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Anatomy of a Standard

"Alice In Wonderland" by Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard

Read ""Alice In Wonderland" by Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard" reviewed by Tish Oney


Fain and Hilliard's “Alice in Wonderland" debuted in 1951 in a Disney feature film by the same name. Having been performed since then by Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and many others, it has attained “jazz standard" status for good reason. The composition achieves a heightened value in the lovely marriage of music and lyrics that all of the best standards display. As I was preparing to record my third album, Sweet Youth (BluJazz 2011), among five ...


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