[F_minor] there weren't no humming to begin with [was:] Re: Zenph55 G'bergs released! (Brad Lehman)

["Robert Merkin" <bobmerk@earthlink.net>]

from a wholly unexpected and thoroughly delightful e-mail from John Q. Walker, Ph.D., of Zenph Studios, who must be lurking on or near f_minor ...
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For better or worse, there?s essentially no humming in the 1955 GV.  He was young and a little more under control ? as he got more artistic freedom with the label, it seems he hummed more.
Lorne Tulk, his CBC producer and good friend for many years, has assured us that he did not want the humming in the recordings, and that they tried all kinds of things to baffle/filter it at the time.  In fact, as Lorne says, ?if Glenn had had our technology, he would have used it in a second!?
Our first contract is with Sony, for 18 albums ? half classical and half jazz.  The discussions so far have all been on mono albums, since the sonic improvement is the ?widest? for most people.  We?re in the midst of an Art Tatum album, then Rachmaninoff is next.
With respect to Gould, I?ve been arguing for the 2/3-part inventions album, with the famous (and irritating) piano hiccup.  Just the kind of thing that?s ideal for us to fix.  But, alas, it?s in stereo already, so a little further down the list.
An excellent set of press conferences this morning here in NYC ? played the piano live, played the new surround and binaural, and even played the original ? a feast for the ears of the reviewers and critics.
? John Q.
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> [Original Message]
> From: yukaz <yukaz36@hotmail.com>
> To: <f_minor@email.rutgers.edu>
> Date: 3/7/2007 2:23:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Zenph 55 G'bergs released! (Brad Lehman)
>
> Is his humming in tact? Although this is only my concern that should not forced upon anybody else, this issue stays important to me.
> I catch myself many times thinking that while this is a great project and WELL worth giving it a shot listening,
> it may at the same time leave a whole in my heart without his humming I have come to adore so much.
> In the film "Hereafter", I could not help noticing this lady speaking about her piano teacher and that
> how Gould's humming was very appealing to him for it gave him a feeling of 
> there was a human behind it.
> I sure feel the same way.
> I'll probably give it a try, though.
> Yuka Zuver
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