Rudy Van Gelder has passed away, RIP

RIP. What an amazing career.

Thank you for all the music, Mr. Van Gelder bb

 

Godspeed RVG. What a legacy !

 

R.I.P Mr Van Gelder.

 

Thank you Rudy for so many beautiful performances, thank you for the care taken in capturing them, thank you for the music dear sir.

 

He did a hell of a job on Blue Train

 

I got into jazz by collecting all the Blue Note RVG reissues on cd (I know some audiophiles don't like the mastering on these, but whatever.. ) and at the time I was always looking forward to the next batch of reissues. The guy was a legend.

 

What a career, an incredible contribution to music. I always wanted to visit his studio in NJ... it would be like stepping into the Sistine Chapel.

Rest In Peace Rudy.

 

Thank you Sir for the great sounds!!!

 

Here's a not often seen picture of his parents' house in Hackensack, where his first living-room studio was (the part in the middle). This is where it all started:



R.I.P. R.V.G.

 

RIP RVG and Thanks

 

RIP

 

True engineering legend who shaped the sound of our beloved Blue Note records. Thank you Rudy.

 

There is another thread here,but yes,very sad loss.

 

Rudy Van Gelder has passed away, RIP »

 

Very sad. Thankfully his great Blue Note and Impulse recordings will always be there for us to enjoy.

 

So many seminal and essential records. Could not thank him enough. What a long and distinguished life in music. RIP.

 

Recommend you to watch it if not seen yet:



This one as well to immortalize Hackensack studio: THELONIOUS MONK - Hackensack 1965. First one documentary will change your way how you perceive jazz and its roots, soul and inspiration. Watching 1959 Year That Changed Jazz I almost cried ;-) This is true feeling of that time even I am too young and from different world region.

 

Here's what it looks like today:

 

That's the Englewood Cliffs studio, right? Different location. That's the old studio in Hackensack in my photo, the building doesn't exist anymore.

 

I'm with you on that. I have over 40 RVG remasters and love every one of them. Some more than others of course.

 

same here always look in the trail-off for his name> must have been a fair age?

sean

 

R.I.P., Mr. Van Gelder. One of the main reasons I love jazz. A legend.

 

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