Dave Wild In Print

Dave Wild IN PRINT

Now granted, this looks pretty egotistical at first glance--listing a big chunk of your resume on line. But--the name David Wild is not exactly uncommon. In fact, I know of at least three different "David Wilds" who have used that by-line: yours truly (the jazz author and pianist and your genial host); the "other" David Wild (an editor at Rolling Stone, author of books about TV shows and most recently host of a cable show called Musicians), and a third, of whom all I know is some photographs published in down beat in the mid 60's. So--in the interests of fairness, journalistic accuracy, and public admission of guilt, I've listed the bulk of what I've written over the years (as of December 2007). Since much of this material is about as accessible as the public library of the city of Atlantis, I've entered a couple of samples into evidence as Exhibits A and B...

Samples

"Sonny Rollins's Solo on 'Pent-Up House'" From Jazz Magazine, Spring 1980 Vol.4 No. 2. Page 74

Rewind: Last Trane Arriving (Coltrane’s legacy expanded with the release of the Olatunji concert) Signal To Noise, Fall 2001, Issue #23, page 82.

Books

Wild, David. The Recordings of John Coltrane: A Discography Ann Arbor MI: Wildmusic, 1977 (first edition), 1979 (second edition). This was the standard Coltrane discography until Yasuhiro Fujioka and Lewis Porter published a Coltrane discography in 1995. Its format was also adopted by most subsequent major discographies.

Wild, David and Michael Cuscuna. Ornette Coleman 1958-`1979: A Discography Ann Arbor MI: Wildmusic, 1980.

Chris DeVito, Yasuhiro Fujioka,Wolf Schmaler, and David Wild. General Editor: Lewis Porter. The John Coltrane Reference New York NY: Routledge, 2007.

Magazine

Wild, David. disc’ribe (A Journal of Discographical Information). Three issues published in 1980, 1981, and 1982.

Contributor

Kernfeld, Barry, editor. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. New York, London: Macmillan Press Ltd. 1988. Contributed 28 biographical articles to this reference work.

Litweiler, John. Ornette Coleman: The Harmolodic Life. London: Quartet Books Ltd, 1992. Major contributions included a transcription of Coleman’s solo "Free", the discography included in the book, a 1982 interview with Coleman, and other information.

Woideck, Carl, editor. The John Coltrane Companion: Five Decades of Commentary. New York: Schirmer books (Simon & Schuster Macmillan), 1998. Article: "John Coltrane: The Impulse Years" pp. 190 - 203.

Also a contributor to other works, including Lohman, Jan, The Sound of Miles Davis (Copenhagen, 1996) and Fujioka, Yasuhiro, John Coltrane: A Discography and Musical Biography (Rutgers: 1995)

Liner Notes

Liner notes (essays which accompany the release of a recording) are listed in chronological order below, and include the original catalogue number and date the notes were released.

Artist	Title	Label	Catalogue Number	Type	Released
Coltrane, John	John Coltrane: The Other Village Vanguard Tapes	Impulse	AS-9325	LP	Jan-77
Coltrane, John	First Meditations (for quartet)	Impulse	AS-9332	LP	Dec-77
Coltrane, John	The Mastery of John Coltrane/ Volume I " Feelin' Good"	Impulse	IZ 9345/2	LP	Jan-78
Coltrane, John	The Mastery of John Coltrane/ Volume III "To The Beat of a Different Drum"	Impulse	IZ 9346/2	LP	Jan-78
Coltrane, John	The Mastery of John Coltrane/Volume IV "Trane's Modes	Impulse	IZ 9361/2	LP	Jan-79
Coltrane, John	Second Night in Tokyo	Impulse	(J) YB-8508/8509/851	LP	Jan-81
Coltrane, John	The Major Works of John Coltrane	Impulse	GRD-2-113	CD	Jan-92
Coltrane, John	First Meditations	Impulse	GRD-118	CD	Jul-92
Coltrane, John	A John Coltrane Retrospective - the Impulse Years	Impulse	GRD-3-119	CD	Sep-92
Coltrane, John	Dear Old Stockholm	Impulse	GRD-120	CD	Feb-93
Coltrane, John	Live In Seattle	Impulse	GRD-2-146	CD	Nov-94
Coltrane, John	Stellar Regions	Impulse	IMPD-169	CD	Oct-95
Coltrane, John	The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions	Impulse	IMPD-2-168	CD	Oct-95
Coltrane, John	Sun Ship	Impulse	IMPD-167	CD	Oct-95
Coltrane, John	The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings	Impulse	IMPD4-232	CD	Sep-97
Coltrane, John	Live At The Village Vanguard - The Master Takes	Impulse	IMPD-251	CD	Feb-98
Coleman, Ornette	The Best of Ornette Coleman: The Blue Note Years	Blue Note	CDP 7243 8 23372 2 5	CD	Mar-98
Coltrane, John	Living Space	Impulse	IMPD-246	CD	Mar-98
Eisenbeil, Bruce	Mural	CIMP	194	CD	Aug-99
Coltrane, John	Kulu Se Mama	Impulse	314 543 412-2	CD	Mar-2001
Temple Jazz Orchestra	Soft Lights, Sweet Music LIVE!	TJO	2001	CD	Apr-2001
Coltrane, John	The Very Best Of John Coltrane	Impulse	314 549 913-2	CD	Jun-2001
Peterson, Oscar	Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book	Verve	314 589 103-2	CD	Aug-2001
Coltrane, John	The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording	Impulse	314 589 120-2	CD	Sep-2001

Solo Transcriptions

Solo transcriptions (annotated transcriptions of improvised solos by major jazz artists) are listed below in chronological order by date of publication, and include the appropriate publication.

Title	Magazine	Date	Page	Notes
"Michael Brecker's ‘Child of Wisdom’ Solo"	down beat	22-May-75	39	From Imagine My Surprise Dreams Columbia
"Adderley On Green Dolphin Street"	down beat	20-Nov-75	43	From Jazztrack Miles Davis Columbia (May 26, 1958)
"Miles Takes Four"	down beat	06-May-76	42	From Blue Haze Miles Davis Prestige (Mar 10, 1954)
"'So What': Miles Davis's Solo, March 2 1959"	Jazz	01-Sep-79	76	From Kind of Blue Miles Davis Columbia Mar 2, 1959
"Sonny Rollins's Solo on 'Pent-Up House'"	Jazz	01-Apr-80	74	From Three Giants Sonny Rollins Prestige Mar 22, 1956
"Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues—‘Backstairs’"	down beat	01-Dec-80	61	From Homecoming:Live at the Village Vanguard Dexter Gordon Dec 11-12 1976
"Arthur Blythe's Solo On ‘In A Sentimental Mood’-- An Alto Sax Transcription"	down beat	01-May-81	62	From In The Tradition Arthur Blythe Columbia 1979
"Clark Terry's Solo On ‘Quicksand’-- A Flugelhorn Transcription"	down beat	01-Feb-82	60	From Yes, The Blues Clark Terry Pablo Today Jan 19 1981
"Archie Shepp/Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson Duet on ‘Confirmation’--A Sax/Bass Transcription"	down beat	01-Jul-82	62	From Looking at Bird Archie Shepp - Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Steeplechase Feb 7, 1980
"Miles Davis' Solo on ‘Autumn Leaves’ - A Trumpet Transcription"	down beat	01-Dec-84	58	From Miles in Berlin Miles Davis CBS Sony Sep 25 1964
‘Chick Corea's Solo on ‘Little Rootie Tootie’--A Piano Transcription"	down beat	01-Jan-86	52	From Trio Music Chick Corea ECM November 1981
"Jose Roberto Bertrami's Solo on ‘Universal Prisoner’--A Piano Transcription"	down beat	01-Mar-86	58	From Spectrum Azymuth Milestone 1984
"Phil Wood’s alto sax solo on ‘Upswing’	down beat	01-Apr-00	80	From Upswing, Tom Harrell, Chesky Records, June 1993
"John Coltrane’s Tenor Sax Solo on ‘Impressions’	down beat	01-Dec-01	102	From The Very Best of John Coltrane, John Coltrane, Verve Impulse, June 2001

Articles

Title	Magazine	Date	Page	Type
Weather Report	Coda	May-74	35	Review
Book Review: Eric Dolphy	Bells	Dec-74	2	Review
Herbie Hancock	Coda	Dec-74	35	Review
Elvin Jones	Coda	Apr-75	34	Review
Live Sam Rivers/Roscoe Mitchell	Bells	Jul-75	1	Review
Book Review: "Chasin' the Trane"	Bells	Jul-75	3	Review
Sam Rivers/Roscoe Mitchell	Coda	Aug-75	38	Review
Ursula Walker	Coda	Sep-75	37	Review
Mixed Bag	Coda	Jan-76	42	review
Soundstage	Coda	Jun-76	32	review
Yusef Lateef	Coda	Sep-76	29	Review
Gary Burton/Chick Corea	Coda	Dec-76	33	Revew
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-77	30	Around the World
Charles Mingus	down beat	21-Apr-77	45	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Jun-77	26	Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Aug-77	30	Around the World
Honolulu Report	Coda	Aug-77	30	Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Oct-77	26	Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Dec-77	29	Around the World
Dexter Gordon Quartet	down beat	26-Jan-78	34	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Feb-78	30	Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-78	28	Around the World
Carla Bley Band	down beat	20-Apr-78	37	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Jun-78	32	Around the World
Karl Berger/Dave Holland	Coda	Jun-78	18	Record Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Oct-78	24	Around the World
Steve Kuhn Quartet	down beat	19-Oct-78	38	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Feb-79	52	Around the World
Ann Arbor Jazz Festival	Coda	Feb-79	58	Festival Review
Photo Dexter Gordon Johnny Griffin	Coda	Feb-79	58	Photograph
Photo Kenny Burrell	Coda	Feb-79	59	Photograph
Stephane Grapelli photo	down beat	22-Mar-79	34	Photograph
Caught! Stephane Grappelli	down beat	22-Mar-79	34	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-79	30	Around the World
Ron English photo	down beat	17-May-79	40	Photograph
Sam Sanders/Griot Galaxy/Paradise Theatre Orchestra	down beat	17-May-79	40	Review
McCoy Tyner The Jubilant Experience of the Classic Quartet	down beat	12-Jul-79	18	Interview
Ann Arbor	Coda	Aug-79		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Oct-79		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Dec-79		Around the World
Joni Mitchell/the Persuasions	down beat	Dec-79	68	Review
Festival Roundup - Ann Arbor	Jazz	Dec-79	30	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Feb-80		Around the World
Dave Holland	down beat	Mar-80	57	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-80		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Jun-80		Around the World
Michigan Music: Motown and Eclipse	down beat	Sep-80	12	Article
Ann Arbor	Coda	Oct-80		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Feb-81		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-81		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Jun-81		Around the World
Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society	down beat	Jul-81	57	Review
Miles Davis	Coda	Dec-81		Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-82		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Aug-82		Around the World
Ornette Coleman and Prime Time	down beat	Aug-82	56	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Dec-82		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-83		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Jun-83		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Oct-83		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Dec-83		Around the World
…As Montreux/Motor City's Grows	down beat	Dec-83	12	News article
Ann Arbor	Coda	Apr-84		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Oct-84		Around the World
Ann Arbor	Coda	Dec-84		Around the World
Claude Bolling	down beat	Jan-85	48	Review
Ann Arbor	Coda	Jun-85		Around the World
Willem Breuker Kollektief	down beat	Mar-86	56	Review
Jazz For Life	down beat	Nov-86	12	News Article
Blue Note Essentials	Soundboard	Jul-98	18	Article
Ornette Coleman record review (Complete Science Fiction Sessions, Skies of America)	Signal To Noise	Jul-2000	36	Review
Rewind: Last Trane Arriving (Coltrane’s legacy expanded with the release of the Olatunji concert)	Signal To Noise	Fall 2001	82	Article
John Coltrane record review (Live Trane: The European Tours)	Signal To Noise	Winter 2002	68	Review
Ornette Coleman record review (At the Golden Circle, Volume 1 and Volume 2)	Coda	Jul-02	34	Review
In the Mood for Moody	Jazzine (magazine of the San Jose Jazz Festival)	Aug-04	18	Article/Interview
Record review: 'Round About Midnight (Miles Davis); Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall; Coltrane Live at the Half Note	Signal To Noise	Winter 2006	56-57	Review
Dancing About Jazz (An Interview with Maria Schneider)	Signal To Noise	Summer 2006 (Issue 42)	21-24	Article/Interview

Note: 'Around the World' was a column of reviews and news published regularly in Coda. This listing omits the Ann Arbor news column which appeared in Cadence magazine 1980 - 1987. I've also left out a short story and a variety of other things written before 1974...

Dave's personal pages...

The Boring Personal History Page. All about Dave...
Dave Wild Trio/Quartet. Info on the trio and quartet, with pictures, music, and some other stuff.
Where's Wild-o?. Dave's Calendar.
Wild Sides. The recent CD by the Dave Wild Trio/Quartet .
Dave's Surveillance Photo Gallery. Pictures of the Trio/Quartet on location, along with Dave in some uncompromising positions.
Them's Fightin' Words.Takes you to the top of this page.
Now Playing. The Jazz in Central Texas Page, with the current schedule...
Dave At Home. The Index page for Dave's corner of the Wildplace.

Dave Wild's WildPlace and its contents are protected by copyright and are published for non-commercial use only. Some of the contents of this site are based on The Recordings of John Coltrane: A Discography, (c) 1977, 1978, 1979 by David Wild and disc’ribe, Issues # 1, # 2, and # 3, (c) 1980, 1981 and 1983 by Angelyn and David Wild. All the usual legal protections apply. Click here to send mail to Dave Wild.