How many CD’s does a popular jazz artist sell?

[Hardbopjazz]

Let's say someone like McCoy Tyner, or Ahmad Jamal, or any other well know jazz artist releases a new CD, how many would you think he sells?

Is it between 3000 and 4000?

or 4000 and 5000?

or could it be nearer to 10000?

[Jazz Kat]

I'm so bad a stuff like this. I have no idea.

[John Tapscott]

I don't know for sure, but I suspect it's closer to 3,000 (or less) than 10,000. For some reason 5,000 world-wide sticks in my mind. (Don't know whether it's because it's a nice round number, or because I read it somewhere.)

[Jazz Kat]

I doubt its always the same. I suspect an album like Jimmy Smith, Legacy sells more than a new release of McCoy Tyner, but I'm not sure. I guess it has to do with its public promotion.

[Claude]

The only indication I have is the fact that hatOLOGY CDs are released in editions of 3000 CDs, which usually are around for a couple of years.

On my copy of Dave Liebman "Bookends", it says "2nd edition of 3000 CDs". Liebman would be in the same selling league as Tyner I guess. But HatOLOGY CDs are rather expensive (the Liebman 2CD set costs $27), and more difficult to find in the US than most jazz labels.

[GA Russell]

Somewhat related, I read at AAJ a couple of years ago that Blue Note requires a CD to sell only 500 copies per year to remain in print. I assume that that is for the US.

[nemo7]

i'm only guessing, but it's never enough.

[Joe M]

Major name artists like Wynton, Lovano (some records), Wayne Shorter may move 15,000-20,000 units, but that's very rare these days.

[RudyC]

Any one know how many Kind Of Blue Has sold.. I know i have 1 copy on vynil and 2 on cd lol

[Jazz Kat]

Seems every popular jazz album, is "The best selling jazz album of all time." I've heard Kind Of Blue, Time Out, The In Crowd, A Love Surpreme, and many more, as "The best selling jazz album of all time." What's up with that.

[RDK]

Any one know how many Kind Of Blue Has sold.. I know i have 1 copy on vynil and 2 on cd lol

1,069,332 on vinyl

6,024 on 8-track

324,098 on cassette

645,764 on CD

10,898 on SACD

[Jazz Kat]

So if I didn't buy KOB, there'd be exactly one less?

[frank m]

Just to demonstrate the difference in the listening public's taste between then and now,I'll flatten you with a number I heard today. I know it flattened me. Back in the 40's, Artie Shaw's recording of Stardust sold better than 16 million copies. Wowie!

[GregK]

Any one know how many Kind Of Blue Has sold.. I know i have 1 copy on vynil and 2 on cd lol

1,069,332 on vinyl

6,024 on 8-track

324,098 on cassette

645,764 on CD

10,898 on SACD

That's it?? Wow. Depressing. I account for 3 of those.

Hey wait, what about DualDisc?

[Joe M]

The only indication I have is the fact that hatOLOGY CDs are released in editions of 3000 CDs, which usually are around for a couple of years.

On my copy of Dave Liebman "Bookends", it says "2nd edition of 3000 CDs". Liebman would be in the same selling league as Tyner I guess. But HatOLOGY CDs are rather expensive (the Liebman 2CD set costs $27), and more difficult to find in the US than most jazz labels.

Leibman selling in the same league as McCoy? No way. Not even close. I'd be willing to bet McCoy sells at least twice as many copies as Liebman of any new release in the last 10 years.