Recording jazz

Darcey has a post up where he reflects on some of the questions I posed about recording jazz and reasons why the rock DIY aesthetic/ethic has not caught on amongst jazz artists, making some great points.

Of course, as soon as I put up that post, I got to the chapter in the book I'm reading, "Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music," that deals specifically with recording jazz. Needless to say I will report back after the chapter has been read and reflected upon.

I just got two new recordings to listen to. One is Inner Constellation Volume One on Nemu Records by the Bruce Eisenbeil Sextet, featuring Mr. Eisenbell (whom I've never heard), Jean Cook, Nate Wooley, Aaron Ali Shaikh, Tom Abbs and Nasheet Waits.

The second is the Delmark rerelease of an early AACM recording, Joseph Jarman's "As If It Were The Seasons," featuring Jarman, Charles Clark, Thurman Barker, Sherri Scott, Muhal Richard Abrams, Joel Brandon, Fred Anderson, John Stubblefield, John Jackson, and Lester Lashley. It says it's been remixed and remastered from the original master tapes but I can't see from the CD itself when the original recording takes place (EDIT: further research shows it was 1968).

Looking forward to listening to both of them and reporting back.