I have devoted the 1st quarter of 2008 to expanding the selection of Jazz titles offered. Returning to an old love of mine - the British Jazz of the late 1960s / 1970s, which was a period of frantic development of European Jazz. I've established contact with several UK labels, which specialize in reissues of that material like Vocalion, Dusk Fire, Trunk, FMR and a few others which will appear on my site soon. Collectively these labels offer a fantastic selection of the best British Jazz albums recorded during that period. Although many great recordings remain unreleased on CD, the ones already released present some of the best music ever recorded on this planet, which is exactly what I wish to offer on my site.
Browse the British Jazz albums.
I've also managed to replenish the fabulous Polish Jazz section, with many new additions arriving soon.
Some of the artist, who created music during this glorious period, are still active today and make wonderful music. I'll soon introduce more recent recordings by several great British musicians like Michael Garrick and others.
As of today the catalog includes 1,755 titles, way beyond what I had in mind when I started this enterprise. If all goes well the number should reach the 2,000 goal. I have no idea if it makes sense expanding the catalog in view of the dwindling sales, but we'll see.
Of course I keep adding Progressive Rock titles on regular basis, some old some new. There is not much interesting stuff coming out on that scene recently (unfortunately), but I keep my eyes and ears open at all times.
SALES:
Unfortunately the sales are steadily dwindling. I'm not desperate about this issue any more, sort of resigned. The music industry crumbled completely (at least in the old format) and people just don't give a damn about music any more (the vast majority that is). I talk to hundreds of people involved in selling CDs and they all tell the same story - sales are going down and businesses are closing - it looks like a plague. Of course the tiny record collectors community still hangs on, but it is not big enough to sustain a business around it. I wander how long it will take until all this simply comes to a grinding stop.? Of course I thank of all of you for your continuous support and as always ask you to support the music.
JAZZIS WEB SHOP SITE
I keep playing around with the site all the time. I've recently changed the look of the home page, with now displays the latest 10 additions (instead of one) and the top bestsellers.
I also spend more time writing the album descriptions, which are linked to other albums by hyperlinks - a great feature that everybody likes. No other vendor has this feature on their site.
I also expanded the browse page, which is the heart of the site's search facility, by adding numerous search options, including the most popular searches, another unique feature.
7th ANNIVERSARY
The 7th Anniversary of Jazzis Web Shop as around the corner and as usual, I'm amazed how fast the time flies. Staying alive for that long is quite remarkable.
MY PERSONAL SITE
This is quite a success with almost 5,000 visits in just two months since it was launched my website. You can read my daily blog there, browse my books and records collection, listen to music and see my photographs.
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