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players deserving more recognition; one of the exceptions to my belief that "there is usually a reason why". It is important to remember that record labels, even great and art-sensitive ones like BN, are a business.*****
That sums it up. First there is always a reason why, good or bad, deserved or not, but there is a reason.
All these labels were / are in business to make money. Do not assume that the decision makers at BN loved Jazz. They may have, but they loved making money more. Business people don't always love or even care about the product that they sell.
For example, you'd be hard pressed to find an automobile aficionado among car dealers and salesmen. It's just a product. We may see the MBs and BMWs as wonderful feats of automotive engineering, but they could be washing machines as far as the average dealer is concerned. The bottom line is all that concerns them.
The owners at BN and other labels, did not see the players as we saw / see them.
Cheers
That sums it up. First there is always a reason why, good or bad, deserved or not, but there is a reason.
All these labels were / are in business to make money. Do not assume that the decision makers at BN loved Jazz. They may have, but they loved making money more. Business people don't always love or even care about the product that they sell.
For example, you'd be hard pressed to find an automobile aficionado among car dealers and salesmen. It's just a product. We may see the MBs and BMWs as wonderful feats of automotive engineering, but they could be washing machines as far as the average dealer is concerned. The bottom line is all that concerns them.
The owners at BN and other labels, did not see the players as we saw / see them.
Cheers