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	Rudy Van Gelder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz.
		In 1959 Van Gelder moved his operations to a larger studio, in Englewood Cliffs, a few miles south-east of the original location.
		Van Gelder's recording techniques are often admired for the warmth and presence he brings to the end result.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rudy_Van_Gelder (340 words)

	Blue Notes's Van Gelder Re-issues
		Gelder was introduced to Blue Note Records owner Alfred Lion by saxophonist Gil Melle, who was both the graphic artist for many of Blue Note album covers and a frequent session man, in October of 1953.
		Van Gelder’s handiwork can be heard on hundreds of Blue Note albums as well as many other labels’ releases.
		Examining Van Gelder’s work is like flipping through a modern jazz encyclopedia – so many artists and their music has passed through the studios of Van Gelder.
	members.tripod.com /vermontreview/CD%20Reviews/vangelder.htm (1407 words)

	Rudy Van Gelder: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		Van Gelder, a modest and unassuming man in many ways, was fiercely protective of his techniques, from the placement of microphones and musicians in the room to the type of mic itself.
		A one-time ham radio operator, Van Gelder was initially an optometrist by day; as a hobby, he set up a studio in his parents' living room in Hackensack, NJ, and began recording local jazz musicians.
		Van Gelder still freelances for a variety of labels and in 1999, Blue Note began reissuing 24-bit Van Gelder re-masters of some of the label's greatest albums.
	music.com /person/rudy_van_gelder/1 (780 words)

	Jazz \| All About Jazz
		From the first time I interviewed Van Gelder in 1989 for a radio program I was producing I could sense his genuine love for the music and his great interest in the legacy he has had a hand in preserving.
		Rudy Van Gelder: Well, I was always involved in recording when I was a kid.
		RVG: I would like to modify something of what you said, you say it's "my sound", really what it is is my feeling and my approach to the musicians I'm recording at a particular session.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /iviews/vangelder.htm (1966 words)

	Who Cares About Quality? Rudy Van Gelder!
		Lion was impressed with the sonic clarity of Van Gelder's recordings, and he made sure that Van Gelder recorded most Blue Note sessions from 1953 to 1967.
		Van Gelder started recording musicians in his parents' living room in Hackensack as a hobby.
		Overall, Van Gelder is excited about the level of quality of current audio gear, but he doesn't believe the marketing hype about the value of today's variety of delivery options.
	mixonline.com /mag/audio_rudy_van_gelder/index.html (609 words)

	Jazzmatazz Review - Blue Note RVG Editions Oct 2000
		As in the last batch, Rudy Van Gelder's remastering improves on previous CD releases.
		The sound of those lovely voicings benefit from the Rudy Van Gelder treatment.
		Rudy Van Gelder prefers the LP order because that follows the preferences of the original producer Alfred Lion.
	jazzmatazz.home.att.net /reviews.p/R0012e.html (1184 words)

	Blue Note Records
		Rudy Van Gelder is arguably the most famous engineer in the history of jazz.
		Rudy Van Gelder has engineered many of the most important jazz recordings of the past 45 years.
		Van Gelder is most often associated with the famed Blue Note label.
	www.bluenote.com /artistpage.asp?ArtistID=3696&tab=1 (205 words)

	sacdmaltz
		Van Gelder worked frequently with Impulse in the ‘60s, but to see his name so prominently on one of the first SACDs released by Universal was a surprise.
		Van Gelder’s original tapes were transferred to a Sonoma DSD recorder/editor for SACD preparation.
		And I’m not sure whether Van Gelder or someone else is at fault, since my e-mails to Bryan Koniarz, who is in charge of the Verve catalog, were not returned.
	www.positive-feedback.com /Issue11/sacdmaltz.htm (1212 words)

	Rudy Van Gelder (1924 - ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ, USA) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz.
		Van Gelder's recordings are admired for the warmth and presence he brings to the end result.
		Van Gelder engineered most of the major jazz recordings of the fifties and sixties for many labels.
	www.jahsonic.com /RudyVanGelder.html (292 words)

	Audio Ideas Guide Music Reviews: Supersounds: SACD and DVD Audio
		As I've said to people before, Rudy Van Gelder is my recording god, because he got such great sound consistently in his New Jersey studio, and made the transition to stereo so effortlessly.
		The recording was made by Rudy Van Gelder, and seems a little overly reverberant in the ensemble passages on the title tune.
		The sound on this DVD disc is simply superb, representative of Van Gelder's best work, and that's good, because the CD reissue was flawed by overly bright sound, and a flat perseepctive, where here it's like the players are in the room, especially Adderley, with that intimate lower register on his alto sax.
	www.audio-ideas.com /reviews/cd-reviews/supersounds.html (2809 words)

	BABELIA-ELPAIS.ES - Rudy van Gelder, la Técnica como Arte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Van Gelder se resta protagonismo: "Alfred Lion estaba muy interesado en las cuestiones de sonido y yo aceptaba sus sugerencias; trabajábamos en equipo para conseguir un resultado óptimo.
		En 1959, Van Gelder inauguró su nuevo estudio en Englewood Cliffs equipado con material de élite muy por delante de su tiempo.
		A Van Gelder le halaga particularmente escuchar que el sonido de sus flamantes compactos se parece mucho al de los antiguos elepés.
	www.elpais.es /suplementos/babelia/20010421/b22.html (806 words)

	Audio Ideas Guide: Supersounds (Summer 1999) Andrew Marshall Listens to Audiophile Recordings and Re-Releases
		Getting back to Red and Rudy, the LP version of the recording was called The Red Arrow (Onyx 204) after one of the tunes, but when it was reissued on CD a year or more ago by Classic Records, it was titled Red Rodney: 1957 (CD PR 5).
		Whether it was Van Gelder's first or 50th stereo recording, it has a freshness and immediacy that are truly captured only on the DVD.
		Van Gelder got a great sound on the drums, and Blakey, being a very explosive drummer, is heard to full effect here: his solo near the end of the title tune, Roll Call, is extraordinary.
	www.audio-ideas.com /columns/supersounds-smr99.html (3680 words)

	PSW Recording Forums: George Massenburg => Rudy Van Gelder - Blue Note Jazz recordings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		RVG obviously (as he said in the linked intervew) had the ability to make musicians sound in speakers the way they wanted to hear themselves.
		Even though there may be other engineers who's skills equal or surpass RVG's, Rudy has earned a unique place just due to the remarkable combination of quality and quantity as evidenced by his body of work.
		When you look at the prime Blue Note period, RVG was like the Beatles in that he often dominated the jazz charts the way the Beatles dominated the pop charts in 64-65.
	recforums.prosoundweb.com /index.php/m/22177/0 (1942 words)

	labelography.html
		A clue to this Label's better-sounding disqs is the imprint RVG or VAN GELDER which is found stamped between the last groove and the label, in the lead-out area.
		Van Gelder's recording is constructed to best present this.
		Van Gelder often places some soloists well forward on the left, with other soloists on the right and forward.
	ronpenndorf.com /labelography.html (1821 words)

	Jazz \| All About Jazz: Italia \| The Web's Ultimate Guide to Jazz
		In occasione della mia prima intervista a Van Gelder, nel 1989, fui colpito dalla sua genuina passione per la musica oltre che dal suo grande desiderio di preservare l'immensa ereditÃ artisticha che ha avuto modo di documentare.
		R.V.G.: Ho iniziato nel 1998 e ho giÃ fatto un centinaio di titoli per la serie RVG in Giappone.
		R.V.G. : Sono lieto che dicano questo, era proprio il mio obbiettivo.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /italy/articles/arti0503_023_it.htm (1538 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Gelder
		Nick van Gelder, managing director of KRIF, said he expected 2004 to be "an active year" for the fund.
		Dr. Carin Van Gelder says,"CO poisoning can present with very generic non-descript symptoms such as headache, nausea and vomiting but the key is people will...
		Paul Gelder, Editor of Yachting Monthly, and the project's founder and driving force, said: 'There are a lot of obstacles to overcome but I am hopeful that, by...
	nametraq.com /genealogy_jan04/G/Gelder.shtml (673 words)

	Jelly review: JVC XRCDs
		JVC has the good sense to start with albums that were well-recorded to begin with (by well-regarded engineers like Val Valentin, Allen Sides and the jazz master, Rudy Van Gelder), and in some cases the original album was also mastered pretty well to begin with.
		(Rudy had a great studio.) Maybe because of that, the differences between the Pablo CD and the XRCD are less apparent, mainly consisting of much better bass (which is very welcome) and, again, more natural instrument sound.
		All seventeen tunes were recorded in 1962 by Rudy Van Gelder, and they all feature the same lineup (Tommy Flanagan, piano; Major Holley, bass; Eddie Locke, drums).
	www.jellyroll.com /2000/jvc.html (3344 words)

	Out To Lunch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 25, 1964.
		Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Rudy Van Gelder (Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey).
		This is part of the Blue Note Rudy Van Gelder Editions series.
	musicstore.mymmode.com /album.do?albumID=121213 (395 words)

	Jazzmatazz Review - Blue Note RVG Editions Sept 2000
		On the whole, the sound is much improved over the first CD reissues, many of which were rushed out at the dawn of the CD in the late 1980s.
		Jimmy Smith, the first important jazz organist, was also an important part of the 1950s Blue Note sound and recorded many sessions for them from 1956 to 1963.
		The latter is being released in an October, 2000 RVG edition.
	jazzmatazz.home.att.net /reviews.p/R0010a.html (1315 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Blue Train [Expanded Edition] [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I am delighted that Rudy Van Gelder has been able to remaster one of the greatest sessions that he ever recorded, but that fact alone does not warrant another reissue.
		I have a few of the "Rudy Van Gelder" editions and the sound generally is not fairing well.
		I was not formerly aware of Rudy Van Gelder remasters.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A5A0T?v=glance (1662 words)

	Jazz Bulletin Board - View Single Post - Rudy Van Gelder remasters
		In fact, the RVGs are great because they continue to cause people to dump excellent vinyl and keep prices in that format reasonable.
		The RVG series certainly doesn't sound like original vinyl to me (I only have Japanese and a couple of Liberty pressings, though).
		I know a better job could be done, but they've made their choices and that works for me, as I get the vinyl (reasonably) cheap.
	forums.allaboutjazz.com /showpost.php?s=0c4b06af50245f89948d2c7a0acc969a&p=58002&postcount=7 (152 words)

	CHARLIE ROUSE & RED RODNEY: Social Call
		These two legends of the big band, bebop, cool, post-bop eras present a terrific set, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1984.
		Neither musician was too old, too burnt out, or too soft by the time he made Social Call to leave out these elements, as so many jazz artists have done in their autumnal years, leaving their attempts at bop flat and emotionless, mere parodies of their earlier work.
		Name a jazz artist and Rouse either shared the stage, played a session date, or spent time with him or her on the road or in a band.
	www.woodstockcd.com /artists/rouse-rodney/socialcall/socialcall.htm (824 words)

	Jazz Bulletin Board - Rudy Van Gelder remasters
		For example, does anyone know if the Rudy Van Gelder remasters for the Japanese releases are the same as the current series of RGV Edition masters that are available in the US and the UK?.
		I also think many of McMaster's remasters sound very much like their vinyl counterpart moreso than many of the RVG editions and I have compared the 2 side-by-side many times.
		FWIW, RVG quite probably recorded bright and then eq'ed back a bit at the viinyl mastering stage.
	forums.allaboutjazz.com /showthread.php?t=4772 (806 words)

	finevintagelps4.html
		As the suite has been recorded for an album the work of recording engineer Dr. Rudy van Gelder becomes part of the composition.
		Van Gelder places Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, and Bernard McKinney, euphonium, well forward on the left.
		Also, this type of arrangement is very much the signature of Rudy van Gelder, as most of his Blue Note recordings are planned in this way.
	ronpenndorf.com /finevintagelps4.html (2123 words)

	SH Forums - The Rudy Van Gelder "Sound". Steve, did you really describe it like this:
		I was just about to add another Van Gelder I hate because of the distortion, but guess what: he didn't even do it.
		The van Gelder piano sounds very one-dimensional to me. This has been discussed on the Blue Note board quite a bit.
		As far as the RVG remasters (which I am sure has seen many posts on the forums in the past), I think that they sound much better, generally speaking.
	www.stevehoffman.tv /forums/showthread.php?t=3230 (1763 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - JuJu [Rudy Van Gelder Edition]
		Description: The Rudy Van Gelder Edition of JUJU includes an essay by Bob Blumenthal.
		Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 3, 1964.
		Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Rudy Van Gelder (1998, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey).
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=51380205 (378 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - Birth Of The Cool (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
		This is part of Blue Note's Rudy Van Gelder Editions series.
		As Miles Davis came to transcend the influence of Dizzy Gillespie and recognize his own musical voice, he arrived at a terse lyric conception of the trumpet, grounded in Charlie Parker's swinging syncopations.
		On "Boplicity," Gil Evans' harmonizes his coy swinging melody with warm, broken voicings, while his spatial, atmospheric chart for the ballad "Moon Dreams" is distinguished by the idiomatic serenity of his voice leading.
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=52075216 (510 words)

	brandchannel.com \| Blue Note brand \| brands \| brand \| branding
		In 1953, saxophonist Gil Melle, introduced Alfred Lion to Rudy Van Gelder, who had long held an interest in radio and had built a studio in the living room of his parents’ house to record local artists.
		Van Gelder can probably be credited with the distinctive “Blue Note Sound.” Although many have tried to describe it, the Blue Note Sound eludes words and must be heard to be understood.
		For some, it is a purely sonic experience characterized by a cavernous resonance and consistent placement of microphones and musicians, which would imply it was a product of Van Gelder’s living room.
	www.brandchannel.com /features_profile.asp?pr_id=34 (2884 words)

	Rudy van Gelder - Topic Powered by Infopop
		I know we are prone to superlatives on this forum but this cd is very, very good.
		Now it turns out that there is a quite a series, RvG at Blue Note.
		I heard good reports about the RVG remaster of "A Love Supreme" in another thread.
	forums.naim-audio.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/38019385/m/7272930996/r/1862940996 (325 words)

	Jelly review: Ron Levy
		The most I’ll concede is that this might be the first soul-jazz album recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and produced by Bob Porter not released on LP.
		Levy has all the right cats, starting with Porter and Van Gelder, of course, but he also includes giants of the genre drummer Idris Muhammad and guitarist Melvin Sparks.
		Right back to my LPs, that is. In a triumph for vinyl, the sound that Van Gelder and Porter were able to get on LP absolutely kills the sound on this CD.
	www.jellyroll.com /05/ronlevy.html (652 words)

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