Hampton Hawes Contemporary sessions question

[mikeweil]

Do the Contemporary or OJC issues of Hampton Hawes' All Night Session credit the engineer? My reissue does not, and I'm curious .....

Thanks, as always.

Edited May 8, 2016 by mikeweil

[jazzbo]

Roy DuNan was the original engineer. Seems both the LPs and the CDs were remastered by Gary Hobish. (My copies are in storage, this info is from discogs.) Looks as if you have the Definitive Records set.

[Stonewall15]

My OJC CD says Roy DuNann (3 N's) was the sound man in 1956. Also has Gary Hobish as remastering engineer in 1991.

[mikeweil]

Thanks all - yes it's the Definitive I have - was the issue readily available when I wanted it, and I have to admit that I like to have it all on two discs in session order.

[Big Beat Steve]

FWIW, the original Contemporary LPs do credit Roy DuNann throughout ("Sound by Roy DuNann").

[Bluesnik]

9 hours ago, mikeweil said:

This is one of my all time favorite albums.

[JamesAHarrod]

I seem to recall that this session was recorded at the L.A. Police Academy in Chavez Ravine, but seeking out a copy of one of the volumes on Ebay the liner note credits Contemporary's studio at 8481 Melrose. Maybe I'm thinking of another one of Koenig's sessions?

[Larry Kart]

2 hours ago, JamesAHarrod said:

I seem to recall that this session was recorded at the L.A. Police Academy in Chavez Ravine, but seeking out a copy of one of the volumes on Ebay the liner note credits Contemporary's studio at 8481 Melrose. Maybe I'm thinking of another one of Koenig's sessions?

I think it was first Hawes trio album that was recorded at the Police Academy. IIRC the Cy Touff Pacific Jazz album was recorded there too. Good sound in that auditorium. 

[JamesAHarrod]

You're right. Just read the liner notes to C3505, Hawes first album for Koenig. I do not believe that Dick Bock recorded at the Police Academy. I write about two other venues, The Forum and Music Box Theaters, that Bock used frequently in my post about the Touff/Kamuca sessions:

http://jazzwestcoastresearch.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cy-touff-richie-kamuca-sessions.html