Notes for Notes (2015)

Notes for Notes Jennifer A. Ward, Jeremy A. Smith, and Deborah Campana Printed Music (A/I and B/I) now in RISM’s Online Catalog. Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM) is pleased to announce a major addition to its free, online catalog that strengthens its usefulness as a resource for documenting printed music. Two important publications have been added to the online catalog and are now freely available for anyone to search (http://opac.rism.inf and http:/www.rism.info): the entire contents of A/I, Einzeldrucke vor 1800 / Individual Prints before 1800 (previously available in CD-ROM format and in fourteen printed volumes [Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1971–2012]), and the years 1500–1550 of B/I, Recueils imprimés, XVIe–XVIIe siècles (printed collections of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries [François Lesure, ed., Munich: G. Henle, 1960]). Entries in B/1 were significantly revised and expanded before being incorporated into the online catalog. By adding the content of these printed works to the RISM Online Catalog, the total number of records in the digital resource surpasses one million. In addition, new search fields allow users to search by publisher, A/I or B/I number, and plate number. Search results may also be refined by publisher name or a RISM series number. This addition of over 100,000 entries for printed music to the RISM Online Catalog is the first step toward revitalizing coverage of this area in RISM. Anyone wishing to make additions or corrections to entries already in A/1 or B/1 is welcome to report them to us. For greater numbers of corrections and notification of newly-printed items not yet found in A/1 or B/1, we recommend waiting until the new cataloging program, Muscat, is available (expected in 2016). Please direct any additions, corrections, or inquires to contact@rism.info. Jennifer A. Ward Répertoire International des Sources Musicales The Conservatory Library at Oberlin College recently acquired two significant jazz collections. The first, the Milton J. and Mona C. Hinton Collection, comprises materials created and compiled by the Hintons over the course of Milt’s career in music. Hinton, a legendary jazz bassist and photographer, began his professional career in Chicago in the late 1920s. Beginning in 1936 he toured for fifteen years with Cab Calloway’s big band, after which he began working as a freelance studio musician in New York. In that capacity he played on thousands of recording sessions [End Page 336] as well as countless jingles, film sound tracks, and radio and television programs. Later in his career he toured extensively with artists including Paul Anka, Pearl Bailey, Barbra Streisand, and Bing Crosby, participated in international jazz festivals, and taught jazz workshops and clinics both in the U.S. and abroad. Hinton was also an accomplished photographer; his black-and-white photographs document the jazz scene from an insider’s perspective, on the road and backstage at festivals and concerts. A gift from the Hintons’ estate, the collection documents the Hinton family’s activities, business affairs, travels, and circle of acquaintances from as early as 1925. Included are letters, postcards, greeting cards, and other documents written by Hinton family members and received from friends, colleagues, and fans. Encompassing a wide range of memorabilia and artifacts, the collection includes calendars and datebooks; items collected at concerts, festivals, and jazz parties; publicity and promotional materials concerning Hinton’s musical career; contracts and correspondence relating to his performances, recordings, and other musical work; musical scores; gifts and awards Hinton received; and photographs and negatives taken and collected by Mona Hinton. The second addition, the Stanley King Jazz Collection, includes magazines, correspondence, financial records for various touring bands in the 1940s, autographed playbills, jazz and blues sheet music, photographs, posters, concert programs, and various audio and moving-image items. The collection is especially strong in objects related to Louis Armstrong, reflecting Mr. King’s fondness for early jazz. Among its gems are a letter from Armstrong to his first wife in the 1940s, years after they had divorced; a letter from Armstrong to Mezz Mezzrow discreetly asking him to bring marijuana on an upcoming European...