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- Doug Bernard hosts the Voice of America radio show "Talk to America" features a newly discovered live recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Larry Applebaum, Library of Congress senior studio engineer, talks about stumbling upon the November 29, 1957 recording which pairs Monk's quartet with Coltrane, performing for VOA. Applebaum explains the process of digitizing and preserving old analog recordings and the quality and value of this particular recording. Michael Grey, chief VOA librarian, explains the history of the concert which was hosted by VOA jazz expert Willis Conover. John Shaw, assistant head of the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library of the Michigan State University Libraries, talks about the process of digitizing and cataloging audio material and about the difficulties in recovering sound from old recording formats. Participants answer questions from callers. Excerpts of the Monk and Coltrane recording are played.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Doug Bernard hosts the Voice of America radio show "Talk to America" features a newly discovered live recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Larry Applebaum, Library of Congress senior studio engineer, talks about stumbling upon the November 29, 1957 recording which pairs Monk's quartet with Coltrane, performing for VOA. Applebaum explains the process of digitizing and preserving old analog recordings and the quality and value of this particular recording. Michael Grey, chief VOA librarian, explains the history of the concert which was hosted by VOA jazz expert Willis Conover. John Shaw, assistant head of the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library of the Michigan State University Libraries, talks about the process of digitizing and cataloging audio material and about the difficulties in recovering sound from old recording formats. Participants answer questions from callers. Excerpts of the Monk and Coltrane recording are played.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection