Rudy Van Gelder
American recording engineer (1924–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including Booker Ervin, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green and George Benson. He worked with many different record companies, and recorded almost every session on Blue Note Records from 1953 to 1967.[1]
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Born | (1924-11-02)November 2, 1924 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | August 25, 2016(2016-08-25) (aged 91) Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Audio engineer |
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He worked on albums including John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Miles Davis's Walkin', Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage, Sonny Rollins's Saxophone Colossus, and Horace Silver's Song for My Father.[2] He is regarded as one of the most influential engineers in jazz.[3]