The big broadcast : a recreation of a 1930s broadcast / featuring arrangements and compositions of William Grant Still.
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | [Flagstaff, AZ] : William Grant Still Music, [2000] |
| Description | 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Zumwalt, Wildy, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Fields, Richard instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Woodward, Wade, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Williams, John McLaughlin conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Wooten, Ronnie, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Emmett, Bert, host. |
| Other author/creator | Layton, Turner, 1894-1978, composer. |
| Included Work | Price, Florence, 1887-1953. Dances in the canebrakes arranged. |
| Included Work | Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958 Hesitating blues; arranged. |
| Included Work | Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Romance, saxophone, piano arranged. |
| Included Work | Creamer, Henry, 1879-1930 After you've gone; arranged. |
| Included Work | Still, William Grant, 1895-1978 Lennox Avenue. Blues; arranged. |
| Included Work | Still, William Grant, 1895-1978 Black man dances. |
| Included Work | Robison, Willard, 1894-1968. Works. Selections; arranged. |
| Included Work | MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Sea pieces. Song; arranged. |
| Other author/creator | Big Broadcast Radio Players, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Centennial Celebration Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Multicultural Celebration of Diversity in Music (1998 : Flagstaff, AZ) |
| Contents | Dances in the canebreaks / Florence Price ; arr. William Grant Still -- Hesitating blues / W. C. Handy ; arr. William Grant Still -- Romance for saxophone and chamber orchestra / William Grant Still -- After you've gone / Layton Turner ; arr. William Grant Still -- Lennox Avenue. Blues : arranged ; Black man dances / William Grant Still -- Deep River Hour. In pastures green ; The Boston : a jazz waltz ; Miss Melindy / Willard Robison -- A sea shanty / Edward MacDowell -- Deep River Hour. Wake up! Chill'un, wake up! / Willard Robison |
| Abstract | A nostalgic look at the early radio years of American composer William Grant Still, including several period radio commercials. |
| General note | Performers and compositions transcribed from listening to recording. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| Performer | Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone ; Richard Fields, piano ; Wade Woodward, baritone ; additional solists ; The Big Broadcast Radio Players ; Centennial Celebration Orchestra ; John McLaughlin Williams, Ronnie Wooten, conductors ; Bert Emmett, announcer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Performed during the "Multicultural Celebration of Diversity in Music" conference in Flagstaff, Arizona, June 24-28, 1998. |
| Publisher number | CD-A110 William Grant Still Music |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-6301 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |