Words by William Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder
The music was originally composed as Slow Waltz for the 1961 film The Sand Castle. It was not used and lay dormant until words were added in 2005
Jimmy Bennett vocal, Dorothy Martin piano from the Friends of Alec Wilder Concert in New York on March 11, 2006
Dear World has just been published - along with three other freshly-minted Wilder-Engvick collaborations - for the first time in The Richmond Organization's brand new The Alec Wilder Song Collection Centennial Edition (pictured above), now available from Hal Leonard
Today marks one year since the launching of wilderworld, 100 records in 100 days to celebrate 100 years of Alec Wilder. So far over 21,000 visitors, from Denver to Beijing to Haifa to Caracas to Zagreb to just about everywhere, have stopped in to check out some of the most witty, poignant and profound music ever composed and committed to vinyl (or shellac). Thank you all! Special thanks to those who have contributed (sometimes unknowingly) to this podcast, thus furthering the noble cause of quality in a world that often has difficulty recognizing it
Alec Lives!! (see wilderworld 103)
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Really like the site.
You don't have The Sand Castle recording on your site. Would you like it? I've put it on CD for myself in aiff. I have the lp cover, too, in tiff.
I could email them to you, but what address? What format music? what format photo?
Thank you for your kind comments and generosity, Phil! Multiple LP copies of the marvelous Sand Castle soundtrack (stereo and mono) sit patiently in the wilderworld vault, awaiting their moment. The new Centennial Edition songbook contains a song entitled Jam!, which is Ragtime Music from the Sand Castle LP with new words added by Mr. Engvick. Have you got a copy of the movie?
No. I've only seen the movie once, years ago, in NYC. I have a mono version of the soundtrack. It would be nice if it was released on DVD or shown on TCM.
Do you have the recording of "It's so peaceful etc." with Bobby Hacket, Vic Dickenson, Cliff Leeman, Jack Lesberg & Dave McKenna live in NYC with conversation that Alec is in the audience. I have it on I Giganti Del Jazz #77, but it may have been a commercial recording too.