Apr 25, 2019 bruce lundvall, whose fivedecade music business career found him helming the storied blue note records jazz label as well as the domestic division of columbia records, died may 19. President of blue note records, bruce lundvall, poses for a picture in. Starting as a management trainee at columbia records in 1960, he rose to become head of the label and then president of cbs records. Although lundvall, evered, and cuscuna worked in harmony, the book also details bruces many frustrations with other executives, including clive.
Bruce lundvall, former blue note records president, dead at 79. These days, record company presidents tend to come from legal. Bruce lundvall september, 1935 may 19, 2015 was an american record company. Access to exclusive interviews with norah jones, herbie hancock, amos lee, dave koz, kurt elling, michael cuscuna, maxine gordon and other special guests witness the creative process come to life through audio, video, photos, and written content directly from bruce s archives. Playing by ear bruce lundwall by dan quellette book 20. Funeral home services for bruce are being provided by vander plaat funeral home. Whats the secret to signing great musical talent to a record label. Clive davis was a genius in the business of selling records. Bruce gilbert lundvall, american record company executive born sept. You will also be one of the first to receive a limited edition autographed copy of the final book.
He is best known as the creator of james bourne, the protagonist in the bourne trilogy series. Norah jones, renowned jazz artists gather in support of. Eva cassidy over the course of his career, bruce lundvall has had to take a pass on many artists who came knocking on his door with a demo. Porter has worked at byu in religious studies center doing scripture research, and gospel doctrine manuals. Willie nelsons fight to release red headed stranger book excerpt excerpt from record exec bruce lundvall s biography details what really went on in the boardroom by. He is the author of a biography of bassist jaco pastorius, a biography of rolling. Playing by ear book directly from the author through artistshare.
Bruce gilbert lundvall, a grandson of swedish immigrants, was born on sept. Blue notes chairman emeritus bruce lundvall, credited with discovering norah jones, among others, looks back at his 50year. Bruce schneiers second collection of oped pieces, columns, and blog posts features more than 160 commentaries on topics including the boston marathon bombing, the nsas ubiquitous surveillance programs, chinese cyberattacks, the privacy of cloud computing, and how to hack the papal election. Bill milkowski born september 26, 1954 is an american jazz critic, journalist, and biographer. Check out bruce lundvall by the flowdown on amazon music. Jan 06, 2009 from before bebop to the present day, some of the best jazz albums of all time have been issued by blue note records. Patrick mcmullan company photographs a diverse range of events each week, some of which are pmc exclusives, and distributes images worldwide.
Bruce lundvall, blue note records veteran, beloved jazz. The death of author bruce occurred due to stroke on 9th november, 2003. Bruce lundvall, the distinguished president of blue note records, who played a major role in the world of jazz, died may 19 in ridgewood, n. He then moved to elektra in 1982, where he became president of elektra records and the newly created elektra musician jazz. Norah jones, adam levy, lee alexander, andrew borger, daru oda, jim gabour, tom roche, bruce lundvall, christina glass, jim gabour. Jazz, genius, and jail adventures of anita oday 19101969 model. Widely known for his dark imagery and thoughtful, provocative soundscapes, tor lundvalls artwork is allencompassing.
Bruce lundvall, the president of blue note records, asked tommy if he was interested in doing an album with willie nelson. Bruce lundvall was an american record company executive, best known for his period as the president and ceo of the blue note label group, reporting directly to eric nicoli, the chief executive officer of emi group. Some of the final books written by him were released posthumously. A dark place, by lundvall, tor midheaven mailorder. Bruce lees wisdom for daily living the bruce lee library, and more on. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The affable record executive is head of one of the bestknown jazz labels in america, blue note records. The son of blue note records legend bruce lundvall, tor was exposed to artwork, music, and creativity from a young age, and began his professional painting and music output in the late 80s. Before this particular achievement, camerons first real book. Since the 1970s he has written thousands of articles for magazines and album liner notes. Bruce lundvall, president of blue note records, says jazz can make money if you are very very very careful to keep your overhead low. While he has a reputation for being known as doctor yes, lundvall has also been in plenty of situations where hes had. Bruce lundvall, a record executive whose 25year run at the helm of blue note, preceded by top positions at cbs and elektra, made him one of the most influential figures behind the scenes in recent jazz history, died on tuesday in ridgewood, n.
In the cook book, he quotes bruce lundvall s anecdote about signing cassandra wilson to blue note before seeing her perform with an mbase band, which lundvall describes as awful. I loved willies standards album, says tommy, and my first thought was to use joe samplelike willie, joe is from texas so joe and i went to austin to spend a day at willies ranch. Bruce lundvall, a record executive whose 25year run at the helm of blue note, preceded by top positions at cbs and elektra, made him one of. Lovano said lundvall first heard me at sweet basil with the peter erskine band around 1990. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The book dominated the new york times bestseller list for a very long time. His real name was bruce cook and used to use the name alexander in place of cook in his name as a pseudonym for writing his books.
Essential to its success was blue notes thenpresident bruce lundvall, whose reputation for generosity and facilitating creativity seemed to flout every known negative stereotype about record executives. Oulettes book is a biography of bruce lundvall, who he says was responsible throughout his career for signing some of the biggest names in music including norah jones, richard marx, bobby mcferrin, willie nelson and amos lee. He has also worked for the church doing scriptural research on the book of abraham in eastern us, europe, middle east, and egypt, locating the will of antonio lebolo. Author bruce was born in the year 1932 and died on november 9, 2003. Subsequently, she made her debut as a novelist in 2008 with the novel cambridge blue. Bruce lundvall obituary wyckoff, nj the recordherald news. The complete series list for a sir john fielding mystery bruce alexander. Bruce continued to write nonfiction books throughout his writing career. In addition to his work at blue note, lundvall was president of cbs records during the heyday of the lp business, and was responsible for signing many of that labels major artists, and for expanding the jazz division of columbia records. Bruce lundvall revived the famous blue note label in the mid1980s and turned it into a huge influence on the contemporary jazz scene during his 25 years as president. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Sep 08, 2017 the song list includes originals by each of the band members, including two elegies for lundvall which open and close the album, as well as two renderings of shorter compositions. He has written for downbeat, jazztimes, jazziz, the absolute sound, paste, jazzthing in germany and guitar club in italy.
And just as it was under the auspices of such esteemed past label presidents as alfred lion and bruce lundvall, the don was administration is proving to be. Joness beguiling come away with me brought artists from many other genres to his door. Middle class white boy by mose allison 90431653524 cd. Bruce lundvalls youthful ambition to become a jazz musician led him first to the trumpet and the piano and then to the saxophone, each proving to be a fruitless quest. He was particularly popular for developing a novel series revolving around a blind englishman living in the 18th century as well as a thriller. Bruce lundvall, chairman emeritus at blue note records.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming. Please join us for a when maxine gordon presents and signs her new book, sophisticated giant. Bruce cameron wasnt born until he wrote 8 simple rules for dating my daughter. Bruce gilbert lundvall american record company executive. His fellow frontline players are saxophonist joe farrell and guitarist phil upchurch. Bruce lundvall, whose resuscitation of blue note records in 1984 began the apex of a nonpareil career, deserved adoration, and he got it, both during his lifetime and after it ended in may of this year, following a battle with parkinsons disease. Robert ludlum was an american based writer of more than 27 thriller novels. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. I didnt know who he was, but from the first moments i walked into his. Below is a list of bruce desilvas books in order of when they were originally released. See all books authored by bruce lee, including tao of jeet kune do, and striking thoughts. In 1960 he became a marketing trainee at columbia records, and.
In its 114th year, billboard remains the worlds premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Chinen is more appreciative of the style coleman bristles at describing. The column gained so much attention for cameron that he eventually turned it into an actual book which hit the shelves of bookstores in 2001. Although lundvall, evered, and cuscuna worked in harmony, the book also details bruce s many frustrations with. Bruce lives in howell, new jersey with his wife, patricia smith who is an awardwinning poet. Bruce lundvall, the distinguished president of blue note records. The novel was an edgar award finalist for best first novel. For bruce lundvall, restoring blue note didnt just mean bringing back the label. An authorized biography about lundvall, playing by ear, by author dan ouellette, came out last year.
Bruce lundvall, the longtime president of blue note records who supported many top jazz artists over the last four decades, died yesterday. Playing by ear paperback january 1, 20 by dan ouellette author 5. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. The cause was complications from a prolonged battle with parkinsons disease. Blue note, after a period of dormancy, like jazz itself in the 1970s and early 1980s, was brought back to life by bruce lundvall, with help from legendary producer michael. Bruce desilva became a published novelist in 2010 with the novel rogue island. Feb 28, 1982 bruce lundvall was not your average record company president when he was at the helm of cbs records during the middle and late 70s. Released in the fall of 1993, cassandra wilsons recently reissued blue note debut, blue light til dawn, made her a jazz superstar and marked a paradigm shift in vocaljazz repertory. Bruce lundvall, is an american record company executive, best known for his period as.
He influenced the course of the industry in 1967 when he virtually wiped out monaural records by moving to only the stereo price, at. Below is a list of alison bruces books in order of when they were originally released. Although lundvall, evered, and cuscuna worked in harmony, the book also details bruce s many frustrations with other executives, including clive. Bruce henderson books list of books by bruce henderson. Ludlum attended the rectory school before joining cheshire academy. Life and legacy of dexter gordon, the highlyacclaimed official biography of her late husband. He then moved to elektra in 1982, where he became president of elektra records and the newly created elektra musician. When plans for that years isle of wight festival fell through, focus shifted to weeley and the festival grew in importance. He began his music career in marketing at columbia where he remained for 21 years, becoming president of the domestic division of cbs in 1976. Remembering music legends weve lost so far in 2015 from bb.
Bruce lundvall was one of the most important and influential figures in the record business throughout his 55 year career. Some of the prominent ones include a book on musical history, a story about the german author bertolt brecht. Jun 23, 2015 bruce lundvall had rare degrees of both vision and integrity as a record company executive, not a big deal unless you know that the total number of such executives over the past century barely. As an inducement to run capital, he was asked to restart. Playing by ear is the authorized biography of the record business legend whose astounding career spans more than 50 years. It was eventually translated into a movie in 2017 starring dennis quaid, peggy lipton, and britt robertson. What is it about bruce lundvall and his career that initially attracted you to write his book. Author dan ouellette paints the portrait of one of the most notable figures in the record industry based on an exciting series of interviews with bruce himself. The obituary was featured in legacy on may 20, 2015, and the record. Author dan ouellette has painted the portrait of one of the recording industrys most notable figures, who has been responsible for signing an array of topflight artists from his years at columbiacbs, elektraelektra musician and blue.
On sunday, august 24, music aficionados from around the tristate area will gather for a familyfriendly afternoon of. The label celebrates its 70th anniversary this week, and to honor the occasion. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Lundvall bruce september, 1935may 19, 2015 its with great sadness that we announce the passing of beloved music man and longtime president of blue note records, bruce lundvall.
Bruce lundvall september, 1935 may 19, 2015 was an american record company executive, best known for his period as the president and ceo of the blue note label group, reporting directly to eric nicoli, the chief executive officer of emi group. Bruce lundvall september,1935may 19, 2015 was saluted in obituaries for his long career in music, which included becoming the head of cbs records, then elektras musician label in 1982, and ultimately blue note where he revived the old jazz catalog and signed newcomer norah jones. Lundvall, a legend in his field, has seen, heard, and lived it all. Weeley festival was organised by clacton round table as a small charity fundraising event for around 5,000 people. He is the son of george ludlum and margaret ludlum. Jun 10, 2014 no with balancing the books at blue note.
Jan 10, 1999 it was to be run by bruce lundvall, a jazz fan who had been the president of columbia records and later president at elektra and capital. Willie nelsons fight to release red headed stranger. Bruce lundvall, a record executive best known among fans of jazz music as blue note records president for 25 years, died yesterday at the age of 79. Author dan ouellette has painted the portrait of one of the recording industrys most notable figures, who has been responsible for signing an. Maxine gordon astutely frames the fiery daring of dexter gordons generation of bebop innovators in the context of rising. Bruce lundvall, left, with jazz musician joe lovano. She will appear in conversation with fred kasten, host of wwnos jazz new orleans. Born in englewood in 1935, bruce lundvall gained an appreciation for jazz music early in life. Bruce lundvall producer an evening with lena horne bruce lundvall was born on september, 1935 in cliffside park, new jersey, usa as bruce gilbert lundvall. Lundvall had been living in a senior assisted living center in new jersey for complications related to his battle with parkinsons, according to biographer dan ouellette, who wrote the book bruce.
Released in 1982, middle class white boy was mose allisons first recording in six years, and his debut for the fledgling and relatively shortlived elektra musician label run by bruce lundvall. Bruce lundvall, an executive at several major recording labels, helped revived blue note records. A staff of only 11 deals with a roster of approximately 25. Alison bruce made her debut as an author in 2005 with the true crime book cambridgeshire murders. Bruce lundvall always playing by ear open sky jazz. This bruce lee book details each important phase of lees life. In a career spanning half a century, bruce lundvall signed a wide array of artists, including willie nelson, herbie hancock, dexter gordon, woody shaw.
The sir john fielding mystery series in order bruce. Bruce lundvall born september, 1935 died may 19, 2015, wycoff, new jersey, usa was an american record company executive. Discount prices on books by bruce henderson, including titles like a new key to the bible. Maxine gordon astutely frames the fiery daring of dexter gordons generation of bebop innovators in the.
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