Archive for October 2010
Scottish Rite Temple | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The construction of the Scottish Rite Temple, a fine example of the Neo-Classical Revival architecture located on the Centennial Mall in the downtown Lincoln, was initiated in 1916 by Lincoln’s Delta Lodge of Perfection No. 4. Ellery L. Davis, one of Lincoln’s most celebrated architects, designed the building, featuring Roman Doric columns and the inscription of...
More →Lincoln YWCA Building | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Lincoln YWCA Building, located on N Street in downtown Lincoln, was included in the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984. The Young Women’s Christian Association of Lincoln, established in 1886, constructed this brick and limestone Georgian Revival building in 1932 with Meginnis and Schaumberg, a local architectural firm, responsible for the structure’s design....
More →Waterville Opera House | Waterville, Kansas | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Waterville Opera House, located near the Waterville Depot Museum and Weaver Hotel, was built in 1903 for $8,000. The structure, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, has been used for plays, weddings, graduation ceremonies, and as the Waterville Public Library. It is currently the home of Waterville Summer Theatre, presenting productions offered by...
More →Rock A Belly Bar & Deli | Manhattan, Kansas | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang This huge figure is sitting on the roof of Rock A Belly Bar & Deli, located in the trendy Aggieville district in Manhattan, attracting hungry customers with her friendly smile and a gigantic hamburger bigger than anyone's appetite. "The Big Subs," the shop's $25 specialty sub of baked bread with layered meats, promises...
More →Jamey Aebersold and Ken Slone’s collection of transcriptions, Charlie Parker Omnibook, consists of sixty jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker’s improvisations, documenting Parker's improvisational style from 1944 to 1953. Four editions are available, including the C instrument editions in treble-clef and in bass-clef, the B-flat instrument edition, and the E-flat instrument edition, which increases the collection’s accessibility, securing its popular status among jazz enthusiasts. Omnibook includes a recording listing for each...
More →This annotated bibliography, limited to works written in English, is intended to serve as a partial index in the field of analytical studies of jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker’s improvisation technique, with additional emphasis on the identification of transcriptions of Parker’s improvisations. Ninety-eight entries are categorized into six classifications. The first classification, titled as “Books,” contains twenty entries, collections of analytical monographs, publications of transcriptions of Parker’s improvisations, and books...
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