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Rudy Van Gelder

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American recording engineer (1924-2016)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1924 to 2016 · aged 91
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Rudolph Van Gelder was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including Booker Ervin, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Smith, Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Freddie...

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The Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.The Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

Awards 3

2012Grammy Trustees Award
Paul Acket Award
NEA Jazz Masters

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David MurrayAlso won Paul Acket AwardJerry WexlerAlso won Grammy Trustees AwardHubert LawsAlso won NEA Jazz MastersThomas A. DorseyAlso won Grammy Trustees AwardNiels-Henning Ørsted PedersenAlso won Paul Acket AwardMarian McPartlandAlso won NEA Jazz Masters

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Rudolph Van Gelder was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including Booker Ervin, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Smith, Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green, and George Benson. Van Gelder worked with many different record companies, and recorded almost every session on Blue Note Records from 1953 to 1967.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2016 · aged 91
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21 languages

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