The Pretty Sound is an album led by jazz trumpeter Joe Wilder recorded in 1959 and first released on the Columbia label.[1]

The Pretty Sound
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1959
Recorded1959
GenreJazz
Length40:20
LabelColumbia
CL 1372
Joe Wilder chronology
Wilder 'n' Wilder
(1956)
The Pretty Sound
(1959)
Jazz From Peter Gunn
(1959)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic review by Wade Kergan stated: "Wilder is joined by Urbie Green, Hank Jones, Jerome Richardson, and Herbie Mann on Pretty Sound of Joe Wilder, which lives up to its name on a tasteful selection of ballads and standards".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Harbor Lights" (Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy) – 3:39
  2. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 3:21
  3. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) – 5:02
  4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 5:03
  5. "Guys and Dolls" (Loesser) – 4:17
  6. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:14
  7. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington) – 4:49
  8. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 3:30
  9. "The Boy Next Door" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:22
  10. "Lullabye" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:03

Personnel

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References

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