Dude, don't be surprised. When all things Marsalis ruled at Columbia in the 80s, I remember reading an interview w/Branford about how he and Delfayo were checking out old studio logs, band setups, talking to all the old engineers they could find about mikes and mike placement, EVERYTHING about how the shit got recorded back then. I got the impression that he was taking it all seriously, not just playing games with it. Probably another aspect of the "craftsman" in him, which is what I think he really is, and I mean absolutely no disrespect in saying that. It's honest work and it's hard work. Gotta respect that.