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  1. Bandcamp vs. Spotify

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

    Posted

    As of this month, under pressure from major labels, Spotify introduced a new policy of no royalties paid for tracks that get less than 1000 streams per year (similar policy has been introduced by other streaming services as well). Less than 1000 streams per track per year - this probably covers 99% of the jazz and classical music (particularly the contemporary artists). I wonder if this would result in more artists / small labels abandoning Spotify and moving to bandcamp.

    Reading this news while listening to recent Miya Masaoka / Reggie Workman / Gerry Hemingway release on Spotify. What's the number of streams, you ask? 21 per month.

                 

  2. Best Live Boxed Set?

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    On 4/21/2024 at 4:56 AM, mhatta said:

    Japanese free saxophonist Kaoru Abe may not be well known here, but a 3-CDs compilation of his 1971 shows at several universities and a jazz cafe in the Tohoku region in Japan came out a few years ago and was very moving. It is well comparable to Eric Dolphy, in my opinion.

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  7. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by Д.Д.

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    Daniel Humair - Surrounded 1964-1987.

    Saw Humair live a few weeks ago, and he was not playing well, unfortunately. The man is 85, after all - and it shows. Wanted to listen to him at his prime, and this compilation of various live recordings is an excellent showcase for a truly great (and I don't use this word lightly) jazz drummer.     

     

  12. So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by Д.Д.

    5 hours ago, T.D. said:

    It's one of those "historically significant" albums. I got it pretty recently, am still evaluating. On first listen I was unimpressed, but am now liking it better. The album starts out as kind of straight-ahead but transitions (Free Form Suite) to exploratory and eventually outside. I'm partial to Takayanagi's late weird/noisy material, and the final track (3d movement of Free Form Suite) is very much in that wheelhouse.

    At this stage I'd say "interesting" rather than "essential", although that final track is really outstanding. At this point I overall prefer the Cool Jojo (straight-ahead, even Tristano style) and Takayanagi's Angry Waves 850113 (outside/noisy) albums somewhat. I don't regret getting this recording, however.

    I thought "Free Form" was mostly lame hippie crap (I don't remember if there actually was tambourine there, but it very much felt like it), but "Angry Waves" is excellent. If anybody wants to buy my CD copy of "Free Form", let me know.   

  13. Live McCoy Tyner and Woody Shaw CD's

    in New Releases

    Posted

    5 hours ago, soulpope said:

    Sometimes it makes me wonder, that musicians wouldn't check their credits via sites like Discogs (even if puting only his name into Google Neil Swainson's Discogs listing comes up quickly) regurarly .....

    Yes, I was thinking the same earlier today when I was correcting one Discogs entry that had a lot of data wrong (including the album title!). The musicians should have some interest in how the record of their legacy is maintained online and Discogs, whether you like it or not, is the reference discography database. 

  16. Live McCoy Tyner and Woody Shaw CD's

    in New Releases

    Posted

    Well, these is a part of the Japanese Greatest Jazz of All Time series (oh those strikingly original Japanese series titles), which was inaugurated by the first-ever release of Sanders / Hicks Frankfurt concert . It was licensed through Timeless Records (a legit Dutch outfit) and sounded excellent. I am pretty sure the recordings were legally licensed directly from the broadcasters. 

    Sanders / Hicks duo Vol. 2 is coming out this month too, btw.    

  20. Horo Records

    in Discography

    Posted · Edited by Д.Д.

    There is a short movie filmed in 2012 about Aldo Sinesio (shortly before his death in 2013) on youtube. Looks like he had a lot of sealed Horo LPs still...

       

  25. What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

    in Classical Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Д.Д.

    On 2/24/2024 at 11:41 PM, Д.Д. said:

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    Listened to the early sonatas only so far, very impressed. Punchy performances. Very precise.    

     

    On 2/25/2024 at 12:52 PM, Referentzhunter said:

    Is this a reissue ? This is it, reference !

    It's a 2023 excellent-sounding Melodiya reissue (digital only), available on Spotify: 

    I've now listened to it all, stupendous performances.

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