Two weeks after she won the Grammies, Blue Note shut down the Blue Note bulletin board. Coincidence? Doesn't make me feel confident about oodles more reissues. [But note to Skip: I've heard that Grant Green's "Goin' West" may be out later this year.] ALankin Ken Waxman wrote:
Yeah, Skip:
But Norah Jones success may do just the opposite of what you hope. More reissues, maybe -- they don't cost very much in 2003 dollars.
But can't you see some Capitol-EMI honchos sitting around with a blance sheet and saying:
"Who is this Lovano guy and that Moran. They didn't sell shit compared to that Norah broad. Get rid of those $%&^% instrumentalists and sign soem more divas fast."
Similiar things have happened on other labels.
Ken Waxman
--- skip Heller <velaires@earthlink.net> wrote: > Anybody trashing Norah Jones should probably be
reminded that her sales are funding Blue Note reissues and ad budgets. Her 6 million copies are bringing me closer my dream of owning every Blue Note Grant Green ever played on, just because of how much $ Blue Note can sink into reissuing old catalog. sh
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