Alan Lomax Collection Sampler

Alan Lomax Collection Sampler

Editorial Reviews
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A towering figure in folk and world music, Alan Lomax is best known for collecting the sounds of everyday people singing the songs of their native lands. This volume is a sampler that just scratches the surface of a massive re-issue project that makes all of Lomax's archival material available on compact disc--the broadsides and ballads, work chants, and dances Lomax recorded on journeys through America, Europe, and the West Indies. The selection, of course, is as varied as his library--Irish reels, Delta blues, and Caribbean calypso as well as songs sung, literally, by fisherman, preachers, and chain-gang prisoners. Be warned, this insightful collection may well start you on a long musical journey of your own. -- Michael Ruby

Tracks:

Interview - Charles Kuralt/Alan Lomas
Southern Journey: I'm Going Home - Ervin Webb
Southern Journey: The Girl I Left Behind - Spencer Moore
Southern Journey: The Titanic - Bessie Jones
Southern Journey: Sherburne - Alabama Sacred Harp Convention
Prison Songs: Early In The Mornin - 22
The Caribbean Collection: Roll, Roll, Roll And Go - Various Artists
The Caribbean Collection: Luce-O, Luce Mauvais - Various Artists
The Caribbean Collection: Sambo Caesar - Cyprus Smith
The Caribbean Collection: War - Growling Tiger/Lord Airey
The Caribbean Collection: Religious Bhajan - Ram Gopaul
The English, Scottish, And Irish Recordings: Tha Mulad, Tha Mulad - Annie Nicholson
The English, Scottish, And Irish Recordings: As I Roved Out - Seamus Ennis
The English, Scottish, And Irish Recordings: The Sister's Lament - Flora McNeill
The English, Scottish, And Irish Recordings: The Four Loom Weaver - Ewan MacColl
The English, Scottish, And Irish Recordings: The Jovial Tradesman - Bob Copper, Ron Copper
The Spanish Collection: Jota Manchega - Orchestra Of Jesus Ordonez
The Spanish Collection: Fandango De Comares - Inez Munoz
The Spanish Collection: Saeta - Various Artists
The Spanish Collection: Pastores De Bormujo - Campanilleros de Bormujo
The Italian Collection: La Partenza - Genoese Longshoremen
The Italian Collection: O Giglio E Beni Constrastatu (Alla Campagnola) - Pingitore Family
The Italian Collection: Stornello - Eugenio Pila
The Italian Collection: Canto De Carrettiere - Domenico Lanza
The Italian Collection: Ballo Del Tamburo - Aristide Pasquale
The Columbia World Library: Ma Uitai Spre Rasarit - Mari Lataretu
The Columbia World Library: Esashi Oiwake - A Fisherman
The Columbia World Library: Gender Wayang - Ubud Gamelan
The Columbia World Library: Rain Dance - George Buck
Deep River Of Song: John Henry - Sid Hemphill
Deep River Of Song: Devil's Dream - Sid Hemphill
Deep River Of Song: Ten Pound Hammer - S.C. Ditch Diggers
Deep River Of Song: Malheureuse Negre - Cleveland Benoit/Darby
Portraits: My Son David - Jeannie Robertson
Portraits: Hawkins County Jail - Hobart Smith
Portraits: 61 Highway - Fred McDowell
Portraits: Low Down Dirty Blues - Son House
The Ballad Operas: Bound To Lose - Woody Guthrie

Amazon.com

A towering figure in folk and world music, Alan Lomax is best known for collecting the sounds of everyday people singing the songs of their native lands. This volume is a sampler that just scratches the surface of a massive re-issue project that makes all of Lomax's archival material available on compact disc--the broadsides and ballads, work chants, and dances Lomax recorded on journeys through America, Europe, and the West Indies. The selection, of course, is as varied as his library--Irish reels, Delta blues, and Caribbean calypso as well as songs sung, literally, by fisherman, preachers, and chain-gang prisoners. Be warned, this insightful collection may well start you on a long musical journey of your own. -- Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

Good, for what it is........2003-03-13

If you've never heard of Alan Lomax, this CD is a great place to start, with bits and pieces of several collections of his field recordings. It touches down in Spain, Italy, the British Isles, the Carribbean, the deep South, the Appalachians, and a few other places, too. But keep in mind that it is a *sampler* album. Many of the tracks are faded out well before the end of the song in order to fit so much onto one CD. Think of it as a catalog: if you hear something you like, you figure out which of the other CDs it's from and go buy it so you can hear the rest. It's fun to listen to by itself, too.

I'll use my sound clip option...more often.......2000-03-05

After ordering General's Daughter (love the CD) this title was listed as one that I my like. I knew that the songs would not have the heavy mix as those in General's Daughter. These songs are "FIELD" recordings. Again I blame myself for not researching a little deeper.

Essential introduction to roots music.......1999-04-20

If you are trying to get started learning about roots music (also known as "real" music), please buy this CD and support a great record label (Rounder Records). The tracks are all remarkable in their own way. If you have any interest in folk or indigenous music, this recording (and all the rest of Lomax' collections) is essential.

Highly Recommended for all Music Lovers!!!!.......1998-05-18

This sampler is a wonderful gift for anyone who has an appreciation for the roots of American music. This is a great introduction to the Alan Lomax Collection. Alan Lomax was a musicologist who recorded and collected indigenous music from regions all over the United States.I have several other c.d.s from the collection and they are all wonderful.

Music Review:

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