New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Downtown
Music Publishing announced today that the company has entered into an exclusive worldwide administration agreement with Octave
Music Publishing Corp.
The deal covers all of renowned American Jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner's works including beloved standard "Misty," as well as Garner's extensive archive of master recordings, many of which are currently unreleased.
Of the announcement, Jedd Katrancha, Downtown's Executive Vice-President said, "We are both honored to be involved with Garner's wonderful songs and recordings, and equally as thrilled to partner with the passionate and talented team who work tirelessly to preserve and propel Garner's legacy."
Octave
Music Publishing together with the Erroll Garner Jazz Project (EGJP) is dedicated to invigorating the musical and cultural legacy of the legendary pianist, as well as supporting African American community-based jazz initiatives. After years of meticulous work restoring and digitizing hundreds of hours of master recordings, Octave
Music and the EGJP began releasing new music from the collection this past fall. More releases are planned for 2016 as Octave
Music and EGJP prepares to celebrate Garner's 95th birthday.
Commenting on the deal, Steven Smallowitz of Octave
Music said, "Octave
Music is excited to begin our partnership with Downtown
Music to restore Erroll Garner's music to long-time and new Jazz fans around the world".
A Pittsburgh native, Garner played with a style that straddled sophistication and swing. His film work, including the score for Paul Newman's film 'A New Kind of Love', earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Garner is most known as a prolific and captivating pianist. His discography boasts dozens of releases for labels like Columbia, Atlantic, and Savoy, but he is perhaps best remembered for his 1955 live album "Concert By The Sea', a best-selling release that was expanded and consequently nominated for a Grammy last year.
About Downtown
Music Publishing:
Founded in 2007, Downtown
Music Publishing is one of the world's leading rights-management firms, with offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London, and Amsterdam. The company's catalog spans over seven decades of popular music, encompassing some of the world's most beloved songwriters and artists including The Beatles,
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, The Kinks, Randy Newman, Hans Zimmer, Bruce Springsteen, Mötley Crüe, One Direction, Hardwell,
Santigold and Carla Bruni. The company also represents such renowned publishing catalogs as Cy Coleman's Notable Music, the legendary Latin music catalog, Fania, the UK's Kassner Music, and Germany's Budde Music. The company's technology platform, Songtrust, powers global royalty collection for over 80,000 individual songwriters as well as companies such as CD Baby, The Orchard and Downtown's own catalog in over 90 countries around the world.
