The essential Jo Jones by Jo JonesJazz ensembles; featuring Jo Jones, drums, with Emmett Berry, Benny Green, Freddie Greene, Walter Page, Nat Pierce, and Lucky Thompson
Live at Birdland by John ColtraneFeaturing John Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophone. Recorded Oct. 8, 1963 at Birdland and at the Van Gelder Studio Nov. 18, 1963 by Rudy Van Gelder
The De Johnette complex by Jack The De JohnetteJack De Johnette, drums, Melodica ; Bennie Maupin, tenor saxophone, wood flute, flute ; Stanley Cowell, electric piano, piano ; Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gomez, double bass ; Roy Haynes, drums, percussion
Drumming by Steve ReichFeaturing Rebecca Armstrong, vocals, whistling ; Jay Clayton, vocals ; Erin Lesser, piccolo ; Sō Percussion. Recorded Nov. 13-15, 2004, The Hit Factory, NYC, and Sony Music Studios, NYC.
Star Time by James BrownThe definitive 35th anniversary James Brown Collection : 5 hours of music, 72 songs, including many rare or previously unreleased
Master of Puppets by MetallicaFeaturing James Hetfield, rhythm guitars, vocals ; Lars Ulrich, drums ; Cliff Burton, bass, backing vocals ; Kirk Hammett, lead guitar.
DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music)This link opens in a new windowDRAM (Database of Recorded American Music) streaming audio database is a scholarly resource that focuses on hard-to-find yet culturally and academically important recordings of American classical, modern, and avant-garde music and ensembles. DRAM contains over 4,000 albums from independent labels including New World, Composers Recordings Inc., Albany, Innova, and Cedille. Genres represented include folk music, opera, Native American, jazz, 19th century classical, early rock, musical theater, contemporary, electronic, and more.
Music Online: American MusicThis link opens in a new windowMusic Online: American Music is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more.
Music Online: Classical Music LibraryThis link opens in a new windowA comprehensive database of over 43,000 classical music recordings with accompanying reference materials. Selections range from Gregorian chant to modern composition with multiple versions of works, where available. Included in this database are recordings from labels such as: EMI, Sanctuary Classics, Hyperion and CBC. Users can browse by genre, or search by composer, artist, genre or period.
Music Online: ListeningThis link opens in a new windowA multidisciplinary collection of audiovisual content featuring over 900,000 albums and more than 11 million tracks. Music Online: Listening allows students and researchers alike to analyze unique and valuable content from over 500 producers and distributors around the world.
Music Online: Popular Music LibraryThis link opens in a new windowContains a wide range of streaming popular music from around the world, including hundreds of thousands of tracks from major genres in pop music, including alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks and many more.
Naxos Music LibraryThis link opens in a new windowA collection of streaming classical music available online and via their app. It includes more than 1.7 million tracks from more than 700 labels, with new content added monthly. Search by composer, work, performer or other keyword.
Naxos Music Library JazzThis link opens in a new windowOffers a wide range of jazz music, from jazz legends to contemporary jazz in streaming audio. More than 100,000 tracks by over 32,000 artists are represented. More than 250 labels, including Blue Note Records, Warner Jazz, EMI, Fantasy. Please note: we only have 20 simultaneous users at one time so if you receive a notice that you can't login, please try again later.
Berklee Campus Event RecordingsThis link opens in a new windowThe Berklee Libraries hold a variety of campus event recordings on audio and video in myriad formats, including digital and analog, with limited content available for streaming. Boston Conservatory recordings date from the 1960s through the present day, 2016 onwards are generally available online. Berklee College of Music recordings date as far back as the 1970s through the present day and can be digitized by request.
Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert HallThis link opens in a new windowFeatures hundreds of archived concerts from the last 60 years as well as documentaries and artist portraits. Note: Our access is limited to 5 users at a time, so if you are unable to access please try again later. You will need to create a free login with your Berklee email address to use.
Medici.tv JazzThis link opens in a new windowMedici.tv has added jazz to their collection. Includes performances from members of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice team.
Qwest TVThis link opens in a new windowWe recommend using Safari or Firefox with Qwest. In order to access Qwest, click the green "Access" button. Qwest is a video streaming service dedicated to jazz, soul, funk, & world music from Quincy Jones.
Legends of jazz drumming by Various AuthorsTraces the history of jazz drumming in America. Included are rare film clips and still photographs of Baby Dobbs, Paul Barbarin, Chick Webb, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Dave Tough, and more
Fresh Live Cream by CreamCream's Fresh Live Cream is a wonderful music documentary, uniting first-person accounts, archival performances, and rare rehearsals into a retrospective on a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band that will thrill fans old and new alike
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock by Jimi HendrixVideorecording of Jimi Hendrix's famous performance at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, Bethel, New York, August 18, 1969
Call Number: DVD 156
Publication Date: 1999
Led Zeppelin by Led ZeppelinThe DVD Features include: Excerpts from Danish and French television performances, Australian television interviews with Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones, fan-shot bootleg performance of 'Heartbreaker', Behind the scenes footage of Knebworth, and an NBC interview with the band from 1970.
Call Number: DVD 718-719
Publication Date: 2003
Miles Davis Quintet: the 1969 Berlin concert by Miles Davis QuintetRecorded in performance at Berlin, November 7, 1969. Davis' influences included late 1960s funk and acid rock artists such as James Brown and Jimi Hendrix. The musical transition required that Davis and his band adapt to electric instruments in both live performances and the studio. This DVD contains their memorable Berlin concert.
Call Number: DVD 4108
Publication Date: 2000
Billy Cobham by Billy CobhamOnly a few times in history has a musician been singled out as the world-class master of his instrument. Billy Cobham is one of those few artists. Recorded 1989, at the Palais des Festivals Hall, Cannes.
Call Number: DVD 2005
Publication Date: 2004
Tower of Power in concert by Tower of PowerThis live recording features a good cross-selection of tracks ranging from recent albums (Rhythm & Business, Souled Out) to some of their best remembered material from their initial prime at Warner Bros.
Call Number: DVD 1441
Publication Date: 2003
Live sh*t: binge & purge by MetallicaRock is all about excess, and this Metallica boxed set embodies that principle. For die-hard fans of the metal band (or those soon to be converts), this mammoth collection features more than eight hours of concert footage.
The JVC video anthology of world music and dance by Various AuthorsProduced by JVC in collaboration with a Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings editorial board of scholars and Multicultural Media, The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance is a thirty (30) videotape, nine book collection containing over 500 performances from 100 countries
The complete Monterey Pop festival by D.A. PennebakerThese two discs are also loaded with bonus features, including audio commentary by Pennebaker, festival producer Lou Adler (on Monterey Pop), and author Peter Guralnick (Shake!); audio-only remarks by some of the performers; photos; trailers; and other material.
Call Number: DVD 707-709
Publication Date: 2002
John Blackwell: technique, grooving and showmanship by John BlackwellThis double disc set features over four hours of incredible material by one of today's most exciting players. John Blackwell, world-class groove master and drummer with Prince, offers his approach to developing the amazing technique he has become know for, including key exercises that he used as a student-and still uses-demonstrations with bassist Baron Browne, performances with his great band, Matrix, and more.
Call Number: LVD 226-227
ISBN: 0634051644
Publication Date: 2003
New Orleans Drumming by Herlin Riley; Johnny VidacovichNew Orleans Drumming rolls three best-selling videos (Street Beats: Modern Applications; Ragtime and Beyond: Evolution of a Style; and From R&B to Funk) into one DVD! And, New Orleans Drumming features a roster of incredible artists: Johnny Vidacovich, one of New Orleans' most well-known musicians who has played with John Scofield, James Booker and more; Herlin Riley, a member of one of New Orleans' premier musical families and touring musician for The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Earl Palmer, the most recorded drummer in history who has worked with Fats Domino, Little Richard and other legendary performers; and Herman Ernest, known for his creative and syncopated funk playing, who has also recorded with The Neville Brothers, Etta James and Labelle among others. Special features include a performance only option and printable charts.
Call Number: LVD 280
ISBN: 0757911935
Publication Date: 2004
JoAnne Brackeen: preparing for your concert by JoAnne BrackeenIn this Master Class, Brackeen takes you through the routines that have helped her get ready for decades worth of high-profile shows, and demonstrates exercises to get you physically and mentally primed. No matter what instrument you play, Brackeen will show you how to get loose, focused and ready for anything, so you can hit the stage with more confidence and energy.