Recently heard from Jonathan Horwich with news of his four new master dub releases (as pasted below).
Two things caught my eyes:
1) He is offering the original master recording from direct-to-two track recording session Mike Garson, Monk Fell On Me. If I had read it correctly, this is an offer I had never encountered from a studio in my memory.
2) I told him of my first take on music on his earlier tapes few years back as being somewhat esoteric beyond my jazz exposure for an uneducated jazz person - me. However, his new release include piano solos of both jazz and classical genre even I can appropriate.
I am voting with my wallet and ordering the piano production dub tapes!
Here's his original email he had sent to people in his mailing list:
Jazz:
Mike Garson, Monk Fell On Me
Recorded on 5 and 6 June 2013, this solo piano performance features Mike Garson, one of the finest jazz pianist alive today. Referred to as the greatest rock and roll pianist of all time by David Bowie (with whom he toured) Mike interprets Thelonius Monk tunes in an intensely deep and modernistic approach. The result is stunning.
The session was recorded directly to two-track tape using two vintage Neuman U67 microphones and a modified Studer 810 recorder. Fortuitously, there are two extra original masters available from this session. These two tapes are the actual masters created in the session directly from the microphones and are available for sale separately by contacting me through email. There are very few individuals in the world who own original master recordings, let alone a performance of this calibre. For those who cannot afford such an item, direct copies of the actual master are available for $350.00 each. And the copies run from the production master are the usual $150.00. Please note, I know of few other companies that sell copies which are only two generations removed from the master as are IPI’s usual copies, let alone copies of the master or the master itself.
The sound on this release is close in and up front so detail is clearly heard, yet musical because of the microphones used and the tape deck, but more importantly, because of the playing.
Jason Roebke Quartet, Shimmering
Recorded 18 December 2012 in Chicago, this performance was recorded directly to an 8 track Studer recorder. This great ensemble of world class players, features Chicago-style modern jazz at its best. (Jason Roebke, bass; Mike Reed, drums; Jason Adaisiewicz, vibes; and Keefe Jackson, tenor sax.) Although the jazz is avant, it is also quite lyrical and captivating to listen to on tape. One customer said he had never heard better sounding vibes than on this tape (A handmade stereo mic was used on the vibes not to mention a hand assembled Telefunken 251e on the tenor sax.)
I personally love this music and the musicians who created it. I hope you will support them.
Four direct copies of the original 8 track master are available for $350.00. I cannot make any more copies of the master as the 8 track was played a few times and mixed down to two tracks for these extra direct copies but that is it, as the set up for making copies of the 8 track is too expensive and extensive to be able to do easily.
As is usual, copies of the production master are sold for only $150.00.
Classical:
Mark Zeltser, In Luxembourg
In 1980, I did a series of classical recordings in Europe, into which I am finally delving. These were all done with two spaced B&K omni directional microphones, on a Levinson Studer ML5. The first of this series I am making available is by the world class Russian pianist, Mark Zeltser. Here he is captured playing Chopin and Prokofiev in a church in Luxembourg to a live audience. It is one of those moments where the music, piano, and surroundings create a magical moment sure to please those who love classical music of the highest order. A stunning performance. Price $150.00. A direct copy of the master can obtained for $400.00, as it is a lot of work to make such a copy.
Pop:
Cuddle Magic, First Hippie On The Moon.
Recorded to an 8-track Studer recorder, this was done specifically for IPI’s tape issue program on 24 April 2013. This is an example of IPI’s program to create natural sounding multi mic recordings. Although my recording experience has been in jazz and classical, I have never recorded any folk/pop music, if only because it is not my field of expertise. However, in this case I could not resist their music, and as as this group, Cuddle Magic, was in Chicago, we decided to do an analog recording of the group to my 8 track Studer.
I think you’ll be pleased with the results. The music of the group of six musicians is basically avant pop. Very dreamy, crazy music of great appeal. Price is the usual $150.00.
jonathan
Two things caught my eyes:
1) He is offering the original master recording from direct-to-two track recording session Mike Garson, Monk Fell On Me. If I had read it correctly, this is an offer I had never encountered from a studio in my memory.
2) I told him of my first take on music on his earlier tapes few years back as being somewhat esoteric beyond my jazz exposure for an uneducated jazz person - me. However, his new release include piano solos of both jazz and classical genre even I can appropriate.
I am voting with my wallet and ordering the piano production dub tapes!
Here's his original email he had sent to people in his mailing list:
Jazz:
Mike Garson, Monk Fell On Me
Recorded on 5 and 6 June 2013, this solo piano performance features Mike Garson, one of the finest jazz pianist alive today. Referred to as the greatest rock and roll pianist of all time by David Bowie (with whom he toured) Mike interprets Thelonius Monk tunes in an intensely deep and modernistic approach. The result is stunning.
The session was recorded directly to two-track tape using two vintage Neuman U67 microphones and a modified Studer 810 recorder. Fortuitously, there are two extra original masters available from this session. These two tapes are the actual masters created in the session directly from the microphones and are available for sale separately by contacting me through email. There are very few individuals in the world who own original master recordings, let alone a performance of this calibre. For those who cannot afford such an item, direct copies of the actual master are available for $350.00 each. And the copies run from the production master are the usual $150.00. Please note, I know of few other companies that sell copies which are only two generations removed from the master as are IPI’s usual copies, let alone copies of the master or the master itself.
The sound on this release is close in and up front so detail is clearly heard, yet musical because of the microphones used and the tape deck, but more importantly, because of the playing.
Jason Roebke Quartet, Shimmering
Recorded 18 December 2012 in Chicago, this performance was recorded directly to an 8 track Studer recorder. This great ensemble of world class players, features Chicago-style modern jazz at its best. (Jason Roebke, bass; Mike Reed, drums; Jason Adaisiewicz, vibes; and Keefe Jackson, tenor sax.) Although the jazz is avant, it is also quite lyrical and captivating to listen to on tape. One customer said he had never heard better sounding vibes than on this tape (A handmade stereo mic was used on the vibes not to mention a hand assembled Telefunken 251e on the tenor sax.)
I personally love this music and the musicians who created it. I hope you will support them.
Four direct copies of the original 8 track master are available for $350.00. I cannot make any more copies of the master as the 8 track was played a few times and mixed down to two tracks for these extra direct copies but that is it, as the set up for making copies of the 8 track is too expensive and extensive to be able to do easily.
As is usual, copies of the production master are sold for only $150.00.
Classical:
Mark Zeltser, In Luxembourg
In 1980, I did a series of classical recordings in Europe, into which I am finally delving. These were all done with two spaced B&K omni directional microphones, on a Levinson Studer ML5. The first of this series I am making available is by the world class Russian pianist, Mark Zeltser. Here he is captured playing Chopin and Prokofiev in a church in Luxembourg to a live audience. It is one of those moments where the music, piano, and surroundings create a magical moment sure to please those who love classical music of the highest order. A stunning performance. Price $150.00. A direct copy of the master can obtained for $400.00, as it is a lot of work to make such a copy.
Pop:
Cuddle Magic, First Hippie On The Moon.
Recorded to an 8-track Studer recorder, this was done specifically for IPI’s tape issue program on 24 April 2013. This is an example of IPI’s program to create natural sounding multi mic recordings. Although my recording experience has been in jazz and classical, I have never recorded any folk/pop music, if only because it is not my field of expertise. However, in this case I could not resist their music, and as as this group, Cuddle Magic, was in Chicago, we decided to do an analog recording of the group to my 8 track Studer.
I think you’ll be pleased with the results. The music of the group of six musicians is basically avant pop. Very dreamy, crazy music of great appeal. Price is the usual $150.00.
jonathan
