Wednesday, November 29, 2017

No Classic Rock (Not Even The Beatles): It's Glenn Gould Vs. Unknown Somalis In Best Historical Album Grammy Race

The 50th anniversary edition of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band didn't make the cut, though the endlessly re-released Gould Goldberg Variations did. (This version includes every single take the pianist did.) The Goldbergs are up against a 25-disc set of Leonard Bernstein conducting Leonard Bernstein, excerpts from an archive of old Somali music that was buried in the desert during the long civil war, 1970's Afro-pop and jazz from what's now Burkina Faso, and songs by a zither-playing gospel-blues preacher. (For a complete list of nominees, click here.)



Article source here:Arts Journal

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