Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM Wins the Prestigious 2008 ARSC Book Award

2008 ARSC Awards for Excellence

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Begun in 1991, the awards are presented to authors and publishers of books, articles, liner notes, and monographs, to recognize outstanding published research in the field of recorded sound. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes outstanding contributions, encourages high standards, and promotes awareness of superior works. A maximum of two awards is presented annually in each category-one for best history and one for best discography. The 2008 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2007. The 2008 winners are:

Best Research in Recorded Blues, Rhythm & Blues or Soul Music

Best Discography:
The Gospel Discography: A Discography of Post-war African-American Gospel Records from 1943 to 1970, by Cedric Hayes and Bob Laughton (Eyeball Productions);

Best History:
How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom, by Roberta Freund Schwartz (Ashgate).

Best Research in Recorded Classical Music

Best Discography:
Joan Tower: The Comprehensive Bio-Bibliography, by Ellen K. Grolman (Scarecrow);

Best History:
Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography, by Robert Scotto (Process).

Best Research in Country Music

Country Music Originals: The Legends and the Lost, by Tony Russell (Oxford University Press).

Best Research in Recorded Folk, Ethnic or World Music

Best Discography:
Hawaiian & Hawaiian Guitar Records, 1891-1960, by T. Malcolm Rockwell (Mahina Piha Press);

Best History:
Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae, by Michael E. Veal (Wesleyan University Press)

Best Research in General History of Recorded Sound

The Complete Guide to Vintage Children's Records: Identification & Value Guide, by Peter Muldavin (Collector's Books)

Best Research in Record Labels

Best Discography:
Beltona: A Label Listing and History, by William Dean-Myatt (City of London Phonogram Society);

Best History:
Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM, ed. by Steve Lake and Paul Griffiths (Granta).

Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music

Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music, by Eunmi Shim (University of Michigan Press)

2008 ARSV Awards Committee

Winners are chosen by the ARSC Awards Committee which consists of five elected judges representing specific fields of study, the ARSC President, and the Book Review Editor of the ARSC Journal. The members of the 2008 ARSC Awards Committee are:

Robert Iannapollo (Awards Committee Co-Chair) Roberta Freund-Schwartz (Awards Committee Co-Chair) Sam Brylawski (ARSC President) Brenda Nelson-Strauss (ARSC Past-President) Jim Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal) David Hamilton (Classical Music Judge) Kip Lornell (Judge-At-Large) Dan Morgenstern (Jazz Music Judge) William L. Schurk (Popular Music Judge) Dick Spottswood (Judge-at-Large).

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and study of historical recordings. Its members include both private collectors and representatives of some of the world's largest public archives. ARSC's principal activities include publication of a scholarly journal and newsletter, an annual conference, and support of scholarship and audio preservation through grants and Association projects. Additional information about ARSC, including lists of past ARSC Award Winners and Finalists, may be found at www.arsc-audio.org