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The strings were needed, as a number of the arrangements would be reconstructions of charts that had been written for Frank Sinatra by Nelson Riddle and other arrangers. "Īs it turned out, Frank was planning to record not just the core big band that was the Beantown Swing Orchestra, but to include featured vocalists and a large string section as well. We are looking to record our first album of original arrangements of popular and original songs, and I was wondering if you were interested and available for hire to record and process it. "I am the founder and director of the 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra ( based out of Boston, and I was impressed by your article on recording big bands. My essay on recording big bands has attracted some interest over the years, but in September of 2010 that took a new turn when Frank Hsieh wrote to me: (A revised version of the original essay is still on this web site.) It was a two part essay, complete with end-notes, covering the history of recording jazz big bands and criticizing modern methods of recording the ensemble. In 1997 I published on my web site, "The Art of Recording the Big Band".
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Introduction: "I was wondering if you were interested."
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Audio Files: "Night and Day" complete mix, plus a short tutorial on microphone placement and mixing in a big, live room.Introduction: "I was wondering if you were interested.".The studio is Futura Productions (a converted Masonic meeting hall), in Roslindale, MA. The view from the back of the string section during a break. Part 3: Recording the Beantown Swing Orchestra The Art of Recording the Big Band: Part 3 Back to Robert Auld Home Page