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Music and Media => The Jazz Circle => Topic started by: matevana on 20 Jan 2022, 05:56 pm

Title: Dry recordings
Post by: matevana on 20 Jan 2022, 05:56 pm

Can anyone recommend a jazz track or album that sounds as if it were recorded in a very dry room?  I'm looking for material with almost no apparent echo or room reflections, as anechoic sounding as possible. I realize this is rare (often undesirable) but I'd like it for testing purposes.  Thanks in advance! 

Title: Re: Dry recordings
Post by: I.Greyhound Fan on 20 Jan 2022, 07:10 pm

Give a listen to just about anything from soundliason

https://www.soundliaison.com/

Also ECM recordings.

This album by Tord Gustavsen is worth a listen

https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ground-mw0000736311

Title: Re: Dry recordings
Post by: matevana on 20 Jan 2022, 07:35 pm

Thanks!  We listen to a lot of the same things. I currently own 4-5 of the one-mic recordings from Sound Liaison. The albums I have are mostly live recordings and the venues take on more of a hall-like character (you can really hear this on the applause at the end of each track). Well recorded tracks for sure though.  I also own The Ground from TG so I'll go back and check that one out. In my mind, I'm thinking maybe something like a jazz trio recorded in a small neutral room, with each instrument closely mic'd and no ambient mics used?  It's proving hard to find.   

Title: Re: Dry recordings
Post by: FullRangeMan on 21 Jan 2022, 02:45 am

To me it sounds a close-up recording but the performances are superb first class, one of my favor Jazz albums:
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=22003)
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=235645)

Title: Re: Dry recordings
Post by: I.Greyhound Fan on 21 Jan 2022, 03:30 am

Quote from: matevana on 20 Jan 2022, 07:35 pm

Thanks!  We listen to a lot of the same things. I currently own 4-5 of the one-mic recordings from Sound Liaison. The albums I have are mostly live recordings and the venues take on more of a hall-like character (you can really hear this on the applause at the end of each track). Well recorded tracks for sure though.  I also own The Ground from TG so I'll go back and check that one out. In my mind, I'm thinking maybe something like a jazz trio recorded in a small neutral room, with each instrument closely mic'd and no ambient mics used?  It's proving hard to find.

Also check out Blue Coast recordings.  Usually single mic.

Anouar brahem Astounding Eyes or Rita ECM recording.  Dead silent background.

Title: Re: Dry recordings
Post by: matevana on 21 Jan 2022, 09:51 am

Quote from: FullRangeMan on 21 Jan 2022, 02:45 am

To me it sounds a close-up recording but the performances are superb first class, one of my favor Jazz albums:
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=22003)
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=235645)

This is good. Thanks for the suggestion.