Some big hitters escaping from the likes of Columbia...

[A Lark Ascending]

I'm not wanting to start up the Euro/US copyright wars again, but in the new Jazzwise I notice Discovery records have slated for Jan 2009:

Ellington - Black Brown and Beige

Ella - Ellington Songbook

Miles - Porgy and Bess

Miles - Milestones

Cannonball - Somethin' Else

Sun Ra - Jazz in Silhouette.

and a number of other famous recordings from '57-'58.

[GregK]

How do they do this if Columbia stills holds the master tapes?

[J.A.W.]

Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else is a Blue Note recording, so the master is owned by EMI, not Columbia (now Sony). They don't own the master of Sun Ra's Jazz in Silhouette either as far as I know.

Edited November 29, 2008 by J.A.W.

[Daniel A]

How do they do this if Columbia stills holds the master tapes?

Probably by copying existing CD releases.

I thought the old Discovery label was still controlled by Warner. Or is this some independent rip-off label?

[J.A.W.]

How do they do this if Columbia stills holds the master tapes?

Probably by copying existing CD releases.

I thought the old Discovery label was still controlled by Warner. Or is this some independent rip-off label?

They're probably the U.K.-based Discovery Records.

[sidewinder]

Probably by copying existing CD releases.

No doubt.

I notice that one of these labels (Jazz Connection - Son of Gambit?) has a 3 CD set of Max Roach Mercury material which was no doubt lifted from the Mosaic set.

What's the bet we will also see a 'Jazz Track' issue of Kind Of Blue next year. Just to round off the 'Legit' Anniversary Box..

Edited November 29, 2008 by sidewinder

[A Lark Ascending]

Thread title says 'from the likes of Columbia...'.

[J.A.W.]

Thread title says 'from the likes of Columbia...'.

I know, no need to act like a schoolteacher. I was actually responding to GregK's post, who seemed to be under the impression that they were all Columbia titles.

Edited November 29, 2008 by J.A.W.

[Fer Urbina]

What's the bet we will also see a 'Jazz Track' issue of Kind Of Blue next year. Just to round off the 'Legit' Anniversary Box..

... facsimile, wrong pitch on one side and the titles of Flamenco Sketches and All Blues mixed up. Otherwise I don't see the point.

Discovery UK is the distributor for "the Andorrans" here.

F

[Daniel A]

Discovery UK is the distributor for "the Andorrans" here.

I see!

The labels (not that it matters much) for the new "reissues" are Disconforme, Essential Jazz Classics, Jazz Track and Gambit, and all seem to be listed as available already. Why all these different labels?

[Swinging Swede]

Perhaps to confuse matters from a legal viewpoint.

Let's see, we have:

Fresh Sound

Blue Moon

Cool & Blue

Definitive

Lone Hill Jazz

Gambit

Jazz Factory

Swing Factory

Soundtrack Factory

Free Factory

Essential Jazz Classics

Fine And Mellow

Swing Hat

Groove Hut

Jazz Beat

Jazz Track

Jazz Collectors

Jazz Connections

Jazz Lips

Jazz Row

RLR

and then I think they have several DVD labels also. I haven't followed those as closely, but are these all "Andorran" labels?

20th Century Jazz Masters

Impro-Jazz

Jazz Casual

Jazz Memories

Jazz Movie Classics

Jazz Music Performances

Jazz Options

Jazz Shots

Jazz Vip

Rhapsody Films

Salt Peanuts

Standing Oh!vation

Stars Of Jazz

Swing Era

This Is DVD Jazz

True Giants Of Jazz

[Quincy]

Thread title says 'from the likes of Columbia...'.

I know, no need to act like a schoolteacher.

But he is a schoolteacher.

[A Lark Ascending]

Thread title says 'from the likes of Columbia...'.

I know, no need to act like a schoolteacher.

But he is a schoolteacher.

Any more smart comments like that and I'll be ringing your parents.

[GregK]

Thread title says 'from the likes of Columbia...'.

I know, no need to act like a schoolteacher. I was actually responding to GregK's post, who seemed to be under the impression that they were all Columbia titles.

Sorry, maybe I should have said "the likes of Columbia"?? Geez, we all understand each other here, don't we?

[Shawn]

Geez, we all understand each other here, don't we?

Yeah...clearly.

[BruceH]

"Jazz Lips"?????

Not a label name that I would choose, but, whatever.....

[BruceH]

Geez, we all understand each other here, don't we?

Yeah...clearly.

Huh?