William Cahn - The Xylophone in Acoustic Recordings 1877-1929
The Xylophone in Acoustic Recordings - 1877 to 1929 is a comprehensive discography with thousands of listings of acoustic-process records that feature the xylophone - titles, catalog numbers, matrix numbers, recording dates, ensemble personnel, and xylophone soloists such as George Hamilton Green, Joe Green, William Reitz, Charles P. Lowe, Howard Kopp, Charles Daab, Al Benzler, Teddy Brown, Sammy Herman, and many more. Also included are 14 digital audio files - samples of records made between 1902 and 1929 along with an analysis of each recording.
In addition to performing with major orchestras under renowned conductors all over the world, Grammy recipient Bill Cahn continues to perform with NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion quartet which is dedicated to a genre of music that is unfamiliar to most listeners, but which forms a significant worldwide musical niche – music for percussion ensemble.