークではEddie condonが Town Hall Jazz Concerts シリーズを定期開催しNick’s Tavernや Jimmy Ryan’s といったジャズクラブが活況を呈していました。
又、Milt GablerはJimmy Ryan’s で日曜日に限って jam sessionsを開催していました。
The Wildcatsも日曜日の jam sessionsに積極的に参加したり PhiladelphiaのJazz Festival Societyが後援した「ジャズ合戦」や Columbia University大学のステージに出演していました。
Here is Sidney Bichet and The Wildcats play “Kansas City Man Blues”.
Sidney Bichet(ss),Johnny Glasel(cornet),Bob Mielke(tb),Bob Wilber(cl), Dick Wellstood(p), Charlie Traeger(b),Danny Strong(ds), July 14, 1947, NYC
He was fascinated with Ellington’s recording of “Mood Indigo” when he was at the age of three.
In high school, he formed “The Wildcats” with Dick Wellstood.
In those days he often visited New York City’s 52nd Street and met Sidney Bechet.
He had become fascinated with Bechet’s sound.
Fortunately he was introduced to Bechet through Mezz Mezzrow.
In 1946 he studied with Sidney and living with him for several months.
He began studying both clarinet and soprano saxophone under Bechet.
Also he often sat in with Bechet at Jimmy Ryan’s and they often performed duets.
Photo by courtesy of Jazz Lives(June 24,2014) The Nice Jazz Festival, 1948. Henry Goodwin(tp), trumpet; Robert Sage Wilber(Bob Wilber), clarinet / soprano saxophone; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Pops Foster, string bass; Sammy Price, piano; Mezz Mezzrow, clarinet.
In 1948, Bechet sent him as his stead to the first Nice Jazz Festival in France.
After performing at the first-ever jazz festival, Wilber toured with Mezz Mezzrow.
1948年に師匠のSidney Bechetの代理として 第1回Nice Jazz Festivalに派遣されました。
彼自身初めてのジャズフェスティバルに参加後はMezz Mezzrowと共にツアーを行いました。
Here is Bob Wilber’s Bechet Legacy play “Dear Old Southland”.
Here is Bob Wilber and Buddy DeFranco at Mat Domber’s private party in California(2003)
Bob Wilber(cl), Buddy DeFranco(cl),Dick Hyman(p),Howard Alden(g),Jay Leonhart(b),Butch Miles(ds)
Here is Bob Wilber plays “SI TU VOIS MA MERE”.
Live at Smalls in NYC (March 15, 2012)
Looking east from 6th Avenue, 52nd Street in at night (May 1948); photo by William P. Gottlieb Collection