(06-25-2017, 05:23 PM)Miguel Wrote: He doesn't post to FB very often. His last post prior to this was from December noting he "received a Grammy nomination in the Best Engineered non-classical category." In another story I found, he said masters over 120 albums a year for Concord. So to call this one out is special.
He definitely doesn't post a lot and I think his post is a nice nod to Haley and the people behind this record. In the December post he also notes that nine albums he mastered or mixed had been nominated for various Grammy awards, in addition to his engineering nomination.
The next most recent post was in February 2016:
Quote:I've just finished a large audio preservation, restoration, and remastering project for these ten classic Prestige Records titles:
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants “Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants”
[...list of nine others]
The sources for the work are the original 15 IPS, Full Track MONO, analog tapes recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at his studio in New Jersey between 1954 and 1958. Musicians performing include Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins or John Coltrane, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk or Red Garland, piano; Milt Jackson, vibes; Percy Heath or Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke or Philly Joe Jones, drums.
These new releases will sound better than any previous ones of this music because of the high resolution digital formats and the care taken in transferring to digital. I took great pains to optimize both the physical condition of the tapes and machine calibration for playback of each song. In addition, advanced digital restoration software tools were used to minimize noise, imperfections due to deterioration of the tape oxide, and overall sound quality.
There is some truly amazing musicianship in these performances that has influenced generations of musicians who followed. I'm so grateful that we have high quality recordings of moments like this in our musical culture, and I feel truly honored to be able to contribute to their preservation.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...=3&theater
So the 3 posts he has made since Feb 2016 involve restoring a historic collection of jazz records, getting nominated for a Grammy, and Haley Reinhart.