[78-L] Lester and the '39 LOC recordings

[Milan P Milovanovic]

I asked the same question some relevant producers and people really into 
jazz, but the answer was there were no interest in putting it onto CD.

It's a pity they even missed such great anniversary: Lester Young's 100th 
birthday...

Milan

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From: "eugene hayhoe" <jazzme48912 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Lester and the '39 LOC recordings,was Speaking of 
portable equipment/cutter back in 1940?


So does anyone know if there's been any progress in the digitization or if 
there's been any interest from someone able to release it (and the others 
mentioned too)?

Gene

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Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 9:06 PM



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Milan P Milovanovic" <milanpmilovanovic4 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:40 PM
Subject: [78-L] Speaking of portable equipment/cutter back in 1940?


> Dear list members,
>
> about 3 years ago, I've heard interesting story about Norman Chalfin, who
> recorded sound for Hurston Beaufort expedition. Norman Chalfin was "audio
> technician who had accompanied Hurston and Belo to South Carolina to
> record
> the music, religion and language of a people before their heritage and
> culture were lost to history".
>
> Also, he recorded one night club appearance of great Lester Young, in
> December 29, 1940.
>
> All those information I found here:
> http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0605/young.html
>
> Now, my question is: what, way back then 1940. was portable equipment?
> Were
> those cutter machines/lathes designed for 16" blank inserts? "Audiodisc"
> sample as shown on photograph - was it amateurish or pro? If it was
> professional disc, how come that it was used on portable equipment?
>
> Judging from what can be heard from Lester Young clip (here:
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5344114), it is so
> well
> recorded with rather clear frequency response down to the lowest register
> (bass drum) and way up in highest sounds of cymbals and hi-hat.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Milan Milovanovic
>
In Nov. 7, 1940 Jack Towers recorded a Duke Ellington dance date from the
Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, North Dakota in its entirety.
He used Presto-Y Recorder using 16" aluminum based "acetates" recorded at
33 1/3 RPM from the inside out.(15 minutesp per side)
The mikes were RCA 77C, an RCA Pressure Dynamic (solos) and an RCA Junior
Velocity (ribbon)
There were 2 microphone inputs on the Presto plus a pre-amp unit plugged
into an additional remote input on the Presto.
Frequency response is very fine. Much better than the commercial releases of
the era (naturally as all reissues were re-mastered from the original
discs.
and first generation tape transfers.

Al Simmons

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