Gonsalves at Newport:
On the original recording Paul sounds very distance from the band. I read where he blew into the 'wrong' mic, or the recording engineer made a mistake during the performance.
The record company asked Ellington to do it again for the LP, and The Duke declined, saying he would not ask Gonsalves to do what he did again on demand.
As a great Musician himself, he recognized that that was a special moment that could never be done again.
Later, they did 'fix' the recording through the magic of electronic and computer manipulation. I have both CDs and the LP.
Cheers
On the original recording Paul sounds very distance from the band. I read where he blew into the 'wrong' mic, or the recording engineer made a mistake during the performance.
The record company asked Ellington to do it again for the LP, and The Duke declined, saying he would not ask Gonsalves to do what he did again on demand.
As a great Musician himself, he recognized that that was a special moment that could never be done again.
Later, they did 'fix' the recording through the magic of electronic and computer manipulation. I have both CDs and the LP.
Cheers