Smoke Sessions Records is an independent jazz record label based in New York City.
| Smoke Sessions Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Frank Christopher, Paul Stache |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | smokesessionsrecords |
History
editSmoke jazz club started the label in 2014.[1] The co-founders were Frank Christopher and Paul Stache; Damon Smith was added to the organization soon afterwards.[2]
In its first year, a vinyl sampler and nine CDs were released.[3] The music is mostly post-bop jazz.[3] Early releases included recordings led by Harold Mabern, Vincent Herring, Javon Jackson, and David Hazeltine.[1] They were recorded in concert at the club and were engineered by Stache.[2]
Practices
editReleases are usually taken from recordings of concerts in the club.[3] A late 2014 list of recording equipment included: "a matched pair of Schoeps Mk. 4 and a Neuman U87 microphones on the piano; U47 and Royer 122Vs on tenor sax; RCA 77 ribbons on alto sax; a vintage RCA Type 44 and a Coles 4038 on trumpets; an RCA 44 and Sennheister 409 on bass; and, for drums, a pair of Neuman KM84s and a Coles 4038 overhead, a D12 or FET47 on the bass drum, and an SM57 on the snare".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hovan, C. Andrew (April 23, 2014) "Smoke Sessions: A Threesome from Herring, Jackson, & Hazeltine". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ a b Potter, Jeff (March 2014) "Capturing Magic". Down Beat. p. 50.
- ^ a b c d Kaplan, Fred (December 19, 2014) "Smoke Sessions on Record". Stereophile.