Pressed for All Time: Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall

I was surprised how much I enjoyed and learned from this book. It provided insights into the methods of the engineers and producers of many of my favorite recordings, and in some cases, into the musicians themselves. The author interviewed dozens of producers, engineers, and musicians, that were still alive when he was researching the book. Those interviewees talk about their own working methods, and also of those who taught and influenced them. The book is arranged chronologically, beginning with acoustic recording and the early Armstrong classics that were among the first electrical recordings. It is by no means inclusive, but it concentrates on jazz, and it does provide a good window into how records have been made over the years.I'm a retired audio professional with some experience in live recording but virtually no studio chops. I found the technical details generally credible with few if any glaring errors, and I learned a LOT about the extensive tape editing performed by some of the producers. I also learned that many of the most successful of these producers were trained musicians, and most if not all were serious "fans" before they worked in the music business.

Michael Jarrett composes a wonderful book of interviews with jazz record producers and editors that gives you behind the scenes looks at how the most famous jazz recordings were made. It's like seeing nude photos of the greatest jazz albums!STEVE O'KEEFE https://www.amazon.com/author/steveokeefeauthor of Set the Page on Fire: Secrets of Successful Writershttps://www.amazon.com/Set-Page-Fire-Secrets-Successful/dp/1608686116