Documenting the National
Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman visit to Peoria,
Illinois as he kicks off the "Art Works" tour. This piece captures
the spirit of the Central Illinois Arts Community as they promote
the visibility of arts in the area.
Click here to watch this
Arts Works video.
Music to Listen to While
Reading
The Great
Gatsby
CD 781.63 BIL
Billboard Pop Memories: the 1920’s
Includes “My Blue Heaven” and “Sonny Boy” and music performed by
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra and Guy Lombardo and His Royal
Canadians.
CD 784.48 BIR
The Birth of Rhapsody in Blue: Paul Whiteman’s Historic
Aeolian Hall Concert of 1924
In the 1920s, the media called Paul Whiteman “The King of Jazz.”
This two-disc set contains numerous recognizable tunes
including “Yes We Have No Bananas,” “Kitten on the Keys,” “A Pretty
Girl is Like a Melody,” and “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” This concert
is considered a defining event in the Jazz Age.
CD 781.65 BEI
Bix Beiderbecke: At the Jazz Band Ball
With
Louis Armstrong, Beiderbecke was one of the two
most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s.
In 1927 this native of Davenport, Iowa, joined the best-known
dance orchestra in the country, the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
CD 781.65 BEI
Bix Beiderbecke and the Chicago Comets Recorded in 1924.
CD 781.65 BEI
Bix Beiderbecke: Singin’ the Blues Recorded in 1927.
CD 781.65 BEI
Bix ‘n’ Bing Bix Beiderbecke and Bing Crosby perform with the
Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
CD 781.65 ARM
Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Louis Armstrong's Hot Five was the most influential jazz band
of the mid-'20s. In 1927
Armstrong expanded his ensemble for the first time to become the Hot Seven.
Includes “Potato Head Blues” and “Willie the Weeper.”
CD 782.14 GER
Fascinating Rhythm: the Broadway Gershwin 1919-1933
"Fascinating Rhythm"
was written by
George Gershwin in
1924 with lyrics by his brother
Ira Gershwin.
This CD also includes “’S Wonderful” and “Someone to Watch
over Me.”
CD 781.65 MOR
Jelly Roll Stomp
Piano player Jelly Roll Morton was a pioneer of modern American
jazz.
His best-known
tunes include Jelly Roll Blues and
King Porter Stomp,
both of which are on this CD, which was recorded between 1923 and
1924.
CD 781.65 DOD
Johnny Dodds, 1926
Johnny Dodds was a jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist who
recorded with numerous small groups in Chicago, most notably
Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 and
Hot 7, and
Jelly Roll Morton's Red
Hot Peppers.
CD 781.65 ARM
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver
Joe “King” Oliver was Louis Armstrong’s mentor and teacher.
This CD, which includes “Canal Street Blues” and “Weather
Bird Rag,” was recorded during 1923-1924.
CD
781.654 ORI
Original Dance Music of the 1920’s/1930’s
This CD was digitally restored and remastered from original
recordings of 1925 through 1931 and includes “You’re the Cream in My
Coffee,” “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” and “Who’s Sorry Now.”
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