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That is a wonderful article! A number of musicians have told me that most of his mystique was actually created by the musicians because they really enjoyed getting away from Manhattan to the relative privacy of Van Gelder's for a day to work on their art. In many cases their "day job" was playing advertising dates in Manhattan's leading studios where they'd constantly be bumping into clients and other "suits" who were important to their day to day livelihood. Rudy's was an enjoyable holiday from the world of ad agencies. Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN Mastering, Audio for Picture, Mix Evaluation and Quality Control Over 40 years making people sound better than they ever imagined! 615.562.4346 http://www.bobolhsson.com http://audiomastery.com -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] excellent 5-part interview with Rudy Van Gelder http://www.jazzwax.com/2012/02/interview-rudy-van-gelder-part-1.html If you read carefully, he is saying a lot about his techniques and methods, more than I've read in other interviews. He also clearly states that he was less the "sonics decider" than people think -- that he did what producers asked him to do. Marc Myers did his usual excellent job conducting the interview and tying in interesting and informative imagery. Links to next part at the top of each page. Van Gelder received a Grammy Trustees Award this year, it's worth watching the short video of his acceptance message. I thought it was very classy, as was this interview.