Brad

Joe, that is awesome news. Thanks very much. I look forward to that, as well as hearing what others who have not been exposed to them think.

I haven’t listened to him in years but used to like him when I was in that phase. I just listened to Masquerade and don’t have an issue with his singing; I liked it.

I went to RSD this past Friday. Based on my experience (and from what others wrote on Hoffman) it seemed like a dud and record store owners probably got stuck with a lot of unwanted inventory. I passed on many of the jazz releases because they will be available in cd. Even in cd, I may not pick up the Bill Evans as there’s been a lot of Evans lately.

A couple of the heads are quite boopish.

I’m not sure of the answer but you have to take the records all at once and there aren’t eight records that I’d like to order from them.

It’s on my list but haven’t gotten around to it. Currently reading Willkie Collins’ The Moonstone.

The new one from the Verve Acoustic Sounds series is supposed to be very good.

Since we have Joe’s attention, how about a Three Sounds disc. It’s been years since BN reissued one.

I thought it was a terrific book as he travels through the Donbas and Crimea with his bees.

I stopped buying them because I have them in cd and just don’t want to duplicate them.

I just watched it and enjoyed it. I didn’t know about his experimentation or experience with rap so that was a good part for me.

Those Norton Critical Editions are wonderful. I have the two Hemingway ones.

That is correct. Reproducing the entire booklet would not constitute fair use.

I don’t know if that fits in the fair use exception.

Copyright laws have a fair use exception, which is a complicated matter, but, suffice it to say, that if I post a photo of cd I’m listening to, that falls within the fair use exception. If I’m doing it for profit, no. Fair use doctrine, https://copyrightalliance.org/faqs/what-is-fair-use/#:~:text=Fair use permits a party,be considered as fair use. I want to go back to the Bob Blumenthal discussion for a second. He probably writes his notes as a “work for hire,” which means that Mosaic owns the right to his notes.

When people or companies create things, it is not without expense and if you want to use their creations, they need to be compensated for it. It’s that simple. That is the foundation of Intellectual Property law. I don’t know nor do you if Mosaic has consented to this use but it’s worth asking them the question. It’s entirely possible that Mosaic, being a small operation, doesn’t even know about the use. When I was working, we had a large IP department and if someone was using their IP without permission, they would send cease and desists letters.

If you’re at all interested in Hemingway, I recommend Blume’s book on the book. In addition, Michael Cirino and Michael Von Cannon host the podcast One True Pod. For me, as a Hemingway fan, it’s essential listening. They cover all things Hemingway and talk to many different authors, asking them to share their “one true sentence” (which comes from his memoir, A Moveable Feast) from a Hemingway story. ***** For John le Carre fans, there is news. A new George Smiley novel is coming out next year. It’s being written by his son Nicholas Cornwell who writes professionally under the name Nick Harkaway. It’s set between the end of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker Tailor. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/10/john-le-carres-son-to-write-new-george-smiley-novel?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks We will find out whether that was a good idea (and I have my doubts).

Not just here.

That’s a good one. I have it on LP.

Just because it is out of print and Mosaic is no longer receiving revenue doesn’t mean that they have given up any IP rights to the booklet.

Unless Mosaic has granted them the right to post these on their site, posting them seems like a case of copyright infringement.

They’re also issuing the Heath Brothers in concert.

The same artist did a BN one.