More details just in on the new streaming series Duke Ellington In Order about the provenance and mastering of the recordings for Volume 1. In a post on Steve Hoffman Music Forums, series producer, Chuck Granata writes:
"Regarding the new mastering of the early Ellington tracks:
We have culled the tracks from the best existing transfers and masterings in our vault, which includes the holdings of Victor, Columbia, Okeh, Brunswick and other labels. Many of the early Victor recordings were transferred by Ellington expert and recording/restoration engineer Steve Lasker; the Columbia-associated labels transfers were done through the years by Columbia/Sony Music Studios engineers Tim Geelan, Larry Keyes, Mark Wilder, Darcy Proper and Matt Cavaluzzo. In all cases, the transfers were made from the best available recording elements by some of the finest transfer and restoration engineers in the business, and we felt their work has held up beautifully through the years. In order to have the chronologically programmed tracks 'hang' together as seamlessly as possible, Sony Music engineer Vic Anesini has remastered the new playlists and has done his usual expert job of taking vintage source material recorded at numerous studios in the early years of electrical recording, and made them sound as consistent and fresh as possible.
As one might expect, the Ellington catalog is not just one of the most massive recording catalogs in the world; it is one of the largest and overall time-spanning bodies of work in the Sony Music Entertainment archive. As you know, there's a lot of interweaving and overlap when it comes to the number of labels, songs and groups Ellington recorded with SIMULTANEOUSLY in those formative years. It has been a privilege to organize, compile and coordinate this new chronological initiative for DSP, which will eventually encompass every recording owned and controlled by Sony Music. I'm happy that my fellow forum members seem to like the idea and are enjoying the new playlists! I have already planned to include some unusual material in the mid-40s volumes, and am hoping to find some hidden rarities as we continue this wide-scope endeavor. A special thanks goes to the folks at Legacy Digital, who have encouraged the 'completist' philosophy so that our listeners can have access to all of Ellington's Sony-owned music - and make custom-playlists as desired."
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