[78-L] Columbia audio quality, was Re: Miles Davis etc [was Thelonious Monk [was Leonard

[Jeff Sultanof]

Remember when Westminster had a pop/jazz catalog? Several of those albums
were very well recorded. And I absolutely agree about the Vanguards. As I
remember, they were often cited as the best recorded jazz albums on the
market.

I admit I am a sucker for Radio Recorders from the late '50s. Every session
I've heard recorded there is just beautiful to listen to. Does anyone have
any information about their operation? How many studios? What equipment did
they use? When did they close up operation?

Jeff Sultanof

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>wrote:

> Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> > In discussing recording preferences, Julian Vein comments “Many of E,D,
> > Nunn's Audiophiles. The Columbia Buck Clayton Jam Sessions.
> > The French Black & Blue label.”
> >
> > I have quite a number of Audiophiles and think their sound quality
> > excellent. In addition to Contemporary, Pacific Jazz, and the Clayton
> > Columbias, there are the many fine jazz albums produced by Vanguard
> > that feature Clayton, Ruby Braff, Vic Dickenson, Sir Charles Thompson,
> > etc. Ed Beach used to dip into them for his programs on Riverside
> > radio.
> > _______________________________________________
> I think it was a case of simple mic'ing. It's when van Gelder introduced
> the mixing console that things started to go wrong.
>
>      Julian Vein
>
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