Joseph Benjamin Wilder (February 22, 1922 – May 9, 2014) was an American ja… Read Full Bio ↴Joseph Benjamin Wilder (February 22, 1922 – May 9, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master's Hall of Fame Award in 2006. The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2008.
Wilder was born into a musical family led by his father Curtis, a bassist and bandleader in Philadelphia. Wilder's first performances took place on the radio program, "Parisian Tailor's Colored Kiddies of the Air." He and the other young musicians were backed up by such illustrious bands as Duke Ellington's and Louis Armstrong's that were also then playing at the Lincoln Theater. Wilder studied at the Mastbaum School of Music in Philadelphia, but turned to jazz when he felt that there was little future for an African American classical musician. At age 19, Wilder joined his first touring big band, Les Hite's band.
Wilder was one of the first thousand African Americans to serve in the Marines during World War II. He worked first in Special Weapons and eventually became Assistant Bandmaster at the headquarters' band. Following the war during the 1940's and early 1950's, he played in the orchestras of Jimmie Lunceford, Herbie Fields, Sam Donahue, Lucky Millinder, Noble Sissle, Dizzy Gillespie, and finally with the Count Basie Orchestra. From 1957 to 1974, Wilder did studio work for ABC-TV, New York, and in the pit orchestras for Broadway musicals, while building his reputation as a soloist with his albums for Savoy (1956) and Columbia (1959). His Jazz from Peter Gunn (1959), features ten songs from Henry Mancini ("Peter Gunn") television score in melodic and swinging fashion with a quartet. He was also a regular sideman with such musicians as NEA Jazz Masters Hank Jones, Gil Evans, and Benny Goodman. He became a favorite with vocalists and played for Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Johnny Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Eileen Farrell, Tony Bennett, and many others. Wilder earned a bachelor of music degree in 1953, studying classical trumpet at the Manhattan School of Music with Joseph Alessi, where he was also principal trumpet with the school's symphony orchestra under conductor Jonel Perlea. In the 1960s, he performed on several occasions with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz and Pierre Boulez and played lead for the Symphony Of The New World from 1965 to 1971.
He appeared on The Cosby Show episode "Play It Again, Russell" (1986), and played the trumpet in the Malcolm X Orchestra in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992). Since 1991 he returned as a leader and recorded three albums for Evening Star. He died on May 9, 2014 in New York City, of congestive heart failure.
Discography
As leader
1956 Wilder N' Wilder Jazz Savoy
1956 Softly With Feeling Jazz Savoy
1959 The Pretty Sound of Joe Wilder Jazz Columbia
1959 Jazz from "Peter Gunn" Jazz Columbia
1991 Alone With Just My Dreams Jazz Evening Star
1993 No Greater Love Jazz Evening Star
2003 Among Friends Jazz Evening Star
As sideman
With Trigger Alpert
Trigger Happy! (Riverside, 1956)
With Gil Evans
Into the Hot (Impulse!, 1961)
With Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespiana (Verve, 1960)
With Tadd Dameron
The Magic Touch (1962)
With Etta Jones
From the Heart (Prestige, 1962)
With Yusef Lateef
10 Years Hence (Atlantic, 1974)
The Doctor is In... and Out (Atlantic, 1976)
With Mundell Lowe
New Music of Alec Wilder (Riverside, 1956)
With Oliver Nelson
The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)
With Houston Person
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (Prestige, 1972)
With Shirley Scott
Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964)
With Sonny Stitt
What's New!!! (Roulette, 1966)
With others
Joe Newman: Hangin´ Out (Concord, 1984)
Benny Carter: A Gentleman and His Music (Concord, 1985)
Ruby Braff: Being With You (Arbirs, 1996)
Charlie Byrd: For Louis' (Concord, 1996)
Jay Jay Johnson: The Brass Orchestra (Verve, 1996)
The Heath Brothers: Jazz Family (Concord, 1998)
Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master's Hall of Fame Award in 2006. The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2008.
Wilder was born into a musical family led by his father Curtis, a bassist and bandleader in Philadelphia. Wilder's first performances took place on the radio program, "Parisian Tailor's Colored Kiddies of the Air." He and the other young musicians were backed up by such illustrious bands as Duke Ellington's and Louis Armstrong's that were also then playing at the Lincoln Theater. Wilder studied at the Mastbaum School of Music in Philadelphia, but turned to jazz when he felt that there was little future for an African American classical musician. At age 19, Wilder joined his first touring big band, Les Hite's band.
Wilder was one of the first thousand African Americans to serve in the Marines during World War II. He worked first in Special Weapons and eventually became Assistant Bandmaster at the headquarters' band. Following the war during the 1940's and early 1950's, he played in the orchestras of Jimmie Lunceford, Herbie Fields, Sam Donahue, Lucky Millinder, Noble Sissle, Dizzy Gillespie, and finally with the Count Basie Orchestra. From 1957 to 1974, Wilder did studio work for ABC-TV, New York, and in the pit orchestras for Broadway musicals, while building his reputation as a soloist with his albums for Savoy (1956) and Columbia (1959). His Jazz from Peter Gunn (1959), features ten songs from Henry Mancini ("Peter Gunn") television score in melodic and swinging fashion with a quartet. He was also a regular sideman with such musicians as NEA Jazz Masters Hank Jones, Gil Evans, and Benny Goodman. He became a favorite with vocalists and played for Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Johnny Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Eileen Farrell, Tony Bennett, and many others. Wilder earned a bachelor of music degree in 1953, studying classical trumpet at the Manhattan School of Music with Joseph Alessi, where he was also principal trumpet with the school's symphony orchestra under conductor Jonel Perlea. In the 1960s, he performed on several occasions with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz and Pierre Boulez and played lead for the Symphony Of The New World from 1965 to 1971.
He appeared on The Cosby Show episode "Play It Again, Russell" (1986), and played the trumpet in the Malcolm X Orchestra in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992). Since 1991 he returned as a leader and recorded three albums for Evening Star. He died on May 9, 2014 in New York City, of congestive heart failure.
Discography
As leader
1956 Wilder N' Wilder Jazz Savoy
1956 Softly With Feeling Jazz Savoy
1959 The Pretty Sound of Joe Wilder Jazz Columbia
1959 Jazz from "Peter Gunn" Jazz Columbia
1991 Alone With Just My Dreams Jazz Evening Star
1993 No Greater Love Jazz Evening Star
2003 Among Friends Jazz Evening Star
As sideman
With Trigger Alpert
Trigger Happy! (Riverside, 1956)
With Gil Evans
Into the Hot (Impulse!, 1961)
With Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespiana (Verve, 1960)
With Tadd Dameron
The Magic Touch (1962)
With Etta Jones
From the Heart (Prestige, 1962)
With Yusef Lateef
10 Years Hence (Atlantic, 1974)
The Doctor is In... and Out (Atlantic, 1976)
With Mundell Lowe
New Music of Alec Wilder (Riverside, 1956)
With Oliver Nelson
The Spirit of '67 with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)
With Houston Person
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (Prestige, 1972)
With Shirley Scott
Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964)
With Sonny Stitt
What's New!!! (Roulette, 1966)
With others
Joe Newman: Hangin´ Out (Concord, 1984)
Benny Carter: A Gentleman and His Music (Concord, 1985)
Ruby Braff: Being With You (Arbirs, 1996)
Charlie Byrd: For Louis' (Concord, 1996)
Jay Jay Johnson: The Brass Orchestra (Verve, 1996)
The Heath Brothers: Jazz Family (Concord, 1998)
Joanna
Joe Wilder Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Joanna' by these artists:
A.C.T Joanna looked at me and smiles - I dreamt about our…
Afro B Give it to them Give it to them Ayy, to them Ayy, give…
Afro B French Montana Give it to them (Montana) Mad, mad (give it to them) Give…
Alessi On the first day at school Everybody knew Joanna was hot Sti…
Allen Jon From the dying arms of twilight, let's run into the…
Allexinno My name is Joanna-oanna-oanna, Nana nana nana Nana nana nana…
Andreas Vey Honey, where do we go, when all the stars go…
Bargain Music Remember me Joanna We were only 17 You took me to places…
Blazin' Squad Kool The Gang [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me…
Blitzen Trapper This is my story, and it won't take long My name…
Bram Vermeulen Joanna, ze nemen je je vrijheid af Ze zeggen dat je…
Bruno Bertone & Tony Anderson When I'm like a leaf in the wind you're an…
Casanovas Sakta går jag genom drömmarnas stad Till ett kafé nån…
City of Lights Joanna Lyrics: Paul Colburn Vocal Melodies: Neil AustinManos…
Cliff Richard Please don't ask me what went wrong I never planned it…
D.J.In The Night [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me …
Danny Davis & The Boys I’ve been wandering wildly down this road so long You can…
Deaf Joe It's not a matter for the courts A given right that's…
Fatherson When did you notice that I wasn't here? I cried out…
French Montana Afro B Give it to them (Montana) Mad, mad (give it to them) Give…
Grey Delisle She was a raven-haired restless drunkard's daughter With ski…
Hawk Nelson Joanna sits on her porch, what am I to do I…
HawkNelson Joanna sits on her porch, what am I to do I…
House of Lords Words out, we're coming to town Words out, so spread it…
Itai Joanna Throw your purple raincoat on and I'll lock up the…
Jay Rox Johanna, mmmm Johanna he, Johanna, mmmm Johanna he, Johanna,…
John Smith The sun sets over Medford Tall Oregon pine On my way to…
Johnny Deluxe Tag mig med til dit drømmeland. Der hvor man kan drømme. Og…
JoJo We go back a long time I've been riding with you…
Jon Allen From the dying arms of twilight, let's run into the…
Kim Larsen Ta' mig med til dit drømmeland der hvor man kan drømme og…
Kim Larsen & Kjukken Ta´mig med til dit drømmeland. der hvor man kan drømme og…
Kiyotaka Sugiyama ブラインド下すには まだ早い黄昏に 週末にいなかった その理由を聞かれたね 海沿いのビストロを 予約してあったのに⋯⋯ …
KOOL [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me …
Kool & Gang The [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one…
Kool & The Gang [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me …
Kool & The Gang(쿨 앤 더 갱) [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me…
Kool/The Gang [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me …
KoolandTheGang [Chorus] Joanna, I love you You're the one, the one for me…
Kris Wilson Joanna whoa can ya Come to me in the morning as…
L.U.S.T. No matter what I got bags on my eyes My whole…
La Frecuencia Saliendo de la estacion del tren Yo en un mercedes benz Cono…
Larsen Kim Ta' mig med til dit drømmeland Der hvor man ka' drømme Og…
Lee MacDougall It cut like a knife through the morning light and…
Little Comets Change my socks, Like I change the letters, Girls with three…
Medina Jeg ligger på et sølvfad, jeg er din nu Jeg ligger…
Miguel Mateos No se lo digas a Joanna nunca le digas que... cuando ella…
Mrs. Ghost Joanna could not make it She's been out there on the…
Nick Borgen Sakta går jag genom drömmarnas stad Till ett kafé nån annan…
No Fun Haus Yeah, she's a lonely girl and I'm a lonely guy And…
Omah Lay Josi Ayaya mo oh Ayaya mo oh My mama mo oh My mama mo…
Peter Grant Joanna I can't forget the one they call Joanna We…
Scott Walker Joanna I can't forget the one they call Joanna We owned the…
Serge Gainsbourg Joanna est aussi grosse qu'un éléphant C'est la plus grosse …
Serge Gainsbourg (Couleur café) Johanna est aussi grosse qu'un éléphant C'est la plus gross…
Sevdaliza Evil personified She preys on the dead Desert woman Veiled i…
Sidney Polak Dzisiaj Joanna poszła do pracy Pierwszy raz choć męczy ją ka…
Skagarack There's a special girl I want in my world, Her…
Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe (杉山清貴&オメガトライブ) ブラインド下すには まだ早い黄昏に 週末にいなかった その理由を聞かれたね 海沿いのビストロを 予約してあったのに⋯⋯ …
Superpitcher Joanna Joanna Joanna Life without you So wrong, so wrong, …
T Hatch Joanna I can't forget the one they call Joanna We owned the…
The Johner Boys I've been wandering wildly down this road so long You can…
The Shivers Some people worship rock stars Others worship gods Some pe…
The Tony Hatch Orchestra Joanna I can't forget the one they call Joanna We owned th…
The Walker Brothers Joanna I can't forget the one they call Joanna We owned the…
Victor AD (Vybo) Wo yi wo yi wo ah Wo yi wo yi wo…
Walker Scott Joanna I can't forget the one they call Joanna We owned th…
Watashi Wa Joanna would you understand If black were really white a…
We Bless This Mess Joanna, believe in me I knocked at your door as you…
Wilby I can still hear her voice in the kitchen Keeping up…
Wink Joanna Your True Love もっと輝いて 午後のカフェテラス 頬づえをつき あなたは 見つめてる 赤い…
杉山清貴 ブラインド下すには まだ早い黄昏に 週末にいなかった その理由を聞かれたね 海沿いのビストロを 予約してあったのに⋯⋯ …
We have lyrics for these tracks by Joe Wilder:
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Everything Happens to Me Black cats creep across my path Until I'm almost mad I mus…
Far Away Places Far away places with strange sounding names Far away over t…
I Love You How did I know that the warmth of the glow…
It Might As Well Be Spring I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm I'm as…
My Heart Stood Still I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
Prelude to a Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
There Is No Greater Love There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No…
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Thomas Cochran
Had this on VHS as a kid in the 80s. Seen it 1000 times. Still know most of the dialogue by heart 30+ years later.
Terwin82
Me as well. It was this, Predator, Canonball Run II, Terminator 1 and Kickboxer, Ghost Busters. I wore those tapes out!
Can’t believe my dad let me watch those as a little kid but I loved them.
Diane McCloud
@ Thomas, meeee too, I love both "Romancing the Stone" and "The Jewel of the Nile"....I could watch both all the time....this is a favorite scene....
henry geronimo
Same here
Crispin Julius
Best romantic comedy of all time. Watched it dozens of times. Never gets old.
dudeness623
my mother loved this movie, this was her fave moment
Linda Thackeray
I am a writer and if this happened to me, I'd be happier about this than a Pulitzer.
darktrooper2099
Well I should certainly expect so ! Especially in cases similar to THIS scene !
Britt W
There's something very sweet about the idea of the local drug lord reading romance novels out loud to the rest of the village 😆
Stephen Nadal
That actor that played the drug lord is hilarious