[JPL] Dave Love

[Russ Davis]

I had heard a rumor to this effect and simply didn't believe it could  
be true.  To me Dave Love is a giant in this industry and besides  
being a great business man and a man with vision one of the truly  
good guys.  There is a place for Dave Love in this industry and I for  
one would be thrilled to play even a small part in finding that place  
for him.

Russ Davis
MOJA Radio
www.mojaradio.com
russ at mojaradio.com
VOA's "Jazz America"
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On Mar 25, 2009, at 8:42 PM, Bradley M. Stone wrote:

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> I was perusing the latest JazzTimes issue on-line and was  
> absolutely shocked to learn that Dave Love is out at Concord/Heads  
> Up.  This just weeks after he was named President of the whole  
> group.  This is particularly shocking, in light of Dave's track  
> record in the industry.  In my view, he built his label (Heads Up)  
> from the ground up, based upon a sincere concern for, and  
> partnership with, the artists that he signed to his label.  Perhaps  
> his background as a musician himself had a lot to do with this.  He  
> has always been a great friend to radio, to the music industry, and  
> to the "jazz family".  I am deeply saddened to learn of this change  
> in management at Concord/Heads Up.  It seems a shame to me that  
> Dave is no longer connected with the label that he built.  It seems  
> ironic to me that, in an era that has seen the demise of some jazz  
> labels, the axing of entire jazz departments at major labels,  
> diminishing CD sales, a miniscule market share for jazz, etc., that  
> Dave was one record company exec that could be pointed to as a huge  
> success despite the odds - he obviously was doing something right.
>
> Dave, mi hermano, if you are reading this, I hope you are doing ok,  
> and I know that out of the ashes, something even better for you  
> will arise.
>
> The light is on, my friend.
>
> Brad Stone
> KSJS-FM
> San Jose
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