[Dixielandjazz] Independence Hall JB CD

[Ron L'Herault]

I think Jelly Roll Morton would have argued that point.  8-)

Would the reissue in Europe have anything to do with thier different laws.
Many things issued in Europe by major labels are public domain there but not
here I believe.

Ron L

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Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Independence Hall JB CD


Hey Jerry et al;

The re-issuance of classic recorded material is a topic of hot discussion in
several venues these days.  We at the Estate of Frank J Assunto have been
chasing down leads of so-call legit expert jazz label organizations in
Europe that have been re-releasing a lot of Audio Fidelity Dukes material
for over a decade.  According to the original signed and dated Artist
Contracts that we have that material should be in the possession of the
Estate.  So how can these offshore firms be reissuing the Dukes material and
not even paying royalties to the Estate?

In my honest opinion, people should only deal with the Columbias, RCAs, and
Universal labels.  When someone purchases a CD on those labels the artist
still gets his/her royalties.

Mike Marois
Tuba/Computer Guru
http://www.TheDukesofDixieland.com
http://www.HireMusicians.com
http://www.MaroisApps.com

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:14:14 EDT, Jazzjerry at aol.com wrote:

> Hi Nick and all others,
>
> I can assure you that the King Oliver 'post-Louis' recordings are all
> available in the UK either on the Frog or JSP label and Wa Wa Wa is also
on Classics
> 639. Incidently with less than perfect sound the track is also on a cheapo
> Brit issue priced at £GBP2.95 or £GBP2.51 (US$4 approx)
>
> I really can't understand why you people in America still expect to find
> classic jazz recordings on labels like Decca, Columbia, etc. etc.
Practically
> every classic jazz recordings from the 1920s and 1930s is available on CD
but in
> nearly every case it is on the British and European specialist jazz labels
> rather than the major record companies.
>
> Also can I plead with people to buy their CDs from the specialists rather
> than people like Amazon. We specialist try to provide a proper service
backed by
> some specialist knowledge and whilst we cannot always compete on price the
> personal service and knowledge more than compensates for the extra cents
or
> pennies.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jerry,
> Norwich,
> U.K.
>
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