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Bassist Dominic Duval Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
October 4, 2010

Bassist Dominic Duval is a mystery to many—even to those interested in free music. Seemingly emerging out of nowhere in the mid-1990s, over the course of 15 years he has built a formidable discography, firmly establishing him as one of the most original and prolific bassists alive today. His career is well-documented on more than one hundred recordings, including collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Ivo Perelman, Jimmy Halperin, and many others. Duval's solo recording, Nightbird Invention (Cadence, ...

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"Free Music is Always Going to Win," Says Lee Parsons, CEO of Ditto Music; Interview Part 1

Source: HypeBot
October 2, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Lee Parsons, who is currently the CEO of Ditto Music. As of midsummer, they were distributing around 12,000 artists online and had 7 UK top 40 singles with unsigned artists. In this interview Parsons talks about the record industry's attitudes toward technology, why labels have trouble seeing value in disrupts their core-business model, and what's just over the horizon. How would you characterize the old record industry's attitude toward new technology how does it differ to ...

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A Tale of Two CTIs (Part 2)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
October 2, 2010

Yesterday I posted about Sony's upcoming four-CD box set of remastered CTI tracks and the 20 CTI albums from King (Japan) newly remastered by original producer Creed Taylor and engineer Rudy Van Gelder. As I noted yesterday, there's really no comparison between the two different efforts: The King releases are way more spectacular on every level. Creed and Rudy restored more information and sonic detail than existed on the original vinyl LPs. And the technology behind the CDs themselves is ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Eddie Palmieri (Part 3)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
October 2, 2010

Pianist Eddie Palmieri took shifted his direction in the nineties, building upon the sound that he'd spent his career creating and pushing it in a jazz direction. Inspired by his brother Charlie, a busy pianist in New York's Latin music scene, Palmieri immersed himself in the Latin dance music world as a child. The draw of Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodriguez led him to the piano, and after some hard study, Palmieri leaped into the professional world. Still a ...

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A Tale of Two CTI's (Part 1)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
October 1, 2010

Thirty-two years ago, Creed Taylor lost control of his CTI record label. Overly ambitious international expansion plans in the late 1970s put enormous strain on CTI's revenue. A protracted legal battle with Warner Brothers over guitarist George Benson, a CTI artist, didn't help. [Photo of Creed Taylor in the 1970s by Chuck Stewart] To sustain the business, Creed was forced to borrow from Columbia Records and cut a distribution deal with the label, which had been eying CTI for much ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Eddie Palmieri (Part 2)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
October 1, 2010

The first steps into a career as a bandleader offers a musician a choice—should they follow in the footsteps of their mentors or forge their own path? Retracing the steps of a teacher always serves as the safe route for a new bandleader. They can draw upon what they know, structure their work around defined models, and create a presentation that looks familiar to their audience. In the short term, this might lead to success, but they have a good ...

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Happy 85th Birthday, George Wein!

Source: Voll-Damm Festival Internacional De Jazz De Barcelona
September 30, 2010

As NEA Jazz Master George Wein prepares to celebrate his 85th birthday George Wein quietly with family and friends on Sunday, October 3, he reflects on the past, present and future, including jazz and folk festivals in New York and Newport, performances in Barcelona (Spain), San Juan (PR), New York, Newport, Monterey and San Francisco and the special recognition he received in every city in which he performed. “It has been a great year," said Wein. “Thanks to CareFusion, the ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Eddie Palmieri (Part 1)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
September 30, 2010

The lives of legendary Latin Jazz artists always recount themselves like a master class in the major events of music history. When these musicians experience each historical landmark, they simply seem like the ups and downs of daily life. Looking at these events in retrospect, we place the weight of history upon them, giving them significance for a variety of reasons. In most cases, these points in history involved creative movement, influencing everyone around them. While these milestones seem like ...

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