Remembering David Baker

A world-class recording engineer and close friend to Acoustic Sounds and Blue Heaven Studios, David Baker died Tuesday night, July 13 in his sleep. Baker, 58, was on a job in Rochester, NY when he passed.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 07/19/2004 at 11:11 AM | Categories: Notices -

Speakers Corner Scores The Mercury Living Presence

The first release in this monumental series comprises a three-LP box with music of the 20th Century. The three original releases are excellent recordings and are rarely found in second-hand shops. Consequently, they are extremely expensive.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 10/03/2003 at 11:14 AM | Categories: General -

Fantasy, Inc. Now Does SACD

Fantasy, Inc., the great independent label that holds all of the cards when it comes to the most coveted master tapes in jazz, has entered the SACD arena. Fantasy had licensed several titles to Analogue Productions for SACD release.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 07/22/2003 at 11:17 AM | Categories: General -

Doug Sax Takes Us To The Dark Side

Doug Sax, the lead mastering engineer for the Dark Side Of The Moon LP and SACD reissues, granted Acoustic Sounds an exclusive interview. The following are the only published Sax comments to date about this monumental project. We thank Doug sincerely for his generosity in taking time for this interview.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 03/21/2003 at 11:24 AM | Categories: General -

Kansas City Bluesman Little Hatch Dead at 81

"Harp players are a dying breed." So once said a man who knew.

Little Hatch likely was the best harp player ever to make Kansas City home. He died Tuesday night, 81 years old, and with Hatch went Blues as thick and dirty as the smoke-filled air in the bars he ruled.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 03/20/2003 at 11:28 AM | Categories: Notices -