By the end, Blackwell was mourning the state of the music industry and its uneasy relationship with Wall Street.

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Wurman somehow talked Chris Blackwell into coming and talking about his life in music.

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Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins heard the new sound, propelled by bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Ed Blackwell, and went back to the woodshed to retool his music, excising the piano and guitar and featuring the work of trumpeter Don Cherry, Ornette's perennial sidekick.

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That has set the pattern for the industry: small new label (Chris Blackwell's Island records) discovers new talent (Bob Marley, Roxy Music, U2), turns it into stardust, becomes big label, sells out to the suits (PolyGram).

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