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their music is more "global" than many of their African-American counterparts.Not having a significant black American presence with the re-launching of OKeh Records seems like a strange move. Why? Because no matter how much you tout the globalization of jazz, black American talent is a strong part of that artistic ecosystem.It doesn't make sense to rationalize the oversight with Muller's European roots or the fact that he resides in Madrid. After all,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he's an industry veteran who's worked with such African-American titans as singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and saxophonists Sonny Rollins and James Carter. With 29 years of experience, surely Muller knows about the continuing popularity of black American jazz artists on the international festival touring circuits as well as the cosmopolitan jazz-club scene. A good model for refashioning a cultural brand for an ever-changing market is Blue Note Records, which coincidentally was co-founded by German immigrants, Alfred Lions and Francis Wolff,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in 1939. The bulk