7 x Wilder

7 x Wilder is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer featuring compositions by Alec Wilder recorded in 1961 for the Verve label.^[1][2]

7 x Wilder
Studio album by The Bob Brookmeyer 4
Released	1961
Recorded	June 29, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:48
Label	Verve V/V6 8413
Producer	Creed Taylor
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
The Blues Hot and Cold (1960) 7 x Wilder (1961) Recorded Fall 1961 (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "It shouldn't be surprising that Hall's softly speaking guitar is the perfect complement to Brookmeyer's almost vocal valve trombone, since the two meshed so well together while working in the Jimmy Giuffre Trio just a few years earlier".^[3] On All About Jazz, C. Andrew Hovan noted "7 x Wilder is Brookmeyer at his finest".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Alec Wilder except as indicated

1. "While We're Young" (Alec Wilder, Morty Palitz, William Engvick) – 6:16
2. "That's the Way It Goes" (Wilder, Sid Robin) – 4:43
3. "The Wrong Blues" (Wilder, Engvick) – 4:38
4. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" – 4:04
5. "Blues for Alec" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 6:10
6. "I'll Be Around" – 4:30
7. "Who Can I Turn To" (Wilder, Engvick) – 4:27

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
• Jim Hall – guitar
• Bill Crow – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums