Van Gelder Studio
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Van Gelder Studio is a legendary New Jersey recording studio renowned for its pivotal role in shaping the sound of modern jazz through classic sessions for labels like Blue Note and Prestige.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | 1 |
| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States | 1 |
Statements (51)
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| instanceOf | recording studio ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| architect | David Henken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | mid-century modern ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blue Note Records
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CTI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeredBy | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty | jazz ⓘ |
| hasControlRoom | custom-designed control room by Rudy Van Gelder ⓘ |
| hasLiveRoom | high-ceilinged live room with wood surfaces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
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| namedAfter | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic Blue Note Records sessions
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classic Prestige Records sessions ⓘ distinctive acoustic sound ⓘ pivotal role in modern jazz recording ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – “Moanin’”
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Eric Dolphy – “Out to Lunch!” NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Hubbard – “Red Clay” NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Green – “Idle Moments” NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock – “Maiden Voyage” NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver – “Song for My Father” NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Smith – numerous Blue Note organ sessions ⓘ John Coltrane – “A Love Supreme” NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane – “Giant Steps” NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Morgan – “The Sidewinder” NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy Tyner – “The Real McCoy” NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Nelson – “The Blues and the Abstract Truth” NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins – “Saxophone Colossus” NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter – “Speak No Evil” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Kind of Blue” sessions (mixing/mastering involvement via Van Gelder, not primary tracking) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1959 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack home studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousLocation | Hackensack, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundCharacterizedBy |
intimate yet clear drum and cymbal sound
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prominent, warm piano tone ⓘ tight, focused horn sound ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
subject surface form:
Song for My Father (album)
this entity surface form:
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States