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And to be clear, if need be, he was being used as a engineer in his own studio then, not as a producer.

I've enjoyed a fair number of hip "pop" productions, though, Very well done and well-thought out, not too dissimilar from Creed Taylor's concepts. I'd be surpassed if there wasn't at least some "influence" of Taylor on Ramone at some point.

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I've read the name Phil Ramone quite a number of times in the past few years, but I never knew that he was A&R Studios.

I'm guessing that he was the R of A&R.

A&R Studios = Jack Arnold & Phil Ramone, started in 1959.

He won his first Grammy for engineering 1964's Getz/Gilberto.

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First time I saw the name would have been on Billy Joel's breakthrough album. Now knowing his jazz background, was it Phil's idea to get Phil Woods to take the solo on "Just the Way You Are"? (it is Woods isn't it?).

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First time I saw the name would have been on Billy Joel's breakthrough album. Now knowing his jazz background, was it Phil's idea to get Phil Woods to take the solo on "Just the Way You Are"? (it is Woods isn't it?).

Yeah, that was completely Phil Ramone's idea. They had the tracks recorded already, and Phil called Phil W. up and asked him to drop by the studio to play a solo on JTWYA, and Phil nailed it on the first try.

BJ never met Phil Woods or even heard of him. I think he knew Phil from Julliard, where PR was studying the violin and PW was studying the clarinet. It's sad that another recording guy who actually knew something about music has passed, but we all know some genius homeperson with a keyboard is gonna keep the shit alive. :rofl:

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To give you and idea just how incompetent what passes as journialsim is today.

He was 72, 79, and 82 when he died.

Didn't realize how many things I have involving him as an engineer. Including Ole Coltrane.

Be well!

P.S. He was 79.

Edited by Blue Train

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