Larry Kart Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 29 minutes ago, JSngry said: That was quite the collection of facts and emotions, but did I miss the part where they actually came together into a salient point? No, you didn't miss it. BTW, Koester frequently told me that it was Hefner's love of jazz that put the JRM over the top. And Hef was a fellow Chicagoan, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Think of all the Cy Coleman albums they sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I assume you mean Playboy sold Cy Coleman albums, or was it JRM? Ed Board Esq seems to think that white people didn't buy records by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Count Basie, Chick Webb in the prewar period. Hm. And WAS it white affluence that put the likes of Ramsey Lewis, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, the Blackbyrds, Groove Holmes, Donald Byrd, Eddie Harris, Hugh Masekela, Bill Doggett, Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff etc etc on the charts? I suspect not. Jazz is a LOT more complicated than Mr Board thinks. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 35 minutes ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said: I assume you mean Playboy sold Cy Coleman albums, or was it JRM? Ed Board Esq seems to think that white people didn't buy records by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Count Basie, Chick Webb in the prewar period. Hm. And WAS it white affluence that put the likes of Ramsey Lewis, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, the Blackbyrds, Groove Holmes, Donald Byrd, Eddie Harris, Hugh Masekela, Bill Doggett, Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff etc etc on the charts? I suspect not. Jazz is a LOT more complicated than Mr Board thinks. MG I meant the JRM but only as a joke -- likewise with "Koester frequently told me that it was Hefner's love of jazz that put the JRM over the top." The JRM may never have had a Cy Coleman album in stock, while Coleman was an iconic Playboy figure, composer of the Playboy TV show theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Oh right. Local humour, not fer furriners MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uli Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) Peter Margasak remembers http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/02/19/remembering-jazz-record-mart-from-inside Edited February 20, 2016 by uli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 15 hours ago, uli said: Peter Margasak remembers http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/02/19/remembering-jazz-record-mart-from-inside Good article, I had no idea of all of the people involved in music who worked there. I recently heard someone give a motto: Honor the past; live in the present; look to the future. I think that fits here. I'm sure that people in Chicago will miss the JRM, but everyone who's living has life to look forward to. That's important.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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