333:, the record label to which Newton had previously given contractual permission to license the sound recording. As is standard procedure in copyright cases, Beastie Boys then asked the court for Newton's lawyers to reimburse Beastie Boys' lawyers for $ 492,000 in legal fees, but the court declined to award costs.
124:, United States. From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African-American music, including urban blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel. In his early teens he played electric bass guitar, alto saxophone, and clarinet. In high school he took up the flute, influenced by
314:
In the federal district court case, Newton claimed that the group infringed his copyright on the composition, by making use of the three-note sequence embodied in the sampled sound recording. The group argued that copyright law treats sound recordings and the underlying compositions as separate
265:. In his compositional output, he specializes in chamber music and writing for unconventional instrumentations. He has also written a symphony and composed for ballet and modern dance. In 2006, he composed a Latin Mass which premiered in Prato, Italy, in February 2007.
311:". According to the group, Newton declined a settlement offer and, in a counter-offer, demanded "millions" and 50 percent ownership and control of "Pass the Mic", despite the sample being only one of hundreds of sounds in the song.
307:(and their producer, record companies, publishers, and music video-related companies) for repeatedly using a six-second, three-note sample of "Choir", Newton's 1978 composition for flute and voice, in their song "
175:
compositions by Newton and Davis. With Davis, Newton founded a quartet and toured successfully in Europe in the early 1980s. Afterwards, he performed with a wide variety of musicians, including projects by
328:
in 2002, the court agreed with
Beastie Boys, holding that the group had fulfilled its legal obligation by licensing only the sound recording in 1992. At that time, Beastie Boys paid a fee of US$ 1,000 to
820:
184:. Newton has released four recordings of his solo improvisations for flute. Since the 1990s, Newton has often worked with musicians from other cultural spheres, including
842:
789:
337:
908:
315:
entities, with different thresholds for originality; a six-second audio clip must be licensed from the record company, but under the
247:
133:
762:
261:
He has also composed classical works for chamber ensemble and orchestra, as well as electronic music. In 1997, he wrote an opera,
855:
958:
998:
968:
948:
943:
238:
He served for five years as
Musical Director/Conductor of the Luckman Jazz Orchestra and has held professorships at the
983:
973:
734:
516:
963:
953:
615:
243:
239:
938:
797:
721:
643:
633:
20:
340:
upheld the lower court's decision in favor of
Beastie Boys. Newton petitioned the court to re-hear the case
993:
988:
978:
563:
228:
177:
661:
525:
216:
140:
493:
398:
363:
321:
doctrine, a mere three notes of a composition need not be licensed from the composer or publisher.
160:
220:
913:
933:
553:
497:
482:
278:
164:
716:
393:
274:
208:
204:
344:, but this resulted in a 2004 amended opinion in which the court strengthened its position.
928:
232:
838:
8:
726:
224:
128:. In addition to taking lessons in classical music on flute, he also studied jazz with
767:
508:
878:
730:
679:
453:
212:
816:
687:
385:
325:
296:
749:
193:
669:
599:
581:
197:
181:
152:
144:
129:
922:
651:
625:
607:
545:
156:
148:
84:
412:
374:
308:
304:
172:
168:
521:
435:
417:
330:
125:
117:
51:
785:
589:
478:
317:
121:
55:
283:
903:
873:
189:
185:
341:
300:
571:
108:(born May 1, 1953) is an American jazz and classical flutist.
155:'s band Black Music Infinity. From 1978 to 1981, he lived in
66:
336:
Newton appealed, but in 2003, a three-judge panel of the
250:. In 1989, he wrote and published a method book entitled
914:
NPR story about James Newton's case against
Beastie Boys
909:
James Newton bibliography in the German Jazz
Institute
200:, and has taken part in many cross-cultural projects.
151:, Newton was a member of drummer (and later critic)
856:"Beastie Boys Emerge Victorious In Sampling Suit"
281:fellowships, Montreux Grande Prix Du Disque, and
920:
287:International Critics Jazz Album of the Year.
780:
778:
132:. He completed his formal musical training at
715:
784:
775:
159:, leading a trio with pianist and composer
790:"[statement re] james newton case"
722:The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
711:
709:
707:
705:
16:American flautist, composer, and conductor
763:"Jazz winds blow in favor of Eric Dolphy"
211:, L'Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris,
248:California State University, Los Angeles
134:California State University, Los Angeles
760:
702:
290:
921:
13:
761:Pareles, Jon (February 22, 1987).
14:
1010:
897:
517:David Murray/James Newton Quintet
139:From 1972 to 1975, together with
616:Good to Go, with a Tribute to Bu
244:California Institute of the Arts
240:University of California, Irvine
866:
848:
826:
804:
754:
743:
347:
338:Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
203:Newton has performed with the
167:. These three played extended
76:Musician, composer, bandleader
1:
695:
634:Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit
538:
21:James Newton (disambiguation)
959:American male jazz composers
377:, Tylon Barea, Rudolf Kreis)
352:
268:
215:and the Moscow Virtuosi the
111:
7:
999:Gramavision Records artists
229:New York New Music Ensemble
10:
1015:
969:Musicians from Los Angeles
949:African-American musicians
944:Avant-garde jazz musicians
904:James Newton official site
217:Los Angeles Master Chorale
18:
984:Blue Note Records artists
295:In 2000, Newton sued the
256:Daily Focus For The Flute
254:. In 2007, he published
90:
80:
72:
62:
35:
28:
974:India Navigation artists
397:(India Navigation) with
964:American jazz flautists
954:American jazz composers
221:Southwest Chamber Music
939:Third stream musicians
788:(September 17, 2002).
554:Lenox Avenue Breakdown
461:Romance and Revolution
839:388 F.3d 1189
817:204 F.2d 1244
691:(Of The Cosmos, 1979)
505:Suite for Frida Kahlo
445:(Celestial Harmonies)
252:The Improvising Flute
209:Brooklyn Philharmonic
205:New York Philharmonic
800:on December 2, 2002.
637:(Contemporary, 1980)
470:(Celestial Harmonie)
291:Beastie Boys lawsuit
263:The Songs of Freedom
233:San Francisco Ballet
19:For other uses, see
994:DIW Records artists
989:Rockefeller Fellows
979:ECM Records artists
727:Guinness Publishing
673:(Justin Time, 1998)
655:(Black Saint, 1979)
575:(Black Saint, 1982)
225:California EAR Unit
768:The New York Times
750:Allmusic biography
725:(First ed.).
532:Above Is Above All
509:Sledgehammer Blues
450:The African Flower
427:(India Navigation)
407:(India Navigation)
405:The Mystery School
879:Los Angeles Times
834:Newton v. Diamond
812:Newton v. Diamond
619:(Soul Note, 1997)
611:(Soul Note, 1994)
593:(Soul Note, 1988)
213:Vladimir Spivakov
100:
99:
1006:
891:
890:
888:
886:
870:
864:
863:
852:
846:
836:
830:
824:
814:
808:
802:
801:
796:. Archived from
782:
773:
772:
758:
752:
747:
741:
740:
729:. p. 1821.
713:
557:(Columbia, 1979)
386:India Navigation
326:summary judgment
297:alternative rock
273:He has received
93:
49:
45:
43:
26:
25:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
1003:
919:
918:
900:
895:
894:
884:
882:
872:
871:
867:
862:. Nov 10, 2004.
854:
853:
849:
832:
831:
827:
810:
809:
805:
783:
776:
759:
755:
748:
744:
737:
714:
703:
698:
541:
355:
350:
293:
271:
194:Kadri Gopalnath
116:He was born in
114:
106:James W. Newton
103:
91:
50:
47:
41:
39:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1012:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
917:
916:
911:
906:
899:
898:External links
896:
893:
892:
865:
847:
825:
803:
794:Grandroyal.com
774:
753:
742:
735:
719:, ed. (1992).
700:
699:
697:
694:
693:
692:
675:
674:
657:
656:
639:
638:
621:
620:
612:
600:Andrew Cyrille
595:
594:
582:Buddy Collette
577:
576:
559:
558:
540:
537:
536:
535:
528:
512:
501:
486:
471:
464:
457:
446:
439:
428:
421:
408:
401:
389:
378:
373:(Circle, with
367:
360:Solomon's Sons
354:
351:
349:
346:
292:
289:
270:
267:
198:Shubhendra Rao
182:Mingus Dynasty
153:Stanley Crouch
145:Bobby Bradford
130:Buddy Collette
113:
110:
102:Musical artist
101:
98:
97:
94:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
37:
33:
32:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1011:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
934:Living people
932:
930:
927:
926:
924:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
901:
881:
880:
875:
869:
861:
857:
851:
844:
840:
835:
829:
822:
818:
813:
807:
799:
795:
791:
787:
781:
779:
770:
769:
764:
757:
751:
746:
738:
736:0-85112-939-0
732:
728:
724:
723:
718:
712:
710:
708:
706:
701:
690:
689:
685:
684:
683:
682:
681:
672:
671:
667:
666:
665:
664:
663:
654:
653:
652:Mixed Quintet
649:
648:
647:
646:
645:
644:Leroy Jenkins
636:
635:
631:
630:
629:
628:
627:
626:Chico Freeman
618:
617:
613:
610:
609:
605:
604:
603:
602:
601:
592:
591:
587:
586:
585:
584:
583:
574:
573:
569:
568:
567:
566:
565:
556:
555:
551:
550:
549:
548:
547:
546:Arthur Blythe
533:
529:
527:
523:
519:
518:
513:
510:
506:
502:
500:(Gramavision)
499:
495:
494:Anthony Davis
491:
487:
484:
480:
476:
472:
469:
465:
462:
458:
455:
451:
447:
444:
440:
437:
433:
429:
426:
422:
419:
415:
414:
409:
406:
402:
400:
399:Anthony Davis
396:
395:
394:Hidden Voices
390:
387:
383:
382:Paseo del Mar
379:
376:
372:
368:
365:
361:
357:
356:
345:
343:
339:
334:
332:
327:
322:
320:
319:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
288:
286:
285:
280:
276:
266:
264:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
236:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
174:
170:
166:
162:
161:Anthony Davis
158:
154:
150:
149:Arthur Blythe
146:
142:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
109:
107:
95:
89:
86:
85:Concert flute
83:
79:
75:
73:Occupation(s)
71:
68:
65:
61:
57:
53:
48:(age 71)
38:
34:
27:
22:
883:. Retrieved
877:
868:
859:
850:
833:
828:
811:
806:
798:the original
793:
766:
756:
745:
720:
717:Colin Larkin
686:
677:
676:
668:
662:David Murray
659:
658:
650:
641:
640:
632:
623:
622:
614:
606:
597:
596:
588:
579:
578:
570:
561:
560:
552:
543:
542:
531:
526:David Murray
515:
504:
489:
485:, Mike Cain)
474:
467:
460:
449:
442:
431:
424:
411:
404:
392:
381:
375:Mark Dresser
370:
359:
335:
323:
316:
313:
309:Pass the Mic
305:Beastie Boys
294:
282:
272:
262:
260:
255:
251:
237:
202:
173:Third Stream
169:chamber jazz
163:and cellist
141:David Murray
138:
115:
105:
104:
96:1978–present
92:Years active
30:James Newton
929:1953 births
845: 2003).
823: 2002).
786:Yauch, Adam
564:John Carter
498:Abdul Wadud
483:Anthony Cox
463:(Blue Note)
443:Echo Canyon
436:Gramavision
348:Discography
331:ECM Records
279:Rockefeller
277:(1992) and
178:John Carter
165:Abdul Wadud
126:Eric Dolphy
118:Los Angeles
52:Los Angeles
46:May 1, 1953
923:Categories
885:October 1,
874:"Archives"
696:References
590:Flute Talk
539:As sideman
479:Billy Hart
318:de minimis
275:Guggenheim
231:, and the
122:California
81:Instrument
56:California
42:1953-05-01
860:Billboard
843:9th. Cir.
821:C.D. Cal.
534:(Contour)
468:In Venice
454:Blue Note
425:Portraits
353:As leader
284:Down Beat
269:Accolades
112:Biography
688:Artistry
190:Gao Hong
186:Jon Jang
180:and the
157:New York
524:) with
475:If Love
342:en banc
301:hip hop
841: (
837:,
819: (
815:,
733:
680:Sirone
670:Creole
572:Dauwhe
530:1997:
514:1996:
503:1994:
488:1990:
477:(with
473:1990:
466:1984:
459:1987:
448:1985:
441:1984:
432:Luella
430:1983:
423:1982:
410:1981:
403:1979:
391:1979:
380:1978:
369:1977:
364:Circle
358:1977:
303:group
246:, and
242:, the
196:, and
147:, and
63:Genres
58:, U.S.
678:With
660:With
642:With
624:With
608:X Man
598:With
580:With
562:With
544:With
492:with
490:Trio2
324:With
887:2021
731:ISBN
413:Axum
371:Binu
299:and
171:and
67:Jazz
36:Born
522:DIW
418:ECM
925::
876:.
858:.
792:.
777:^
765:.
704:^
496:,
481:,
258:.
235:.
227:,
223:,
219:,
207:,
192:,
188:,
143:,
136:.
120:,
54:,
44:)
889:.
771:.
739:.
520:(
511:)
507:(
456:)
452:(
438:)
434:(
420:)
416:(
388:)
384:(
366:)
362:(
40:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.