I continue to expand my Rudy Van Gelder discography for collectors. When I first created the discography, it was less than half the size it is now and I was really only focusing on titles from the ’50s and ’60s I considered “collectible”. This meant albums that were initially unreleased at the time … More→
I will be leading a listening session and discussion at Hot Club of New York on Friday, November 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. Though the club typically features jazz on 78 R.P.M. disks, this will be one of the their first public ventures into the microgroove mono LP era of the 1950s … More→
(Updated September 15, 2025) In October 2019 I was fortunate enough to present at the Audio Engineering Society’s annual convention in New York City on the legacy of recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Shortly after I gave my talk, a former mastering engineer named Bill Pauluh reached out to me via email. He … More→
Friends, I am delighted to let you know that I have been given an award for RVG Legacy! In the spring of 2024, a board member of the Bergen County Historic Preservation Committee reached out to me. They sent me an email informing me that I would be receiving an award from the … More→
My journey as a music lover began in junior high school at the age of 11. I started amassing a collection of hip hop CDs and got my first Discman and boombox. I took pride in my CD collection and had a case that neatly displayed all the spines in my bedroom. I … More→
Hi all, just wanted to alert you to a couple updates in my universe: Inspired by a new website dedicated to Contemporary Records, I have added a small amount of content to RVG Legacy. After launching the site in 2020, it came to my attention that Rudy Van Gelder started using baffles in … More→
This new song I made has an especially jazzy vibe and swings pretty hard, so I thought I’d share here on the ol’ blog. Enjoy!
Hey everybody, I have a new music project. The theme is sample-based, jazzy hip hop instrumentals that I am making with all the great jazz records in my collection. If you’re into hip hop as well as jazz, you might find it interesting. Feel free to give a listen and subscribe to my … More→
Back in the spring of this year, I got the inkling to try out tubes. That kernel of an idea led to an extensive overhaul of my setup. Several months later, I can now say that I’m content with what I have, and I can relax and enjoy the music a little more. … More→
Back in 2014 I published the first edition of my Rudy Van Gelder Collector’s Discography. That version focused on albums I was interested in collecting at the time and didn’t contain any albums recorded after 1965. In 2020 I gave the discography a minor update, adding some smaller independent labels as well as … More→