tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004969838721951142024-03-14T06:00:53.981-04:00BSU Music Collection BlogNews and information from Ball State University's Music Collection.Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-27020512829774921892018-02-12T15:39:00.001-05:002018-02-19T14:58:26.036-05:00Black History Month: Films on Kanopy.comBall State students, staff and faculty have access to a streaming video service called "Kanopy." (log in required from off campus) This service includes independent films and documentaries about a variety of topics, including several about the music of African-Americans:<br />
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<b>The Spirituals: American Spirituals, Music and Slavery</b><br />
African-American slaves created a unique genre combining Christian religious sentiment with musical features inherited from their West African forebears.
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The Joint is Jumpin': Jazz Musician Fats Waller</h4>
One of the early superstars of jazz piano, Fats Waller composed classics such as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "'tain't Nobody's Business if I Do" in his short career. This film combines historic footage with interviews to portay a complex genius and his craft.
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Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song
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Billie Holiday's haunting 1939 classic likens the victims of lynching to (strange) fruit hanging from a tree.<br />
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Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
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Although the most famous early blues musicians were men, several women excelled in the genre. This film illustrates the lives of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and other women who made a career in the "Devil's Music."
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I am the Blues: Tracing Blues Music Roots
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The Blues originated in the rural areas of Mississippi and Louisiana in the early 1900s.
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Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
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Pianist Erroll Garner was one of the virtuoso masters of jazz piano in the 1950s and 1960s. This film uses archival materials and interviews to tell the story of his life and contributions to jazz.
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Imagine the Sound: Jazz in the 60's
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Imagine the Sound brings together interviews and performances with the prime innovators of the once controversial free jazz movement of the 60s.
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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
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Living legends of the genre help tell the story of its origins and influence around the world.
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Thug Immortal: Tupac Shakur
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"Thug Immortal" is an intimate look at Tupac's life told through historical footage and interviews with his close friends.
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Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon
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Filmed in Lagos at the peak of his career in 1982, this documentary contains interviews with Fela detailing his thoughts on politics, Pan-Africanism, music and religion. Kuti is considered by many to be the father of "Afrobeat," a synthesis of African and American musical elements.
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To keep up with new releases on Kanopy, go to:<br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-46918461044888158252017-11-22T18:33:00.005-05:002017-11-22T18:33:59.276-05:00Dmitri Hvorostovsky, 1962 - 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, operatic baritone, has died from brain cancer at age 55. The operatic world mourns the premature loss of one of its greatest talents. Born in Siberia, Russia, Hvorostovsky would become one of the most in-demand operatic singers of his generation. He will be greatly missed.</div>
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In 2015, he returned to the Metropolitan Opera to perform in Il Trovatore after being treated for brain cancer. He was greeted by white roses tossed from the orchestra and cheers from the audience. Several fans caught the moment on cell phone:<br />
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His final performance at the Metropolitan Opera was a surprise appearance during the 50th Anniversary concert.
Having lost his balance due to brain cancer, he could no longer perform operatic roles on stage, but his voice had not lost its epic power and expressiveness:<br />
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Bracken Library owns many of his performances in the Music Collection (CDs) and Educational Technology and Resources Collections (DVDs):<br />
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<b>Art Songs & Opera Arias</b><br />
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky Sings of War, Peace, Love, and Sorrow<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1816697">Compact Disc 22919</a><br />
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Sonnets (Art Songs by Shostakovich and Liszt)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1789219">Compact Disc 22714</a><br />
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The Bells of Dawn: Russian Sacred and Folk Songs<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1778863">Compact Disc 22614</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1649611" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bWUusNtG62I/WhX_cGj8OMI/AAAAAAAAB3s/obI01LCS7Tg4p3c4LZkQ6iIFB6rQ00REACLcBGAs/s200/Hvoros.RachmCD.jpg" width="200" /></a>In This Moonlit Night: Lieder (by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1778864">Compact Disc 22613</a><br />
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Rachmaninov Romances<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1649611">Compact Disc 21009</a><br />
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Pushkin Romances<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1583827">Compact Disc 20697</a><br />
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Romances (by Tchaikovsky)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1468944">Compact Disc 18588</a><br />
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Heroes and Villains: Great Baritone Arias from Russian, French, Italian and German Operas<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1417594" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LuxYYXtJV_0/WhYAYb4JjGI/AAAAAAAAB34/WMIDiSMRZ0omUP-dGKe9gw5XlA_mGcNhwCLcBGAs/s200/hvorostovsky-portrait.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1751420">Compact Disc 21771</a><br />
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Portrait<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1417594">Compact Disc 18094</a><br />
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Russian Romances: Songs by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1263044">Compact Disc 13096</a><br />
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Kalinka (Russian folk songs)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1417586">Compact Disc 18100</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1720366">DVD Video 11397</a><br />
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To Russia With Love<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1411908">DVD Video 5078</a><br />
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baryton, in concert</div>
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Renée Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg</div>
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<b>Operas</b><br />
Mozart: Don Giovanni: "Don Giovanni / Leporello's Revenge" (Hvorostovsky sings both Leporello and Don Giovanni in this television production)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1805827">DVD Video 12643</a><br />
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Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tsar's Bride<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1159066">Compact Disc 10006</a><br />
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (St. Petersburg Chamber Choir and L'Orchestre de Paris, 1992)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1159240">Compact Disc 8450</a><br />
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Metropolitan Opera, 2007)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1411906">DVD Video 5489</a><br />
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (Queen of Spades; Tanglewood Festival, 1991)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1657585" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6Mfo2ujYaU/WhYBafrOQiI/AAAAAAAAB4E/QpMzr-R_T2Ee2ua8OhgBK-rxtSgbYNOPgCLcBGAs/s200/traviata-dvd.jpg" width="141" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/857279">Compact Disc 3978</a><br />
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Verdi: Opera Scenes (2008)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1645017">Compact Disc 20626</a><br />
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Verdi: La Traviata (Radiotelevisione Italiana, 2004)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1657585">DVD Video 10090</a><br />
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Verdi: Il Trovatore (Covent Garden, 2002)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1718217">DVD Video 11363</a><br />
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Verdi: Il Trovatore (Metropolitan Opera, 2011)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1670249">DVD Video 10522</a><br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-91319479101597429812017-09-12T13:26:00.000-04:002017-09-12T14:43:46.373-04:00The Vietnam War in Music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ken Burns, the renowned film director whose work includes series on the United States <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1281635">Civil War</a> and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=ken%20burns%20jazz&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jazz</a>, brings the Vietnam War to PBS this month. For today's college students, the Vietnam war is old time history, but it lives on in American culture as one of the causes that were championed by the young people of the 1960s. Protests against the war became a part of campus life in the 1960s, culminating in the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/460915/Kent%20State%20Shootings,%20Kent,%20Ohio,%201970.?bind_name=SUBJECT&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University in 1970</a>.<br />
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Music also played a role in the anti-war movement of the time. Unlike the music of previous wars, music of the Vietnam war was mainly protest music. Baby boomers, the largest generation in United States history, were drafted in large numbers to fight a war with unclear objectives. At the same time, state-funded universities were growing, with attendance boosted by large numbers of baby boomer students, who also attended college to avoid being drafted to fight the war. They famously burned their draft cards in protest at rallies that attracted thousands. The generation that could be forced to fight a foreign war but could not vote for commander-in-chief took to the streets and clamored for peace, and musicians led the charge.<br />
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Even before the sit-ins and marches, musicians protested the war in their songs, starting with singer-songwriters of the folk revival movement:<br />
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In 1963 <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/526162">Bob Dylan</a> wrote "Blowin' in the Wind," which became one of the anthems of the anti-war movement. It was most famously covered by <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1031805">Peter, Paul and Mary</a>, but sung at protests throughout the war years. The last verse is particularly poignant in light of the number of casualties of the war:<br />
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Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have<br />
Before he can hear people cry<br />
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows<br />
That too many people have died<br />
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind<br />
The answer is blowin' in the wind</blockquote>
Another Dylan song is "Where have all the flowers gone?" It includes the question, "Where have all the soldiers gone?" and the answer, "They've gone to graveyards, every one."<br />
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At 1967's <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1102296/Woodstock%20Festival%20(1969%20:%20Bethel,%20N.Y.)?bind_name=SUBJECT&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Woodstock</a> festival, Country Joe (McDonald) and the Fish's novelty song, "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" asked and answered the important question of his generation:<br />
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1,2,3... What are we fighting for? <br />
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.<br />
The next stop is Vietnam.<br />
And it's 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates<br />
Well there ain't no time to wonder why<br />
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!</blockquote>
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The <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1284796">Animals</a>' "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" is one of the most sonically resonant protest songs. With a repeating electric bass line, Hammond organ, and the band members' voices building layer upon layer, the song portrays the overwhelming loss of control felt by their generation.<br />
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Barry McGuire's "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1029805">Eve of Destruction</a>" tells listeners "You're old enough for killing but not for voting." James T. Patterson's history book, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1675767">The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America</a>, is one of many books that uses the title to portray the turmoil of the age.<br />
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Now a Thanksgiving tradition on classic rock radio, Arlo Guthrie's "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1261441">Alice's Restaurant</a>" story-song ends with his trip to the draft board, where telling a psychiatrist that you want to kill people is a good thing, but having been arrested for littering disqualifies you from military service:<br />
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"(I'm) Sittin' here on the Group W bench, 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages after bein' a litterbug."</blockquote>
John Lennon started his solo career with a song that has been sung in protest of many events during and after the war. "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1207231">Give Peace a Chance</a>" is a meditative song that can be vamped many times over for a long sit-in or protest, as when 500,000 sang it in Washington, DC at one of the largest protests in history.<br />
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Marvin Gaye, a Motown megastar, used his fame to protest the war in his song, "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1284796">What's Going On</a>." The Vietnam war grew from a small skirmish through a process known as "escalation." Gaye's song took on this idea directly:<br />
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We don't need to escalate<br />
You see, war is not the answer<br />
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The draft disproportionately took young black men, who were not enrolled in college or otherwise protected by privilege. The songs on the CD, "A Soldier's Sad Story: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Black America, 1966-73," played on black radio stations, though some songs crossed over to white audiences. One of the most famous is Edwin Starr's "War," which repeats the lines, "War - what's it good for? Absolutely nothing!"<br />
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Compilation albums that include the songs discussed in this blog post:<br />
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Songs of Protest: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1029805">Compact Disc 7709</a><br />
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Includes Where have all the flowers gone, sung by The Kingston Trio, Eve of destruction, I ain't marchin' anymore by folk singer Phil Ochs, The Fish cheer/I-feel-like-I'm-fixin'-to-die rag, Ball of confusion by The Temptations, War, by Edwin Starr, and Signs, by the Five Man Electrical Band.</blockquote>
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Protest: Peace Songs of the Sixties: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/692172">Compact Disc 1924</a><br />
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The Beat Street Band keeps classic music alive in modern performance. Songs include Peace Train, Blowin' in the Wind, What's Goin' On, and other protest songs of the Vietnam era. <br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1409037" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="351" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sAZWbQUD12k/WbgVZlFM14I/AAAAAAAAB3E/lD6XL5Ft5BkOLxLTBt87q9OUBALKLzTigCLcBGAs/s200/book-cover.jpg" width="140" /></a>For more information, check out these books:<br />
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The Story of the Protest Song: A Reference Guide to the 50 Songs that Changed the 20th Century, by Hardeep Phull: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1407771">ML 3551.5 .P58 2008</a> and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1409037">online</a><br />
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33 Revolutions per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, by Dorian Lynsky<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1589098">ML 3916 .L97 2010</a><br />
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Songs of the Vietnam Conflict, by James Perone<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1202647">ML 3477 .P45 2001</a><br />
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Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-9346724800395222712017-07-03T14:46:00.002-04:002017-07-03T14:46:53.126-04:00Visit the Music Collection via Youtube!If you plan to visit soon, let us show you the way! Music Collection coordinator Addison Smith takes you from the South Entrance to the main points of interest in this brief video:<br />
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<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VD1bRrZk4zk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-26393532415530471302017-06-02T16:23:00.001-04:002017-06-02T16:23:27.255-04:00Ukulele Renaissance<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The ukulele, a small strummed string instrument associated with Hawaiian music, has experienced a renaissance in recent years. It was a popular instrument in the 1920s and 1950s, and is popular once again. Small, inexpensive and easy to learn, the instrument is a great way to learn the basics of music performance. In fact, it has been adopted as the instrument of choice for public school general music instruction, overtaking guitar and piano. Tenor ukuleles are also popular because they are tuned to the same notes as guitars, making it easy to learn guitar chords on a budget.<br />
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On television and radio, the ukulele provides the soundtrack for advertisements for wholesome products. The most frequently used song in popular culture has been "Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World," sung by the late <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=kamakawiwo%27ole&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Israel Kamakawiwo'ole</a>, a.k.a. "Iz." Other famous performers of the past include Hawaiian songster Don Ho and 1960s icon <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1311057">Tiny Tim</a>. More recently, the 2016 winner of America's Got Talent was 12-year-old singer Grace Vanderwaal, who accompanied herself on ukulele.<br />
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The Music Collection has sheet music (scores) of traditional Hawaiian music and popular music arranged for ukulele:<br />
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<b><i>Absolute Beginners: Ukulele</i> </b>teaches tablature (TAB), a visual representation of the frets and strings, and offers backing tracks to help you get started:<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1665886">MT 756.8 .S67 A2 2010</a><br />
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<b><i>The 4-Chord Ukulele Book</i></b><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759574">M1630.18 .A13 2013</a><br />
It's amazing how many songs you can play with just four chords! After you've gotten your start with chord playing you can play classics such as "Don't be Cruel" (Elvis Presley), "If I had a Hammer" (traditional), "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan), "Man of Constant Sorrow" (traditional), "My Generation" (The Who), "The Sound of Silence" (Simon & Garfunkel), and "Just the Way You Are "(Bruno Mars).<br />
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<i><b>Hawaiian Favorites</b></i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759551">M1630.18 .H39 2011</a><br />
This song book with a CD of backing tracks includes songs associated with the ukulele, such as "Blue Hawaii," made famous by Elvis Presley, and "Tiny Bubbles," the 1966 hit that became Don Ho's theme song.<br />
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<i><b>Iz: The Songbook Collection</b></i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759552">M1629.7 .H4 I9 2005</a><br />
Songs in both English and Hawaiian (with translations) as performed by the most famous ukulele player of the recent past. Iz's four albums are represented, including "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1328194">Alone in Iz World</a>," his top-selling album. The album and songbook include his famous version of "Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World."<br />
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<b><i>The Beatles for Ukulele</i></b><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759575">M1630.18 .B375 2008</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759553" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="256" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vPS7ANaoOvQ/WTGVsTpVJBI/AAAAAAAAB0M/TzawmbvUH0c3lMRfXi2C_sz4yPODMgUGACLcB/s200/jumpin-jim.jpg" width="127" /></a>Twenty songs by the Fab Four, arranged for ukulele with chord symbols and staff notation. The songs come from all periods of the group's hit songs, and include "All you Need is Love," "Good Day Sunshine," "Hey Jude," "Let it Be," and "Yellow Submarine.<br />
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<b><i>Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Country: 36 Classic Country & Western Songs Arranged for Ukulele</i></b><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759553">M1630.18 .J86 2005</a><br />
Old-time country music traditionally featured acoustic guitar, a sound that translates well to ukulele. This song book includes such classics as "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry), "Crazy" (composed by Willie Nelson and sung by Patsy Cline), "Happy Trails" (Roy Rogers), and "King of the Road (Roger Miller).<br />
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<i><b>The Ultimate Ukulele Songbook: The Complete Resource for Every Ukulele Player! 59 Songs!</b></i><br />
This songbook includes popular songs from the 1910s to the 2000s. Though the songs were not originally composed for ukulele, you will enjoy playing such hits as "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars, "Under the Sea" from the Disney film <i>The Little Mermaid</i>, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2, "September Ends" by Green Day, "American Pie" by Don McLean, and "Happy Birthday."<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759554">M1630.18 .U485 2014</a><br />
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You can try your hand at the ukulele without investing in an instrument because Educational Technology and Resources Collection (ETRC) owns three ukes for check-out. The ETRC circulation desk is on the Lower Level of Bracken Library, near the Music Collection desk.<br />
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Jake Shimabukuro. Travels<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1811617">Compact Disc 22876</a><br />
Shimabukuro is the top virtuoso of the ukulele today.<br />
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A Great Big World. Is There Anybody Out There?<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1328193" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="213" height="199" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TKba06z3ztk/WTHIzok7LUI/AAAAAAAAB0s/PpudE5dNQgAL5L7m5eWYg6pIkjkRJZk0wCLcB/s200/iz-future.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759409">Compact Disc 22132</a><br />
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters. The Delivery Man<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1328172">Compact Disc 16240</a><br />
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Elvis Presley. Blue Hawaii<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1644762">Compact Disc 20864</a><br />
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Squirrel Nut Zippers. Hot<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1266416">Compact Disc 13240</a><br />
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Facing Future<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1328193">Compact Disc 16238</a><br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-15714643143092964122017-05-11T15:53:00.002-04:002017-05-26T21:56:04.876-04:00Songbooks with Audio Accompaniment<br />
Feeling inspired by "The Voice" or the news that "American Idol" will be coming back?<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m2bu6OGAPNA/WRTAo1G-53I/AAAAAAAABzg/9tFujslw5Sc4ZjnKTLGChd2GvGTGkhdZACLcB/s1600/voice-blinds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m2bu6OGAPNA/WRTAo1G-53I/AAAAAAAABzg/9tFujslw5Sc4ZjnKTLGChd2GvGTGkhdZACLcB/s320/voice-blinds.jpg" width="320" /></a>If you have been singing along with your favorite artists, you may want to step up your game and sing along with backing tracks. The Music Collection has several song books that come with CDs or online audio. Hal Leonard's Pro Vocal series includes "Amazing Slow Downer" software that allows you to pick the tempo you want. It is compatible with Mac, PC, iPods, etc. Check out the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Hal%20Leonard%20pro%20vocal%20(Men%27s%20ed.)%20;&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Men's series</a> or <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Hal%20Leonard%20pro%20vocal%20(Women%27s%20ed.)%20;&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Women's editions</a> or search for <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Recorded%20accompaniments%20(Voice)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Recorded Accompaniments (Voice)</a> to view them all.<br />
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The Music Collection also has the complete <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Aebersold,%20Jamey.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jamey Aebersold Play-Along</a> jazz series, which includes some vocal albums and song books with challenging repertoire for you to hone your chops:<br />
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Lennon & MacCartney: Eight classic Beatles hits including Can't Buy Me Love, Yesterday, and A Hard Day's Night<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1479343">M1630.18 .L46 L46 2007</a><br />
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Queen: Includes Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and five other hit songs<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1736669">M1741.18 Q44 A4 2012</a><br />
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Frank Sinatra Classics: Includes New York, New York, Witchcraft, and six other hits<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1415284">M1630.18 .F73 2007</a><br />
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Frank Sinatra Standards: Songs include Come Fly with Me, Love and Marriage, My way, and five others<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1463944">M1630.18 .F732 2007</a><br />
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Motown: Eight songs including I Heard it Through the Grapevine and You are the Sunshine of My Life<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1497134">M1630.18 .M686 2008</a><br />
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Lady Gaga: Hits including Bad Romance, Poker Face, and Paparazzi<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1578424">M1630.18 L33 L33 2010</a><br />
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Patsy Cline: Hits include Crazy, I Fall to Pieces and Walkin' After Midnight<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1478052">M1630.18 .P38 2007</a><br />
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R&B Super Hits: Songs include Respect, What's Love Got to Do With it and Midnight Train to Georgia<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1415292">M1630.18 .R211 2005</a><br />
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Musicals of Boubill & Schönberg: Songs include I Dreamed a Dream, I'd Give My Life for You, and On My Own<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1497133">M1508 .S37 M8 2007</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Selections from Musical Shows and Films:</span></b><br />
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Annie: Broadway Singer's Edition<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1742610">M1508 .S92 A5 2013</a><br />
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Frozen: Seven Songs<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1759580">M1508.2 .A53 F7 2014</a><br />
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Rent: Selections<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1497136">M1508.1 .L37 R4 2008</a><br />
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Kid's Musical Theatre Anthology: Songs from The Lion King, Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, and other hit musicals<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1421383">M1507 .K53 2008</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Vocal Selections from the Aebersold Play-Along Series:</span></b><br />
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Cole Porter for Singers: Songs include You'd be So Nice to Come Home To, Night and Day, In the Still of the Night, and other classics<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1534038">MT 68 .J36 vol. 117</a><br />
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When I Fall in Love: Romantic Ballads: Songs include I Can't Get Started, Someone to Watch Over Me, Embraceable You and many others<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1530112">MT 68 .J36 vol. 110</a><br />
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Singers! It Had to Be You: 24 Standards in Singer's Keys: Time After Time, Stardust, Summertime, and other vocal classics<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1534040">MT 68 .J36 vol. 107</a><br />
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Yesterdays: Jerome Kern's Jazz Classics: Songs from musicals, including All the Things You Are, The Way You Look Tonight, Smoke Gets in your Eyes, and others<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1534034">MT68 .J36 vol. 55</a>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-3867445268110035192017-04-24T13:31:00.001-04:002018-04-10T16:40:30.312-04:00Jazz Appreciation Month: Fusion<br />
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One of the most controversial movements in jazz was fusion, the melding of jazz with another style, usually electrified or electronic rock. Jazz purists rejected the movement, but the style attracted many fans who had previously been uninterested in jazz. Several jazz musicians became "crossover" stars, and several rock artists incorporated jazz idioms ("<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Jazz-rock%20(Music)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">jazz-rock</a>"). For years, many rock musicians had improvised in live shows, and jazz was the source of the rhythm section for rock (guitar, bass & drumset), so the 1970s fusion of the two genres was a compatible pairing. Some bands also brought in other elements, such as Latin percussion or R&B vocals, but the term's wide umbrella leaves room for them all.<br />
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Trumpet player <b><a href="http://bsumc.blogspot.com/2016/04/miles-davis.html">Miles Davis</a> </b>pioneered fusion with his 1969 album, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505308">Miles in the Sky</a>, though 1970's <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1464924">Bitches Brew</a> is more well known. He blended electric rock-based sounds with traditional jazz instruments to create a sound never heard before. Future stars of fusion Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, and Chick Corea contributed to Bitches Brew.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1464924">Bitches Brew </a>(1970)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1209711">The Complete <i>In A Silent Way</i> Sessions</a> (1970)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1307409">A Tribute to Jack Johnson</a> (1971)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1279567">The Complete <i>Jack Johnson</i> Sessions</a> (1971)</li>
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<b>The Mahavishnu Orchestra</b> was a five-member group formed by guitarist John McLaughlin. Several changes of membership meant that musicians moving on would share fusion with new audiences. including Jean-Luc Ponty (electric violin) who went on to have a solo career.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1284861">The Inner Mounting Flame</a> (1971)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1354317">Birds of Fire</a> (1973)</li>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1108234" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H98kAZVrXHE/WPjZ-HyoADI/AAAAAAAABwo/jfklVPDStXYlJJy1a5wogEkHNxTCdauQwCLcB/s200/headhunters-cover.jpg" width="200" /></a>Electronic keyboardist<b> <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/747384/Hancock,%20Herbie,%201940-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Herbie Hancock</a> </b>and his group, <b>Return to Forever</b>, released the best-selling fusion album, Head Hunters, in 1973. The album has been added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry and it is on the list of Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. A funky bass solo opens the all-instrumental album and repeats throughout the first track, "Chameleon." Chameleon runs on for over fifteen minutes, long even by jazz standards. Chameleon has become a standard for modern jazz artists.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1108234">Head Hunters</a> (1973)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1469679">Return to Forever Returns </a>(2009)</li>
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<b><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1154740/Weather%20Report%20(Musical%20group)?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Weather Report</a>,</b> was a tight combo led by keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who had collaboarted with Miles Davis. It was the most commercially successful group, releasing albums from 1971 to 1985. Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter had participated in Miles Davis's <i>In a Silent Way</i> sessions, making Weather Report the next logical step in the development of fusion. Bass player Jaco Pastorius's all-harmonics solo in "Birdland" (from Heavy Weather) demonstrated his artistry and remains an iconic moment in fusion history. The song helped propel the fusion movement into mainstream markets. <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1063626/Zawinul,%20Joe,%201932-2007.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Zawinul</a>, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Shorter,%20Wayne.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Shorter</a>, and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Pastorius,%20Jaco.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Pastorius </a>would all continue as band leaders and soloists after the dissolution of the band.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1271464">Black Market</a> (1976)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1271463">Heavy Weather </a>(1977)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1271459">8:30</a> (1979)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1251502">The Best of Weather Report</a></li>
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<b>The Pat Metheny Group</b> was another group with crossover appeal. The group consisted of Pat Metheny, guitar, Lyle Mays, piano, Mark Egan (electric) bass, and Dan Gottlieb on drums. <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/741307/Metheny,%20Pat.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Metheny </a>continues to record and perform,lending his virtuosic technique to a variety of methods.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1671123">Pat Metheny Group </a>(1978)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1413872">American Garage</a> (1979)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1678767">New Chatauqua</a> (1979)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1678877">Offramp</a> (1982)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1682493">Still Life Talking</a> (1987)</li>
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<b>Spyro Gyra</b> formed in 1974 and produced albums with a softer sound than the other fusion groups.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1525976">Spryo Gyra </a>(1978)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1261437">Catching the Sun</a> (1980)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1386929">Good to Go-Go</a> (2007)</li>
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<b>The Brecker Brothers</b> (Randy, trumpet and flugelhorn, and Michael, saxophone and flute) performed together from the 1970s through the 1990s.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1671123">The Brecker Brothers</a> (1975)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1671094">Heavy Metal Be-Bop</a> (1978)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/567781">Blue Montreux </a>(1979)</li>
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<b>Maynard Ferguson</b> was a squealing trumpet player who began his career as a big band soloist and toured with his fusion-playing big band in the 1970s. The group consisted of 12 players, many of whom came from American universities with jazz programs. Ferguson traveled to high schools and colleges across the country, leaving his mark on a generation of jazz players and impressionable young audience members. In addition to jazz songs with rock elements added, he arranged popular songs for his jazz band. Examples are "MacArthur's Park" and the theme from the film, "Rocky" (Gonna Fly Now)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1419926">M.F. Horn</a> (1971)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1033291">Conquistador</a> (1977)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Other Fusion Artists:</span></b><br />
<b>Matrix</b> was a 1970s group of nine players founded by keyboardist John Harmon and his students from Lawrence University. Their two most well-known albums were concept albums.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1746095">Wizard </a>(1978)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1746093">Tale of the Whale</a> (1979)</li>
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<b>Madeski, Martin &Wood </b>is a jazz-funk group that started recording in the 1990s and continued to release albums until 2012. The individual musicians have collaborated with other fusion players, keeping the genre alive until the present day.</div>
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1294563">End of the World Party</a> (2004)</li>
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<b><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Benson,%20George,%201943-&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&item_1cat=CD&match_on=KEYWORD&sort_by=AU&user_id=WEBSERVER">George Benson</a></b>'s smooth guitar playing and even smoother vocal talent sometimes qualify him as "fusion," though more in the popular or R&B vein than the rock vein. He is one of the musicians who ushered in the "smooth jazz" sound of the 1980s.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1031960">Breezin' </a>(1976)</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1195429">While the City Sleeps</a> (1986)</li>
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<b>Books:</b><br />
Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, and the Creation of Fusion: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1638714">ML 3506 .F45 2011</a><br />
Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, the Music: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/290494">ML 385 .C2</a><br />
Head-Hunters: The Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1322806">ML 417 .H23 P66 2005</a><br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-21634133513471603452017-03-31T15:58:00.001-04:002017-05-08T18:17:22.764-04:00National Recording Registry Additions: 2017Every year 25 recordings are honored by the National Recording Registry for preservation by the Library of Congress's National Recording Preservation Board. Songs, albums, and spoken <a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/nominate/">recordings can be nominated</a> by members of the public. You can nominate up to fifty titles!<br />
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Those selected for the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-029/">Class of 2016</a> include Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow" and Don McLean's "American Pie." To see the list of all titles selected for preservation, click <a href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/">here</a>.<br />
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Most of the albums and songs honored this year are available on CD in the Music Collection:<br />
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Signatures, by Renée Fleming (1997, opera arias)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1062594">Compact Disc 4870</a><br />
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Vespers, by Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers (1990)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/683064">Compact Disc 4954</a><br />
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Straight Outta Compton, by N.W.A. (1988)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1560869">Compact Disc 19863</a><br />
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Remain in Light, by The Talking Heads (1980)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1254984">Compact Disc 12736</a><br />
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Treemonisha (opera by Scott Joplin, conducted by Gunther Schuller)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/926982">Compact Disc 5414</a><br />
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Their Greatest Hits, 1971-1975, by The Eagles (1976)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/652404">Compact Disc 3437</a><br />
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, by David Bowie (1972)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1253822">Compact Disc 18136</a><br />
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The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1284812" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tQo9sxxQOEU/WN6w5GO2SkI/AAAAAAAABvg/jbn0XzG9ZSgvP3iEuYQgqMaM_Hy91XpCQCLcB/s200/the-incredible-jazz-guitar-of-wes-montgomery-51046a759a412.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1284812">Compact Disc 13856</a><br />
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Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins (1956)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1236593">Compact Disc 12270</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1261444">American Pie</a>, by Don McLean (1971)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/849538">Amazing Grace</a>, by Judy Collins (1970)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=pickett%20and%20midnight%20hour&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">In the Midnight Hour</a>, by Wilson Pickett (1965)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=people%20and%20streisand%20and%20recording&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">People</a>, by Barbra Streisand (1964)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=hound%20dog%20and%20thornton&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Hound Dog</a>, by Big Mama Thornton (1953)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/683012">Over the Rainbow</a>, by Judy Garland (1939)<br />
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What songs or albums do you think should be preserved? List them in the comments or nominate them! <br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-55016807278370198112017-03-16T17:48:00.002-04:002017-05-26T22:18:17.351-04:00Women's History Month: Women in Jazz<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">International Sweethearts of Rhythm</td></tr>
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<b>Women in Jazz</b><br />
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Jazz was formed by several threads in Southern American music, threads that were the purview of male musicians. Many of the developments in early jazz took place in bars and brothels -- places where women from good families just shouldn't go! Despite the domination of men in jazz, a few women took their place alongside men in the early years, sometimes as their spouse, too. <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=ARMSTRONG%20LIL%20HARDIN%201898-1971&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Lil Hardin</a> married Louis Armstrong, for example, but continued her own career after their divorce.<br />
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In the 1920s dance "orchestras" became popular, leading to the famous big bands of the 1930s and 1940s. Few of these organizations hired women except as singers. Especially during World War II, jazz vocalists fronting big bands would be a woman or an all-female group. "All girl" bands were novelty acts but were also an outlet for many talented women. The most famous were the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=sweethearts%20of%20rhythm&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">International Sweethearts of Rhythm</a>.<br />
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For interviews and performances watch <a href="http://bsu.kanopystreaming.com/video/international-sweethearts-rhythm">The International Sweethearts of Rhythm</a> documentary via <a href="http://bsu.kanopy.com/">kanopy.com</a>. (Log in required from off campus)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella Fitzgerald</td></tr>
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In the 1950s, jazz returned to its roots in small ensembles and improvised soloing, leaving aside the smooth melodic pop songs with big band backing that dominated in the 1940s. The new style, <i><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=BOP%20MUSIC&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">bebop</a> </i>(or "bop") celebrated instrumental virtuosity, for the most part, but <i>scat</i> singing -- using nonsense syllables in place of words for improvisation, gave vocalists an equal footing in the new style. Both men and women excelled at this type of singing. <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata2=fitzgerald,%20ella&srchfield2=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^Author&searchoper2=AND&thesaurus2=AUTHORS&search_entries2=AU&search_type2=AUTHOR&special_proc2=Author%20Processing&library=ALL&item_1cat=CD&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&user_id=WEBSERVER">Ella Fitzgerald</a> and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata2=vaughan,%20sarah&srchfield2=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^Author&searchoper2=AND&thesaurus2=AUTHORS&search_entries2=AU&search_type2=AUTHOR&special_proc2=Author%20Processing&library=ALL&item_1cat=CD&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&user_id=WEBSERVER">Sarah Vaughan</a> were among the most famous singers of scat.<br />
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Jazz has continued to evolve along with society, and now there are more women than ever performing and recording professionally. Check CDs by these artists from the Music Collections:<br />
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<b>Instrumentalists:</b><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/789465/Akiyoshi,%20Toshiko,%201929-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER"><br />Toshiko Akiyoshi</a> (piano)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1158230/Carter,%20Regina.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Regina Carter</a> (violin)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=COLTRANE-TURIYASANGITANANDA%20A%20ALICE&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Alice Coltrane</a> (saxophone)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/829890/McPartland,%20Marian.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Marian McPartland</a> (piano)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1202881/Schneider,%20Maria,%201960-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Maria Schneider </a>(big-band leader)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1497053">Hazel Scott</a> (piano)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1347657/Spalding,%20Esperanza,%201984-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER"><br /></a>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1347657/Spalding,%20Esperanza,%201984-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Esperanza Spalding</a> (bass)<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/786111/Williams,%20Mary%20Lou,%201910-1981.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Mary Lou Williams</a> (piano)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diana Krall<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1000917/Krall,%20Diana.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER"></a>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1016365/Bridgewater,%20Dee%20Dee.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Dee Dee Bridgewater</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Carter,%20Betty,%201930-1998.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Betty Carter</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/770359/Fitzgerald,%20Ella.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Ella Fitzgerald</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/770361/Holiday,%20Billie,%201915-1959.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Billie Holiday</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1000917/Krall,%20Diana.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Diana Krall</a><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1196122/Peyroux,%20Madeleine.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--gDbuwcP_hY/WMsHiSDi2UI/AAAAAAAABvM/fzGJJFuC11g5HA9gY8fCgKI-YdFZ-346QCLcB/s200/MadeleinePeyroux2005.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/666542/Lee,%20Peggy,%201920-2002.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Peggy Lee</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Carter,%20Betty,%201930-1998.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Carmen McRae</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1196122/Peyroux,%20Madeleine.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Madeleine Peyroux</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/743705/Reeves,%20Dianne.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Dianne Reeves</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/673713/Schuur,%20Diane.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Diane Schuur</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata2=simone,%20nina&srchfield2=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^Author&searchoper2=AND&thesaurus2=AUTHORS&search_entries2=AU&search_type2=AUTHOR&special_proc2=Author%20Processing&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&user_id=WEBSERVER">Nina Simone</a><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1236595" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="111" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lkMAtaR9wu4/WMsGVYY_hII/AAAAAAAABvE/0d2f5M827sUrNmdxHGoxkhSWhHt0HMWewCEw/s200/CassandraWilson.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Vaughan,%20Sarah,%201924-1990,&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Sarah Vaughan</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/770371/Washington,%20Dinah,%201924-1963.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Dinah Washington</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1789534">Brenna Whitaker</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1028887/Wilson,%20Cassandra,%201955-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Cassandra Wilson</a><br />
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<b>For more about women in jazz, check out these books:</b><br />
Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-One Musicians<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1335430">ML395 .E572 2004</a><br />
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Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s, by Sherrie Tucker<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1163541">ML82 .T83 2000</a><br />
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Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists, by Leslie Gourse<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/916012">ML82 .G69 1995</a><br />
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Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen, by Linda Dahl<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/221175">ML82 .D3 1984</a><br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-18609155370609338522017-03-10T18:59:00.001-05:002017-05-26T22:21:41.405-04:001967 in Music: A Counter-Culture Goes Mainstream<br />
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It's been fifty years since the "Summer of Love" in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. In the summer of 1967, the counter-culture community swelled in numbers as baby boomers on their college break trekked to San Francisco for a utopian, drug-inspired experiment in communal living. Peace and Love ruled the day. Hippies explored altered states through drugs and Eastern meditation. "Flower Power" would spread from this hub through the rest of the country as the 1960s progressed. "San Francisco,"<b> </b>a hit song by Scott McKenzie, contains the iconic line: "If you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear flowers in your hair." The Beatles sang "All you need is love" on their <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1469720">Magical Mystery Tour</a> album.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Mamas%20and%20the%20Papas%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XLw60OCEeHw/WMMrtKvV92I/AAAAAAAABtk/Q2fDZQRevCEpY4KO7tqhMkPeUTAALYpkACLcB/s200/mamas-papas.jpg" width="149" /></a>Musicians of the era drew from diverse influences. The folk revivalists of the 1950s and early 1960s inspired new singer-songwriters such as the Mamas and the Papas and Simon and Garfunkel. The Grateful Dead, a San Francisco band, released their first album in 1967. The Troubadour, a club in Haight-Ashbury, became the center for this style.<br />
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Artists inspired by the folk tradition include:<br />
(click links for library holdings)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Mamas%20and%20the%20Papas%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Mamas and the Papas</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Simon%20and%20Garfunkel.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Simon and Garfunkel</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Grateful%20Dead%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Grateful Dead</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1362789">The Byrds</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1165833/Buffalo%20Springfield%20(Musical%20group)?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Buffalo Springfield</a><br />
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Advances in recording studio technology made "psychedlic" rock possible. The Beach Boys's 1966 album, "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1778868">Pet Sounds</a>," raised the bar for music production. Portable equipment allowed the style to penetrate music festivals too. The movement impacted musicians in England as well. An artist colony in Chelsea perfected the psychedelic look of the 1960s; the Beatles "dropped acid" (LSD) and released the album, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1469547">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a>; and Pink Floyd released <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1464697">The Piper at the Gates of Dawn</a>.<br />
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Artists inspired by psychedelic drugs and electronics include:<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/981380/Cream%20(Musical%20group)?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Cream</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Pink%20Floyd%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Pink Floyd</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/786406/Doors%20(Musical%20group)?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Doors</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/789200/Hendrix,%20Jimi.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jimi Hendrix</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/815297/Jefferson%20Airplane%20(Musical%20group)?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jefferson Airplane</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1526049">Procol Harum</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Strawberry%20Alarm%20Clock%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Strawberry Alarm Clock</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Velvet%20Underground%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Velvet Underground</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Who%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&item_1cat=CD&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Who</a><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Zappa,%20Frank.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Frank Zappa</a> (and the Mothers of Invention)<br />
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Many of these musicians appeared during the 3-day International<br />
Monterey (California) Pop Music Festival in June of 1967. The<br />
festival kicked off the "Summer of Love" and inspired the<br />
organizers of the Woodstock Festival (1969). Seasoned and<br />
budding stars alike contributed to the festival, which was filmed for posterity<br />
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<b>For more about music from 1967 and the 1960s counter culture, </b><br />
<b>check these out:</b><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/781182" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jh6THWfeYfk/WMMsTzau_LI/AAAAAAAABts/KcmGuzX9QMUvA8th9EqRnhkDr9tylTxOACLcB/s200/hair-poster.jpg" width="153" /></a><br />
<i>Hair</i>, a Broadway musical based on hippie counterculture,<br />
premiered in October of 1967:<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/781182">Compact Disc 17232</a> or <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/781182">Compact Disc 17306</a> (Broadway cast album)<br />
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<b>DVDs in the Educational Technology & Resources Collection</b><br />
The Monterey Pop Festival <br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1254316">DVD 388</a> (3 DVDs plus guide)<br />
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Summer of Love (PBS)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1373201">DVD Video 4661</a><br />
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<b>From the General Collection (2nd - 4th Floors)</b><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1679136" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mgCyIzNto_0/WMM3YjWNSDI/AAAAAAAABuA/IalbD1h_r-cg-wR6tADcfpTw6e1TNGdMQCLcB/s200/leary.jpg" width="130" /></a><i>American Hippies</i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1834890">HQ799.7 .R66 2015</a><br />
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Baby Boomers and Popular Culture<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1793283">e-book</a><br />
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<i>The Haight-Ashbury: A History</i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/906480">HN80 .S4 P47 1980</a><br />
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<i>The Harvard Psychedelic Club</i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1487259">BF209 .H34 L38 2010</a><br />
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<i>The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on</i><br />
<i>The Tibetan Book of the Dead,</i> by Timothy Leary<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1679136">BF207 .L4 2007</a><br />
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<i>Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era</i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1401763">N6494 .P79 S86 2005</a><br />
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<i>The Summer of Love: Haight-Ashbury at its Highest</i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/277679">F869 .S35 A57</a><br />
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<i>We are the People Our Parents Warned us Against</i><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/207345">HQ796 .V68</a>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-71808633028492807642017-02-20T18:23:00.003-05:002017-05-08T18:27:02.445-04:00Black History Month: Caribbean StylesEnslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean Islands during the colonial era, and due to separation from other cultures and enslavement by different countries, developed individual musical styles.<br />
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<b>Haiti</b> is known for music that most closely resembles that of the Yoruba people. Though officially Catholic, for centuries the people practiced an African version of the religion, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=VODOU&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Vodou </a>or Vodoun. Through music, spirits enter the body of practitioners.<br />
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<b>Trinidad</b> is best known for steel drums, or steel pan drums. African slaves had long used various percussion instruments, and slaves deprived of traditional instruments innovated with the materials at hand. This tradition persisted in modern cultures, and Trinidadians developed pitched instruments from steel pans (usually from oil drums) that are now popular instruments worldwide.<br />
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<b>Jamaican Reggae </b>evolved from a genre called <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1657583">Rock Steady</a>, and<b> </b>is most closely associated with <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Wailers%20(Reggae%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Bob Marley and the Wailers</a>, whose most famous songs sing of freedom with a Jamaican accent. His son, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Marley,%20Ziggy.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Ziggy Marley</a>, continues the tradition.<br />
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Reggae would become popular worldwide, especially in Africa. Artists such as <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1304091/Dube,%20Lucky.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Lucky Dube</a> and the<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1530150"> Refugee All Stars of Sierra Leone</a> adopted the genre, using it as a means of protest from an African point of view.<br />
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Read about <a href="http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/23065">Reggae in Oxford Music Online</a> / Grove Music or <a href="http://proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://search.alexanderstreet.com/glnd">Music Online: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music</a>. (log in required from off campus)<br />
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<b>Cuba</b>, colonized by Spanish slave masters, developed diverse styles as freed slaves mastered Colonial styles. Retaining the percussive aesthetic of African music, Cuban jazz is often referred to as "Afro-Cuban." Latin-tinged jazz of the 1950s derives from American musicians' fascination with Cuban music. Cuban musicians who became famous in the 20th Century include <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1254523">Xavier Cugat</a> and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1746016">Pérez Prado</a>, the "Mambo King." More recent performers are <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Puente,%20Tito,%201923-2000.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Tito Puente,</a> <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=valdes,%20bebo&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Bebo Valdés</a> and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Ferrer,%20Ibrahim,%201927-2005.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Ibrahim Ferrer.</a> For more <i>sabór de Cuba</i>, check out the famous video of the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1254531">Buena Vista Social Club</a>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1420858" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lo8hTrFNIpU/WKt7KE6LMsI/AAAAAAAABss/gQiTUmVTUBwAUaGQtmv_Y8gVWXemyyqhACLcB/s200/reggaeton-book.jpg" width="132" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ML3532.5 .R44 2009</td></tr>
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<b>Puerto Rico</b>, and Puerto Ricans of New York, developed <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=reggaeton&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i>Reggaeton</i></a>, which is more closely related to rap than to reggae. Popular artists include Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel. This Latin-tinged rap music sprang from the<br />
Puerto Rican DJ community first in Puerto Rico and later also in<br />
the in the Bronx and the American West Coast. <br />
It reached its peak of popularity ca. 2005-2010.<br />
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To search for the music of a specific country or style, use the Libraries' Media Finders: http://www.bsu.edu/library → (Research) → <a href="http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/libraries/researchtools/mediafinders">Media Finders</a>. There is one for <a href="http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/librarycatalogs/worldmusic.htm">World Music</a> and one for<a href="http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/librarycatalogs/musicnon2.htm"> Musical Recordings </a>(Other than classical). <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/librarycatalogs/worldmusic.htm">The World Music</a></b> finder searches for books, DVDs, and musical instruments (Educational Technology and Resources Collection) as well as recordings:<br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-45595586217922461082017-02-03T18:04:00.000-05:002017-05-08T18:28:17.168-04:00Black History Month: Recording Labels and the Musical EntrepreneurToday's music listeners are probably well aware of record labels devoted to music by African-Americans. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin launched Def Jam Recordings in 1984. Cash Money Records, founded in 1991, launched the careers of Drake, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. In 1989, in conjunction with major label Arista Records, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antionio "L.A." Reid launched LaFace Records, which has since been absorbed by RCA.<br />
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This isn't a new phenomenon. Since the beginnings of the recording industry, black entrepreneurs launched many successful labels which in turn launched the careers of many artists who otherwise may not have found an audience.<br />
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a7zKG-YID_Y/WJTyt_nj7TI/AAAAAAAABrg/UWnl5beFAxQCc8Y2nLDsvKm2g2Pk_2egQCLcB/s1600/black-swan-label-orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a7zKG-YID_Y/WJTyt_nj7TI/AAAAAAAABrg/UWnl5beFAxQCc8Y2nLDsvKm2g2Pk_2egQCLcB/s200/black-swan-label-orig.jpg" width="198" /></a><br />
The Music Collection has CDs and information about many of these labels.<br />
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1921: Black Swan Records was founded in Harlem by Harry Pace. It was the first black-owned record label that produced music by and for black Americans. Pace recorded ground-breaking artists such as <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=henderson,%20fletcher&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra</a>, one of the first great dance bands, and songstress<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=waters,%20ethel&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER"> Ethel Waters</a>. Composer William Grant Still was one of the regular accompanying instrumentalists. The label was short-lived but its impact continues to this day.<br />
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During the 1930s and 1940s, black artists recorded for white-owned labels, many making a lot of money and becoming superstars of their time. Records marketed to black audiences were called "race records." Okey, Columbia, Paramount and Decca made millions from this market.<br />
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In the 1950s artists and the recording industry rebelled against the polished pop sounds of the post-war era. In jazz, small bebop combos recalled the earliest days of jazz, when improvisation within small groups gave artists such as Louis Armstrong creative freedom. There was also a folk music revival, which brought rural sounds to the fore. White artists such as Pete Seeger and The Weavers popularized white folk music, the blues of rural black America experienced a renaissance that eventually resulted in the new genre of rock 'n' roll. The Library of Congress's folklore programs brought both black and white folk music to urban consciousness through its records (Most now available on the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=folkways&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=AND&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=&library=ALL&item_1cat=CD&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&user_id=WEBSERVER">Smithsonian-Folkways</a> label)<br />
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<b>Motown</b>, named for the Motor City, Detroit, was the first big label dedicated to and owned by African-Americans. Founded and run by Barry Gordy in a two-story house, the label produced many superstar artists, and the label became synonymous with the soul sound of 1960s African-Americans. It also became synonymous with self-affirmation in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1558920">Power to the Motown People</a>" is a compilation of songs from 1968-1975 that expressed the varied feelings of artists during turbulent times. The label continues to produce African-American artists' work.<br />
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<b>Selected CDs in the Music Collection:</b>
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<ul>
<li>Commodores: The Ultimate Collection <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1300946">Compact Disc 15342</a></li>
<li>Marvin Gaye Gold <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1541976">Compact Disc 19685</a></li>
<li>Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1741979">Compact Disc 22039</a></li>
<li>Gladys Knight (& The Pips): The Ultimate Collection: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1167518">Compact Disc 10267</a></li>
<li>Smokey Robinson: The Solo Anthology <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1353578">Compact Disc 16806</a></li>
<li>The Supremes Gold <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1758738">Compact Disc 22129</a></li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Temptations%20(Musical%20group)&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Temptations</a></li>
<li>Stevie Wonder</li>
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<li>Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/962160">Compact Disc 4982</a></li>
<li>Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1311208">Compact Disc 15682</a></li>
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Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection<br />
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<li>Volume 1: 1959-1971 <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1253632">Compact Disc 18365</a></li>
<li>Volume 2: 1972-1992 <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1253633">Compact Disc 12875</a></li>
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A Cellarful of Motown: The Rarest Detroit Grooves
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<li>Volume 1: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1758392">Compact Disc 22405</a></li>
<li>Volume 2: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1758393">Compact Disc 22407</a></li>
<li>Volume 3: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1253632">Compact Disc 22413</a></li>
<li>Volume 4: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1758400">Compact Disc 22485</a></li>
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-2730401504792468212016-12-19T18:33:00.001-05:002017-05-08T18:30:26.780-04:00New Christmas Music on Naxos Music LibraryIt's that time of year again, and <a href="http://proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com">Naxos Music Library</a> can provide you with classical music for the holiday. (log in required from off campus) Recent additions to their library of almost two million tracks include a wide variety of Christmas pieces for chorus, orchestra, and wind ensemble:<br />
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Weihnachtsglück: Christmas Stories and Classical Music for Children<br />
<a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=00028948067336">Deutsche Grammophon 00028948067336</a><br />
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A Very Brandenburg Christmas, with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Choir<br />
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Corelli, Torelli & Handel. Christmas Concertos, conducted by Christopher Hogwood. Academy of Ancient Music<br />
<a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=00028947871439">Decca 00028947871439</a><br />
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Handel: The Messiah, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields<br />
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Advent and Christmas Songs from Moravia<br />
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Renata Tebaldi's Christmas Festival<br />
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John Rutter: The Christmas Album<br />
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A Celebration of Christmas, Brigham Young University Singers<br />
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Magnum Mysterium: Advent and Christmas Music for Lute and Voice<br />
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Weihnachten in Leipzig, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields<br />
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Nutcracker Ballet excerpts, performed by The Chicago Symphony, under the baton of Fritz Reiner<br />
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Christmas from Gloucester Cathedral: 20 Carols Old & New<br />
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O du Fröhliche: Festive Wind Music<br />
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How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?<br />
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps int he sand?<br />
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned?<br />
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind.</blockquote>
"The Times, They are A-Changin'" (1964) is the protest song most identified with Dylan as a performer. <br />
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"My Back Pages," from <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1367962">Another Side of Bob Dylan </a>(1964) is one of the songs covered by <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1362789">The Byrds</a> Each stanza ends with one of his most famous lines: "But I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now." <br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/514766">Highway 61 Revisited</a> (1965) references the highway in Mississippi made famous by Robert Johnson (1911 - 1938), the Delta Blues master who inspired many rock 'n' roll artists. "Like a Rolling Stone" was an indictment of the powerful brought down, or perhaps of middle-class teens who became vagabond hippies. The song has the unforgettable lines:<br />
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You used to laugh about<br />
Everybody was hanging out<br />
Now you don't talk so loud<br />
Now you don't seem so proud<br />
About having to be scrounging for your next meal</blockquote>
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How does it feel<br />
How does it feel<br />
To be without a home<br />
Like a complete unknown<br />
Like a rolling stone?</blockquote>
Many of his lyrics are love songs, but they use more poetic devices than other love songs of the time. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">Blonde on Blonde</a> (1966) included "Visions of Johanna," which is mysterious and indecipherable.<br />
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Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?<br />
We sit here stranded, though we're all doing our best to deny it. <br />
And Louise holds a handful of rain, tempting you to defy it<br />
Lights flicker from the opposite loft<br />
In this room the heat pipes just cough<br />
The country music station plays soft<br />
But there's nothing really nothing to turn off<br />
Just Louise and her lover so entwined<br />
And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind...</blockquote>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1318548">Blood on the Tracks </a>(1975) included a bluesy song titled "Buckets of Rain" One of the stanzas makes no literal sense but works as a blues song:<br />
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Little red wagon<br />
Little red bike<br />
I ain't no monkey but I know what I like<br />
I like the way you love me strong and slow<br />
I'm takin' you with me, honey baby<br />
When I go.</blockquote>
"Hurricane" (co-written with Jacques Levy), was featured on his 1975 album, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1195225">Desire</a>. It is one of many story songs by Dylan, and one of his most controversial. This eight-minute song tells the story of the wrongful arrest and conviction of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer charged with a 1966 triple murder and eventually released. Dylan became an advocate for Carter's release. Carter was the subject of "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1338200">The Hurricane</a>, " (1999) starring Denzel Washington, and Dylan's song is used in the film. The song begins:<br />
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Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night<br />
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall<br />
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood<br />
Cries out, "My God, they killed them all!"<br />
Here comes the story of the Hurricane<br />
The man the authorities came to blame<br />
For somethin' that he never done<br />
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been<br />
The champion of the world.</blockquote>
The story ends when "the D.A. said he was the one who did the deed, And the all-white jury agreed."<br />
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Other famous songs were made famous by others: Tamborine Man, All Along the Watchtower, The Mighty Quinn, and Make you Feel My Love.<br />
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To read Dylan's lyrics from 1962 - 2001 check out <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1297927">ML 420 .D98 L97 2004</a><br />
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To understand more about the man and his impact, check out some of the books about him (most are shelved in the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/787896/Dylan,%20Bob,%201941-?bind_name=SUBJECT&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">ML 420 .D98</a> number in the Music Collection)<br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-61275556230039609362016-09-06T13:27:00.001-04:002018-04-10T16:47:02.834-04:00Commemorating 9/11 in MusicFifteen years later, the anguish of 9/11 still resonates for Americans, including many composers. There have been several pieces composed since that date that memorialize the people and events:<br />
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<b>John Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls</b><br />
Adams won a Pulitzer Prize for this haunting work that uses the names of some of the victims as the text.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1299906">Compact Disc 15245</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=075597981667">Naxos Music Library link</a> (log in required from off campus)</li>
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Heggie used interviews of Houston natives as the text for haunting pieces set for three singers and a small group of instrumentalists.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1743124">Compact Disc 22675</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=PTC5186515">Naxos Music Library link</a></li>
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<b>Steve Reich: WTC 9/11</b><br />
Pre-recorded voices from NORAD, the Fire Department of New York and interviews of friends and neighbors combine with the Kronos Quartet.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1640711">Compact Disc 20820</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=075597964554">Naxos Music Library link</a></li>
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<b>Kevin Malone: The Music of 9/11, vol. 1</b></div>
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Requiem77 includes recordings of air traffic controllers attempting to reach American Airlines Flight 77.</div>
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1733650">Compact Disc 21925</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=MSVCD92106">Naxos Music Library link</a></li>
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<b>Robert Moran: Trinity Requiem</b></div>
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Trinity Church, located near the World Trade Center, commissioned this piece by Robert Moran and recorded it for its 10th anniversary commemoration.</div>
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1751422">Compact Disc 21097</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=INNOVA244">Naxos Music Library link</a></li>
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<b>Ingram Marshall: September Canons</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1561526">Compact Disc 19790</a></li>
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<b>Lera Auerbach: September 11: Op. 63</b> for violin & piano</div>
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<b>Ned Rorem: Aftermath,</b> a song cycle<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1751421">Compact Disc 21465</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=TROY761-62">Naxos Music Library link</a></li>
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<b>Harold Levin: Meditation on the Twin Towers</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1637165">Compact Disc 20805</a></li>
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<li>Karen Walwyn: <a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=TROY1085">Reflections on 9/11</a></li>
<li>Kevin Puts: <a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=8.559794">Symphony No. 2</a></li>
<li>George Quincy: <a href="http://bsu.naxosmusiclibrary.com/catalogue/item.asp?cid=TROY596">Voices from Ground Zero</a></li>
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<b><i>For more information, check out this book:</i></b></div>
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<i>The Politics of Post-9/11 Music: Sound, Trauma, and the Music Industry in the Time of Terror</i>, edited by Joseph P. Fisher</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1646742">ML 3918 .P67 P655 2011</a></div>
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-83505962389271308352016-08-16T12:18:00.000-04:002016-08-16T12:18:15.045-04:00Florence Foster Jenkins - Famous or Infamous Singer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Florence Foster Jenkins," a film starring Meryl Streep opens this week. The title character was a real woman who used her wealth to indulge in her passion: classical singing. She founded a musical club, the Verdi Club of New York, which continues its work today. She performed for the club and other private venues, unwittingly becoming a laughingstock of musical cognoscenti. In 1944 she rented Carnegie Hall and the secret was out. <br />
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She recorded nine songs and arias, which have been re-released on an album titled, "The Glory (????) Of the Human Voice." Perhaps her most famous (or infamous) performance is Mozart's "Queen of the Night" aria from the Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote). This aria has some of the highest notes and most demanding passages in the operatic repertoire. Most sopranos would not dare to attempt it, but Florence Foster Jenkins sang it... terribly.<br />
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Here are some of the iconic albums of 1966:<br />
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Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde was released in May of 1966 and became a double platinum hit album. This album includes "Just Like a Woman," "Rainy Day Women," "I Want You" and "Visions of Johanna."<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1778868">Pet Sounds</a> by the Beach Boys is one of the first concept albums, but more than that, it explored new sonic territory with innovative engineering techniques and a large assortment of acoustical instruments. It is preserved in the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry and is second on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Hits from the album include:<br />
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Pet Sounds Sessions: This 1996 reissue includes alternate takes and backing-only tracks.<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1075411">Compact Disc 9735</a><br />
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The Pet Sounds reissue of 2012 includes both mono and stereo tracks: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1778868">Compact Disc 22647</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1469545" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTgnPs3Y7H0/V024BawV4YI/AAAAAAAABog/Tt0PXRy47rkleNwFPn1G2y8RG5BrXk6nwCLcB/s200/beatles-revolver.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" is considered a pivotal single for the band, transitioning their sound from pop to rock. It was a hit in the Summer of 1966 as a single and was included on the 1970 album, Hey Jude.<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1733418">Compact Disc 21998</a><br />
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The Beatles' album, Revolver, released in August, 1966, contains hits "Taxman," "Eleanor Rigby," "Here, There, and Everywhere," "Good Day Sunshine," "Got to Get You into My Life" as well as "Yellow Submarine."<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1469545">Compact Disc 18338</a> (reissue with added goodies)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/515054">Compact Disc 1153</a><br />
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention released "Freak Out!" which used unusual timbres, stretching the limits of pop sounds. This concept album was an underground hit, exploring psychedelic sounds, avant garde techniques borrowed from jazz and classical music, and layered textures. "In Memoriam, Edgard Varèse" references the composer who popularized <i>musique concrète</i>, the technique of using sounds created from objects that would not normally be considered musical instruments.<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1294585">Compact Disc 15097</a><br />
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While rock music was evolving and pushing forward, Frank Sinatra, whose crooner career started in the Big Band era, continued to be popular. His album, Frank Sinatra Sings for Moderns: Strangers in the Night, includes the title track, Summer Wind, and other popular songs by the then fifty-year-old superstar.<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1225224">Compact Disc 11725</a><br />
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<b><i>For more hits from 1966, check out these compilation albums:</i></b><br />
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Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits, 1966<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/656740">Compact Disc 1743</a><br />
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Billboard Top R&B Hits, 1966<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/556966">Compact Disc 114</a><br />
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"1966" from Time-Life Music<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/678224">Compact Disc 239</a><br />
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1966: Shakin' All Over, from Time-Life Music<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/678223">Compact Disc 240</a><br />
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1966, The Beat Goes On<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/684861">Compact Disc 241</a><br />
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1966, Blowin' Your Mind<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/689148">Compact Disc 358</a><br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-80782434558307259042016-05-03T11:53:00.002-04:002016-07-21T17:25:31.739-04:00Music for a Relaxed Finals Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Research has shown (See the <a href="http://www.apa.org/research/action/multitask.aspx">American Psychological Association summary</a>) that "multi-tasking" is not effective, or even possible. What the brain really does is switch between tasks, to the detriment of all the tasks being done.<br />
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One of the most prevalent distractions for students is music: their own or their neighbor's. If a student is used to hearing music continually, will silence be too alien to be helpful to attention?<br />
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Ever since the flawed "Mozart Effect" studies, researchers have sought to explain the seemingly positive effect of music on learning through brain studies and other methods. In one study, researchers found that slow (lento) music reduced test anxiety, which in itself could improve test scores. (1) Other studies have shown that classical music can reduce blood pressure in heart patients, and there is a medical specialty called Music Therapy.<br />
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If you like having music on, but find some kinds of music distracting, perhaps music designed for meditation can help your focus during Finals Week. In most cultures that practice meditation, its aim is to clear the mind of distracting thoughts. Instrumental music - music without a vocal part - seems conducive to meditation, and may less distracting for study because you are only absorbing words from one place: your study materials.<br />
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The Music Collection has some music for relaxation so you can have your cake (music) and eat it too (focus on your work):<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1003056" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SK_FbUI2VMM/Vyi4bOdN15I/AAAAAAAABnc/z-5td3E_51wEN70bzPWxIlX1k16vaCjJwCLcB/s200/halpern-effortless.jpg" width="200" /></a>"<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1070447/New%20Age%20music?bind_name=SUBJECT&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">New Age Music"</a> as a subject often includes soothing music, but some is ethnically-oriented percussive music that could have the opposite effect! We have selected a few albums and artists that may provide an optimal atmosphere:<br />
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Brian Eno's <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1314614">Discreet Music</a> (1975) was one of the first electronic music works created for ambiance. His album, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1334755">Neroli</a> (1993) is so calming it has been played in maternity wards.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/?ps=XtAoIgmDV8/BRACKEN/237750134/18/X100/XAUTHOR/Halpern,+Steven.">Steven Halpern </a> was one of the leaders of the 1970s and 1980s "anti-frantic" music movement, with albums titled "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1003364">Inner Peace</a>" and "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1003056">Effortless Relaxation.</a>"<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/776597" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9FUHkzbu4SQ/Vyi5VKxU3JI/AAAAAAAABnk/NtwHsJbLJhcQbjAl7-p5yHONPfpb04IcQCLcB/s200/oldman-tear.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=coyote%20oldman&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Coyote Oldman</a> is a duo that plays native American flutes in simple and soothing First Peoples-inspired styles.<br />
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George Winston, a pianist, is one of the pioneers of New Age music though he also performs jazz and folk music. He has recorded many albums for the quintessential New Age record label, <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=windham%20hill&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Windham Hill</a>. His "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1152330">Plains</a>" celebrates the wide expanses of the American plains.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1756326">Yoga Lounge</a> includes music of various tempos for yoga stretching but can be relaxing at any time. The CD is from <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=putumayo&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Putumayo</a>, a record label that issues compilations of tracks from around the world in several series, including "Lounge" and "Playground."<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1413873" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4saNncnJT0/VyjDtZqLNkI/AAAAAAAABn0/6wyogJo742URmfCoCJzRdwsx_0RtyyvrQCLcB/s200/kenny-g-rhythm-romance.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
For a selection of relaxing classical music, try:<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/865715">Meditations for a Quiet Night</a><br />
Compact Disc 982<br />
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Some people find smooth jazz soothing. Try CDs by <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1386203">Chris Botti </a>(trumpet), <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Koz,%20Dave.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Dave Koz</a> (saxophone), <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=G.,%20Kenny.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Kenny G </a>(soprano saxophone) or <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Culbertson,%20Brian.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Brian Culbertson</a> (piano),<br />
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References<br />
(1) Lai, H., Chen, P., Chen, C., Chang, H., Peng, T., & Chang, F. (2008). Randomized crossover trial studying
the effect of music on examination anxiety. Nurse Education Today, 28(8), 909916.
doi: <a href="http://10.0.3.248/j.nedt.2008.05.011">10.1016/j.nedt.2008.05.011</a><br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-75104787712925090022016-04-22T14:21:00.000-04:002016-07-21T17:26:21.124-04:00R.I.P. PrinceThe music world lost another innovative, creative musician this week: Prince Rogers Nelson, a.k.a. "Prince" died on April 21 at age 57. His albums won many Grammys and he achieved success as a songwriter as well. He is best known for his film, "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1380675">Purple Rain</a>," and its <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/826258">soundtrack</a>, and for the song "Party like it's 1999." His blend of classic R&B sounds with modern synthesizers helped define the music of a generation.<br />
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Prince (1979)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1300915" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3_UZ4NcxmlY/Vxpq7YrLq1I/AAAAAAAABnI/WndguwpL1fk6BsRiefMdgEWsFT3wCH0MACLcB/s200/prince-1999-cover.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1300915">Compact Disc 15360</a><br />
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1999 (1983)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1254671">Compact Disc 12739</a></div>
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Purple Rain (1984)<br />
Soundtrack: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/826258">Compact Disc 3666</a><br />
DVD: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1380675">DVD Video 3932</a><br />
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Parade: Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon" (1986)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1380675" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GCxAYnKPDto/VxpqVuiOaMI/AAAAAAAABnA/IMEMS_q-yLIWO3v6AUgJtLXCBZriN8e6QCLcB/s200/purple-rain-cover.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1033295">Compact Disc 7848</a></div>
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Sign "o" the Times (1987)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1023748">Compact Disc 7314</a></div>
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Black Album (1988)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/912899">Compact Disc 5337</a></div>
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Diamonds and Pearls (1991)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/774220">Compact Disc 3388</a></div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1027843" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u7c3pj8UKRE/VxpqnpiarZI/AAAAAAAABnE/n_dupu4_uXwRNvZZdBQN6An0Y9cO47TbQCLcB/s200/prince-gold-exp.jpg" width="150" /></a>1993: The Hits & B-Sides (1993)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1300903">Compact Disc 15336</a></div>
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The Gold Experience (1995)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1027843">Compact Disc 7518</a></div>
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Musicology (2004)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1307426">Compact Disc 15476</a></div>
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Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-27262922446186080472016-04-20T18:40:00.001-04:002017-05-08T20:44:28.767-04:00Miles DavisDon Cheadle's character study of Miles Davis in the 2016 film, "Miles Ahead" has brought the music of Miles to a new generation of fans, though the film limits itself to the non-productive years of Miles's life: the late 1970s. He had outlived many of his creative collaborators, becoming an "icon" rather than the revolutionary innovator he had been throughout his career. Critics disagree about the film, but nobody questions Davis's complex character or his contribution to jazz. Every list of "best" or "most iconic" or "most ground-breaking" or "must-hear" jazz albums includes at least one by Davis.<br />
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In the 1950s Miles was one of the foremost performers of bebop. His Quintet and Quartet recordings remain some of the definitive bebop releases. He headlined two quintets, the first with John Coltrane on saxophone, would release iconic bebop albums. The second, starting in 1963, included players who would be the stars of the fusion movement that combined electrified other timbres and beats with jazz improv techniques. The movement is known for combining rock music, but also brought in Brazilian percussion and other elements.<br />
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For more on Miles Davis, check out <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/280131/Davis,%20Miles.?bind_name=SUBJECT&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">these books</a> from the Music Collection.<br />
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<b>Miles Davis Quintet</b> (with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums) This is the original bebop quintet that defined the genre.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1318748" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VIOVWqd-kpg/VxeiUpzI05I/AAAAAAAABlU/NgRuADXx6V8VEFbl-_DaN4Tx8DK2JQV2wCLcB/s200/Round-About-Midnight-cover.jpg" width="150" /></a>1955:<br />
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<li><b>Round About Midnight</b>: Recorded in 1955 by the Quintet for Columbia but released in 1957. This album is considered by many to be the essential album from Davis's original Quintet.<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1318748">Compact Disc 15862</a></li>
</ul>
1956:
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1387154" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zKBaKmFb0rg/VxeiVAou33I/AAAAAAAABlk/zBhHRxko9Ek6e7IeeA-kFrO-9m3uHgUvQCLcB/s200/davis-relaxin.jpg" width="150" /></a>
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<ul>
<li><b>Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet</b><br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1387153">Compact Disc 1762</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet</b><br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1387154">Compact Disc 17626</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1266198" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Ha13bqVDWs/VxeiUwHk3BI/AAAAAAAABlg/Yzn_PfLdupkFm24WhC7qQLxk_LTPQa78ACLcB/s200/davis-miles-ahead.jpg" width="150" /></a><br />
<ul>
<li><b>Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet</b>
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1481704">Compact Disc 19564</a>
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1526139">Compact Disc 17979</a> (with "Cookin'")</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
</b><br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1526139">Compact Disc 18979</a> (with "Steamin'")</li>
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<b>Miles as an innovator:</b><br />
1957:
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1236592" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uLrHXYN13Wk/VxeiUn8TKqI/AAAAAAAABlM/23KhwqUL8HkIhdiNGrt-GBSBbMk4_jMogCLcB/s200/davis-birth-cool.jpg" width="150" /></a>
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<ul>
<li><b>Miles Ahead</b> features Miles soloing on flugelhorn with a big band directed by Gil Evans. The same collaboration would result in Sketches of Spain in 1960.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1266198">Compact Disc 13263</a></li>
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<ul>
<li><b>Birth of the Cool</b>, one of the most highly regarded jazz albums of all time. "Hot" jazz of the 1920s was defined by up-tempo, intensely rhythmic pieces meant for dancing. "Cool" jazz would be known for softer sounds and more languid tempos. The album was released in 1957, but was recorded in 1949 and 1950 by a nonet consisting of Davis and other innovators of the "cool" sound including Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1236592">Compact Disc 16121</a></li>
</ul>
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1958:</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1153459" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ch5RCLtwquE/VxeiU5UFXCI/AAAAAAAABlY/u32hRbz3TYQOh4xeUdNwBZC2qbYkmVv5ACLcB/s200/davis-kind-of-blue.jpg" width="150" /></a>
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<ul>
<li><b>At Newport</b> (issued in 1964) was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival. Cannonball Adderley plays alto sax and Bill Evans is featured on piano
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505304">Compact Disc 19012</a></li>
</ul>
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1959:
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1064839" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vOlpLRFvEeA/VxgCfZ4pXpI/AAAAAAAABmw/cbJuKuBN-GwZJ1qacXowG0ae1404YyLXwCLcB/s200/davis-sketches.jpg" width="150" /></a>
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<li><b>Kind of Blue</b>, #1 on the Village Voice's list of "Ten Jazz Albums to Hear before you die," this album features John Coltrane, Bill Evans on piano, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, Paul Chambers (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (drums).<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1153459">Compact Disc 16525</a></li>
</ul>
1960:<br />
<ul>
<li><b>Sketches of Spain</b>. Davis and Gil Evans reworked classical composer Joaquin Rodrigo's guitar concerto, "Concierto de Aranjuez," as a jazz piece highlighting Davis in a soloist role with accompaniment.</li>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1033491">Compact Disc 7833</a>
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1064839">Compact Disc 4927</a> (1997 reissue)</ul>
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<b>Fusion Years</b><br />
In 1963 Miles assembled a new Quintet, with George Coleman<br />
on tenor sax (soon to be replaced by Wayne Shorter, later of<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/?ps=MuMTbRXku9/BRACKEN/189540006/8/1179560/Weather+Report+(Musical+group)">Weather Report</a> fame), Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter<br />
on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. Several albums include<br />
this new combination of talent:<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505307" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L1Lpw6tetEY/VxfakW1-sxI/AAAAAAAABmU/l9ZpYTeOq5EchgRQ42frF0Wp2ShAL7UJwCLcB/s200/davis-monterey-jazz.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>
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<li><b>Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival</b>.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505307">Compact Disc 19457</a></li>
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<li><b>Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe</b> (recorded in 1963).<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1646728">Compact Disc 20882</a></li>
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<li><b>Seven Steps to Heaven</b>, with the same group but with Victor Feldman replacing Hancock on some tracks.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505311">Compact Disc 19006</a></li>
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<li><b>My Funny Valentine</b>, recorded live in New York in 1964 at the same benefit concert that resulted in "Four & More" The concert was dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy and raised money to support the Civil Rights Movement.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1307556">Compact Disc 15596</a></li>
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<li>"<b>Four & More</b>"<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505305">Compact Disc 19007</a></li>
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<li><b>Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel</b> (1965, Chicago) is a seven-disc set that features 10-20 minute versions of the Davis's best known pieces from both the early days and the new group.
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505309">Compact Disc 13227</a></li>
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<li><b>Miles Smiles</b>, with the new quintet, was recorded in 1966 and released in 1967.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505309">Compact Disc 18991</a></li>
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Read about this album's impact on jazz history: <i> Miles Davis, Miles Smiles, and the Invention of Post Bop</i>, by Jeremy Yudkin<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1376506">ML 419 .D39 Y83 2008</a></blockquote>
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<li><b>Nefertiti</b>, recorded in 1967, is considered "hard bop" but hints at the future direction of the members as creators of the fusion movement.
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505310">Compact Disc 19435</a></li>
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<li><b>Miles in the Sky</b> (1968)
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505308">Compact Disc 19011</a></li>
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<li><b>In a Silent Way</b> (1969) adds future <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/?ps=MuMTbRXku9/BRACKEN/189540006/8/1179560/Weather+Report+(Musical+group)">Weather Report</a> founder, Joe Zawinul on organ.</li>
<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505306">Compact Disc 18992</a></li>
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1970:
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<li><b>Bitches Brew</b><i> </i>was a ground-breaking album that paved the way for experimental cross-over groups of the 1970s "fusion" movement.</li>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1464924">Compact Disc 18300</a>
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/804909">Compact Disc 3612</a> (1980s reissue with updated liner notes)</ul>
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<li><b>The Cellar Door Sessions</b>: Recorded at The Cellar Door in Washington, DC in 1970. With Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, and Airto Moreira. </li>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1334540">Compact Disc 18253</a></ul>
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1972:<br />
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<li><b>On the Corner</b> features funky bass, electric sitar and synthesizer among other new sounds not usually associated with Jazz. With Herbie Hancock and Jack DeJohnette.
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1465860">Compact Disc 17959</a></li>
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1986:</div>
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<li><b>Tutu </b>is a rather experimental album, with Davis as a soloist over dubbed performers. He won a grammy award for this album.<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1036328">Compact Disc 7883</a></li>
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1989:<br />
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<li><b>Amandla </b>pairs Davis with a variety of performers, and the result is a multi-faceted album with influences from funk, African music, and electronic composition.
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1505324">Compact Disc 19520</a></li>
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1992:<br />
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<li><b>Doo-Bop</b> was Davis's last recording.
<br /><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/829038">Compact Disc 3712</a></li>
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-12237824981013018782016-04-18T15:41:00.000-04:002016-07-21T18:02:19.071-04:00Recent Jazz Acquisitions<br />
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During Spring Semester some fabulous jazz CDs have been added to the collection, as well as two books for performers:<br />
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Compact Discs:</b><br />
John Coltrane. Offering: Live at Temple <o:p></o:p>University<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1789891">Compact Disc 22794</a>
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Rudresh Mahanthappa. Bird Calls<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brad Mehldau. Live in Tokyo<o:p></o:p></div>
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Charles Mingus. The Jazz Workshop Concerts, 1964-1965
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1790047">Compact Disc 22802</a> (7 discs)</div>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1789531">Compact Disc 22704</a>
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Ben Webster and Associates<o:p></o:p>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1789817">Compact Disc 22803</a><br />
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Brenna Whitaker
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1789534">Compact Disc 22721</a><br />
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Wes Montgomery. One Night in Indy<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1792197">Compact Disc 22807</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1666038" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MZYg6SDnHKQ/VxFiZgS2CuI/AAAAAAAABkc/KfBttK1FXx4plyPNPu3iop_OQJxD6N1NwCLcB/s200/progressive-independence.jpg" width="100" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books:</span></div>
So You Want to Sing Jazz: A Guide for Professionals, by Jan Shapiro (sponsored by NATS)<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1793801">MT 868 .S43 2016</a><br />
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Progressive Independence, Jazz: A Comprehensive Guide to Basic Jazz Drumming Technique, by Ron Spagnardi</div>
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1666038">MT 662.8 .S73 P7 2010</a><o:p></o:p>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-78758001869805114522016-04-08T17:58:00.000-04:002016-07-21T18:06:50.077-04:00Outlaw Country and Merle HaggardThe music world lost an icon this week: Merle Haggard died at the age of 79. He was one of the last remaining musicians of the "Outlaw Country" genre. This genre was in part a reaction against the clean-shaved, rhinestone-studded "Nashville Sound" of the 1960s. With acoustic guitar and untutored vocal styles, combined with lyrics from the edges of society, the movement turned country music on its head and had wide crossover appeal.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1675547" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ObiGTayUxw/VwfCL4ch2NI/AAAAAAAABjA/AYxqGQCrwtceuwamorThxEHFeZr4Dhh3A/s200/haggard-40-hits.jpg" width="150" /></a>Merle Haggard: 40 Greatest Hits: <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1675547">Compact Disc 21410</a><br />
The outlaw theme is typified in his classic song, "Mama Tried:"
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<i>And I turned twenty-one in prison
<br />doing life without parole
<br />No one could steer me right
<br />but Mama tried, Mama tried
<br />Mama tried to raise me better,
<br />but her pleading I denied
<br />That leaves only me to blame
<br /> 'cause Mama tried.</i></blockquote>
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Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson: Django and Jimmie<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1792894">Compact Disc 22799</a><br />
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Willie Nelson and Haggard collaborated on this album in 2015. The title song acknowledges the influence of <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/796117/Reinhardt,%20Django,%201910-1953.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Django Reinhardt</a>, the famous gypsy jazz guitarist of 1930s-1950s Paris, and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=rodgers,%20jimmie&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jimmie Rodgers</a>, an influential white Southern blues musician ("The Singing Brakeman") of the 1920s and 1930s, known for his yodeling.<br />
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Willie Nelson's (b. 1933) "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1360111">Red-Headed Stranger</a>" (1975) tells the story of a heartbroken cowboy who kills a woman for touching his deceased wife's horse.
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<i>The yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset</i><br />
<i>The stranger went free of course</i><br />
<i>For you can't hang a man for killing a woman</i><br />
<i>Who's trying to steal your horse.</i></blockquote>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1324812">Waylon Jennings</a> (1937-2002) "Are you Sure Hank Done it This Way" (1975) is an homage to Hank Williams, Sr., and at the same time a jab at the Nashville style:<br />
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<i>Lord it's the same old tune, fiddle and guitar
<br />Where do we take it from here?
<br />Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars
<br />It's been the same way for years
<br />We need to change.</i></blockquote>
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Hank Williams, Jr. (b. 1949) summed up his outlaw ways in "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1007855">Family Tradition</a>," a song referencing his famous (alcoholic) <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=Williams,%20Hank,%201923-1953.&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">father</a>:
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<i>So don't ask me, Hank why do you drink?
<br />Hank, why do roll smoke?<br />
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?<br />
Stop and think it over,
<br />try and put yourself in my unique position.<br />
If I get stoned and sing all night long,
<br />It's a family tradition!
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=cash,%20johnny&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Johnny Cash</a> (1932 - 2003) a.k.a. "The Man in Black" is famous for singing "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" in the song, Folsom Prison Blues.<br />
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<i>It's rollin' 'round the bend,</i><br />
<i>And I ain't seen the sunshine</i><br />
<i>Since, I don't know when</i><br />
<i>I'm stuck in Folsom Prison</i><br />
<i>And time keeps draggin' on.</i><br />
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Nashville is no longer the rhinestone capital that it was when Elvis Presley and Porter Wagoner chased the long-haired, acoustic bad boys to Texas and beyond, but the bad boy idea lives on in lyrics that continue to be covered by today's artists.<br />
<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-64014427464317810972016-04-05T16:31:00.001-04:002016-07-21T18:14:40.594-04:00April is National Poetry Month - The Most Poetic Singer-Songwriters?<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This year marks the 20th annual <a href="https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/home">National Poetry Month</a>, sponsored by the <a href="https://www.poets.org/">Academy of American Poets</a>. While not usually considered "poets," singer-songwriters are indeed poets, who happen also to set their poetry to music. A peak period of poetic creativity in song was the singer-songwriter era of the sixties and seventies. Check out the music of these enduring lyricists:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Far between sundown’s finish an’ midnight’s broken toll
<br />We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
<br /> As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
<br />Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
<br />Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
<br />Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
<br />An’ for each an’ ev’ry underdog soldier in the night
<br /> An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Rows and flows of angel hair<br />And ice cream castles in the air and feather canyons everywhere<br />I've looked at clouds that way<br />But now they only block the sun, they rain and they snow on everyone<br />So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way<br />I've looked at clouds from both sides now<br />From up and down and still somehow it's cloud illusions that I recall<br />I really don't know clouds at all</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down</i>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee' </i>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the skies of November turn gloomy</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don McLean's "<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1261444">American Pie</a>" celebrated or bemoaned (depending on your interpretation) the history of rock 'n' roll during his lifetime. Scholars and fans have discussed and debated the meaning of the lyrics since its 1971 release.<br />
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<i>But February made me shiver<br />With every paper I'd deliver<br />Bad news on the doorstep
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The day the music died.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many Beatles songs include innovative poetic ideas, turns of phrase,social and personal insights, or just nonsense syllables. Like Dylan's, the <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1756365">Beatles Lyrics</a> are profound and innovative enough to be immortalized in a book </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.472px;"><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1756365">ML421.B4 D385 2014</a>) Phrases from their songs have become classic quotations in their own right. They'll take you to "Strawberry Fields," among other places:</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Living is easy with eyes closed<br />Misunderstanding all you see<br />It's getting hard to be someone<br />But it all works out<br />It doesn't matter much to me<br />Let me take you down<br />Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields<br />Nothing is real<br />And nothing to get hung about<br />Strawberry Fields forever</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-76235492573894569772016-02-23T15:58:00.000-05:002018-04-10T16:57:55.651-04:00Master of Acoustic Guitar: Tommy EmmanuelOn February 26, Tommy Emmanuel will be performing at the Egyptian Room in Indianapolis. If you missed your chance to purchase a ticket, his virtuosic artistry (and sense of humor) are well known on youtube. Perhaps his most famous youtube video is his TEDx Talk: My Life as a One-Man Band. His fingerpicking technique, based on the style of Chet Atkins, covers bass notes, chords, and melody, and he uses the guitar as a percussion instrument. Who needs a band?<br />
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<b>For more, check out his CDs from The Music Collection:</b><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1784170">It's Never Too Late</a>: Compact Disc 22653<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1792199">The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World</a><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1777418">The Guitar Mastery of Tommy Emmanuel CGP</a>: Compact Disc 22599<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1638487">All I Want for Christmas</a>: Compact Disc 20791<br />
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<i>Note: CGP is a special designation awarded to Tommy by his hero, Chet Atkins. It means "Certified Guitar Player," and was awarded to only five guitarists (including himself) before Atkins's death in 2001.</i><br />
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If you want to learn the "finger-picking" technique for yourself, check out these how-to books and songbooks:<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1474129">Contemporary Acoustic Guitar, by Eric Paschal</a><br />
MT 585 .P38 C6 1999<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1657835">Fingerpicking Love Songs</a><br />
M 1630.18 .F56 2011<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1657836">Fingerpicking Wedding</a><br />
M 1630.18 F58 2011<br />
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Acoustic Artistry: Tapping, Slapping, and Percussion Techniques for Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar, by Evan Hirschelman<br />
<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1665895">MT 588 .H57 A3 2011</a>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-24289326539616793842016-02-12T17:42:00.002-05:002016-07-21T18:17:45.156-04:00I Heard it in a Love Song - The Love Song in HistoryEven before the Biblical "Song of Solomon," love has been a major theme in poetry and song. Throughout history some of the best musical works have been dedicated to one beloved lady (most composers and poets were men).<br />
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<b>Middle Ages</b><br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=GUILLAUME%20DE%20MACHAUT%20APPROXIMATELY%201300-1377&srchfield1=^^^^&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=&search_entries1=&search_type1=&special_proc1=&library=ALL&language=ANY&format=ANY&item_type=ANY&location=ANY&item_1cat=ANY&item_2cat=ANY&item_3cat=ANY&item_4cat=ANY&item_5cat=ANY&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&sort_by=ANY&user_id=WEBSERVER">Guillaume de Machaut</a> (ca. 1300 - 1377) was an innovative poet and musician of Fourteenth-Century France. In the tradition of the troubadours and trouvères of the previous century, his songs lamented unrequited love or listed the admirable qualities of his lady love. His artistry is considered the height of the <i>courtly love</i> tradition. Some of his poetic forms were also used by his slightly younger contemporary, Geoffrey Chaucer.<br />
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<b>18th Century</b><br />
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Opera, staged plays with music, reached its maturity in the 18th Century with the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). His most popular operas portrayed love relationships amid comic circumstances, including mistaken identity and the mischief of jealous rivals.<br />
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<li><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1286831/Cos%C3%AC%20fan%20tutte?bind_name=TITLE&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i>Così fan tutte</i>:</a> Two sisters are tricked into believing their lovers are away at war.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/277051/Don%20Giovanni.?bind_name=TITLE&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Don Giovanni</a></i>: Don Juan toys with the affections of the wrong father's daughter.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/649373/Nozze%20di%20Figaro.?bind_name=TITLE&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Marriage of Figaro</a></i> (Le Nozze di Figaro): Figaro's upcoming marriage is endangered by the machinations of jealous rivals and mistaken identity.</li>
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1547032" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ga47LT_qO5U/VqlPI8SpFPI/AAAAAAAABfM/zIVfWX81nRI/s200/traviata-netrebko.jpg" width="133" /></a>Love-themed operas continued to be popular, but in the 19th Century they usually end with the death of at least one of the star-crossed lovers, sometimes from consumption, (tuberculosis), the scourge of 19th-Century Europe. Somehow the soprano heroine manages to sing lovely arias right up until her final moments while suffering from the deadly lung disease! Songs (arias) from these operas became popular songs of the day.<br />
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<i><a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/523315/La%20traviata%20/?bind_name=TITLE&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">La Traviata</a></i>, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) features Violetta, a high-class Parisian prostitute, who falls in love with a wealthy suitor, Alfredo. Alfredo's father interferes, and the couple are separated until just before her death from consumption.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata2=puccini&srchfield2=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^Author&searchoper2=AND&thesaurus2=AUTHORS&search_entries2=AU&search_type2=AUTHOR&special_proc2=Author%20Processing&searchdata3=boheme&srchfield3=TI^TITLE^SERIES^Title%20Processing^Title&searchoper3=NOT&thesaurus3=SERIES&search_entries3=TI&search_type3=TITLE&special_proc3=Title%20Processing&searchdata4=excerpts&srchfield4=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper4=AND&thesaurus4=GENERAL&search_entries4=GENERAL&search_type4=SUBJECT&special_proc4=&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&shadow=NO&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i>La Bohème</i></a>, an opera by Giacomo Puccini, shows another side of Parisian life: In the Latin Quarter, starving artists fall in love amid the perils of poverty. Sadly, the soprano, Mimi, also dies from consumption.<br />
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<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/248016/Lucia%20di%20Lammermoor.?bind_name=TITLE&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i>Lucia di Lammermoor</i></a>, (1797-1848) by Gaetano Donizetti, portrays another doomed soprano. This time Lucia, having been forced into a loveless marriage, goes insane during opera's most famous "mad scene."<br />
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On the lighter side, operetta gave audiences more light-hearted stories with happy endings. The masters of operetta were <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=gilbert%20&%20sullivan&srchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^Words%20or%20Phrase&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=GENERAL&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=Words%20or%20Phrase&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Gilbert & Sullivan </a>of England. The stories are in the same vein as some of the classic Mozart operas: comic misadventures, sometimes with biting social commentary, got in the way of true love, but by the end all was well.<br />
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Popular songs in the 19th Century (sometimes called "parlor songs") looked at every aspect of society, including war, slavery, religion, and sentimental feelings of home and family. Every middle class home had a piano, and songs were published by the hundreds. Traveling troupes popularized songs that would be performed at home by amateurs on upright pianos. The most famous songster of the 19th Century was <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/113630/Foster,%20Stephen%20Collins,%201826-1864.?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Stephen Foster</a> (1826 - 1864), whose "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" is still well known today.<br />
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<b>20th Century</b><br />
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In classical music, all kinds of topics could be sung about: politics, history, and of course, love. For memorable love songs, a new genre would displace opera as the staged love story: musical theatre. Broadway musicals almost always have a happy ending, with the soprano and tenor overcoming whatever obstacles the alto and baritone threw their way. Teams such as <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=rodgers%20and%20hammerstein&srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^Author&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=AUTHORS&search_entries1=AU&search_type1=AUTHOR&special_proc1=Author&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Rodgers & Hammerstein</a> and <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5?searchdata1=lerner%20and%20loewe&srchfield1=AU^AUTHOR^AUTHORS^Author%20Processing^Author&searchoper1=&thesaurus1=AUTHORS&search_entries1=AU&search_type1=AUTHOR&special_proc1=Author&library=ALL&match_on=KEYWORD&user_id=WEBSERVER">Lerner & Loewe</a> penned memorable songs for Broadway hit musicals.<br />
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Musicals from Hollywood also portrayed themes of love, and like Broadway musicals the lead singers are joined in love at the end. At the height of the genre, 1930s and 1940s musicals helped a struggling populace forget about their worries in The Great Depression and World War 2.<br />
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More modern musicals usually also have a love theme, though it is no longer a given that there will be a happy ending.<br />
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<b>21st Century</b><br />
The Love Song is alive and well in the 21st Century. Some of the best singers of the new century have made their fortunes singing about love. Modern-day crooners include Bruno Mars ("Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade," from <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1559446">Doo-Wops & Hooligans</a>), Michael Bublé (<a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1709211">To Be Loved</a>), <a href="http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/8/1488351/Adele,%201988-?bind_name=AUTHOR&library=ALL&user_id=WEBSERVER">Adele</a>. <br />
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The Music Collection has these compact discs and many of Billboard's <a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1538839/top-50-love-songs-of-all-time">Top 50 Love Songs of All Time</a>. <br />
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<br />Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.com0