“Best Of Blue Tones” Aims At Adult Ring Tune Market

Ringtones and ring tunes have become strong new revenue streams for labels and publishers. But until now most of the action has been with the under 30 set. Now Blue Note Records is testing the adult market by releasing ring tunes featuring riffs from some classic recordings by legendary jazz artists including Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey and Chet Baker. Part of a new program called “The Best of Blue Tones”, this marks the first time these tracks have been made available for the mobile platform.  The company is working with a wide-variety of carriers worldwide.