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Alec Wilder

real name Alexander Lafayette Chew Wilder

Alec Wilder is credited on 2,829 releases across 716 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,829

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716

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8

Decades active

254

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American composer, born February 16, 1907 in Rochester, New York, USA, died December 24, 1980 in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
In addition to writing popular songs, Wilder also composed classical pieces for exotic combinatio's of orchestral instruments. His classical numbers, which often had off-beat, humorous titles were strongly influenced by jazz. He also wrote eleven operas.
Inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983.

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2,829 releases · 716 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 3,034
  • Other credits · 139

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Power Station · Plaza Sound Studios · Generation Sound Studios

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