MissionCityJazz
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For many years, I worked with a fine traditional jazz band that a gentleman by the name of Ewing Nunn recorded extensively in the 1960's (on the Audiophile record label). He was a very interesting individual; however, I never had the honor of meeting him as he passed away before I joined the band in 1978.
Ewing Nunn had a true love and passion for his art. He was apparently his own man, made his own judgments regarding sound, recording and equipment. From what I've read, he made his own microphones. He didn't run with the crowd or follow the conventional wisdom of the time regarding “new technology.” He was an old-school monophonic analog recordist and was skeptical of "stereo" and ventured into in grudgingly.
He would have blanched at the new “digital” recording gear and techniques used today. He certainly would have given it all a try, but I suspect he would have come to the conclusion that it was inferior to analog; hence, my posting this in the analog category
I wish I'd had to change to meet him and pick his brain about his experiences in sound recording. I wish he were alive today to share his stories and wisdom with the folks on this forum.
Here are a couple of links to some information regarding Ewing Nunn:
http://home.flash.net/~bobgh/nunn.htm
http://www.franastat.com/ap/mics.htm
For many years, I worked with a fine traditional jazz band that a gentleman by the name of Ewing Nunn recorded extensively in the 1960's (on the Audiophile record label). He was a very interesting individual; however, I never had the honor of meeting him as he passed away before I joined the band in 1978.
Ewing Nunn had a true love and passion for his art. He was apparently his own man, made his own judgments regarding sound, recording and equipment. From what I've read, he made his own microphones. He didn't run with the crowd or follow the conventional wisdom of the time regarding “new technology.” He was an old-school monophonic analog recordist and was skeptical of "stereo" and ventured into in grudgingly.
He would have blanched at the new “digital” recording gear and techniques used today. He certainly would have given it all a try, but I suspect he would have come to the conclusion that it was inferior to analog; hence, my posting this in the analog category
I wish I'd had to change to meet him and pick his brain about his experiences in sound recording. I wish he were alive today to share his stories and wisdom with the folks on this forum.
Here are a couple of links to some information regarding Ewing Nunn:
http://home.flash.net/~bobgh/nunn.htm
http://www.franastat.com/ap/mics.htm