1944 sounded beautiful

[Rukas]

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Jammin' the Blues is a 1944 short film in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed jam session. It features Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel, Joe Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant, Archie Savage and Garland Finney. For some, this is their only known appearance in a theatrical film. Barney Kessel is the only white performer in the film. He was seated in the shadows to shade his skin, and for closeups, his hands were stained with berry juice. Lindy Hop legends Archie Savage and Marie Bryant do the Lindy Hop (Jitterbug) on this footage. Directed by Gjon Mili and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Man one thing I love about music is that the recording process has not changed and the gear we use now is still the same they used back then. Often the vintage gear sounds a lot better than the new stuff. I guess the only difference now is the WAY we mix and engineer and the type of sound we want to get. And plus what we put music onto now is a lot clear and better.

But still, the Vocals, Sax and Room Ambiance on this sound amazing. Id love to get it in CDQ.

 

[Rahim]

'''this video is no longer available''...but i see you share the same satisfaction as me when it comes to good quality music...well..u, me, and everyone else who likes good quality music...

 

[Rukas]

Hmmm dont know why the embed doesnt want to work but the link works for me:

 

[Rahim]

yeah it works with that link

now thats some slow jazz music damn man.....

this music reminds me of this old English TV show that took place in England and came on TV every Sunday morning at 10AM when i was younger..it was about all these old ppl....very depressing...very sad and depressing....these ppl have the blues..i can feel it

 

[PuffnScruff]

umm....the recording process has changed a lot since 1944. they didn't even have multitrack recording until les paul created it in 47. there has been many innovations in not only how music has been recorded but also the gear. before mutlitrack it was mostly sitting everyone in the room together and playing it over and over again until you got it right on a reel to reel. before that it was the phonograph.

tom dowd really changed the way engineering was done prior to the mid 20th century to what is done today.

the major thing that has changed with mixing is that too many people are pushing the limit trying to make everything sound louder than the next person. lots of clipping goes on today even in major label releases. if it wasn't for the mastering engineers a lot of these releases would sound like a bunch of static garbage.

 

[Rukas]

umm....the recording process has changed a lot since 1944. they didn't even have multitrack recording until les paul created it in 47. there has been many innovations in not only how music has been recorded but also the gear. before mutlitrack it was mostly sitting everyone in the room together and playing it over and over again until you got it right on a reel to reel. before that it was the phonograph.

Ok you got me on a couple years regarding the multitrack, but even after that a lot of groups just recorded in one room. What I was getting at was that the microphone technology really has not changed that much.

tom dowd really changed the way engineering was done prior to the mid 20th century to what is done today.

the major thing that has changed with mixing is that too many people are pushing the limit trying to make everything sound louder than the next person. lots of clipping goes on today even in major label releases. if it wasn't for the mastering engineers a lot of these releases would sound like a bunch of static garbage.

Making things sound louder should be achieved with proper EQ.

Anyway, what did you think of the clip? Sounds awesome to me, the room ambiance is great.

 

[Casey]

Making things sound louder should be achieved with proper EQ.

Indeed. Watch this.

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