A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

April 2008

We suspect that this will be the last issue for the semester, since it's coming out a bit late, and many folks will be gone in a month. So, please enjoy the music we have here. There's a lot of it. We've just added our 16,000th recording (including vinyl), so we just keep moving along. Also, please stop by and participate in our caption contest. The two display cases near the current periodicals have an array of interesting album covers. The best captions will be awarded a Hiram College t-shirt. For those not graduating, we hope to see you in the fall, and in the meantime, we'll make more. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu.

Pop/Rock:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	Strength & Loyalty	Pop B641 St83	A delightful way to start off the newsletter, with rap from Cleveland's own. Links: Bone \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Clem Snide	Soft Spot	Pop C590 So23	2003 release from these alt.country rockers. Links: Clem \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Destroyer	Trouble in Dreams	Pop D476 T756	The very latest from this Canadian indie rock band. Links: AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Feist	The Reminder	Pop F328 R284	Some say this was one of the best releases of 2007. Some not. Links: Feist \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Flat Duo Jets	Two Headed Cow	Pop F616 T930	Rockabillies on meth. This is a group that came up in Athens, Georgia at the same time as R.E.M. & the B-52s, but never really made it big. Links: MySpace \| AMG
Iron and Wine	The Shepherd's Dog	Pop Ir6 Sh48	AKA Sam Beam. Soft rock for the indie crowd. Links: Iron \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Jens Lekman	Night Falls Over Kortedala	Pop L538 N563	Swedish and pop, but nothing like ABBA. Links: Lekman \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Miranda Sound	Western Reserve	Pop M672 W525	Oh, fine, split hairs. They're from Columbus, not Northeast Ohio, but they rock pretty well, and they have a song about Youngstown. Links: Miranda \| MySpace
Mr. Gnome	Echoes on the Ground	Pop M879 Ec45	2005 EP release by this local band. Links: Mr. Gnome \| MySpace \| YouTube
Mystikal	Let's Get Ready	Pop M999 L569	2000 release by this New Orleans rapper. Sorry folks, this is the clean version (a gift). Links: Mystikal \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Beth Orton	Central Reservations	Pop Or8 C333	We managed to get ahold of the Australian edition of Orton's 1999 release, with added bonus tracks. That's good or bad, depending on whether you like her. Links: Orton \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Peter Bjorn and John	Writer's Block	Pop P441 W939	Are they the Peter, Paul & Mary of Sweden? Give them a puff. Links: PB&J \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Raising Sand	Pop P692 R136	Former Led Zeppelin singer teams with contemporary bluegrass star. Who could have predicted? Links: Plant \| AMG \| Krauss \| AMG \| Their Collective Page \| YouTube
Radiohead	In Rainbows	Pop R118 In7	Their latest. Some say one of the best of 2007, others say it's overrated. Links: Radiohead \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Rilo Kiley	Under the Blacklight	Pop R459 Un2	Another contender for best of 2007. Links: Rilo \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Six Parts Seven	Casually Smashed to Pieces	Pop Si97 C279	Not a contender, but the latest from this Kent band. Links: Six \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Robin Stone	Rushmore	Pop St72 R895	2003 release by this Cleveland singer-songwriter. Links: Stone \| AMG \| MySpace
Stray Cats	Rock this Town: Best of the Stray Cats	Pop St82 R590	A greatest hits package of sorts, by this retro-rockabilly group. Links: Cats \| AMG \| YouTube
The Trolleyvox	Your Secret Safe/ Luzerne	Pop T749 Y88	Two CDs, two different titles, one package, from this Philadelphia indie group. Links: AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
White Williams	Smoke	Pop W586 Sm75	He's from California, but spent time in Cleveland in rock groups. Now he's on his own. Real name Joe. Links: AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Wilco	Sky Blue Sky	Pop W642 Sk91	Yet another contender, or overrated release, depending on your take. Links: Wilco \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
	Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians	Pop W233 P871	Popular choral & big band music from the 1930s and 1940s. The CD accompanied by book by Virginia Waring. Links: Waring \| AMG \| YouTube

Folk/Country:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Anonymous 4	Gloryland	Folk An78 F514	Medieval vocal group tries its hand at early American folk songs and spirituals, with the help of Darol Anger & Mike Marshall. Links: Anonymous \| AMG \| MySpace
Foster Brown	Walkin', Wadin' & Wanderin': Children's Nature Songs	Folk B813 W154	Children's music is not an area we get into very much (maybe we should), but he lives in Garrettsville, so give him a break. Links: Brown
June Carter Cash	Press On	Country C268 P926	2003 release by one of the biggest names in country music. Links: June \| AMG \| YouTube
Alice Gerrard, Gail Gillespie, & Sharon Sandomirsky	The Road to Agate Hill	Folk G312 R531	Appalachian folks songs mentioned in the novel by Lee Smith. Links: Gerrard \| AMG \| Gillespie \| Sandomirsky
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band	It's Not Big, It's Large	Country L947 It6	Lyle does his usual genre bending, with some country, some jazz, some whatever he likes. Links: Lovett \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Eric Von Schmidt	2nd Right 3rd Row	Folk V897 Se24	Reissue of a 1972 album by this Greenwich Village folkie. Links: Von \| AMG
Dale Watson	The Little Darlin' Sessions	Country W332 L722	Texas singer Watson has always loved the hard core honky tonk sound of Little Darlin' Records, so he sang this tribute to the label. Links: Watson \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Doc & Merle Watson	Then and Now	Folk W332 T342	No relation to the above fellow. Doc's a North Carolina boy. These tracks were made back in the 1970s. Links: Watson \| AMG \| YouTube
	Puff the Magic Dragon	Folk Y25 P963	CD to accompany the book by Peter Yarrow, one third of Peter, Paul & Mary. Links: Yarrow \| AMG \| YouTube

International:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Raúl Barboza	Music from the Border	Int B234 M973	In this case, the border is the one between Argentina and Paraguay, and Barboza plays a big old accordion. Links: Barboza \| AMG \| YouTube
Beenie Man	Art and Life	Int B392 Ar75	2000 release by this Jamaican DJ. Links: Beenie Man \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Béla Halmos	Hungarian Folk Music from Transylvania	Int H162 H894	This fiddler and vocalist takes us through examples of the csárdás and other styles. Links: Halmos \| Csárdás \| YouTube
Kalyi Jag Group	Gypsy Folk Songs from Hungary	Int K127 G998	Kalyi Jag means Black Fire in Hungarian, just in case you didn't know. Links: Kalyi Jag \| AMG \| YouTube
Brij Narayan/ Zakir Hussain	Raga Marwa; Misra Desh	Int N164 R126	Sarod and tabla masters get together for two works in the Hindustani tradition. Links: Narayan \| AMG \| YouTube \| Hussain \| AMG \| YouTube
Wailing Souls	All Over the World	Int W132 Al51	An oldie but a goodie from this reggae roots band. Links: Souls \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
	Mongolian Folk Music	Int M747	A 2-CD set by various performers, featuring all your favorite tunes!
	Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions	Int Sa14	CD to accompany the book.

Blues/Gospel:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Tiny Bradshaw	Breaking Up the House	Blues B729 B740	More jump blues and R&B from this Cleveland native in this 2-disc set. Links: Bradshaw \| AllMusicGuide
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Rock Me Mama	Blues C887 R590	Elvis' favorite blues man? Links: Crudup \| AMG
Etta James	The Essential Etta James	Blues J231 Es74	A 2-CD set, so it should cover all the basics. Links: James \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Taj Mahal	Taj's Blues	Blues T139 T139	Taj again? This one's from 1992. Links: Taj \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
	Devil in the Woodpile: The Essential Recordings of Blues Harmonica	Blues D495	We don't know if they're THE essential recordings, but they certainly are historically interesting. DeFord Bailey, Freem Stowers, and Sonny Terry are among the artists represented.

Musicals/Film Music:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
	Where's Charley?	Musical L824 W574	1958 London production of this musical by Frank Loesser, featuring Norman Wisdom. Links: Loesser \| Wisdom
	Mary Martin Sings, Richard Rodgers Plays	Musical R616 M369	Show tunes by Rodgers, recorded in 1957. Links: Rodgers \| AMG \| Martin \| AMG \| YouTube

Jazz:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Dee Dee Bridgewater	Red Earth: A Malian Journey	Jazz B764 R245	Singer tries her hand at some jazz/West African fusion. Links: Bridgewater \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
Gary Burton & Friends	Departure	Jazz B954 D440	1997 release by this vibes player. Links: Burton \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube
June Christy	June Christy and the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet	Jazz C468 J953	1949 radio transcriptions, previously unreleased. Links: Christy \| AMG \| Another page \| YouTube
Paul Chambers Quartet	Bass on Top	Jazz C355 B293	1957 release by this innovative bassist. Links: Chambers \| AMG \| YouTube
Chick Corea & Friends	Remembering Bud Powell	Jazz C812 R282	Tribute to another great jazz pianist. Links: Corea \| AMG \| MySpace \| YouTube \| Powell \| AMG \| YouTube
Hot Club of Detroit	Hot Club of Detroit	Jazz H797 H797	They're going for that Django sound, and they do it well. Links: Hot Club \| MySpace \| YouTube
Irakere, featuring Chucho Valdés	Yemayá	Jazz V233 Y39	1998 Links: Irakere \| AMG \| YouTube \| Valdés \| AMG \| YouTube
Stan Kenton	New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm	Jazz K413 N420	1952 concept album, featuring Maynard Ferguson and some other big names. Links: Kenton \| AMG \| YouTube \| Another site
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra	The Radio Years	Jazz K944 R118	1940 radio shows, featuring the band, along with some lame attempts at humor. Links: Krupa \| AMG \| YouTube
Stanley Turrentine	A Bluish Bag	Jazz T866 B625	1967 outing by this sax player, with Donald Byrd on trumpet and lots of other big names. Links: Turrentine \| AMG \| YouTube
Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio	Sarah Vaughan at Mister Kelly's	Jazz V465 Sa71	Recorded at a club in Chicago in 1957. Links: Vaughan \| AMG \| More Vaughan \| YouTube
	Jazz on a Saturday Night	Jazz D587 J339	CD to accompany the book by Leo & Diane Dillon. Links: The Dillons

Classical:

Composer	Title	Call #	Comments
George Antheil	Orchestral Works	Igou An86 Or1	Includes a piano concerto, a serenade, and other stuff, from the 1920s-1940s, performed by Guy Livingston, piano, with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Spaulding. Links: Antheil \| Livingston \| Philly V.
J.S. Bach	Chorals Pour Orgue/ Chorals for Organ	Clas B122 C456	Bach's six "Schübler" Chorals, plus a bunch more, all performed by Marie-Claire Alain. Links: Bach \| Alain \| YouTube
Henry Brant	The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 1	Clas B735 H396/1	A 2-disc set, featuring a couple of works from the 1970s and 1980s, performed by the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Symphony Band, and the "Combined musical forces of Macalester College," with a batch of conductors. Links: Brant \| Macalester
Margaret Buechner	Five Symphonic Classics	Clas B860 F586	A program of orchestral works performed mostly by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by John Varineau. Links: Buechner \| RSNO
Margaret Buechner	The Liberty Bell	Clas B860 L615	An orchestral-choral work, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Neil Mantle. Links: Mantle
Jacob Druckman /Joseph Schwantner / Stephen Albert	Chiaroscuro; Aftertones of Infinity; Into Eclipse	Clas D840 C431	Contemporary works performed by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Lukas Foss, Leonard Slatkin, & Gerard Schwarz. Must have been confusing. Links: Druckman \| Schwantner \| Albert \| Juilliard Orch \| Foss \| Slatkin \| Schwarz
Antonin Dvořák	Husitskā (Hussite) Overture; Symphony No. 6	Clas D959 H956	Performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Zdenek Macal. Links: Dvořák \| Milwaukee SO \| Macal
Antonin Dvořák	Slavonic Dances	Clas D959 Sl16	Performed by the SWR Rundfunk-orchester Kaiserslautern, conducted by Jiří Stárek. Links: Dvořák \| Stárek
George Gershwin	An American in Paris; Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue	Clas G323 Am35	Popular Gershwin works presented by David Golub, piano, and Maurice Murphy, trumpet with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mitch Miller (!!!) Links: Gershwin \| Murphy \| LSO \| Miller
George Frideric Handel	A Collector's Messiah: Historical Handel Oratorio Recordings, 1899-1930	Clas H191 M563	Recordings from the 1907 Leeds Festival, the 1926 Crystal Palace Festival and lots of other stuff. Links: Handel
Joseph Haydn	Masses: Lord Nelson Mass; Little Organ Mass	Clas H324 M384	Performed by the American Bach Soloists and the American Classical Soloists Choir, conducted by Jeffrey Thomas. Links: Haydn \| ABS
Vagn Holmboe	String Quartets, Vol 6	Clas H732 St86/6	Since you couldn't get enough, we're adding more Holmboe!!! Quartets 17-20, performed by the Kontra Quartet. Links: Holmboe \| Kontra Q
Vincent D'Indy	Symphony No. 2; Souvenirs	Clas In2 Sy68-2	Performed by the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by James DePreist. Links: D'Indy \| Monte Carlo PO \| DePreist
Ben Johnston	String Quartets, Nos. 2, 3, 4, & 9	Igou J641 St86	Works from the 1960s through the 1980s, performed by the Kepler Quartet. Links: Johnston \| Kepler
Aram Khachaturian	Ballets: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Spartacus (Excerpts)	Clas K527 B212	Performed by the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Lazarev. Links: Khachaturian \|
Charles Koechlin / Pierre Boulez/ Olivier Messiaen	Les Bandar-Log; Le Soleil de Eaux; Chronochromie	Clas K818 B221	Koechlin get first billing, so it goes under his name. Performed by various orchestras, under Antal Dorati, Pierre Boulez, and Serge Baudo. Links: Koechlin \| Boulez \| Messiaen \| Dorati \| Baudo
Franz Liszt	Marches	Clas L699 M332	These are done by the Brass Band of the Hungarian People's Army, conducted by László Dohos & László Marosi. Links: Liszt
Gustav Mahler	Symphony No. 4; Four Early Songs	Clas M278 Sy68-4	Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Daniele Gatti, with some vocal help from Ruth Ziesak. Links: Mahler \| RPO \| Ziesak \| Gatti
W.A. Mozart	Don Giovanni (Don Juan)	Clas M877 D715	Historic recording from 1936, performed by the Choir & Orchestra of Reichssenders Stuttgart, conducted by Joseph Keilberth. Links: Mozart \| Keilberth
W.A. Mozart	Serenade No. 10; A Musical Joke	Clas M877 Se66	Performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, conducted by Gunther Schuller. Links: Mozart \| CMSLC \| Schuller
Richard Nanes	Sonnets & Sketches from a Composer's Notebook	Clas N153 So59	Solo piano works done by the man himself. Links: Nanes
Henry Purcell	Divine Hymns	Clas P971 D642	Performed by Les Arts Florissants, under the direction of William Christie. Links: Purcell \| Les Arts Florissants
Gioacchino Rossini	Piano Music	Clas R736 P573	No operas here, just a selection of piano pieces, performed by Helge Antoni. Links: Rossini \| Antoni
Gunther Schuller	Of Reminiscenses and Reflections	Clas Sch81 Of6	The title work and two others, all composed in the 1990s, and performed by several orchestras. Sometimes Schuller conducts. Links: Schuller
Robert Schumann	Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3	Clas Sch86 Sy68	We get these performed by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Zinman. Links: Schumann \| BSO \| Zinman
Johann Strauss	Die Fledermaus	Clas St81 F623	Do we really need another version of this? Well, this one's different. It was recorded in 1907 in Berlin, by the Grammophon-Orchester, conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Links: Strauss
Johann Strauss	Soiree bei Johann Strauss	Clas St81 So35	A program of polkas and waltzes, performed by the Philharmonia Hungarica, conducted by Eduard Strauss. Links: Strauss \| Ed
Johann Strauss	Stars & Strauss	Clas St81 St28	A collection of various works, performed by Andrea Rost, soprano, José Carreras, tenor, and the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by either Zubin Mehta or Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Links: Strauss \| Rost \| Carreras
Ire Sulyok	Music for Organ;Choral Works	Clas Su59 M973	This CD has about four titles, so we picked one. Various 20th century works performed by Zsuzsa Elekes, organ, and the Monteverdi Chamber Choir, conducted by Éva Kollár. Links: Kollár
Karol Szymanowski	Oevurs pour Piano/ Works for Piano	Clas Sz93 W892	Preludes, mazurkas, and a sonata, performed by Marie-Claude Werchowska. Links: Szymanowski \| Werchowska
Sándor Veress	Instrumental Works	Clas V585 In7	Various works performed by Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, conducted by Johannes Goritzki, and Camerata Bern, conducted by either Heinz Holliger or Thomas Füri. Links: Veress \| Goritzki \| Holliger
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Harmonica Concerto; and other works	Clas V711 H228	Featuring Robert Bonfiglio, holding his harmonica on the cover, with the New York Chamber Symphony, conducted by Gerard Schwarz. Links: Villa-Lobos \| Bonfiglio \| Schwarz
Antonio Vivali	Concerti per Mandolini/ Concertos for Mandolin