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The Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Editions

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 1, 1999

As far as jazz goes from the hard bop era, two names are synonymous with their groundbreaking work of the period-Blue Note Records and recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Blue Note released a canon of recordings that have been revered by collectors and musicians alike over the years and Van Gelder was the man behind the ...

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The Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Editions

by Gaylord Smith
June 1, 1999

"The RVG Editions," the Blue Note series in which famed recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder revisits and remasters 24 of the label's classic, best-selling titles, is probably more a clever marketing ploy than a redefinition of musical art.This is, of course, not such a bad thing. Newbies need to know that there is music ...

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Looking Back: West Coast Classics

by Gaylord Smith
February 1, 1999

This second batch of six Pacific Jazz CD reissues in the “West Coast Classics" series is sort of a tale of two cities--or, more precisely, a tale of two communities within a city (Los Angeles), one white, one black and often worlds apart. Producer Richard Bock's label began largely as a white, cool-school label ...

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Holiday Music '98

by Dave Hughes
December 9, 1998

This will be the fourth holiday season now that I've spent living in sunny Phoenix, AZ. (Well, it's usually sunny. Today it's been pouring rain all day; totally out of character for the desert. Makes it easier to stay indoors and review CDs, I suppose.) And I love the warmer weather! After being born and raised ...