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A Fistful of Music
Music
Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
October 2005
Another month, another 50 or so CDs
for your edification and enjoyment. This time around we have
brother acts, soul sisters, blues mamas, and guitarists in every style;
old music, new music, and something we hope you will like. Next
month we'll also have some things you've requested. You couldn't ask for more, but if
you want to, please contact Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu.
CONTENTS: NEW
CDs: Pop/Rock | International
| Country/Folk | Blues/Gospel
| Musicals/Film Music |
Jazz | Classical
| Miscellaneous |
WEB SITES TO WATCH | THE
OBITS
| INTERNATIONAL: |
Boukan Ginen. Rčv
an Nou. Int B663 R320 Haitian
roots music band's
release from 1996. Links:
Boukan
| AllMusicGuide |
Conjunto Cespedes.
Flores. Int C761 F662 This
is a Cuban son group from
San Francisco.
Links: Conjunto
| AllMusicGuide |
Lucky Dube. Serious
Reggae Business. Int D851 Se67 1996
release by this
South African reggae artist.
Links: Dube
| AllMusicGuide |
Lydia Mendoza.
Lydia Mendoza: La Alondra de la Frontera. Int
M523 L985
This CD accompanies the artist's
biography by Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez.
Links: Mendoza
| AllMusicGuide |
Yomo Toro. Las
Manos de Oro. Int T634 M317 Hands of
gold? Mr. Toro
is reputed to be a remarkable cuatro
player and a master of jibaro music, a
traditional style from Puerto Rico.
Links: Toro
| AllMusicGuide |
Verequete. Carimbó:
Dance Music from Pará, Amazonia. Int V585
C191
His real name is Augusto Gomes Rodrigues,
he's in his late 80s, and he and his
group, Grupo Uirapuru, will make you
move, unless you're dead. |
Music of Hindu Trinidad.
Int M992 M973 This CD accompanies the book by
Helen Myers. Links:
Book
Review |
| COUNTRY/FOLK: |
Alison Brown. Stolen
Moments. Country B812 St68
The latest release by
this bluegrass banjo picker and her
band. Links: Brown
| AllMusicGuide |
Eddie Pennington.
Walks the Strings...and Even Sings. Country
P384 W154
Thumbstyle guitarist in the Merle Travis
tradition, this CD is mostly instrumentals.
Links: Pennington |
Charlie Poole.
You Ain't Talkin' to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country
Music. Country
P785 Y83 A 3-CD set with extensive booklet
outlining
the history and importance of Mr. Poole,
banjo player and vocalist from the
1920s and 1930s. The set includes
music by other country artists of the period,
as well. Links: Poole
| AllMusicGuide |
| BLUES/GOSPEL: |
Rosa Henderson.
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vols.
1-4. Blues H383
C738/ A 4-CD set compiles the recordings of this
blues
vocalist from
1923-1931. Links: Henderson
| AllMusicGuide |
Jimmy King. Soldier
for the Blues. Blues K583 So42 Real
name, Manuel
Gales, but a fine guitarist despite the
stage name. He fronts a band called the
King James Version.
Links: King
| AllMusicGuide |
Buddy Miller. Universal
United House of Prayer. Gospel M612
Un3
Alt.country artist goes to his gospel
roots on this CD. Links: Miller
| AMG |
Lucky Peterson.
Beyond Cool. Blues P442 B468
Another fine guitarist, but
from Buffalo, so he has to wear shades to
be "beyond cool."
Links: Peterson
| AllMusicGuide |
Elvis Presley.
Ultimate Gospel. Gospel P926 Ul8
Elvis recorded a lot of
gospel music, and this CD collects 24 of
his best. Links: Elvis
| AMG |
| JAZZ: |
Lu Campbell. This
Town. Jazz C142 T349 Vocalist
from Chicago, whom no
one seems to know much about. Very
mysterious, but a good voice for the
standards. |
Alice Coltrane.
Translinear Light. Jazz C722
T687 The latest release by this
free jazz stylist.
Links: Coltrane
| AllMusicGuide |
Roy Eldridge. In
Paris. Jazz
El24 In1 Prominent jazz trumpeter in the
swing
and bop periods, these sessions were
recorded in 1950. Links: Roy
| AMG |
Alex Hill. Keep
a Song in Your Soul: The Music of Alex Hill, 1928-1935.
Jazz H550 K254 This CD
features his work with lots of different bands, as
a pianist and arranger.
Links:
Hill | AllMusicGuide |
Cassandra Wilson.
Belly of the Sun. Jazz W692 B417
2002 release from this
pianist and singer.
Links: Wilson
| AllMusicGuide |
| Yellowjackets.
Altered State. Jazz Y38 Al79 |
Cool:
Talkin' Verve. Jazz
C776 A compilation of cool jazz tracks from
the
Verve label, including Stan Getz, Gerry
Mulligan, Miles Davis, and others.
Links: Verve
Music Group |
| CLASSICAL: |
John Adams. Grand
Pianola Music. with Steve Reich. Eight
Lines; Vermont
Counterpoint. Clas
Ad18 G762 Performed by Solisti New York,
conducted
by Random Wilson. Minimalist
works from the 1980s. Links: Adams
|
Reich |
John Adams. Road
Movies. Clas Ad18 R531 Performed by
Leila Josefowicz,
violin, & John Novacek, Nicolas
Hodges, and Rolf Hind, piano. More stuff
by Adams, here a mix of older and new
works. Links: Josefowicz |
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Complete Music for Piano and Violincello.
Clas B393 C738 Performed by
András Schiff, piano and Miklós Perényi,
cello. We guess it's all
here, on 2 CDs. Links: Ludwig
| Schiff
| Perényi |
Frédéric Chopin.
Preludes and Other Piano Works. Clas C455
P915
Performed by Daniel Barenboim,
piano. Links: Chopin
| Barenboim |
Sir Walford Davies.
Everyman. Clas D289 Ev27 Performed by the
London
Oriana Choir and the Kensington Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by David
Drummond. British choral work from
1904. Links: Davies
| Kensington SO
London
Oriana Choir |
Stephen Foster.
Stephen Foster Song Book. Igou F817
St43 Performed by
the Robert Shaw Chorale, conducted by
Robert Shaw. Links: Foster
| Shaw |
Anthony Holborne.
My Selfe. Clas H692 M990 Performed
by The King's
Noyse, with Paul O'Dette on lute and
cittern. Consort music from the late
16th century. Links:
Holborne
| The
King's Noyse | O'Dette |
Ernesto Lecuona.
Always in My Heart/Siempre en mi Corazón: The Songs of
Ernesto Lecuona. Igou L497 Al93 Performed by Plácido Domingo, &
the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by
Lee Holdridge.
Links: Lecuona
| Domingo
| Royal PO |
Gustav Mahler.
Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand."
Clas M278 Sy68-8 Performed by
the City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Sir Simon
Rattle. Links: Mahler
| Rattle
| CBSO |
Claudio Monteverdi.
L'Ottavo Libro de Madrigali: Madrigali Guerrieri, 1638.
Clas M765 M267 Performed by
The Consort of Musicke, directed by
Anthony Rooley. Madrigals of
war from Monteverdi's Eighth Book.
Links: Monteverdi
| Consort
of Musicke |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Vespers. Igou M877 V636 Performed
by the
Hilliard Ensemble, King's College Choir
Cambridge, and the Cambridge
Classical Players, conducted by Stephen
Cleobury. Links: Mozart
| Hilliard
King's
College Choir | Cleobury |
Camilla de Rossi.
Oratorio S.Alessio. Clas R735 Sa59
Performed by
Graham Pushee, countertenor, and others,
with the Ensemble Musica Fiorita,
directed by Daniela Dolci. 18th
century oratorio about Saint Alexius, by this
early woman composer. |
Antonio Soler.
Sonatas for Harpsichord, Vol. 1. Clas So43
So57/1
Performed by Gilbert
Rowland. |
Toru Takemitsu.
A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden; and other
works. Clas T110
F651 Performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Seiji Ozawa, along with
other artists. A compilation of works
from the early 1960s to the late
1970s. Links: Takemitsu
| BSO | Ozawa |
Toru Takemitsu.
Garden Rain; and other works. Clas T110
G167 Another
compilation, performed by the Philip
Jones Brass Ensemble and other artists.
Links: Philip
Jones BE |
Heitor Villa-Lobos.
The Complete Solo Guitar Music. Igou V711
C738
Performed by Fabio Zanon. Links:
Villa-Lobos
| Zanon |
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Down here, we have CDs by particular artists
and ensembles
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Isabel Bayrakdarian.
Cleopatra. Clas B345 C594 Aided by
the Tafelmusik
Baroque Orchestra, directed by Jeanne
Lamon, this soprano performs works
from four operas that featured Cleopatra
in a major role.
Links: Bayrakdarian
| Tafelmusik
| Lamon |
Anu Tali. Action
Passion Illusion. Clas T143 Ac85 This
young Estonian
conductor tries her hand at works by
countryman Tüür, as well as Sibelius and
Rachmaninov, with the help of the State
Choir Latvija and the Nordic
Symphony Orchestra. Links:
Tali
|
Tüür | Sibelius
| Rachmaninov |
University of Miami
Chorale. Love of My Soul. Clas Un3
L941 This group
performs a wide variety of works in
several languages. Links: Chorale |
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WEB
SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO
WATCH |
ˇAzúcar!
The Life and Music of Celia Cruz. Online exhibit
from the National
Museum of American History celebrating
the career of this salsa star. |
Birthplace
of Country Music Alliance. No, it's not
Nashville. Bristol,
Tennessee is the place where the Carter
Family and Jimmie Rodgers were first
recorded in 1927. This organization
is putting up a cultural heritage center to
commemorate the musicians who broke
through to a national market there. |
Live
Music Archive. A place to hear concert recordings by
over 1,000 artists,
including rock, jazz, folk, blues, and
lots of other genres. |
NetNewMusic.
A portal similar to the above listing, but this one features avant-
garde and contemporary classical
works. |
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