Chuck Israels wrote:
I played on a recording date in 1963 with JJ Johnson - arrangements
written by JJ for himself, 4 other trombones (Urbie Green and Lou
McGarity, on tenors, Tommy Mitchell and Paul Faulise on bass
trombones, and a rhythm section that included Hank Jones and Walter
Perkins, now available on Verve CD V6-8530).
Chuck: That wasn't by any chance the "Trombones Incorporated" album
with East Coast players vs. West Coast players, was it? Incredible
players, incredible charts, and a tutorial in the difference between
East Coast and West Coast Jazz at about that time.
The close miked recording sounds quite good to me now, and the
effect is somewhat louder than I remember the sound in the room,
but the impact and feeling of immersion in the glory of the
vibrating air in the studio, even if not quite as loud as the
recording can be played, was orders of magnitude more beautiful,
and it took my breath away.
Yeah! Sinatra insisted that his last recordings for (Decca?) be done
live, and because he had an attitude problem with them he sang
through each song exactly once. And I was on tour with Hank Mancini
just after he had gone BACK to live recording with everyone in the
studio after having done tracking for several albums, and he
commented that he would never go back to tracking!
John
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