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- Songs of innocence and of experience [sound recording] / by Bolcom, William.(CARDINAL)160216; Blake, William,1757-1827.(CARDINAL)137691; Brewer, Christine,1960-performer.; Brueggergosman, Measha,performer.; Davidson, Ilana,performer.; Hohenfeld, Linda,performer.; Pelton, Carmen,performer.; Morris, Joan,1943-performer.; Simpson, Marietta,performer.; Young, Thomas,1962-performer.; Ford, Nmon,performer.; Graham, Nathan Lee,performer.(CARDINAL)786368; Morgan, Tommy,1932-performer.; Ruth, Madcat,performer.; Kittel, Jeremy Allan,performer.; Slatkin, Leonard,conductor.; University of Michigan.Symphony Orchestra,performer.; University of Michigan.University Musical Society,performer.;
Disc 1: -- Songs of innocence. Part I. Introduction ; The ecchoing [sic] green ; The lamb ; The shepherd ; Infant joy ; The little black boy -- Part II. Laughing song ; Spring ; A cradle song ; Nurse's song ; Holy Thursday ; The blossom ; Interlude ; The chimney sweeper ; The divine image -- Part III. Nocturne ; Night ; A dream ; On another's sorrow ; The little boy lost ; The little boy found ; Coda. Disc 2: -- Songs of experience, Volume I. Part I. Introduction ; Hear the voice of the bard ; Interlude ; Earth's answer -- Part II. Nurse's song ; The fly ; The tyger ; The little girl lost ; In the southern clime ; The little girl found -- Part III. The clod and the pebble ; The little vagabond ; Holy Thursday ; A poison tree ; The angel ; The sick rose ; To Tirzah. Disc 3: -- Songs of experience, Volume II. Part IV. The voice of the ancient bard ; My pretty rose tree ; Ah! Sun-flower ; The lilly [sic] -- Part V. Introduction to part V ; The garden of love ; A little boy lost ; A little girl lost ; Infant sorrow ; Vocalise -- Part VI. London ; The school-boy ; The chimney sweeper ; The human abstract -- Interlude: voces clamandae ; A divine image.Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Linda Hohenfeld, Carmen Pelton, sopranos ; Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano ; Marietta Simpson, contralto ; Thomas Young, tenor ; Nmon Ford, baritone ; Nathan Lee Graham, speaker/vocals ; Tommy Morgan, harmonica ; Peter "Madcat" Ruth, harmonica and vocals ; Jeremy Kittel, fiddle ; University Musical Society ; University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra ; Leonard Slatkin, conductor.Live concert recorded Apr. 9-10, 2004, Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan.- Subjects: Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.; Blake, William, 1757-1827;
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- Hazel Scott : the pioneering journey of a jazz pianist from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC / by Chilton, Karen.(CARDINAL)660076;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261), discography (pages 253-258) , filmography (pages 253-258), and index.That marvel of marvels -- A world away -- Paraphrasing Rachmaninoff -- Women's work -- Crescendo -- Hazel's boogie-woogie -- Seeing stars -- Adam -- Intermezzo -- Fervor & the fury -- The Powells -- Black and red -- Notes of discord -- La paix de Paris -- Saint Mary Lou -- Rondo -- Reverie.This book traces the brilliant arc of the gifted and audacious pianist Hazel Scott, from international stardom to ultimate obscurity. A child prodigy, born in Trinidad and raised in Harlem in the 1920s, Scott's musical talent was cultivated by her musician mother, Alma Long Scott as well as several great jazz luminaries of the period, namely, Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday and Lester Young. Career success was swift for the young pianist---she auditioned at the prestigious Juilliard School when she was only eight years old, hosted her own radio show, and shared the bill at Roseland Ballroom with the Count Basie Orchestra at fifteen. After several stand-out performances on Broadway, it was the opening of New York's first integrated nightclub, Café Society, that made Hazel Scott a star. Still a teenager, the "Darling of Café Society" wowed audiences with her swing renditions of classical masterpieces by Chopin, Bach, and Rachmaninoff. By the time Hollywood came calling, Scott had achieved such stature that she could successfully challenge the studios' deplorable treatment of black actors. She would later become one of the first black women to host her own television show. During the 1940s and 50s, her sexy and vivacious presence captivated fans worldwide, while her marriage to the controversial black Congressman from Harlem, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., kept her constantly in the headlines. In a career spanning over four decades, Hazel Scott became known not only for her accomplishments on stage and screen, but for her outspoken advocacy of civil rights and her refusal to play before segregated audiences. Her relentless crusade on behalf of African Americans, women, and artists made her the target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) during the McCarthy Era, eventually forcing her to join the black expatriate community in Paris. By age twenty-five, Hazel Scott was an international star. Before reaching thirty-five, however, she considered herself a failure. Plagued by insecurity and depression, she twice tried to take her own life. Though she was once one of the most sought-after talents in show business, Scott would return to America, after years of living abroad, to a music world that no longer valued what she had to offer. In this first biography of an important but overlooked African American pianist, singer, actor and activist, Hazel Scott's contributions are finally recognized.- Subjects: Biographies.; Scott, Hazel.; Pianists; Jazz musicians; African American women musicians;
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