Vince Guaraldi receivers sue Concord Music

The children in the late jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, creator in the lengthy lasting holiday album "A Charlie Brown Christmas," have punished Concord Group, proclaiming the label has short transformed them on greater than $2 million in royalties. David and Dia Guaraldi's breach of contract action filed 12 ,. 23 in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that Concord and Fantasy Records, which was bought by Concord in 2004, under paid out royalties "for any very long time and perhaps decades." Echoing accusations of numerous recent actions -- the latest of those filed the other day by Peter Frampton as well as the heir in the Knack's drummer Bruce Gary (Daily Variety, 12 ,. 27) -- the suit also claims Concord "has impermissibly and without justification reduced the royalty paid out on sales of digital downloadsby organizations.Inch The filing states, "Particularly concerning the 'Charlie Brown Christmas' albumFantasy Records launched claims that consists of false or deceitful representations and under paid out litigants based on people inaccurate and incomplete accountings." "A Charlie Brown Christmas," featuring its the yuletide hit "The Holidays Is Here Now NowInch and several recurring "Peanuts" cartoon styles, remains among the perennial holiday bestsellers. It stands at No. 37 relating to this week's U.S. album chart according to Nielsen SoundScan, the range has offered greater than 3.millions of copies because the organization began monitoring sales in 1991. Action claims that royalty rates on record sales were "inaccurately low (sometimes, as much as 70%)." Guaraldi was typically paid out 50% of label receipts from third-party licensees. But, the suit states, "In calculating royalty rates on third party digital downloads, (Concord) has reduced by yet another 25% the already reduced royalty rate that could be due on records provided by Concord Music's entrepreneurs." A Concord representative declined discuss the suit. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com