Briefly Noted

Faculty/Staff

Alumni/ae

1928-Edmund L. "Skip" Eveleth.
Achievers: Memorable Moments and Anecdotes of American Pioneers. (Aviation Publishing, Inc., 2000).

1942-Roger Williams Wescott.
Comparing Civilizations. (Atherton Press, 2000).
Predicting the Past. (Kronos Press, 2000)

1944-William J. Jackson.
New Jerseyans in the Civil War: For Union and Liberty. (Rutgers University Press, 2000).

1944-Donold King Lourie.
Dark Rainbow [a novel] (Xlibris Publishing, 2000).

1944-George Plimpton.
Playwrights at Work. (Random/Modern Libraries, 2000).

1949-Paul Hertelendy.
The Very Slender Volume of Verses on the Brink of a Millenium. (Danubian Publishers, 1999).

1955-Phil Wilson and the NDR Big Band.
Pal Joey Suite [CD]. (Capri Records Ltd., 2000).

1962-Chester E. Finn, Jr. and others.
Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education. (Princeton University Press, 2000).

1968-Peter Galassi.
Walker Evans & Company. (Museum of Modern Art/Abrams, 2000).

1970-Joseph B. Hall and others.
The Black Dog Summer on the Vineyard Cook Book. (Little, Brown and Co., 2000).

1974-John A. Thomas II.
Here's One [contemporary arrangements of African-American spirituals, CD]. (Floating Zebra Productions, 2000).

1979-Kevin Boileau.
Genuine Reciprocity and Group Authenticity: Foucauldean Developments of Sartre's Social Ontology. (University Press of America, 2000).

1980-James Meyer, Editor.
Minimalism (Themes and Movements). (Phaidon Press Limited, 2000)

1985-John R. W. D. Jones.
The Practice of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. (Second Edition, Transnational Publishers, 2000).

Briefly Noted

1942-Roger Williams Wescott.
"Defining language." In Studies in Language Origins, edited by Walburga von Raffler-engel, Jan Wind and Abraham Jonker. (vol. 2).
"The Iconicity of Consonant Alternation." In "Functional Approaches to Language, Culture and Cognition." Edited by David G. Lockwood, Peter H. Fries, James E. Copeland (Chapter 13)

1949-James H. K. Norton.
"Solution or Problem?: Reflections on Public Education and School Vouchers." In Education Week (March 29, 2000).

1972-Martha B. (Gerson) Lufkin.
"The Subpoena Heard Round the World: The Schiele Case and Other Legal Immunities for Art Loaned into the U.S." In Art Antiquity And Law (vol. 4, issue 4, December, 1999).

1972-Michael Ward.
Plays acoustic bass on Ronnie Earl's CD titled Healing Time (Telarc, 2000).
Plays acoustic bass on Pinetop Perkins' CD titled Back on Top (Telarc, 2000).

1986-Kate Ford.
"Into the Unknown Tierra del Fuego," in The Wall Street Journal, May 21, 1999.

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As director of the Exeter Summer School I hired Phil to direct the stage band and teach music. He was a Pied Piper to the music students and to the full student body. I shall never forget Phil leading and playing in stage band assemblies while his rubber chicken flew around the stage from soloist to soloist.

On his latest CD, Pal Joey Suite, Phil has recorded with the same NDR Big Band based in Hamburg that he led, arranged, and played with on his The Wizard of Oz Suite recorded in 1993. (Both CDs are available from Capri Records Ltd., P.O. Box 2163, Denver, CO.) The NDR Big Band is comprised of 30 international jazz performers. It is a radio band of experienced professionals from the U.S., England, Sweden, and Germany. The solo work of Herb Geller (alto saxophone), Dusko Gojkovic (trumpet), Sir Danny Moss O.B.E. (tenor saxophone), Walter Norris (piano), Wolfgang Schlueter (vibes), and Ronnie Stephenson (drums) is outstanding, as is Phil Wilson, who arranges, conducts, and is lead soloist on trombone. It is a rarity in this era to find as large a band with so much talent.

Phil has chosen the music from Pal Joey, written by Rodgers and Hart with a book by John O'Hara, for the majority of this CD. The show ran for 374 performances after opening in 1940 and for 542 performances during its 1952 revival. There are old standards such as "I Could Write a Book" and "Bewitched," but also some less well known but interesting and enjoyable songs. In "I Could Write a Book," Phil makes strong use of trumpet and vibes to accompany him on trombone. But it is the strength of the full, 30-musician swinging ensemble that distinguishes this arrangement. On "You Musn't Kick It Around," the band features wonderful bass playing by Lucas Lindholm, who continues his fine work on "Bewitched" with solo guitar by Stephan Diez. My favorite is "That Terrific Rainbow," a driving, swinging ensemble arrangement featuring the rhythm section and solos by Phil and Sir Danny Moss. In "Take Him," Phil uses his firing squad (trumpet section), which plays with power and precision supplementing an excellent solo by Fiete Felsch on saxophone. Pal Joey Suite concludes with "Do It the Hard Way" with solos by Phil and Wolfgang Schlueter on vibes.

In addition, Phil includes three jazz standards: "It's Sand Man!" by trumpeter Ed Lewis, "Smooth Sailing" by tenorman Arnett Cobb, and "Night in Tunisia" attributed to Dizzy Gillespie. The final selection is a Phil Wilson original called "Blueberries," which is a welcome addition to the jazz literature. The full force of the 30 musicians flows with drive and excitement.

In summary, this CD features crisp, fresh arrangements played with humor and swinging precision. Throughout Pal Joey Suite you are aware of the unique voice of Phil on his trombone. He has great respect for melody but he requires that you listen to his music-he demands your attention. This CD is not for dancing, easy listening, or background music while reading a book. Phil presents accomplished musicians playing Rodgers and Hart music arranged by an expert-it does not get any better than that.

— Donald C. Dunbar '45, '59 (Hon.)

Donald C. Dunbar joined PEA as an instructor in mathematics in 1955. He also served as director of summer school (1966-1969) and dean of students (1970-1975). He is now retired and living in Brentwood.