Rudy Van Gelder
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| - | {{Template}}'''Rudy Van Gelder''' (born [[November 2]], [[1924]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]) is a [[audio engineering|recording engineer]] specialising in [[jazz]]. | + | {{Template}} |
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| + | '''Rudolph "Rudy" Van Gelder''' (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American [[audio engineer|recording engineer]] who specialized in [[jazz]]. | ||
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| + | Regarded as the most important recording engineer of jazz by some observers, Van Gelder recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many recognized as classics, in a career which spanned more than half a century. Van Gelder recorded many of the great names in the genre, including [[John Coltrane]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Sonny Rollins]], [[Art Blakey]], [[Joe Henderson]], [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Wayne Shorter]], and [[Horace Silver]], among many others. He worked with many record companies, but he was most closely associated with [[Blue Note Records]]. | ||
| - | Van Gelder led several hundred jazz sessions, including recordings trumpeter [[Miles Davis]], pianist [[Thelonious Monk]], saxophonists [[Wayne Shorter]] and [[John Coltrane]], and many others. He worked with many record companies, but is most closely associated with [[Blue Note Records]]. | ||
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Rudolph "Rudy" Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz.
Regarded as the most important recording engineer of jazz by some observers, Van Gelder recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many recognized as classics, in a career which spanned more than half a century. Van Gelder recorded many of the great names in the genre, including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, and Horace Silver, among many others. He worked with many record companies, but he was most closely associated with Blue Note Records.
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