Hi all,
I think this is best place for this as it's about recording jazz on location, but please correct me if I'm in the wrong place.
I'm a big Jeff Parker fan, and reading the liner notes for the upcoming quartet release '
The Way Out Of Easy' presents an interesting approach:
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The engineer Gonzales is well known for the high-end audio gear he builds as Highland Dynamics, and even designed a custom mixer to be able to record the ETA IVtet, specifically, while only taking up a single space at the bar. In his liner notes for The Way Out of Easy, he colors his process and approach: “There are many different ways to make recordings and they all have their place. But for this band, the most important thing to consider is: not doing anything to get in the way of what they are saying to each other.” He refers to the simple schematic he used for capturing these performances – “basically only 4 level controls for one microphone per player” – which allows us an incredibly pure, honest, transparent and transporting experience of the music as it unfolds and is created in real time.
Now, I've searched on here and gather that Bryce is/was a contributor from some comments but can't find any discussions of this record or the
previous one, nor can I find his handle. So... anyone have any more info on how it was recorded? Info on the custom mixer? Which mics they used? Bryce, are you out there to shed some light?
It sounds really fantastic, definitely an aspirational approach to recording! I'm mostly recording improvised music, and mostly trying one mic per instrument for reasons of portability, have learned so much from this forum (not least the right-knee mic...).
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