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Old 11-24-2014, 11:39 AM   #2419
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Originally Posted by KMFrye View Post
I'm taking Jennifer out of context a bit, but she used a phrase that resonates with me. But I want to take it one step further. Often,"finished" should be when it sounds "just right", and that is not always when it sounds "perfect".

My mother was a recording artist back during WW2 and into the early 50's (until I came along). Often, her records were done in just one or two takes, with the entire orchestra in the same room and only one or two mikes! This was the norm in those days. Mom was treated no differently than Bing Crosby or Rosie Clooney.

There is a spontaneity to those old records that is lost in today's clinically "perfect" recordings, with everything pitch corrected, time adjusted, and with duets recorded at different times by vocalists who never actually meet.

Today's recordings may be technically "better", but aurally, they're just not "alive". Too much time is spent on perfecting them, not enough on allowing the musicians to just be musicians.
Indeed. Are any of you mother's recordings available to listen to online? It would be interesting to hear them!

I was listening to track the other that exemplifies that which you describe. I'd love to know the who, when, where, and how of this recording, Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing";

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2S1I_ien6A

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