Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder

This album dedicated to the memory of Dick Phipps.

Songs by the composer and lyricist Alec Wilder, recorded for Marlene's appearance on the award-winning National Public Radio show, Alec Wilder's American Popular Song.

Featuring:

• Loonis McGlohon, piano
• Rick Petrone, bass
• Doug Burns, bass
• Mel Lewis, drums
• Bill Stowe, drums

"Alec Wilder would have loved this album! Marlene sings his songs with passion and intensity, bringing out the special secrets that are so much a part of Alec's writing. Hearing Marlene, with this sensitive group of musicians backing her, assures me that Alec Wilder's music will live on forever!" - Marian McPartland