“It was a wonderful experience recording the Maene Straight Strung Grand Piano.
Each note has a wonderful clarity and timbre. This piano really sings.
My guess is that because the strings are not crossed as on a normal grand piano, the sound of each string is free to ring out as it does not have to pass other strings above or below.
The upper harmonic ringing from sympathetic strings, as one can faintly perceive on even the best of the traditional cross strung grands, is completely absent.
And last but not least; the perfect placement of the lowest note completely to the left and the highest completely to the right is a sound engineer's dream come true.
Another dream come true was recording the beautiful ‘wood’ reverb in the old church. The sound of this church is really special. A normal stone church has a never ending brittle sustain that can be difficult to handle when recording but the sound in this little church is warm and lush with a gorgeous natural decay.” Frans de Rond
Don’t Explain is a very nice song, co-written by Billie Holiday. If you like a song, it is always interesting to compare different interpretations. Here is another nice version featuring Harold LandIs this the most beautiful jazz ballad playing ever or what is your favorite?
If you are referring to "Autumn Leaves" then I like the Sarah Vaughan version from her album "Crazy and Mixed Up", but it's all scat at a fast tempo!Thanks for finding that for us. Do you have a favorites vocal version?
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