Blue Note Records - Recording Engineers

In 1952, Alfred Lion heard a Triumph recording that saxophonist-composer Gil Melle had done with engineer Rudy Van Gelder at his parents' home in Hackensack, New Jersey. Van Gelder had a recorded it on a set-up in their living room.

Blue Note had always been known for its superior sound and balance, but in Rudy, Lion had found an intelligent, kindred soul from whom he could extract an ideal sound.

Master engineer Stan Ricker tells you more about the Blue Note recording and mastering process:

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