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Marion Evans on Ted McNabb

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 09:25

One of the finest (and rarest) big band recordings of the late 1950s is Ted McNabb & Co. for Columbia's Epic label. Arranged and conducted by Marion Evans, the session was recorded over three days in November 1959 and featured the cream of the New York studio scene.

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Jazz's First Record Turns 95

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 09:38

New Orleans may be where jazz was born, but New York's Garment District is where jazz spoke its first words. As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here), the very first jazz record was made 95 years ago this coming Sunday on West 38th St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues [pictured]. Back then—on February 26, 1917—the Original Dixieland Jass Band boarded the building's freight elevator and rode up to the 12th floor, where the Victor Talking Machine Co. had just leased space for its new recording studio.

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Happy Prez Day!

Monday, 20 February 2012 09:10

Our nation's greatest presidents were terrific improvisers. But on this President's Day, JazzWax salutes tenor saxophonist Lester Young, whom Billie Holiday named "the Prez" for his take-charge, cool playing style.

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Interview: Rudy Van Gelder (Part 5)

Friday, 17 February 2012 09:35

Before I left Rudy Van Gelder's historic recording studio in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., a few weeks ago, I couldn't resist asking a favor. Rudy's eyebrows went up in agreeable arches. Out came my copy of Horace Silver's Horace-Scope, one of my favorite Blue Note albums. Though it was recorded in Hackensack, N.J., in 1960, I still wanted to see the legendary engineer listening to his original and remastered handiwork.

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Interview: Rudy Van Gelder (Part 4)

Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:04

For much of this week, JazzWax readers have been sending emails urging me to ask engineer Rudy Van Gelder about specific sessions he recorded for Blue Note, Prestige and other labels. All suggestions were wonderful. The problem is Rudy doesn't think back on these sessions the way we do. We sit back and enjoy the music. Rudy was on the front lines making sure all was captured perfectly. Rudy remembers dial levels, sound levels and microphones. [Photo of Rudy Van Gelder by Hank O'Neal]

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