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Another jazz-related label bites the dust...
OK, technically I don't think there are enough real labels left at eMusic to refer to any losses as a "cull", but I noticed that Brownswood Recordings disappeared th…
On the jazz front, and "out of nowhere" eMusic surprise on AUM Fidelity label...This is not new release (nearly a decade old, in fact) but it just showed up on eMusic this week, and was the first in a series of prett…They are no longer on eMusic, but they have a sale... (Not so sure it is such an amazing deal, and doesn't look like it applies to digital downloads. Might be a good discount on vinyl, but if 30% off = $12.50 for a CD, that mainly means their…^^^
The Bancamp list is always an interesting one.
Fred Kaplan of Slate has also put forth his favorite jazz albums of 2018:
This one stings..., Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks died today of a heart attack at age 63.Wow - didn't realize Intakt was back ex-US. Still not available in US since a recent cull.
(Quote)Even more ironic is that they are now promoting to artists to sign directly with eMusic and bypass labels altogether, claiming it will make more money for the artists. What artist is going to trust eMusic to pa…Stereogum and NPR weigh in with their Top 50, and the UK-based Independent drops a Top 40 albums list. Janelle Monae and Kacey Musgraves are getting some serious critic love, it appears...And then there's that other kind of math: The kind that got them into the situation they are in today, channeling P.T. Barnum to sell magic beans in hope of paying last year's bills, but offering incentives that all but assure they won't be a…Some good indie lists...(Quote)I always enjoy Ted's year-end list, but I'm not such a fan of the alphabetical order with no ranking this year. I understand that ranking can be tough and a bit arbitrary, but if you are going to list 100 it see…The Jazz Journalists Association site has a repository where its members can post their lists. The list of lists there is constantly growing, so I'll just post the link here and you can periodically check for additional submissions there... …(Quote) I had that same thought. I think the two ACT Music entries on the list + the Nat Birchall are possibly the only ones still available on eMusic, whereas even six months ago, about half of the list was available. This list is pretty …And so it begins, at least for 2018. (I figured it might be easier to have a forum specifically for these lists across the years rather than having them scattered elsewhere).
Here is an early "best jazz" list to kick things off...
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…@peterfrederics- I totally agree. I think the tokens are net negative for everything except the (hypothetical at this point) raising of money via an ICO. Long te…I mentioned this in the more frequented Notable New Releases thread, but much like the Monk's Dreams bargain mentioned by @Germanprof here, 7Digital also has the just-rel…The 5-disc Complete Cuban Jam Session box (in MP3 320K format) is available on us.7digital.com for $7.99 (vs. $59.99 elsewhere for CDs). These are remastered re-releases of original recordings from Cuba in the late '50s.
I think the passport requirement comes from the KYC (know your customer) requirement, which comes with many ICOs to prevent scams for money laundering, etc. (Reassuring to know that ICOs hangout in the same zip code as hardened criminals... ;…Some amazing 1950s jazz from Cuba, remastered on a 5 disc set (or vinyl) from Panart.You can read more about it here: (and CyberWeek 15% discount)Ha. I posted the link to the Black Friday sales over at the eMusic reddit and a moderator took it down. Ironically, with no content to speak of on their site for the foreseeable future, I figured that something to keep people happy might be…Not sure if these are only available through Qobuz or whether the labels in question are having the sales on their own sites and/or bandcamp, too. Nonetheless, a pretty substantial set of heavily discounted music:
@Germanprof - Thanks for the tip. Given that the full discography (49 albums/EPs/etc.) was $5.60 with the discount, I went ahead and took the plunge. :-) Any particular r…This deal is sort of inelegantly phrased on their website (possibly a language translation issue?), but, I *think* the gist of the "Special Offer" is that all ECM 2-CD sets are priced as a single CD. (They never actually say this explicitly, but if…Add Motema to the list (though technically a 15th Anniversary sale through end of year, not a Black Friday event).in Flash Bandcamp Sale Comment by soulcoal November 2018
@ez6, don't feel bad. ;-) My guess is that many of the the invites are going to all those speculators to whom they've been marketing for the past several months. Those buyers won'…And if you couldn't get enough Monk with the multi-disc Miles Okazaki solo guitar retrospective earlier this year, you can try some more boxed-set Monk via Frank Kimbrough and friends, also out this Friday: (70 tracks)
