Finalists for the 2002 ARSC Awards for Excellence

These are the finalists for the 2002 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Begun in 1991, this year a blue-ribbon Awards Committee selected by the membership poured through scores of books, articles, and liner notes published in 2002. ARSC is pleased to recognize the outstanding research and discographic work done by the nominees.

Best Research in Recorded General Popular Music -

  • Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years,1903-1940, by Gary Giddins (Little, Brown & Company, 2001) [H]
  • Peter Dawson: The Worlds Most Popular Baritone, by Russell Smith and Pete Burgis (Currency Press, 2001) [H]
  • September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle, by Peter J. Levinson (Billboard Books, 2001) [H]
Best Research in Recorded Classical Music -
  • Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere, by Erik Ryding and Rebecca Pechefsky (Yale University Press, 2001) [H]
  • Pietro Mascagni: A Bio-Bibliography, by Roger Flury (Greenwood Press, 2001) [D]
  • Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations, by Bruno Monsaingeon, translated by Stewart Spencer (Princeton University Press, 2001) [H]
  • Witold Lutoslawski: A Bio-Bibliography, by Stanislaw Bedkowski and Stinislaw Hrabia (Greenwood Press, 2001) [D]
Best Research in Recorded Rock, Rhythm & Blues, or Soul -
  • The Beat: Go-Go-s Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop, by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr. (Billboard Books, 2001) [H]
  • Funk, by Dave Thompson (Backbeat Books, 2001) [H]
  • Orbison, by Colin Escott; discography by Richard Weize, notes to Bear Family CDs (2001) [H, D]
  • Ricky Nelson: The American Dream, by Todd Everett, discography by Russ Wapensky, Richard Weize and Bob Jones, notes to Bear Family CDs (2001) [H,D]

Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music

  • Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-1960, by Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert (University of Michigan Press, 2001) [H]
  • Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan, by E. Taylor Atkins (Duke University Press, 2001) [H]
  • Brilliant Corners: A Bio-Discography of Thelonious Monk, compiled by Chris Sheridan (Greenwood Press, 2001) [D]
  • Ella Fitzgerald: An Annotated Discography; Including a Complete Discography of Chick Webb, by J. Wilfred Johnson (McFarland & Company, Inc., 2001) [D]
  • In a Silent Way: A Portrait of Joe Zawinul, Brian Glasser (Sanctuary Publishing Limited, 2001) [H]
  • Jazz on the Road: Don Alberts Musical Life, by Christopher Wilkinson (University of California Press, 2001) [H]
  • The Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada: And Canadians in Jazz, by Mark Miller (Mercury Press, 2001) [H]
  • Songs of the Unsung: The Musical and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott, ed. by Steven Isoardi (Duke University Press, 2001) [H]

Best Research in Recorded Blues Music -

  • Blues Mandolin Man: The Life and Music of Yank Rachell, by Richard Congress (University Press of Mississippi, 2001) [H, D]
  • Earl Hooker: Blues Master, by Sebastian Danchin (University Press of Mississippi, 2001) [H, D]
  • Screamin and Hollerin the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton, by David Evans, John Fahey, Edward Komara, Dick Spottswood notes to Revenant CDs (2001) [H, D]

Best Research in Recorded Country Music -

  • Bill Clifton: Around the World to Poor Valley, by Rienk Janssen, discography by Richard Weize, (Bear Family Records, 2001) [H, D]
  • Classic Country: Legends of Country Music, by Charles K. Wolfe (Routledge, 2001) [H]
  • Discography of Western Swing and Hot String Bands, 1928-1942, by Cary Ginell and Kevin Coffey (Greenwood Press, 2001) [D]

Best Research in Recorded Folk and Ethnic Music -

  • The Formative Dylan: Transmission and Stylistic Influences, 1961-1963, by Todd Harvey (Scarecrow Press, 2001) [H, D]
  • Music From Cuba, by Charley Gerard (Greenwood Press, 2001) [H]
  • Yellow Music: Media Culture and Colonial Modernity in Chinese Jazz Age, by Andrew F. Jones (Duke University Press, 2001) [H]

Best Research in Recorded Music

  • Aural History: Essays on Recorded Sound, ed. by Andy Linehan (British Library, National Sound Archives, 2001) [H]
  • Beyond Recall: A Record of Jewish Musical Life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938, by Rainer E. Lotz, Horst J. P. Bergmeier, and Ejal Jakob Eisler, notes to Bear Family CDs (2001) [H, D]
  • Musical Works and Performances: A Philosophical Exploration, by Stephen Davies (Oxford University Press, 2001) [H]

Best Research in Record Labels or Manufacturers -

  • Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 [in 4 volumes], by Ross Laird (Greenwood Press, 2001) [D]
  • Nicole Records: A Discography of Recordings Issued on the "Nicole Record" and Other Labels; With a History of Nicole Freres, Limited, and The Nicole Record Company, Limited, and Associated Companies, by Michael Kinnear (Self-published, 2001) [D]
  • Okeh Race Records: The 8000 "Race" Series, by Laurie Wright (Self-published, 2001) [D]
  • Seventy Years of Issues: Historical Vocal 78rpm Pressings from Original Masters 1931-2001, compiled by Tom Peel and John Stratton (Dundurn Press, 2001) [D]
  • The Zon-O-Phone Record: A Discography of Recordings Produced by the International Zonophone Company and Associated Companies in Europe and the Americas, 1901-1903, compiled by Ernie Bayly and Michael Kinnear (Self-published, 2001) [D]
Best Research in Preservation and Reproduction of Recorded Sound -
  • Broadcast Transcription Discs, by James R. Powell, Jr.(Gramophone Adventures, 2001) [H]
  • Phonographs With Flair: A Century of Style in Sound Reproduction, by Timothy C. Fabrizio and George F. Paul (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001) [H]



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