Re: [ARSCLIST] History help needed

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Capitol did have a studio in NYC for many years. It was open by the mid or
late 50's, but I'm not sure when it opened or where it was. Irv Joel, who
was chief engineer there for a while, is active on the AES Historical
Society list and probably has the answers. I'm not sure when Capitol NYC
closed but I think it was the late 1960s. A couple of my favorite 60's jazz
records were made there: Cannonball Adderley's "Fiddler on the Roof" and
Clark Terry/Chico O'Farrill's "Spanish Rice." Mercury and I think Verve jazz
sessions were done at Capitol NYC. Actually, one of the really good early
stereo pop records, Richard Hayman's "Havana In Hifi" was made there. That
record was out on 2-track tape before stereo LP's came out, 1956 or 57, and
was later also out on stereo LP. I do not know if Capitol NYC had their own
mastering room or if all the mastering was done in Hollywood.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Fitzgerald" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] History help needed


> Great hidden-in-plain-sight information from Tom Fine on Birth of the
> Cool - unfortunately, as far as I know, there are no photos from the
> two other sessions (April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950), only the first
> one, with Al Haig and Kai Winding (January 21, 1949). Has anyone ever
> seen other photos?
>
> All three BOTC sessions have been listed as "Capitol Recording
> Studio, NYC" - but apparently no such thing existed at that time. Did
> it ever - and if so, when, where, etc.?
>
> Mike
>
>
> mike at JazzDiscography.com
> http://www.JazzDiscography.com