Dexter Gordon – Doin’ Allright
The big man (he was six feet, six inches tall) Dexter Gordon is one of jazz’s great tenor saxophonists. Doin’ Allright, […]
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Category: Features
Jon Pousette-Dart – Volume 1
As are many, if not most, music enthusiasts, I’m a sucker for music that takes me back to my teen […]
Revising My Reference System
As an , part of my nature is to tweak my system continually to improve the sound and hence get […]
Vampire Weekend – Self Titled XL Recordings XLLP318 Vinyl 33rpm Album
This self-titled first album by Vampire Weekend, released in 2007, has been well-reviewed in the mainstream music press, and continues […]
Book Review: This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science Of A Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science Of A Human Obsession, Daniel Levitin, 2007, New York: Plume Books (Penguin). […]
George Van Eps – The Quiet Master
One of my all-time favorite guitarists is the late George Van Eps (1913-1998). Van Eps, born in Plainfield, NJ, and […]
Recording Techniques: The Mixer Desk
In this article I am going to discuss that piece of equipment which is probably most iconic of a recording […]
Jimmy Raney: Bebop’s Quiet Master
Jimmy Raney, one of the great unsung heroes of bebop jazz guitar was born in Louisville, KY, in 1927. He […]
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, “A Night in Tunisia” Music Matters Jazz MM BST-4049 Vinyl Double 45 rpm Album
I clearly remember my first exposure to Art Blakey. I was living in New York during the eighties, in my first […]
Recording Techniques: MIDI
The studio technology I’m going to discuss this issue is something called MIDI, which stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. […]