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Black Saint and Soul Note Recordings Now Available for Download Only on eMusic for the Holiday Season

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eMusic Announces Exclusive New Jazz Catalogues!

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2008, eMusic, the world's largest digital retailer of independent music and the world's second largest digital music service, today announced that complete catalogues from seminal jazz labels Black Saint and Soul Note are now, for the first time ever, available for digital download. Available exclusively on eMusic for the critical two months of holiday retail, the catalogues include approximately 580 essential and rare recordings from some of the most acclaimed and innovative jazz musicians of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s such as Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Dave Douglas, Anthony Braxton, and the World Saxophone Quartet.

Established in Italy in 1975 by jazz aficionado Giacomo Pelliciotti, Black Saint and its sister label Soul Note rose to prominence for their commitment to emerging avant garde jazz artists. Over the course of their 30-year history, with Giovanni Bonandrini at its helm, the two labels have accumulated an extensive collection of recordings by era-defining artists. In 2008 both catalogues and Italian imprint DDQ were acquired by CAM Jazz, a Grammy Award-recognized label formed in 2000 in Rome, Italy.

Two of the most celebrated labels of the '80s and seven-time winners of the Down Beat's Critics Poll, the Black Saint and Soul Note catalogues include the revered Parallel Worlds, performed by Dave Douglas; Etudes by Charlie Haden with Paul Motian; For Olim by modern pianist Cecil Taylor; To Them-To Us by Jaki Byard; Eugene 1989 by Anthony Braxton and Trickles by Lacey, Rudd, Carter and Harris.

eMusic has put together a comprehensive editorial guide to the catalogues, including commentary from expert eMusic jazz contributors such as National Public Radio's Kevin Whitehead, New York Times' contributors Steve Smith and Dylan Hicks and Downbeat's Peter Margasak. The guide can be found here.

“eMusic is committed to offering its consumers first-time exclusives, expert editorial, insightful reviews, and of course the best independent music ever set to record. Jazz is one of our best-selling genres and the Black Saint and Soul Note catalogues have long been coveted by our customers. We're delighted to exclusively offer these essential recordings for the first time digitally. There's no better way to explore these labels, which feature some of the most revered and innovative jazz musicians of the past three decades" said Rob Wetstone, eMusic Vice President of Label Relations.

“eMusic's ability to reach fans who are passionate about jazz and to present the music with the necessary context is exceptional in digital music. It's the perfect place to reintroduce these catalogues to people who want the best in jazz and want access immediately," said Agostino Campi, CAM Jazz Managing Director.

About eMusic
eMusic is a specialty digital entertainment retailer that has been at the forefront of offering MP3 downloads and customer-friendly prices since its inception in 1998. The company is focused on serving customers aged 25 and older by offering independent music and audio books in a universally compatible format at a great value. It is the world's largest retailer of independent music and the world's second-largest digital music service after iTunes, with more than four million tracks from 40,000 of the world's leading independent labels and thousands of titles from top audio book publishers. To super-serve its more than 400,000 customers, eMusic provides award-winning editorial content, a vibrant online community and unrivaled music discovery tools. eMusic's subscription-based service offers free music downloads or one free audio book at sign-up, giving consumers an inexpensive, low-risk way to explore great new music and books they wouldn't find otherwise. The company's music download promotions help world-class brands reward and engage with their customers. Based in New York with an office in London, eMusic is available in the U.S., Canada and 26 E.U. nations. eMusic.com Inc. is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.

About CAMJazz
CAM Jazz was launched in the year 2000 in order to group all of its jazz productions: past, present, and future. It is dedicated to releasing vintage jazz recordings from an immense repertoire and producing new jazz-style recordings consisting of both original compositions as well as cover versions of memorable film themes, musicals and songs, all performed by some of the most outstanding Italian and international jazz performers of our times. CAM Jazz is a division of the C.A.M. Group (Creazioni Artistiche Musicali): an independent music publisher and record label based in Rome that has produced over 2800 soundtracks of Italian and international films in its 45+ years of activity and has worked with over 500 composers internationally. CAM Jazz: a great team making great jazz.

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