 Later, around the time of Ives' death in 1954, Kirkpatrick teamed with soprano Helen Boatwright for the first extended recorded recital of Ives' songs for the obscure Overtone label (Overtone Records catalog number 7).They recorded a new selection of songs for the Ives Centennial Collection that Columbia Records published in 1974.In the 1940s, Ives met Lou Harrison, a fan of his music who began to edit and promote it.