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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
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 April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102888.

Wilber, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102888.

"Wilber, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102888

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