A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

November 2006

We are adding music by leaps and bounds. You may notice an increasingly large quantity of classical music being added to our collection this month. This will continue for quite some time. The benefactor in this is Carl Bauman, Class of '59, who is generously donating large numbers of CDs for our enjoyment and enlightenment. You can track the growth of this collection by searching our catalog with the phrase "Bauman CD Collection", as either a subject (which will give you a title list), or keyword (which will organize the items by date). Not to disappoint fans of other genres, we have all sorts of other stuff for you to peruse. Classic rock, weird rock, weird jazz, classic jazz, Texas blues, and military music are among the features this month. If you have any suggestions about what we should add to the collection, please don't hesitate to e-mail us, or write down your comments in the notebook that sits on top of the CD cabinets in the Schneider Room. We can't promise we'll buy everything, but we'll consider even the most outrageous requests. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu.

Pop/Rock:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Björk	Homogenic	Pop B556 H754	1997 release, recently remastered. Links: Björk \| AllMusicGuide
Captain Beefheart	The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot	Pop C175 Sp68	Two 1972 albums re-released on CD by this rock innovator. Links: Beefheart \| AllMusicGuide
The Cardigans	First Band on the Moon	Pop C179 F519	1999 CD from this pop/rock group. Links: Cardigans \| AMG
Neko Case	Fox Confessor Brings the Flood	Pop C266 F830	Latest from this alt.country/indie rock media darling. Despite the hype, she's good. Links: Case \| AllMusicGuide
Deborah Cox	Deborah Cox	Pop C839 D352	First release, from 1995, by this R&B/Dance artist. Links: Cox \| AllMusicGuide
Bob Dylan	Modern Times	Pop D992 M720	His latest. Links: Dylan \| AllMusicGuide
Bob Dylan	No Direction Home: The Soundtrack	Pop D992 N677	Companion to the documentary, and part of the Bootleg Series. Links: the Documentary
Van Hunt	On the Jungle Floor	Pop H915 On1	The latest release by this young R&B crooner. Links: Hunt \| AMG
James Ingram	Forever More (Love Songs, Hits & Duets)	Pop In4 F762	If you prefer your R&B more a little older, we have Akron-born Mr. Ingram to take care of you. Links: Ingram \| AllMusicGuide
Jack Johnson	In Between Dreams	Pop J633 In1	Singer-songwriter's latest adult release (he's exploring children's music now). Links: Johnson \| AllMusicGuide
Low	Things We Lost in the Fire	Pop L950 T348	Slowcore indie rock from 2001. Links: Low \| AllMusicGuide
The Ravens	The Greatest Group of Them All	Pop R197 G798	It's debatable whether they were the greatest doo-wop group, but they had perhaps the deepest vocals. Links: Ravens \| AMG
Son Volt	Okemah and the Melody of Riot	Pop So57 Ok2	The latest from this alt.country /Americana band. Links: Son Volt \| AllMusicGuide
Sonic Youth	Sister	Pop So58 Si84	Didn't we just add one by them? This was a request, so now we have enough to satisfy most folks. Links: Sonic \| AMG
The Who	Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)	Pop W620 L744	Remastered with tracks added, this is live Who at their best. Links: Who \| AllMusicGuide
Link Wray	Rumble!: The Best of Link Wray	Pop W924 R864	Monster guitar instrumentalist, who started in the 1950s. If you wonder where Pete Townshend got his licks from, check out this guy. Links: Link \| AllMusicGuide
	Songs that Won the War: 50 Singalong Wartime Favourites	Pop So58	World War II, that is. Performed by Mike Tinsley & the Embassy Sisters.

Folk/Country:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Beausoleil	Bayou Boogie	Folk B384 B345	Early release by this popular Cajun band. Links: Beausoleil \| AllMusicGuide
Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers	Pick Up on This!	Folk J586 P585	1994 CD by one of the most popular Zydeco groups of the 1990s. Links: AllMusicGuide
Kathy Mattea	Willow in the Wind	Country M429 W684	Early release by this country artist. Links: Mattea \| AMG
Richard Shindell	Vuelta	Folk Sh63 V972	Singer-songwriter of the folk variety, from New Jersey, no less. Links: Shindell \| AMG

International:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Shujaat Husain Khan	Hawa Hawa	Int K122 H310	Sitar player, with a folksier approach than many others. Links: Khan \| AllMusicGuide
Nando Lauria	Novo Brasil	Int L374 N859	Brazilian guitar with hints of jazz and pop. Links: AllMusicGuide
Ephat Mujuru	Journey of the Spirit	Int M896 J826	Mbira music from Zimbabwe. Links: Mujuru \| AllMusicGuide
Orquesta Aragon	En Route	Int Or7 En10	2001 release by this popular Cuban band. Links: Aragon \| AllMusicGuide
John Santos & the Coro Folklorico Kindembo	Hacia el Amor	Int Sa59 H115	Afro-Cuban/Salsa artist. Links: Santos
Síleas	Play on Light	Int Si33 P698	Scottish harp duo. Links: Síleas \| AllMusicGuide
	Matouqin	Int M428	Mongolian bowed instrument, played by various musicians.

Blues/Gospel:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Lonnie Brooks/Long John Hunter/Phillip Walker	Lone Star Shootout	Blues B791 L847	Texas guitarists get together and wear hats. Links: Brooks \| AMG \| Hunter \| AMG \| See Walker links below.
Reverend J.M. Gates	Are You Bound for Heaven or Hell?: The Best of Reverend J.M. Gates	Gospel G223 Ar31	Sermons and musical numbers from the 1920s through the 1940s. Links: AllMusicGuide
Calvin Leavy	The Best of Calvin Leavy	Blues L489 B464	Works from an unfortunately incarcerated Arkansas blues singer. Links: Leavy
Radio Kings	It Ain't Easy	Blues R118 It1	Boston blues band who try to sound like the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Links: AMG
Phillip Walker	Blues	Blues W153 B625	Texas blues guitarist's release from 1988. Links: Walker \| AMG
Phillip Walker	Someday You'll Have These Blues	Blues W153 So52	Another one, this from 1977.

Musicals/Film Music:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Leslie Bricusse	Stop the World--I Want to Get Off	Musical B762 St73	Original Broadway Cast recording from 1962, featuring Anthony Newley. Links: Stop \| Newley \| AllMusicGuide
Ethel Merman	12 Songs from Call Me Madam, with Selections from Panama Hattie	Musical M549 T917	Not quite the cast album, but pretty close, plus songs from Panama Hattie. Links: Madam \| Hattie \| Merman \| AMG
	Deacon John's Jump Blues: Music from the Film	FilmMus D340	New Orleans music all over. Links: Deacon John

Jazz:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Fred Anderson /Hamid Drake	Back Together Again	Jazz An23 B126	Tenor sax meets percussion in this 2-CD set. Links: Anderson \| AMG \| Drake \| AMG
Anthony Braxton	For Alto	Jazz B739 F740	Early Braxton, from 1968.
Anthony Braxton	Two Compositions (Trio) 1998	Jazz B739 T930	Late Braxton, from 2003, on sax, clarinet & flute. From the intellectual end of jazz. Links: Braxton \| AllMusicGuide
Clifford Brown & Max Roach	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	Jazz B812 C612	Classic bebop teamup from trumpeter Brown and drummer Roach. Links: Brown \| AMG \| Roach \| AMG
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane	Bags & Trane	Jazz J136 B147	Another teamup, from 1959, featuring Jackson on vibes and Coltrane on sax. Links: Jackson \| AMG \| Coltrane \| AMG
Martin Krusche	Friendship Pagoda	Jazz K945 F915	Live set from New Orleans by this tenor sax player and friends. Links: Krusche \| AllMusicGuide
Oliver Nelson's Big Band	Live from Los Angeles	Jazz N335 L744	1960s set from this sax player, bandleader and composer. Links: Nelson \| AllMusicGuide
Red Norvo	The Modern Red Norvo	Jazz N829 M720	Swing vibes player goes bop with the help of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. Links: Norvo \| AllMusicGuide
Sophie Tucker	Last of the Red Hot Mamas	Jazz T798 L339	Even the oldest geezer around was hot stuff at one time. Tucker was in the 1920s, in both Vaudeville and jazz. Links: Tucker \| AMG
Charlie Watts & Jim Keltner	Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project	Jazz W349 C381	Two drummers get together for a jazz/techno fest. Links: Watts \| AMG \| Keltner
	Swedish Jazz 1960-1964	Jazz Sv25 V9	Perhaps it's hard to believe that this is Volume 9 of a series on Swedish jazz, but here it is. Styles range from pretty traditional big band to free jazz, with everything in between. 4 CDs of Svensk jazz.

Classical:

Composer	Title	Call #	Comments
Eugen D'Albert	Tiefland (The Lowland)	Clas Al14 T442	Early 20th century opera, performed by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, conducted by Mark Janowski. Links: D'Albert \| MRO
Johannes Brahms	Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano; Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano	Clas B730 T737	Performed by Peter Damm, horn, Josef Suk, violin, Werner Genuit, piano, and Dieter Klöcker, clarinet. Links: Brahms \| Damm \| Suk
Thomas Crecquillon	Missa Mort M'a Privé; Motets; Chansons	Igou C860 M691	16th-century choral works performed by the Brabant Ensemble, directed by Stephen Rice. Links: Crecquillon \| Brabant
Robert Dennis	The Man in the Moon	Clas D424 M311	Contemporary chamber choir works, performed by the Western Wind. Links: Dennis \| Western Wind
Paul Dukas/Able Decaux	Piano Sonata in E flat minor; Clairs de lune	Igou D885 P573	Works by two late Romantic composers, performed by Marc-André Hamelin, piano. Links: Dukas \| Hamelin
Edvard Grieg	Violin Sonatas	Igou G870 V813	The three sonatas, performed by Hagai Shaham, violin, and Arnon Erez, piano. Links: Grieg \| Shaham \| Erez
Johan Halvorsen	Johan Halvorsen: A Man and His Violin	Clas H169 J596	20th century works, performed by Per Kristian Skalstad, violin, and Tor Espen Aspaas, piano. Links: Halvorsen \| Skalstad \| Aspaas
Léon Jessel	Schwarzwaldmädel (Black Forest Maiden)	Clas J495 Sch96	Operetta from 1917, performed by the Kölner Rundfunkorchester, conducted by Franz Marszalek. Links: The Orchestra
Jouni Kaipainen	Horn Concerto; Cello Concerto	Igou K122 C744	Recent works by this Finnish composer, performed by Esa Tapani, horn, Marko Ylönen, cello, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu. Links: Kaipainen \| FRSO \| Lintu
Albert Lortzing	Zar und Zimmermann	Clas L895 Z18	19th century opera, featuring Hermann Prey and Lucia Popp, with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, conducted by Heinz Wallberg. Links: Lortzing \| Popp \| Prey
Albéric Magnard	Quintette, op. 8; Trio, op. 18	Clas M274 Q45	Romantic chamber works performed by a gaggle of folks. Links: Magnard
Saverio Mercadante	Chamber Works	Clas M533 C355	More Romantic pieces, performed by the Polimnia Ensemble. Links: Mercadante \| Polimnia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Unbekannte Arien für Sopran und Concertierende Instrumente	Clas M877 Ar41	"Unknown" arias, performed by Helen Donath, soprano, and several instrumentalists. Links: Mozart \| Donath
Josef Mysliveček	String Quartets	Clas M999 St86	Six quartets in all, performed by the Ensemble Vox Aura. Links: Mysliveček
Ernesto Nazareth	Music for Solo Piano	Clas N236 P573	Brazilian works, performed by Thomas Tirino. Links: Nazareth \| Tirino
Carlo Paessler	Concertos for Clarinet & Orchestra	Clas P138 C744c	There seems to be no end to the Romantic stuff this time around. These works are performed by Nicola Bulfone, clarinet, and Collegium Musicum, conducted by Walter Themel. Links: Collegium
Max Reger	Romantische Suiten	Clas R262 R662	Romantic suites, performed by the Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt. Links: Reger
Gioacchino Rossini	La Cenerentola	Clas R736 C334	More 19th century opera, this time performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Piero Bellugi. Links: Rossini \| Bellugi
Robert Schumann	Chamber Music	Clas Sch86 C355	2-CD set of quartets and other pieces, performed by the Quatuor de Berne, and others. Links: Schumann
Fernando Sor	Piéces pour Gitare / Pieces for Guitar	Clas So68 P594	Patrick Gaudi performs a selection of Sor's shorter works. Links: Sor
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford	Orchestral Songs	Igou St24 Or1	Performed by Gerald Finley, baritone, with the BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Richard Hickox. Links: Stanford \| Finley \| BBC Wales \| Hickox
Karol Szymanowski	String Quartets 1 & 2	Clas Sz93 St86	Early 20th century works, performed by the Carmina Quartet. Also includes Webern's "Langsamer Satz." Links: Szymanowski \| Webern
Karol Szymanowski	Violin Sonata, and other Works	Clas Sz93 V813	A series of short pieces, performed by Krzysztof Bąkowski, violin, accompanied by Anna Górecka, piano. Links: Bakowski \| Górecka
Sigismund Thalberg	24 Pensées Musicales; and other Works	Clas T327 T918	Short Romantic pieces performed by Christoph Keller, piano. Links: Thalberg
Randall Thompson	Alleluia	Clas T377 Al52	Five choral works, including the title piece, performed by the Michael O'Neal Singers. Links: Thompson \| Michael O'Neal Singers
Richard Wagner	Opera Selections	Clas W125 Op2	Works from Wagner's operas, performed by 8 Bayreuther Festspiel-Hornisten (a bunch of horn players). Links: Wagner
Emil Waldteufel	Music of Waldteufel	Clas W148 M973	We have all heard his music, but never noticed; he wrote "The Skater's Waltz." It's not on here, but some very nice pieces are, including "Estudiantina," fondly remembered as the theme music for the Rheingold Beer commercials (Go Mets!). Performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, conducted by Erich Kunzel. Links: Waldteufel \| Cincy
Joseph Woelfl	Sonatas for Pianoforte, op. 6	Clas W820 So57	Three sonatas, performed by Laure Colladant. Links: Woelfl
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari	Sly	Clas W831 Sl91	1920s opera, performed by the Niedersachsischen Staatsoper Hannover, conducted by Robert Maxym. Links: Wolf-Ferrari
Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Matthias Arter	Matthias Arter: Oboe Solo	Clas Ar75 M432	A variety of modern pieces. Links: Arter
Hermann Baumann	Hermann Baumann, Horn	Clas B327 H426	Mostly concertos for horn, by Leopold Mozart and others, with the Concerto Amsterdam helping out, conducted by Jaap Schröder. Links: Baumann \| Schröder
Helen Donath	Der Hirt auf dem Felsen	Clas D715 H618	Songs for soprano, clarinet, & piano, by Schubert, Lachner, Spohr, and others. Links: Donath
8 Bayreuther Festspiel Hornisten	Es blies ein Jäger wohl in sein Horn	Clas Ei44 Es10	These guys again! Hunting music for horn. Links: Bayreuth Festival
Alban Gerhardt	Cello Sonatas	Igou G315 C331	Cellist performs works by Shostakovich and Schnittke, accompanied by Steven Osborne, piano. Links: Gerhardt \| Osborne \| Shostakovich \| Schnittke
Dieter Klöcker	Klarinettenkonzerte	Clas K692 K665	Clarinet concertos by Hoffmeister, Schacht, & Backofen, performed with Concerto Amsterdam, conducted by Jaap Schröder.
Alfredo Kraus	Opera Arias: A Vocal Portrait, 1959-1974	Clas K868 Op2	Prominent Spanish tenor in 14 live historic performances. Links: Kraus
Jan Kubelík	The Acoustic Recordings (1902-1913)	Clas K951 Ac72	Short works by various composers performed by this early 20th century violinist. Links: Kubelik
Un' Ottava Sottosopra	Live Recital	Clas Ot8 L744	A dead recital would have been horrible. A double bass quartet, performing everything from Verdi to John Lennon. Links: Ottava
Carole Dawn Reinhart	Carole Dawn Reinhart, Trumpet	Clas R275 C220	Works by Haydn, Mozart, Hummel, Telemann, and others, performed with three different orchestras. Links: Reinhart
Elisabeth Söderström	Elisabeth Söderström Sings Swedish Songs	Clas So16 El47	The soprano manages 19 short pieces on one CD. Links: Söderström
Stockholm Motet Choir (& others)	Scandinavian Choral Music	Clas St62 Sca63	Works by Lidholm, Lewkovitch, Söderman, and others, some done by the Camerata Chamber Choir. Links: Stockholm Motet Choir
Narciso Yepes	Jeux Interdits / Forbidden Games	Clas Y43 J529	Short guitar pieces by various composers. Links: Yepes
Hans Rudolf Zöbeley	Märsche & Feldmusiken aus Barock und Klassik	Clas Z71 M351	Bandmaster Zöbeley, conducting Das Bläerensemble des Münchner MotettenChors gives us a program of marches and field music from the Baroque and Classical periods.
	Bicentenarie de La Révolution Française	Clas B471	Music and spoken performances from the time of the French Revolution, recorded at the Bicentennial, in 1962. Various performers.
	Qiu (=Autumn)	Clas Q40	Three works by three composers, performed by the Kaohsiung City Chinese Orchestra, conducted by Kuan Nai-chung.

Miscellaneous:

Artist/Performer	Title	Call No.	Comments
Band of the Coldstream Guards	The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards: Marches I: British	Misc B221 R263	British marches, what else? Links: Coldstream Guards
Central Band of the Royal Air Force	70 Years	Misc C333 Se82	Mixed program of marches and showtunes. Links: Central Band
	Belgian Military Marches, Vol. 1: Cavalry Marches	Misc B411/1
	Belgian Military Marches, Vol. 3: Artillery Marches and Others	Misc B411/3	Both CDs feature performances by the Band of the Belgian Guides, conducted by Norbert Nozy.
	BOCA 2005: Best of College A Cappella	Misc B630 2005	More of your favorites performed by such groups as the New York University Mass Transit, Duke Out of the Blue, and U. of North Carolina Clef Hangers. Links: BOCA

Web Sites to Watch:

AllHipHop.com	Daily news magazine devoted to hip hop music and lifestyle.
Brad's Page of Steel	Devoted to the worship of the lap steel guitar.
Cleveland Scence	Music page from the free paper/web site.
LyricWiki	A directory of song lyrics in lots of genres.
Ohio Music News	The Ohio section of the Music Industry Today web page.
Opus 1 Classical	Lists upcoming concerts and activities around