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You'd think so, but it does not seem like it. They are loosing shelf space at this very moment and it will get geometrically worse , FAST. I've asked a similar question of Tom Evered at AAJ, but he has not answered questions in weeks. Do a search for public domain. Chuck Nessa and JSngry and others have discussed this before. IMO if you think long term(or just medium term) this is the most disastrous, destructive event I can imagine. Think about the Concord label that just bought(I think) the Fantasy catalog. I am at an utter and complete loss as to why they bought it. Prestige/New Jazz, Riverside, Fantasy, Contemporary, etc. titles are all PD in no time. It's like trading for a baseball player that becomes a free agent at the end of the year. I hope I'm wrong, but until I see the owners of the recordings doing something I have little hope this situation will turn around.

What is the catalog number??

I say get it yanked. If it was a car it would be totaled and sent to the junk yard. Besides my meager dental benefits from work, I found a supplemental insurance(Dental Health Services) that saves me $$$$. I think they are in Cali, too. Look for something similar if not.

Hardly any. The Venus (nice, but pricey Japanese imports) label is one. Try Cadence and Acoustic Sounds. Groove Note may have 2 or 3. I wonder if the scene is better in Europe?????

If you lose the rights to something it becomes worthless. The Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, etc. catalogs will soon be of no value to those who own them. Worse case, original tapes, album art and liner notes become worthless and end up in the trash. Many other negative results that vastly overshadow the short term gains made by consumers and PD labels.

Thanks!!

Too bad you aren't in Brooklyn. I'm sure, for a trunk load of jazz Dmitry would take care of you. Do they use nitrous anymore? That might help

We will have to see how it all works out. My knee jerk response is the tapes will have little if any monetary value, to whomever owns them now. Especially, if they continue to ignore the situation. I doubt a government conservatory organization will want the expense of storing. Maybe, a few private organizations will step up. I could see Paul Allen possibly wanting them. I wonder if Michael Cuscuna has any thoughts on the issue. He's been their caretaker for years.

Blue Mitchell: Down With It! Sweeeeet sounding Liberty Jackie McLean: Right Now! For you collector nerds, I'm fairly certain, this may have NY label, but was held back and first pressed during Liberty era, so you will look in vein for the 'ear'. Beautiful LP. This music always 'sends me' far away. Anthony Williams: Spring Great Lp and it happens to be FOR SALE. Lazy tonight so I'm just going down the line of my BN's.

LOL Sacramento is probably not the best place for tubes in the summer. How are those 8 watts driving the speakers? I'm finally trying to sell my 60WPC tube amp to get a 300B amp. I've had the speakers to go with it for some time(96db). A used Meishu Phono sounds good to me. You may want to try some cheap fixes regarding surface noise with the tt. Is it nicely isolated from vibrations and the other components? Is it level? Put a bubble level on the platter and check. Cartridge aligned? There are free alignment protractors you can download or send away for. Misaligned cartridge will cause havoc with high frequencies, among other things. New, cheap cartridge? As long as the music's emotion and feeling are coming through loud and clear(which Audio Note products are known for) the added info(recording flaws) should be of little bother.

Hmmmmmm.... They only reason I've gone to three of these was to see Shank, Woods and the other local veterans, who will probably follow Shank to New Mexico.

Pretty much a stupid topic, I admit, but the wide range of choices is interesting. I figured since Porter died in '64 he could be included. Sorry, I screwed up. Here is an interesting choice: OK, shoot me now...I know you are going to after you read this. But, I have to put a vote in for....ready... The Bee Gees (Barry Gibb). OK I know, disco and all that, but disco was only a small part of what they did. Now to tell the truth, I don't own a single Bee Gees album, but never the less, these guys were prolific and down right good. Here is some of what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says about them (they were inducted in May 1997): OK, shoot me now...I know you are going to after you read this. But, I have to put a vote in for....ready... The Bee Gees (Barry Gibb). OK I know, disco and all that, but disco was only a small part of what they did. Now to tell the truth, I don't own a single Bee Gees album, but never the less, these guys were prolific and down right good. Here is some of what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says about them (they were inducted in May 1997): Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb-better known as the Bee Gees-are among the most successful vocal groups in rock and roll history. They rank sixth on the all-time top-sellers list, having sold 64 million albums to date. Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees. The trio's contributions to 1977's Saturday Night Fever pushed that soundtrack album past the 40 million mark. It reigned as the top-selling album in history until Michael Jackson's Thriller-an album that Jackson has acknowledged was inspired by Saturday Night Fever-surpassed it in the Eighties. Saturday Night Fever and 1979's Spirits Having Flown combined to yield six #1 hits, making the Bee Gees the only group in pop history to write, produce and record that many consecutive chart-topping singles. The Bee Gees' success hasn't been limited to recordings issued under their own name. Individually and together they've written and produced major hits for such artists as Barbra Streisand (""Woman in Love," Guilty," "What Kind of Fool"), Diana Ross ("Chain Reaction"), Dionne Warwick ("Heartbreaker"), Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers ("Islands in the Stream"), Frankie Valli ("Grease"), Yvonne Elliman ("If I Can't Have You") and their younger brother, the late Andy Gibb ("I Just Want to Be Your Everything," "[Love Is] Thicker Than Water," "Shadow Dancing"). In 1977, they became the first and only songwriters to place five songs in the Top Ten at the same time.

Louis Armstrong: I've Got The World On A String Classic Records reissue of Verve Mg V-4035 Killer reissue in my opinion. If the music suits you, grab it. To me the music is timeless. Added bonus is the sound, if you appreciate that. His voice and trumpet are right there in all their glory. Very intimate and real. 5 seconds into this one you'll forget about the sound and just be carried away by the music, because the sound serves the music and does not distract. There may a touch of tape hiss and sibilance that engineer chose to leave in. Hope your mileage does not vary.

Having this discussion on another board I visit. The division between greatest and most popular seems to be fuzzy. I voted for: 1. Cole Porter 2. Dylan 3. Duke Ellington

This was the label from 1964-67. The Byrd you have was originally released in 1963, so I'm gessing yours is a re-issue.

Well, that's good. DSM, Reid Miles, Nat Hentoff and Leanard Feather can rest easy. I hope you guys that do the spin-off BN covers here are copyrighting them. Or, you could approach the PD companies with your ideas.

To keep beating the poor dead horse: inside USA or outside USA is rather moot with the internet. Legal, illegal...no way to enforce. I've seen BN PD recordings at Tower in the USA!! Hell, the Cuban embargo has little effect on cigar smokers in the USA. One question I do have regarding public domain recordings/albums is the cover art and liner notes. Can the EU PD companies duplicate it after 50 years?

Are you breaking in a new turntable, Charles?

Herbie Hancock: Takin' Off with Dexter Gordon and Freddie Hubbard on Blue Note. Side 2 is great IMO. Only side I play(same with whomever owned it before me ). The tempo goes fast, med, slow which is quite enjoyable. Stanley Turrentine: Never Let Me Go with Shiley Scott (Blue Note). Lp has $2.70 price sticker from '64 on it. I bet it was a defective/store demo LP that got put in the used bin. I'm not quite as ageless as Brownie, so I did not pick this up new. Fairly unique music/instrumentation on this one. Organ and bass plus conga.

Before they know it, this recording and and many others will be public domain and no one will care. As I've said before, the labels need to get a handle on the public domain issues, NOW! I have no facts, but I would not be surprised if this batch of re-issues is the last we see from Blue Note Records. The entire 1500 series will be PD in 3 1/2 - 4 years. As usual, the avearge consumer will buy whatever is cheapest unless they understand what is happening and feel some responsiblity toward the original artist and label. For those not so inclined, go HERE and get the Complete Clifford Brown Blue Note Studio Masters. I do not think it has FBI tag or copy protection.

Yes, but there are a few I like and I've seen them act as a starting point for jazz newbies. My Fair Lady, Previn's West Side Story, Kessel's Carmen and Hawkin's Good Old Broadway get nice comments from friends that are not into jazz.

Same here. Best I did was stumbling on to a part time jazz DJ's garage sale. He was upgrading to CD's . Before he could have second thoughts I was out of there with 60 LP's(40 BN Liberty's and Blue label).

You caught me. You are right. The test is how well they executed it and it sounds like they did a fine job. But, I gotta speak up when marketing puts something down to build their product up, no matter how bad sales are.

That's the trick and it can get tiresome if you keep finding worn copies that play like fried chicken in the skillet. I probably would still be doing lots of record hunting, but stores in my area have all but disappeared.

Silly request: I have this and am selling it. I do not really like this title. The songs(arranged by Oliver Nelson) seem nice enough, but I guess it does not swing. Curious as to others thoughts on this title and how you would describe it.