Blue Note titles remastered by Malcom Addey?

[wolff]

Posted this question on another thread with little response.

Can you name a few BN titles that Addey has done, and any other info so I can get the correct reissue? Looking for titles from 1500, 4000 and 4100 series. I've searched and have found none.

Thanks!!

[J.A.W.]

The answer is: none.

[J.A.W.]

Some people seem to think that Malcolm Addey is an EMI/Blue Note employee; he's not, and as far as I know he did not remaster any Blue Note recordings in the 1500, 1600, 4000 and 4100 series. He did however remaster recordings that are now owned by EMI/Blue Note, like, for instance, the Randy Weston Mosaic. Addey has his own studio in New York City.

(Edited to specify which Blue Note recordings I was referring to)

Edited October 23, 2004 by J.A.W.

[J.A.W.]

Found a couple of pictures with Addey on the net.

[J.A.W.]

If I remember correctly Addey was one of the engineers of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

[Alfred]

This list contains some recordings Addey is responsible for (editing, remixing, mastering, ...). It is NOT complete but maybe of some interest! Edited October 23, 2004 by Alfred

[Bluerein]

He was the "house engineer" for the Groove Mechant label which excisted in the beginning of the 70's (Buddy Rich, Groove Holmes, Jimmy McGriff, Dakota Staton, Carmen McRae to name a few).

They were recorded by him with good results I must say.

Cheers,

Reinier

[J.A.W.]

This list contains some recordings Addey is responsible for (editing, remixing, mastering, ...). It is NOT complete but maybe of some interest!

Thanks Michael.

At first glance the only Blue Note recording on that list that was remastered by Addey is Andrew Hill's Passing Ships, an album that was not released until 2003.

Edited October 23, 2004 by J.A.W.

[Bluerein]

The Hill needed to be remixed as well and in that case MC uses MA because he's more close to home so he can be there as well more easily.

Cheers,

Reinier

[jazzbo]

I believe Addey started off in the studios at Abbey Road, before there were Beatles. He has a wealth of experience that he brings to the job with him!

[J.A.W.]

I believe Addey started off in the studios at Abbey Road, before there were Beatles. He has a wealth of experience that he brings to the job with him!

That's right, I read somewhere that he did some Cliff Richard recordings in London in the late 1950s or early 1960s - pre-Beatles, that is.

[Shrdlu]

The Hill needed to be remixed as well and in that case MC uses MA because he's more close to home so he can be there as well more easily.

Cheers,

Reinier

Too bad that MA was not always as close to MC's home.

[Bluerein]

It's a matter of company policy (what's not!!!!). McMaster is a staff employee of Capitol so he is already on the pay roll (so let him do the work) while Addey is hired and an extra cost.

Cheers,

Reinier

[Late]

Addey did the original transfers to compact disc for Elvin Jones' Live at the Lighthouse, both volumes 1 and 2, reissued in 1990 (which contains the "Happy Birthday" song and some announcements that the Mosaic doesn't). The Mosaic contains Ron McMaster's work.

Addey also did the remaster work for Cecil Taylor's Jazz Advance, not originallly on Blue Note. The JRVG of Jazz Advance, to my ears, sounds even better, however.

[J.A.W.]

Addey did the original transfers to compact disc for Elvin Jones' Live at the Lighthouse, both volumes 1 and 2, reissued in 1990 (which contains the "Happy Birthday" song and some announcements that the Mosaic doesn't). The Mosaic contains Ron McMaster's work.

Addey also did the remaster work for Cecil Taylor's Jazz Advance, not originallly on Blue Note. The JRVG of Jazz Advance, to my ears, sounds even better, however.

Like Andrew Hill's Passing Ships, the Live at the Lighthouse recordings were not originally released in the 1500-4000-4100 series Wolff was asking about.

Edited October 23, 2004 by J.A.W.

[Late]

Like Andrew Hill's Passing Ships, the Live at the Lighthouse recordings were not originally released in the 1500-4000-4100 series Wolff was asking about.

Dig.

[wolff]

Thanks y'all!!

I am curious to hear Addey's remastering work in comparison to original LP's or RVG/McMaster reissues.

From the list, Corea's Now He Sings...looks like a possibility. It says Addey was digital engineer, but nothing about remastering.

Edited October 23, 2004 by wolff

[J.A.W.]

Thanks y'all!!

I just curious to hear Addey's remastering work in comparison to original LP's or RVG/McMaster reissues.

From the list, Corea's Now He Sings...looks like a possibility. It says Addey was digital engineer, but nothing about remastering.

Corea's Now He Sings, Now He Sobs is not a Blue Note recording; it was originally released on the Solid State label.

[wolff]

Crap, you are right. I was thinking of The Song Of Singing, and even that may not have been mastered by RVG, originally.

[J.A.W.]

Crap, you are right. I was thinking of The Song Of Singing, and even that may not have been mastered by RVG, originally.

Corea's The Song of Singing (Blue Note 84353) was recorded at the A&R Studios, NYC, on April 7, 1970. It was produced by Sonny Lester.