Rudy van gelder, definitive jazz recording engineer, has died the man who captured hundreds of jazzs greatest recordings by miles davis and john coltrane, duke ellington and thelonious monk. I was imagining you being in the kitchen and there would be a little countertop in between, a little bar counter looking into the living room. What rudy did blue note, prestige, and impulse in the 50s and 60s. Rudy van gelder edition and remasters rate your music. Rudy van gelder was born on november 2, 1924 in jersey city, new jersey, usa as rudolph van gelder. Discussion in music corner started by stenway, jan 19, 2011. Which 50s and 60s van gelder blue note recordings have the. He remained active in engineering, bringing his hand to.
Rudy van gelder was born in jersey city, new jersey, on november 2, 1924. Books by geert jan van gelder author of the epistle of. The rvg editions, the blue note series in which famed recording engineer rudy van gelder revisits and remasters 24 of the labels classic, bestselling titles, is probably more a clever marketing ploy than a redefinition of musical art. Prestige rudy van gelder remasters 888072366473 cd. The continuing ljc mission to track down the affordable good stuff. Recording engineer rudy van gelder has died the wire. Listen to the jazz for reading playlist with amazon music unlimited. He remained active in engineering, bringing his hand to chemistry, an album released this summer, by the tenor saxophonist houston person and the bassist ron carter. The van gelder studio is a recording studio at 445 sylvan avenue, englewood cliffs, new jersey.
Rudy van gelder, engineer behind sound of modern jazz. Ashley kahn, the author of the 2002 book a love supreme. Rudy van gelder, 97861151859, 61151857,97861151859. It was rudy van gelder s brilliant engineering skills that give so many jazz recordings, in particular those for blue note records, their distinctive sound. No room for squares remastered 2000 rudy van gelder edition by hank mobley. Provided to youtube by universal music group the books beat rudy van gelder editiondigitally remastered 2009 horace parlan up and down. Following the use of his parents home at 25 prospect avenue, hackensack, new jersey, for the original studio, rudy van gelder 19242016 established the new location for his recording studio in 1959. Rudolph rudy van gelder november 2, 1924 august 25, 2016 was an american recording engineer who specialized in jazz he has been described as the most important recording engineer of jazz. Check out adams apple rudy van gelder edition by wayne shorter on amazon music. Derrius logan bring it back you dont know what love is leikeli47 mulita audio trouble on central book x haviah mighty vamonos audio coco miyaki co.
Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including john coltrane, miles davis, thelonious monk, sonny rollins, art blakey, joe henderson, freddie hubbard, wayne shorter, horace silver and grant green. Rudolph van gelder november 2, 1924 august 25, 2016 was an american recording. Rudolph van gelder november 2, 1924 august 25, 2016 was an american recording engineer who specialized in jazz. His family lived in nearby hackensack, where he grew up and went to school. The jazz world owes him an enormous debt of gratitude not only for what he did in preserving so much recorded jazz, but also because of the absolutely firstrate way in which he did it. Critics of the van gelder sound of the 1950s and 1960s have focused on van gelder s recording of pianos in particular. How rudy van gelder shaped the sound of jazz as we know it. Blue notes sound quality was something that one could take for granted because the now, legendary rudy van gelder was the commanding force behind it and, as youll come to understand after reading the following interview, he obviously gave it a great deal of thought.
Rudy van gelder american recording engineer britannica. When he was about twelve years of age, van gelder spotted an ad on the back of a comic book make your own records at home. Rudy van gelder, 91, audio engineer who helped define jazz. Rudy van gelder, who has died aged 91, was the most celebrated recording engineer in the history of jazz. The virtuosity of turrentines quartet is quite spectacular and is made even more evident by rudy van gelder s remastering.
The virtuosity of turrentines quartet is quite spectacular and is made even more evident by rudy van gelders remastering. Van gelder studio englewood cliffs, new jersey atlas. Rudy van gelder was, quite simply, the greatest recording engineer in jazz history. Rudy van gelder born november 2, 1924, jersey city, new jersey, usa died august 25, 2016, englewood cliffs, new jersey, usa was an american recording engineer who specialized in jazz and became widely regarded as one of the best engineers in recording history. Settle in with a good book and relaxing, instrumental jazz from bill evans, stan getz, and more. The van gelder studio is a recording studio at 445 sylvan avenue, englewood cliffs, new. Richard cook, former editor of the wire, called van gelders method of recording and mixing the piano as distinctive as the pianists playing itself in his book. Rudy van gelder is the legendary recording engineer of thousands of classic jazz recordings. Yes, as we built the building i knew i was going to record there. Rudy van gelder, a legendary jazz recording engineer, died aug. Check out steamin rudy van gelder edition by miles davis on amazon music. A jazz collectors discography updated and expanded november 26, 2018 welcome to the deep groove mono collectors discography for legendary jazz recording engineer rudolph van gelder. Rudy van gelder, pioneer recording engineer, creator of the blue note sound and the many sounds that imitated it through the years, died at the age of 91 this week.
He was responsible for just about every session on the blue note label. The obituary was featured in legacy on august 28, 2016, and journal tribune on august 29, 2016. The complete collection the legendary recording engineer rudy van gelder is as integral a part of jazz history as any of the musicians who created the music. Rudy van gelder, the audio engineer who helped shape the sound of modern jazz on recordings including such timeless albums as john coltranes a love supreme, lee morgans the sidewinder and. Geert jan van gelder has 15 books on goodreads with 533 ratings. He shaped the sound of thousands of recordings for blue note and other jazz labels throughout the. Discover van gelder studio in englewood cliffs, new jersey. Provided to youtube by universal music group the book s beat rudy van gelder editiondigitally remastered 2009 horace parlan up and down. He died on august 25, 2016 in englewood cliffs, new jersey.
Over a period of more than 50 years, van gelder recorded several thousand jazz sessions. Rudy van gelder, an audio engineer whose work with miles davis, john coltrane and numerous other musicians helped define the sound of jazz on record, died on thursday at his home, which doubled as. Rudy van gelder the welltempered engineer by burt korall. Rembrandt en zijn portret palet serie by van gelder, dr.
The first and most important thing is the music, which is mostly uptempo and about as fingersnapping good as you could hope for. The thread on lee morgan the sidewinder had me confused. Van gelder is best known for the lps he recorded in the 50s and 60s for the blue note and prestige jazz labels. While i agree that the sidewinder is not my favorite blue note from an audio standpoint, many other van gelder recordings stand out as having a very engaging and realistic presentation. Van gelders imprint on recordings like coltranes moments notice or the miles davis quintets if i were a bell, among others. Rudy van gelder, rudolph van gelder, american audio engineer born nov. Rudy van gelder, great jazz recording engineer obituary. The best van gelder recordings feature wonderfulsounding brass, bass walks, and cymbal shimmers, but one instrument he rarely got right was the piano, which, on most of his albums, sounds hooded. Rudy van gelder, 97861151859, please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other. Every true jazz fan and true audiophile has grown to venerate van gelder at least the work he did in the 1950s and 60s for the innovative labels of the day. Blue note records spokesman cem kurosman said van gelder at his home in.
Adams apple rudy van gelder edition by wayne shorter on. An example is an album where the back of the lp jacket says engineer. Rudy van gelder, definitive jazz recording engineer, has. Rudy van gelder was the man that made jazz sound hip, from first inside his parents living room before later building a purpose built studio. Blue note rudy vangelder remasters i am currently listening to a stanley turrentine recording called thats where its at and one would be surprised to learn that this recording is over 40 years old but then again that is what happens when you have a great engineer recording sessions. You can list to a rudy van gelder from the 1950s that sounds like it was recorded today. He has never discussed his techniques, and even in the following interview he didnt divulge details. Rudy van gelder simple english wikipedia, the free. He is known for his work on time piece 1965, thelonious monk.
In 2006 concord launched the rudy van gelder remasters series a collection of reissues of some of the most iconic albums in the prestige catalogue, carefully remastered from the original analogue master tapes with 24bit digital technology by the legendary and original recording engineer, rudy van gelder. Rudy van gelder made clean, crisp, and meticulously wellbalanced recordings from his home studio in hackensack and later in englewood cliffs. Home forums discussions music corner jazz rudy van gelder editions. The rudy van gelder edition and remasters series this list is compiled from different sources.
Rudy van gelder born november 2, 1924, jersey city, new jersey, usa died august 25, 2016, englewood cliffs, new jersey. Rudy van gelder biography, albums, streaming links. Rudy van gelders legend looms large, yet he has avoided most interviews throughout his 50plus years in the recording biz. Rudy van gelder is an american recording engineer specializing in jazz. Rudy van gelder, a renowned recording engineer who captured jazz greats miles davis, thelonious monk, john coltrane and many others in his parents hackensack living room and later in his eponymous englewood cliffs studio, died thursday at the age of 91, according to jazz writer nate chinen. The kitchen was very close to where the drums were. Richard brody writes about rudy van gelder, the recording engineer who defined the sound of classicmodern jazz, who died this week. Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this churchlike space. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
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