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Post by Rich on Aug 26, 2016 1:12:15 GMT
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Post by alunsevern on Aug 26, 2016 12:29:06 GMT
Yes, I just spotted this news over on Jazz Collector. RUdy has gone, aged 91. He died on Thursday 25th August and with him I suppose we must acknowledge that an era has passed, never to be seen again -- an era when jazz heroes fought to be recorded by an amateur self-taught engineer/optometrist in his home studio, and a sonic world was shaped which would outlast virtually every musician who walked into either of Rudy's studios. RUdy's legacy will outlast us here too. What an extraordinary achievement.
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Post by Andy Cronshaw on Aug 26, 2016 14:56:05 GMT
Here here! Well put Alun
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Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2016 19:30:19 GMT
This is deeply sad news but, as with Bobby Hutcherson's recent death, not entirely unexpected. Both these inspirational giants lived to a ripe old age. I fear we are now entering the final years when the masters from this stellar generation will still walk among us.
I really don't know what else to say, I'm thinking about the first Van Gelder engineered recordings I ever heard (Miles' Relaxin', Jimmy Smith's The Sermon and Lou Donaldson's Blues Walk). They totally changed my perception of how musical instruments should sound when recorded. Such a natural, resonant sound - a complete contrast to the over produced music I grew up on through my teenage years. Thank you, thank you, thank you Rudy!
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Post by Jos on Aug 27, 2016 21:38:29 GMT
I placed a bid on an album he engineered on the day he died. And I am now the proud owner of Lee Morgan's "sonic boom" , 1967
It makes the album somewhat special.
R.I.P. RVG
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Post by gregorythefish on Aug 28, 2016 15:00:40 GMT
i read an article on a site that is great for newer music but covers older music, especially jazz, with an air of insufferable aloofness, and they referred to him as "Gelder" instead of "Van Gelder" and i just stopped reading.
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