Erika Cooley: 2023 Junior Fellows Program Display Day

About

Junior Fellow Erika Cooley worked at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) on the Universal Music Group lacquer disc processing project, a collections-oriented project that involves the creation of metadata for unprocessed master music recordings on 16-inch lacquer discs. The Universal Music Group collection is comprised of over 200,000 recordings on various sound formats that contain the work of influential artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Dorsey, and Judy Garland. These recordings reflect many genres and contain some of the earliest interpretations of standards from the Great American Songbook, a widely accepted catalog of jazz standards, popular songs, and show tunes from the 20th century. Musical compositions were established as "?standards" due to their popularity with musicians who would go on to perform, record, and release their own versions of such tunes. This project explores the role of technological advancements in sound recording, the impact of recording techniques, album releases, and the dissemination of jazz music through various mediums. Erika's research contributes to a deeper understanding of recorded sound formats and technologies as well as the Great American Songbook's enduring legacy.

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Library of Congress, in Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Credit

Library of Congress

Language

English

Country

United States

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