Playlists
Featured playlists
| Title | Description | Owner | Items | Date added | Delete | Copy | Embed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Songs | The Civil RIghts Movement inspired many poets, playwrights, and musicians. This playlist highlights an array of jazz compositions written during this tumultuous time. Jazz musicians and critics were became divided as to the validity of political messages in jazz music. This collections of songs allows the listener to hear multiple artistic interpretations and views of the events of the Movement. | Anonymous | 4 | 12 May 2009 | |||
| coming of age | discussing traditional coming of age rights and customs | Anonymous | 3 | 27 Apr 2009 | |||
| 1945-1960: The Post-War Era | The Cold War, the Korean War, the implications of the Atomic Age, the Space Race, and McCarthyism all characterize the post-war period and its anxieties in America. This chronological playlist--drawn from newsreels, public affairs interviews, documentaries, and links to other authoritative web resources--showcases pivotal events, issues, people, and scenes and concerns of daily life during the post-war era in America. | Becka Rosenberg | 34 | 27 Apr 2009 | |||
| Jazz Appreciation Primer | This playlist gives examples of common jazz styles spanning multiple decades of jazz performance. | Liz Dutton (Music Editor) | 17 | 27 Apr 2009 | |||
| It Don't Mean a Thing... | ...if it ain't got that swing! | Liz Dutton (Music Editor) | 11 | 16 Apr 2009 | |||
| Songs of Harold Arlen | This playlist contains songs written by Harold Arlen, one of the most prolific songwriters of the 20th century. | Liz Dutton (Music Editor) | 27 | 15 Apr 2009 | |||
| Great Jazz Trumpeters | This playlist features recordings of great jazz trumpeters | Liz Dutton (Music Editor) | 8 | 14 Apr 2009 | |||
| Charlie Brown | This playlist contains theme music for some of the characters from Charles Schulz's beloved comic strip Peanuts, as composed by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. | Liz Dutton (Music Editor) | 6 | 14 Apr 2009 | |||
| Legendary Jazz Clubs: The Village Vanguard | This playlist contains live recordings, images, and reference about the legendary Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City. | Liz Dutton (Music Editor) | 8 | 14 Apr 2009 | |||
| Today in History: January to June | This growing playlist, organized by month, showcases footage of selected events in US history through clips from newsreels, public affairs interviews, and documentaries. See Today in History: July to December for the companion playlist. | Shana Wagger, Alexander Street Press | 42 | 3 Apr 2009 |
