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Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

December 2007

      Jingle bells, and all those other seasonal sayings!  Welcome to the last issue of the calendar year.  We've got a selection of Christmas music, along with the usual wide assortment of strange and wonderful music that we usually add.  Electronic, old-timey, lots of Latin American, modernists, Messiah, and more Mozart.  We even have a couple of Hiram folks down towards the bottom.  Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu.  We'll make more.

What are the folks in the Library listening to?  Responses below:
     Christmas music, what else?  MS
     Does Justin Timberlake count?  MB
     Blake Shelton, Nickelback, & Toby Keith.  TF
     Stevie Ray Vaughan, Miles Davis, Switched.  VA
     The Enrico Rava Quintet--Nothing says the holiday season like Italian jazz.  JW
Pop/Rock:
Composer/Artist Title

Call #

Comments
Aloha That's Your Fire Pop
Al71
T329
Yet another release by this Cleveland experimental band.  This was their debut, from 2000.  Links: Aloha | AllMusicGuide
Stiv Bators LA Confidential Pop
B321
L110
Classic Akron punk from the late 1970s.  Comes with its own safety pins.  Links: Bators | AllMusicGuide
Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough Pop
B618
B740
Not exactly new, but it is her most recent, at least until mid-December.  Links:  Blige | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Boards of Canada Geogaddi Pop
B630
G292
Strangely enough, not a Canadian band, but Scottish.  The title is in no known language.  Electronica.  Links: Boards | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
James Brown Live at the Apollo Pop
B813
L744
Brown's 1962 show at the Apollo Theater in New York was one of the best live albums ever made.  Remastered and expanded.  Links: Brown | AllMusicGuide | YouTube
The Coral The Invisible Invasion Pop
C810
In8
British neo-psychedelic band.  Links: Coral | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones Pop
D152
B464
The King of the Surf Guitar's best from the 1960s. Shredders and woodchoppers please note.  Links: Dale | AMG | YouTube1 | YouTube2
Death Cab for Cutie Something About Airplanes Pop
D349
So54
This is their 1999 debut.  Links: Cutie | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Four Tet Rounds Pop
F828
R760
More electronica, from 2003.  Sounds like a swarm of woodpeckers attacking a DJ.  Links: Four | AMG | MySpace
Rob Metz Legion of Dreams Pop
M568
L524
Cleveland/Akron guitarist who likes the classic sound.  Links: Metz | MySpace
The Mooney Suzuki Electric Sweat Pop
M779
El25
2002 release by garage rockers from New York.  Links: Suzuki | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers Pop
R115
B787
Jack White of the White Stripes with some buddies got together for this.  Links: Raconteurs | AMG | YouTube
Sonic Youth Rather Ripped Pop
So58
R188
We guess this is their latest.  They're not so young anymore.  Links: Youth | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Folk/Country:
Composer/Artist Title

Call #

Comments
Darol Anger & Mike Marshall Woodshop Folk
An44
W868
Duo of fiddle and mandolin team up and overdub themselves to create an orchestra of New Acoustic jamming.  Links: Anger | AMG | MySpace | Marshall | AMG | MySpace
Rosie Flores After the Farm Country
F663
Af89
She's a little bit country, a little bit rock & roll, by way of California.  Links: Flores | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Jim Lauderdale/ Ralph Stanley Lost in the Lonesome Pines Country
L364
L899
Americana singer songwriter teams with bluegrass legend.  You can't go wrong.  Links: Lauderdale | AMG | MySpace | YouTube | Stanley | AMG | YouTube
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan Country
M823
L894
Part of the Country Legends series, this is a greatest hits package.  Links: Morgan | AMG | YouTube
Peasall Sisters Home to You Country
P320
H752
Old-time, bluegrass, gospel, all mixed together by this group first noticed in the O Brother film.  Links: Sisters | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
International:
Composer/Artist Title

Call #

Comments
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Aquí Estamos y... ˇDe Verdad! Int
G762
Aq51
Spectacular salsa from this dance band.  Links: Combo | AMG | YouTube
Juan Luis Guerra  440 Grandes Exitos Int
G937
G736
Greatest hits package from this Dominican salsa/tropical artist.  Links: Guerra | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Ofra Haza Shaday Int
H336
Sh12
Early release by this popular Israeli singer.  Links: Haza | AMG | YouTube
Los Hermanos Rosario Grandes Exitos Int
H426
G763
Another greatest hits CD, from this Dominican merengue group.  Links: Rosario | AMG | YouTube
Cheikh Lô Lamp Fall Int
L780
L194
Recent release by this Senegalese mbalax/Afrobeat artist.  Links: Cheikh | AMG | MySpace | YouTube
Machito Ritmo Caliente Int
M184
R512
A 4-CD set from this mambo/Afro-Cuban jazz star from the 1940s and 1950s.Links: Machito | AMG | YouTube
Mariachi Los Camperos ˇLlegaron los Camperos!: Concert Favorites of Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos Int
M337
L770
Mariachi group led by Nati Cano.  Stating the obvious.   Links: Camperos | YouTube
  Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music, the First Recordings, 1908-1927 Int
K679
Just like the title says, early Klezmer recordings, by Abe Schwartz and other folks.  Links: Klezmer | Schwartz
Blues/Gospel:
Composer/Artist Title

Call #

Comments
Antrim Mennonite Choir Amazing Grace Gospel
An89
Am15
We know it's not technically gospel music, but it's about the Gospel....  Antrim is just barely Northeast Ohio, but we'll call it that.
Pee Wee Crayton The Essential Recordings Blues
C859
Es74
 
Postwar guitarist along the lines of T-Bone Walker, who also sounds a little like Chuck Berry.  Links: Crayton | AllMusicGuide
Rising Sons Rising Sons Blues
R494
R494
Blues/blues rock band from the 1960s, fronted by Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder back when they were young.  Links:  Sons  | Taj | Ry
  The Best of Kicking Mule Blues
B464k
Kicking Mule Records put out some fine country blues recordings.  This is a compilation featuring Catfish Keith, Charlie Musselwhite, and other artists from the label. Links: Kicking Mule
  Cleveland Blues Guitar Summit, Vol. 1 Blues
C599
V1
Recorded last year at the Rock Hall of Fame, featuring Frankie Starr, Mr. Downchild, Butch Armstrong, and other local guitar heroes.
Musicals/Film Music:
Composer/Artist Title

Call #

Comments
  Spring Awakening Musical
Sh42
Sp82
Original Broadway cast recording, with music by Duncan Sheik.  Links: Awakening | Sheik
  You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Musical
G331
Y89
Original Broadway cast album, with music and lyrics by Charles Gesner.  Links: Brown
Jazz:
Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Bruce Arnold Trio A Few Dozen Jazz
Ar64
F536
Actually, only seven tunes, including the title track by this classically influenced guitarist.  Links: Arnold | AMG |
Steve Cole Between Us Jazz
C676
B466
Smooth fans take note! Funky sax from 2000.  Links: Cole | AMG | MySpace
John Frigo I Love John Frigo, He Swings Jazz
F916
Il8
Swing/bop violin from the 1950s.  You can't get cooler than that.  Links: Frigo | AllMusicGuide
Stan Getz Café Montmartre Jazz
G335
C116
Ready for some real cool?  Concert performances from 1987 and 1991 at the famous Copenhagen nightclub, with Kenny Barron on piano.  Links: Getz | AMG | YouTube | Barron | AMG
Bobby Hutcherson Oblique Jazz
H970
Ob4
1967 recording, remastered, featuring this vibes player, with Herbie Hancock on piano.  Links: Hutcherson | AMG | YouTube | Hancock | AMG | YouTube
Bob Lark and Friends Suggestions Jazz
L325
Su34
Nice work from this neo-bop trumpeter.  Links: Lark | More Lark
Rare Blend Evolution Theory Jazz
R182
Ev64
More fusion from this Cleveland-area band.  Links: Blend | MySpace
Rodgers & Hart Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Jazz
R616
El53
Ella everywhere this season.  Another 2-CD set, because we can't get enough.  Links: Fitzgerald | AMG | Rodgers & Hart
McCoy Tyner Horizon Jazz
T979
H782
Late 1970s septet fronted by this pianist, featuring flute and violin.  Links: Tyner | AMG | YouTube
Classical:
Composer Title Call # Comments
Bruce Adolphe Bruce Adolphe Clas
Ad72
B830
Thoughtful title, but probably the label's fault.  Three works by this contemporary composer, featuring Jewish poetry and songs.  Links: Adolphe
J. S. Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin Clas
B122
So57v
Performed by Gregory Fulkerson on two discs.  Links: Bach | Fulkerson
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7; Egmont Overture Clas
B393
Sy68-7
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, conducted by Alfred Scholz.  Links: Beethoven | RPO
Frederic Chopin Nocturnes; Impromptus; Fantaisie in F Clas
C455
N672
Performed by Dubravka Tomsic, piano.  Links: Chopin | Tomsic
Antonin Dvořák Complete Slavonic Dances Clas
D959
Sl16
Arranged for piano, four hands, and performed by Artur Balsam and Gena Raps.  Links: Dvořák | Balsam | Raps
Antonin Dvořák Quatuors á Cordes / String Quartets, Nos. 14 and 13 Clas
D959
St86
Performed by the Melos Quartett.  Links: Dvořák | Melos Q
Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 2; Scherzo Capriccioso Clas
D959
Sy68-2
Performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Zdenek Macal.  Links: Dvořák | Milwaukee SO
Edvard Grieg / Robert Schumann Piano Concertos Clas
G871
P573
Both in A minor.  Performed by Marian Lapsansky, with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bystrick Rezucha.  Links: Grieg | Schumann | Lapsansky
Georg Friedrich Handel Messiah Clas
H191
M563
Performed by Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie.  Links: Handel | Les Arts
Georg Friedrich Handel Messiah Clas
H191
M563
Here's another one!  This one's performed by The Sixteen and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Ton Koopman.  Links: Handel | Sixteen | Koopman
Georg Friedrich Handel Messiah Clas
H191
M563
Let's just add a third one this time around!  This version is performed by the Ambrosian Singers, directed by John McCarthy, and I Solisti Veneti, conducted by Claudio Scimone.  Links: Handel | Ambrosians | Solisti
Vagn Holmboe String Quartets, Vol. 3 Clas
H732
St86/3
Contains Quartets 7, 8, & 9, performed by the Kontra Quartet.  Links: Holmboe
Vagn Holmboe String Quartets, Vol. 4 Clas
H732
St86/4
Here we have Quartets 10, 11, & 12, with the same group.  Links: Holmboe | Kontra Quartet
Leos Janáček Quatuors á Cordes / String Quartets, Nos. 1 & 2 Clas
J251
St86
Performed by the Melos Quartett.  Links: Janáček | Melos Q
Magnus Lindberg Clarinet Concerto; Gran Duo; Chorale; & other works Igou
L640
In7
Contemporary works performed by Kari Kriikku, clarinet, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo.  Links: Lindberg | Kriikku | Finnish RSO
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5. Clas
M278
Sy68-5
Performed by the Orchestre National de L'O.R.T.F., conducted by Hermann Scherchen.  Links: Mahler | Scherchen
W. A. Mozart Flute Quartets Clas
M877
F675
Performed by Philippe Depetris, flute, and the Trio Euterpe de l'Orchestre de Paris.  Links: Mozart | Depetris
W. A. Mozart Requiem Clas
M877
R299
Performed by the Leningrad Chorus, conducted by Vladislav Tchernuschenko, and the Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra of Yugoslavia, conducted by Mihail Glinka.  Links: Mozart
Camilla de Rossi Il Sacrafizio di Abramo Clas
R735
Sa14
1708 oratorio performed by Weser-Renaissance, conducted by Manfred Cordes.  Links: Rossi | Weser-R 
Arnold Schoenberg Complete Works for Violin and Piano Igou
Sch63
C738
Performed by Ulf Wallin, violin, and Roland Pöntinen, piano.  Links: Schoenberg | Wallin | Pöntinen
Karlheinz Stockhausen Mantra Igou
St62
M319
Performed by Yvar Mikhashoff & Rosalind Bevan, piano, and Ole Řrsted, electronics.  Links: Stockhausen | Mikhashoff 
Johann Strauss Waltzes Clas
St81
W179
The usual suspects, performed by the Vienna Opera Orchestra, conducted by Peter Falk (probably not the guy from Columbo).  Links: Strauss | Vienna Opera O.
Antonio Vivaldi / Francesco Geminiani Concertos for Guitar and Strings Clas
V836
G949
Featuring Lŕszló Szendrey-Karper on guitar, with the Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Vilmos Tátrai.  Links: Vivaldi | Geminiani
Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 1; Bassoon Concerto Clas
W388
Or1
Performed by the Sinfonietta de Chambord, conducted by Amaury du Closel.  Links: Weber | Closel
Iannis Xenakis Music for Strings Igou
X24
M973s
Six works stretching from the late 1950s to the 1990s, performed by the Ensemble Resonanz, conducted by Johannes Kalitzke.  Links: Xenakis | Resonanz
Artist Title Call # Comments
Stephen Aron Sketches Clas
Ar67
Sk29
A varied program for guitar by this Northeast Ohio musician and teacher.  Links: Aron
Boston Pops Orchestra Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Clas
B657
Sl15
Fiedler and company from 1958, taking on Rodgers, along with Bernstein, Falla, and others.  Links: Boston Pops | Fiedler
Duo Alain Original Works for Flute and Organ Clas
D924
Or4
Mostly modern pieces, by Hovhaness, Alain, Langlais, & others, performed by Lars Graugaard & Marie Ziener.  Links: Graugaard | Ziener
Renée Fleming Homage: The Age of the Diva Clas
F629
H750
A selection of unusual arias by this soprano.  Accompanied by the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, conducted by Valery Gergiev.  Links: Fleming | Gergiev
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida Mist Over the Lake Igou
K832
M691
Works for oboe and chamber group by Arthur Bliss and some contemporary composers.  Links: Koledo DeAlmeida
Leonard Lehrman Leonard Lehrman Performs Solo Piano Works Clas
L529
L552
Pieces composed by members of the Long Island Composers Alliance, including Leo Kraft and Morton Gould.  Links: Lehrman
Susan Nigro Bellisima: Italian Tunes for the Big Bassoon Igou
N568
It1
No, she isn't one, she plays one.  Works for contrabassoon by Rossini, Vivaldi, Albinoni, and others.  Links: Nigro
Prague Chamber Philharmonic Tichá Noc / Silent Night Clas
P899
T435
A selection of Mozart, Bach, and some Christmas carols, with various singers, conducted by Tomáš Hanuš and Zbynĕk Müller.
David Taylor David Taylor, Bass Trombone Igou
T213
D280
No, he isn't one, he plays one.  Works by several contemporary composers.  Links: Taylor
United States Marine Band Live in Concert Clas
Un3
L744
Conducted by Timothy Foley, they present a varied program of marches, scherzos, and other works for your edification and amusement.  Links: USMB
David Willcocks A Christmas Garland Clas
W663
C464
Works by John Ireland and others, performed by the Royal College of Music Chamber Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Willcocks.  Links: Willcocks
  Danses Anciennes de Hongrie et de Transylvanie / Ancient Dances of Hungary & Transylvania Clas
D234
Music from the Kajoni and Vietoris Codices from the 17th century, performed by the Clemencic Consort. Links: Clemencic Consort
  In Celebration of Israel Clas
In2
A collection of pieces by American composers, including Weill, Chajes, and Fromm.  Performed by various artists.
  Music for Christmas: An Anthology from the 12th to the 20th Century Clas
M973c
Performed by the Taverner Consort, conducted by Andrew Parrott.  Links: Taverner Consort
  Music for the Festive Season: Carols, Viennese Waltzes & Song Clas
M973f
Performed by the Vienna Boys Choir, directed by Uwe Christian Harrer & Peter Marschik.  Links: Vienna BC
  Panorámicos Clas
P194
Works by Griebling-Haigh, Morgan, and Schulhoff, performed by Northeast Ohio folks, including our own Randall Fusco.
  Songs and Night Scenes Clas
So58n
Works by David Liptak and Claude Baker, performed by various artists, including Liptak on piano.  Links: Liptak | Baker
Miscellaneous:
Artist/Performer Title Call No. Comments
Burning River Brass Christmas Around the World Misc
B935
C464
A mix of classical, traditional, and popular tunes, featuring our own David Duro on trumpet.  Links: Burning River
Gloriae Dei Cantores What Cheer! Misc
G514
W556
Another mix, but this one vocal, of classical and traditional pieces.  Links:  Cantores
St. Ambrose Choir He is Born Misc
St10
H340
Your neighbors in Garrettsville performing a variety of hymns and carols.  Links: St. Ambrose
Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Christmas Attic Misc
T687
C464
Yet another holiday CD. We are no longer allowed to say "ho, ho, ho!"  Links: TSO | AMG | YouTube
Web Sites to Watch:
The March King: John Philip Sousa Lots of material from the Library of Congress.
Music and  Dance of Africa A list of web sites on the topic, courtesy of Columbia University.
NPR Music Maybe this is the kiss of death for cool bands, but you can now get gobs of videos and other stuff here.
Nutcracker History History of the famous ballet.
Roots of Tejano & Conjunto Music History and clips from Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records.
The Obits:
Donald Ayler (1942-2007) Jazz trumpeter from Cleveland.
Sebastian Bell (1941-2007)

Flautist with the London Sinfonietta.

Kevin DuBrow (1955-2007) Singer for the band Quiet Riot.
Frank