[Dixielandjazz] "When you pay less, you get less" changing patterns of music merchandising; Ricky Riccard on Louis Armstrong

[Norman Vickers]

To:  DJML & Musicians and JazzFans

From:  Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola

 

There's a thoughtful article from recent Denver Post discussing changing
patterns of distributing music and art.  The major thesis is "When you pay
less, you get less."

I send only the link as I don't want to clutter the list by posting a long
article which will be  of interest to some.  I suppose that I am an
anachronism in that I have not purchased and MP3 online and don't have an
MP3 player. If a CD doesn't have good liner notes, I'm not interested.  Some
wag has said, " Life is just  a succession of liner notes!"  I would be
interested in your thoughtful discussion of issues brought up by the writer.

 

Here's the link:
http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_18434673?source=rss#ixzz1Rnr9r6hb

 

In preparation for Satchmo Summerfest held in New Orleans First weekend in
August, I'm reading  Ricky Riccardi's book about Louis Armstrong's All-Star
years, "What a Wonderful World."

It's well written and has new information from interviews and also from the
Louis Armstrong tapes from the Armstrong House Museum.  He's an employee
there.  Also, I never had a good idea about how the sidemen came and went.
There are some good insights about Armstrong's work-ethic and his
relationship to Joe Glazer, his sidemen, Lucille and his fans.  When
finished, maybe I'll write a brief review and post it.

For those interested-Here's a link to a great JazzTimes article and
interview with Ricky:
http://jazztimes.com/articles/27821-ricky-riccardi-armstrong-reconsidered

                                                                           

 
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