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"As appropriate" probably refers to what was in the contract the artist signed with the promoter for the performance. If the contract gave the promoter the rights to market the performance, then that governs. This is probably the distinction between the concerts Vault merely streams and the concerts they sell. Let's also not forget that record sales are currently in the doldrums. It's possible WV proposes to the performer "we're allowed to stream, but if you allow us to sell, we'll give you a cut." I'd think most performers would enthusiastically agree.

I just want to remind everyone what the original poster requested: "if you had to pick one." It seems an easy out to say, "well, get both!" C'mon, get some guts and choose!

I'd pick the Verve. The Columbias are very happy music, and I'm glad to have them, but the Verves have an aura. Definitely not happy music, more "3 AM in your soul" kind of music. It is hard to compare the two sets - it's almost like they were made by two different people.

The music industry was never moved by jazz music...well, not since the '40's, anyway. Popular music creates the huge sales. IMHO, rap started the downward sales trend - not because rap didn't sell (it obviously does, and it's especially attractive to the industry because it costs so little to produce), but because it lent a seedy, violent, thuggish tone to the industry. Then came groups like Nirvana... people who had obvious psychological problems. Pop songs became whines about how shitty life is... and more and more, pop performers seemed a singularly unattractive bunch. That's one of the main reasons the industry is in a hole - people aren't interested in bringing this stuff into their lives. I actually think music sales would be even worse if it weren't for labels targeting releases to baby boomers, who still have an emotional attachment to the music that meant so much to them. There are no places to buy music (independent stores have dried up, and giants like Wal-Mart and Costco devote fewer square footage to music). There's no place to listen to new music, as radio seems to be on a downturn. And consumers have other interests, such as video games, as has been noted. One more thing: the price. When a consumer walks into a store, I don't think they're seeing the price proposition for music as compared to other entertainment. Example: In Costco last week, I saw a Verve Ella Fitzgerald compilation. I saw that it was one disc, 17 songs or so, obviously music recorded in the '50's, and the price was $8.99. The next aisle had DVDs. They had a DVD box set of the first season of Rocky and Bullwinkle (never before on DVD, from the original studio), 4 discs. Price? $8.99 for the box. Even if the shopper doesn't want to buy the Rocky box, they intuitively know that the Ella CD is overpriced. What's the answer? I'm not an expert, but here are a few thoughts: 1. The industry must embrace the new technologies: make internet radio stations easier to find, and start advertising them. Perhaps sponsor some of those sub-channels on digital FM. 2. Aggressively market .mp3's as the new experience. Make it as interesting as when we used to buy fold-out LP covers with the inserts in the sleeves. Have computer graphics, little stories. 3. Price. Honestly, at this point, a '50's jazz album should be no more than $3 or $4. That's the way to make the product alluring.

It's weird...the mobile skin shows different avatars than on my computer's web browser. Much more readable, tho. Congrats!

Interesting. I've thought there's a need for this.

Back when music was confined to a physical medium, audio enthusiasts would pay top dollar for high quality record, CD, and tape players made with the finest components. Those days are generally behind us, but if you think iTunes is the be-all and end-all of digital music playback, the folks at Audiofile would have you think again. The company’s new premium digital music player, Fidelia, is aimed toward the discerning listener and offers a variety of tools to maximize your listening experience. More here: MacUser Anybody hear of this?

Wait, wait, wait... Deep Purple criticizing Grand Funk for their musical quality?!?!? Hmmm...but then there's that Frank Zappa connection again! "Smoke on the water, fire in the sky..." Maybe he was responsible for all this?!?

I opened Crisp's link in Google Chrome. Here's how the software translated the Italian into English: If the protagonist is Bill Evans. If the box contains 15 albums recorded for the Riverside and Milestone in the golden age, the 50s and 60s. If the booklet of 32 pages of each album cover are faithfully reproduced and record information. If the holiday companions are musicians such as Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian (the great Bill Evans trio that led the Olympus of the great creators of contemporary jazz), Freddie Hubbard, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Chuck Israels, Sam Jones, Percy Heath, Teddy Kotick, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, Don Elliot, if the box set includes recordings posthumous duet with Don Elliot of the trio in 1956 and in January 1959, and if the price (recommended) is only € 44.50 ... Then we are again faced with a new box made by Universal Music Italy for another great international success

Command-I. There's usually too much info to read in a columnar format.

Aha! I just found it. I had to go to iTunes help to figure it out: "To search the Comment column, make sure it’s displayed (choose View > View Options)." Once I did that, my search for "Peacock" (no quotes) returned Albert Ayler, Carmell Jones, Keith Jarrett, etc. Thanks again.

I don't follow you here. Please elaborate, if you would. I have done many searches (in iTunes, that is- not on my iPods) for sidemen info in my Comments field. OK: The track "Hallucinations" by Keith Jarrett, from the album "Whisper Not." See the attached file for what I entered into the Comments field. Now, if I do a search for "Peacock," this track does not come up. Peacock.tiff

No, more a wish list of features that would be tailored to the interests of jazz listeners. For example, most jazz dates occur on a single day, and it would be interesting to follow a sideman, Wynton Kelly, say, through the dates he played on in a given month, or to compare what you own to what a discography shows (or create your own discographies!).

Trust me, I agree with both of you regarding GFR's pervasive suckiness. I merely pointed out that they were huge as regards sales.

I also enter personnel in the Comments field, but I don't find that the search works there. The search would work in the Lyrics field, but there the data needs to be entered per track, not per album. Interesting ideas re the Description field of the Video menu and the Grouping field; thanks for those!

Which features would you look for if you could have a version of iTunes tailored for jazz? Some things that come to mind: The ability to sort by recording date (exact date, not just by year) The ability to sort by (and search for) any musician who plays on a date To have a "label" field (Blue Note, etc), and to sort by that field What else would you like to see?

I'm siding with Jim on this one. They were huge. Fueled mostly on hype, to be sure, but boy they sold a lot of records. I think GFR did the same thing: Produced by Frank Zappa!

I realized this was a jazz town when I stepped into the lobby of my hotel and heard a tenor sax (Stan Getz?) playing on the sound system in the background and then, a few minutes later, when I entered a coffee shop down the block and was treated to a piano (Erroll Garner?). (My metrocentric pride was wounded as I admitted to myself that, in equivalent spaces in New York, we'd probably be subjected to Muzak.) If Chicagoans love jazz, it probably has a lot to do with Dick Buckley, who for more than 50 years was the voice of jazz on Chicago radio. "There were other guys on the air, like Daddy-O Daylie and Sid McCoy," said Neil Tesser, a veteran music journalist and broadcaster who worked with Buckley at WBEZ for 16 years. "But none of them had Dick's endurance, and none was as widely loved as Dick." Continued here: WSJ

I liked the 5 Pablo "Live in Washington" discs. Good, relaxed, late Prez. The nice thing is, it's not a box set. You can dip your toe in the water with one.

Now I'm sad. The Producers has always been one of my favorite films, and Mars's acting was a piece of inspired lunacy. He was in a very good drama, "Desperate Characters" (1971) in which he starred opposite Shirley MacLaine. They played a bickering married couple. MacLaine was a genuine star then, so I was impressed that Mars got co-billing. Desperate Characters - Amazon

I bought these BOQARI Q1 on an Amazon lightning deal in November. I think they have better bass response and an overall smoother, richer sound than the Klipsch. I miss the controls that are on the Klipsch, though. Amazon

Did you see the way he strutted on stage? Looks like a guy in his '50's. A well-deserved recognition for a master musician.

Did you begin with What's Up, Tiger Lily?? And don't forget (if you can sit through it) the original Casino Royale.

CNET loves these! I was leaning towards the thinksound ts-02s, but I may have to reconsider. Especially since they're about the same price. I've had the Klipsch Image S4i (the S4 with iPod volume controls and phone microphone) for about a year. They sound clear, but I find the bass disappointing; they definitely do not compare to over-the-ear headphones.