kh1958 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 MUSIC - HEADLINES GOLD STANDARDS LARRY BLUMENFELD PRINT 135 words 7 July 2007 Billboard English Copyright 2007, VNU eMedia Inc. All rights reserved. When it comes to iconic jazz studio recordings with broad and enduring sales appeal, nothing touches Miles Davis' 1959 gem, "Kind of Blue" (Columbia). In the Nielsen SoundScan era alone (since 1991), the album has tallied 2.9 million units—currently, well more than 1,000 per week. Buoyed by the No. 25 pop hit "Take Five," Dave Brubeck's "Time Out" (Columbia), also from 1959, has topped 1 million sold in the SoundScan era, and averages at least 500 per week. John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1964, Impulse), which has moved more than 500,000 units since 1991, also consistently tallies several hundred copies per week. Charles Mingus' best seller in the SoundScan era is 1959's "Mingus Ah Um" (Columbia), with 166,000 sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Now that's peanuts compared to the sales of rock icons, isn't it? Any other jazz record selling more than 250.000 copies? George Benson's Breezin'? Some Hancock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I would be curious to see the full data, not such a terse article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I would be curious to see the full data, not such a terse article. Pay for a subscription to SoundScan and you will know everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I would be curious to see the full data, not such a terse article. Pay for a subscription to SoundScan and you will know everything. It's strictly an idle and miserly curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 KH, Thanks for posting that. I am guessing that amazon.com's sales rankings are probably not a bad indicator of non-smooth jazz sales these days. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganized Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 I would be curious to see the full data, not such a terse article. Pay for a subscription to SoundScan and you will know everything. It's strictly an idle and miserly curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Chuck-Chuck Union Pacific Railroad driver man: why dont u just "cut & paste" your soundscan data on Organissimo for us to view? or would that make the soundscan crew have a shit-hemmaorage? im telling u man one day you should just tell 'em all 2 go to hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 KH, Thanks for posting that. I am guessing that amazon.com's sales rankings are probably not a bad indicator of non-smooth jazz sales these days. Guy Here are the top 10 sellers in the "modern Post Bop' category at Amazon today. Typical mix of new releases from the major labels combined with Miles, Coltrane, Getz.... I have no idea who Taylor Swift is, btw. The selling power that comes from being released by a major label is evident. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kind of Blue ~ Miles Davis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Taylor Swift ~ Taylor Swift (Artist) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. A Love Supreme ~ John Coltrane ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Metheny Mehldau Quartet ~ Pat Metheny (Artist), Brad Mehldau (Artist) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Getz/Gilberto ~ Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman ~ Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman, McCoy Tyner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Back East ~ Joshua Redman Trio (Artist) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Live at the Village Vanguard ~ The Bill Charlap Trio (Artist), Bill Charlap (Performer), Peter Washington (Performer), Kenny Washington (Performer) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Nightmoves ~ Kurt Elling (Artist) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. 75th Birthday Bash Live! ~ Kenny Burrell (Artist) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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