A Fistful of Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College
Library Community
September 2005
CONTENTS: NEW
CDs: Pop/Rock | Country/Folk
| International | Blues/Gospel
| Musicals/Film Music |
Jazz | Classical
| Miscellaneous |
WEB SITES TO WATCH | THE
OBITS
Welcome back to the new year! We hope you had a listenable
summer, and are happy to be back. This issue of Fistful has the
usual assortment of fascinating oddities, new, old, and
in-between. You will probably notice that we have moved the
Library's CD collection to the Schneider Room on the Main Floor.
Now you don't have to go downstairs to get to your music. As
usual, if you have suggestions, recommendations, complaints, or demands,
please e-mail Jeff Wanser, at wanserjc@hiram.edu
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NEW CDs NEW
CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs
NEW CDs |
| POP/ROCK: |
Eric Clapton.
Unplugged. Pop C539 Un6
It's good to start off the semester
with a guitar god. This is his 1992 acoustic release.
Links: Clapton
| AllMusicGuide |
Alice Faye.
Alice Faye on Screen & Radio 1932-43. Pop
F291 Al42 This
actress and singer was remarkably popular
in the 1930s and 1940s. Find out
why. Links: Faye
| AllMusicGuide |
The Heartbeats
Rhythm Quartet. Spinning World. Pop
H351 Sp46 Sort of
Celtic, but a little bit country, and a
little too rock 'n' roll for either, so we put it
in this category. Links:
Rose Sinclair
(member) |
Jimi Hendrix
Experience. Radio One. Pop H385
R118 Sessions done for
BBC Radio in 1967. Links:
Hendrix | AllMusicGuide |
The Lightning
Seeds. Cloudcuckooland. Pop L626 C624
Alt-pop group
fronted by Ian Broudie. This is their
first (and best) release from 1989.
Links: Seeds
| AllMusicGuide |
Lil' Kim.
Not Tonight. Pop L627 N843
An EP by this rapper from 1997.
Links: Kim
| AllMusicGuide |
Garnet Mimms.
The Best of Garnet Mimms: Cry Baby. Pop M656
B464
With his group the Enchanters, Mims was
at the cusp of R&B/Soul in the early
1960s, which is probably why he only had
one really big hit. Links: AMG |
101 Strings.
World's Greatest Standards. Pop On2
W893 Only the finest in
easy listening for this
collection. Links: AllMusicGuide |
Joan Osborne.
Righteous Love. Pop Os1 R449
2000 release by this singer
songwriter.
Links: Osborne
| AllMusicGuide |
The Raveonettes.
Pretty in Black. Pop R196 P927
The latest release by these
garage rockers.
Links: Raveonettes
| AllMusicGuide |
The Rembrandts.
L.P. Pop R282 L959
Still trying to live down the theme
song for the TV show "Friends,"
this 1995 CD has the song in a hidden last
track. Links: Rembrandts
| AllMusicGuide |
Carly Simon.
Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits. Pop
Rsi53 R259
Singer songwriter with her best work in
the 1970s. Links: Simon | AMG |
The Subdudes.
Miracle Mule. Pop Su14 M671
The latest release by this roots
rock group from New Orleans.
Links: Subdudes
| AllMusicGuide |
3rd Bass.
Derelicts of Dialect. Pop T348 D444
Early 90s CD from this white
hip hop duo.
Links: AllMusicGuide |
Irma Thomas.
The Story of My Life. Pop T363 St76
This New Orleans
based soul singer started in the 1960s, and has
never stopped. Find out why. |
The Vee Jay
Story. Pop V517
Vee Jay was an independent record company,
popular in the 1950s and early 1960s,
with a specialty in blues, rhythm &
blues and doo-wop. This 2-CD set
compiles some of the best material they
issued, including Jimmy Reed, John Lee
Hooker, and Jerry Butler. |
| INTERNATIONAL: |
Rahim Alhaj.
Iraqi Music in a Time of War. Int Al39
Ir1 A concert recording
made in New York City in 2003.
You'll have to get it from Reserves for the
moment.
Links: Alhaj |
Yair Dalal.
Samar. Int
D150 Sa43 Iraqi/Jewish oud player who
combines
traditional Iraqi and Israeli music with
other styles to create his own vision.
Links: Dalal
| AllMusicGuide |
Cesaria Evora.
São Vicente. Int Ev65 Sa64
Cape Verde's most famous
singer, she combines African and
Portuguese influences. Links: Evora
| AMG |
Lo'Jo.
Au Cabaret Sauvage. Int L836 Au10
No, this is not the same as J'Lo.
This is a world music group that combines
North African and French styles.
Links: Lo'Jo
| AllMusicGuide |
Baaba Maal.
Nomad Soul. Int M111 N727
1998 release from this
Senegalese pop musician.
Links: AllMusicGuide |
Omara Portuondo.
Flor de Amor. Int P838 F661
Cuban singer, part of the
Buena Vista Social Club
project. Links: AllMusicGuide |
Chuy Vega.
Naci Cadete: 20 Super Cadetazos. Int V522 N117
A compilation
of hits by this Mexican duo.
Links: Chuy
(en español) |
Waterson-Carthy.
Broken Ground. Int W319 B787 1999
release by this
British contemporary folk
group. Links: W-C
| AllMusicGuide |
Forro, etc.:
Music of the Brazilian Northeast. Int F770
Traditional dance music
from mostly Afro-Brazilian
musicians. WARNING: Accordion!
Links: Forro |
| BLUES/GOSPEL: |
Bumble
Bee Slim. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological
Order, Volume
3: 26 November 1934 to 4 April 1935.
Blues B880 C738/3 |
Bumble
Bee Slim. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological
Order, Volume
4: 4 April to 18 July 1935.
Blues B880 C738/4 Pre-World War II Chicago-
style blues from Mr. Slim, otherwise
known as Amos Easton. Don't blame him
for the uninspiring titles.
Links: AllMusicGuide |
Albert
Collins. Ice Pickin'. Blues C692
Ic2 1978 release by this influential
late guitarist. Links:
Collins
| AllMusicGuide |
Etta
James. Love Songs. Blues J231
L941 A compilation of ballads by this
blues/rhythm & blues singer who's
been going strong since the 1950s.
Links: James
| AllMusicGuide |
The
Soul Stirrers. The Last Mile of the Way.
Gospel So83 L339
One of the
most important gospel groups of the 1950s
and 1960s, this compilation features
some tracks by Sam Cooke.
Links: Stirrers
| AMG
| Cooke |
AMG |
Joe
Louis Walker. Great Guitars. Blues
W152 G798 Walker teams up with
all-star guest guitarists including Steve
Cropper, Buddy Guy and Taj Mahal.
Links: Walker
| AllMusicGuide |
| MUSICALS/FILM
MUSIC: |
The Best of
Bond...James Bond. FilmMus B464
Compilation of music
appearing in the various movies, from McCartney's
"Live and Let Die" to Sheryl
Crow's "Tomorrow Never
Dies." Links: Bond
Music |
| JAZZ: |
James Carter.
Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge. Jazz C245 L744
Detroit
concert from 2001 for this sax player and
friends. Links: Carter
| AMG |
Jim Hall.
Downbeat Critics' Choice. Jazz H143 D757
A compilation of tracks
chosen by some very opinionated people,
by this guitarist. Links: Hall
| AMG |
Roy Hargrove's
Crisol. Habana. Jazz H224 H113
Hard bop trumpeter's
foray into Latin jazz.
Links: Hargrove
| AllMusicGuide |
Illinois Jacquet.
Desert Winds.
Jazz J161 D457 1964 release by this R&B
oriented sax player who started in the
big band era. Links: Jacquet
| AMG |
Bob James.
Two. Jazz J231 T930 We'd
venture to guess that this was his
second album. It turns out to be
his fourth, but his second on this particular
label. Smooth jazz
piano. Links: James
| AllMusicGuide |
The Lost Chords.
The Lost Chords. Jazz L899 L899
Carla Bley and three
guys do some avant garde
stuff. Links: Bley
| AllMusicGuide |
Joe Lovano.
I'm All for You: Ballad Songbook. Jazz L940
Im1 This Cleveland
sax player keeps cranking out excellent
CDs, so we'll just have to keep getting
them. Links:
Lovano | AllMusicGuide |
Jason Moran.
Same Mother. Jazz M793 Sa44
More modern jazz from this
pianist, this time bouncing off the
blues. Links: Moran
| AllMusicGuide |
Horace Silver
& the Jazz Messengers. Horace Silver &
the Jazz Messengers.
Jazz Si39 H780
Remastered 1954 release by this hard bop pianist and friends.
Links: Silver
| AllMusicGuide |
Jimmy Smith.
Home Cookin'. Jazz Sm61 H752 1959
release by this recently
deceased jazz organist. Links:
Smith
| AllMusicGuide |
Billy Strayhorn.
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn. Jazz
St82 L975
Works by the famous Ellington
collaborator, performed by Joe Henderson,
tenor sax, and Wynton Marsalis,
trumpet. Links: Strayhorn
| Henderson |
| CLASSICAL: |
Johannes Brahms.
Cello Sonatas. Clas B730 C331
Performed by Yo-Yo Ma
with Emanuel Ax on
piano. Links: Brahms
| Ma | Ax |
Johannes Brahms.
Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2. Clas B730
St86
Performed by the Orion String
Quartet. with Sergei Rachmaninoff. String
Quartet No. 2. Performed by the
Budapest String Quartet. Links: Brahms |
Rachmaninoff
| Orion SQ
| Budapest SQ |
Benjamin Britten.
Sacred and Profane, and Other Choral Music.
Clas B778 Sa14 Performed by
Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton.
Links: Britten
| Polyphony |
Joseph
Canteloube. Songs of the Auvergne/Chants d'Auvergne.
Clas C167 So58 Songs based on
folk tunes of the Auvergne region of France,
performed by Frederica von Stade and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
conducted by Antonio de
Almeida. Links: Canteloube
| Stade
| RPO |
Victor De Sabata.
La Notte di Pláton; Gethsemani; Juventus. Clas
D450 N848
Three works from the early 20th century
by this Italian composer, performed by
the London Philharmonic, conducted by
Aldo Ceccato. Links: Sabata
|
London
Philharmonic |
Sofia
Gubaidulina. Seven Words; Silenzio; In Croce.
Clas G932 Se82
Modern pieces performed by Maria Kliegel,
cello, Elsbeth Moser, bayan,
Kathrin Rabus, violin, and the Camerata
Transsylvanica, conducted by Gÿorgy
Selmeczi. Links: Gubaidulina |
Franz Krommer.
Music for Wind Octet. Clas K921
M973 Performed by the
Amphion Wind Octet. Works
from this contemporary of Beethoven.
Links: Krommer |
Matthew Locke.
Consorts in Two Parts. Clas L794
C765 Performed by a
group called Masques. English
Baroque composer. Links: Locke
| Masques |
Henry Purcell.
Dido and Aeneas. Clas P971 D562
1961 performance of this
English Baroque opera, featuring Janet
Baker, and the English Chamber
Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Lewis.
Links: Purcell
| Baker
| ECO |
Joaquín Rodrigo.
Complete Concertos for Guitar and Harp. Clas
R618 C738
20th century Spanish works, performed by
the Romeros, guitars, Catherine
Michel, harp, Academy of St. Martin in
the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville
Marriner, and the Orchestre National de
l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, conducted
by Antonio de Almeida. Links:
Rodrigo
| Marriner
| Romeros
| Almeida |
Alessandro
Scarlatti. La Santissima Trinità. Clas Sca74 Sa59 Oratorio from
1715, performed by Europa Galante,
directed by Fabio Biondi.
Links: Scarlatti
| Biondi/Europa
Galante |
Dmitri
Shostakovich. Symphony No. 5. Clas
Sh82 Sy68/5 Performed by the
Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by
Bernard Haitink. |
Dmitri
Shostakovich. Symphony No. 8. Clas
Sh82 Sy68/8 Performed by the
same folks as listed above.
Links: Shostakovich
| Concertgebouw
| Haitink |
Thomas Tomkins.
Above the Starrs: Verse Anthems & Consort Music.
Clas T595 Ab76 Performed
by Fretwork. Another English Baroque
guy.
Links: Tomkins
| Fretwork |
William Walton.
Symphony No. 1. Clas W179 Sy68-1 Performed by
the BBC
National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by
Tadaaki Otaka. with Toru
Takemitsu. From Me Flows
What You Call Time. Performed by the BBC
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew
Davis. Links: Walton
|
Takemitsu
| BBC Nat. Orch.
of Wales | BBC
SO | Davis |
| Below, we have
items listed by performer: |
Mario Lanza.
Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy. Clas L297
M339 This CD
accompanies the book by Armando Cesari.
Links: Lanza |
Carlo Pezzimenti.
Meridional. Clas P468 M543 Guitar
works by Ponce,
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Falla, and others.
Links: Pezzimenti |
Carlo Pezzimenti.
Mosaic. Clas P468 M877
Transcriptions and works for
guitar, this time by Albeniz, Debussy,
Sanz, and Sor. |
The Virginia
Symphony. Hailstork-Howe-Gottschalk. Clas V819 H126 The
Symphony, conducted by JoAnn Falletta,
performs several works by the three
American composers listed in the
title. Links: VA
Symphony | Falletta
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Hailstork
| Howe
| Gottschalk |
| MISCELLANEOUS:
Where would we be without a place to put everything else? |
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Nothing this time. Perhaps next month.
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WEB
SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO
WATCH |
| Country
Music News: Proclaims itself the voice of Country
music in Canada. |
FolkWax:
A folk music newletter distributed over the Internet, to
interested fans.
It features interviews and reviews of new
releases. Registration is free, and
they'll send it to your e-mail address. |
Independent
Music Awards: These awards are given each year to
artists in many
different genres, as long as they are
with an independent label. Lists of winners
and a jukebox allow you to find
interesting music you may have never heard. |
Islamic
and Middle Eastern Music and Dance: A page
created by Horace
Mann to introduce folks to Middle Eastern
music. |
Live
Net Music: Provides a weekly listing of live
concerts you can listen to on
the Internet. Mostly rock and
pop, with a British twist. |
The
Metropolitan Opera: Discover Opera: If you'd like to
learn more about
opera, especially at the Met, this site
provides a timeline of important events,
sound clips from famous opera
performances, and other interesting stuff. |
MusicAustralia:
A site developed by the National Library of Australia
to provide a wide assortment of material
related to the history of Australian
music in all genres. Includes mp3
sound clips. |
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THE
OBITS THE OBITS THE OBITS
THE OBITS THE OBITS THE OBITS |
Laurel
Aitken (1927-2005): Godfather of ska, and first
major Jamaican music
star. |
Billy Bauer
(1915-2005): Jazz guitarist, active in the 1940s with
the bands of
Woody Herman and Lenny Tristano. |
Renaldo "Obie"
Benson (1937-2005): Member of the Four Tops, and
co-writer of the classic "What's
Goin' On?" |
| Little
Milton Campbell (1934-2005): Chicago blues guitarist
and singer. |
| Vassar
Clements (1928-2005): Prominent country/jazz
fiddler. |
| Isidore Cohen
(1922-2005): Violinist and member of the Beaux Arts
Trio. |
| Arnold
Cooke (1906-2005): British composer and teacher. |
| David Diamond
(1915-2005): Prominent American composer and teacher. |
| Willie Eason
(1922-2005): Sacred steel guitarist. |
Anne Edwards
(1930-2005): Soprano, active from the 1950s through the
1970s,
known for her roles in Verdi
operas. |
| Robert Farnon
(1917-2005): Composer of music for many British films. |
Ibrahim
Ferrer (1927-2005): Cuban singer and member of the
Buena Vista
Social Club project. |
Carlo Maria Giulini (1914-2005):
Conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic, La
Scala, and other orchestras. |
Chris Griffin
(1915-2005): Trumpeter and last remaining member of the
Benny
Goodman band to play at the famous
Carnegie Hall concert of 1938. |
Chet Helms
(1942-2005): Rock impresario who managed Big Brother and
the
Holding Company, and is credited with
starting psychedelic light shows in San
Francisco and discovering Janis
Joplin. |
Ruth Laredo
(1937-2005): Pianist, known for her recordings of
Rachmaninov
and other Russian composers. |
| Verne Meisner
(1938-2005): Accordionist and master of Slovenian-style
polka. |
| Robert
Moog (1934-2005): Inventor of the Moog synthesizer. |
| Karl Mueller
(1962-2005): Bassist for the rock group Soul Asylum. |
| Spud
Murphy (1908-2005): Big band composer and
arranger. |
| Siegfried Palm
(1927-2005): Prominent cellist of the
avant-garde. |
| George Rochberg
(1918-2005): American composer and teacher. |
| Smokey Stover
(1928-2005): Country music disc jockey and songwriter. |
| John
Stubblefield (1945-2005): Jazz saxophonist,
prominent in the 1970s-90s. |
Lucky
Thompson (1924-2005): Jazz saxophonist who bridged
the gap between
swing and bebop. |
| Luther Vandross
(1951-2005): Smooth soul singer who first hit big in the
1980s. |
Simon Waronker
(1915-2005): Founder of Liberty Records in 1955, home
to
Julie London, Eddie Cochran, and Alvin
& the Chipmunks. |
Robert
Wright (1914-2005): Broadway and movie
composer/lyricist, whose
work included "Kismet" and
"Grand Hotel." |
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