fjrabon
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So this has always been something that I've wondered about, but I've never found anything that ever talked about it, and I even bought a book that was entirely about the recording of Kind of Blue.
So, anyway, at about 2 minutes in to the stereo version, you notice Jimmy Cobb's cymbal work to abruptly shift from a right center location in the soundstage to a much harder right. In the opening it's almost like there's a stereo effect of having dual microphones on his cymbals on each side being applied to his cymbals, and it almost sounds like the left mic got suddenly muted. I have no idea if that's actually what happened, but I was wondering if anybody else had ever noticed this, and had any clues as to what was going on there.
The stereo type effect on his cymbals kicks in around 1:30 as Jimmy signals the intro to Miles' solo. Then at 2:01 it fairly abruptly goes away.
Another thought is maybe it was John Coltrane moving to a position that more blocked bleed from Jimmy's cymbals into his mic.
So, anyway, at about 2 minutes in to the stereo version, you notice Jimmy Cobb's cymbal work to abruptly shift from a right center location in the soundstage to a much harder right. In the opening it's almost like there's a stereo effect of having dual microphones on his cymbals on each side being applied to his cymbals, and it almost sounds like the left mic got suddenly muted. I have no idea if that's actually what happened, but I was wondering if anybody else had ever noticed this, and had any clues as to what was going on there.
The stereo type effect on his cymbals kicks in around 1:30 as Jimmy signals the intro to Miles' solo. Then at 2:01 it fairly abruptly goes away.
Another thought is maybe it was John Coltrane moving to a position that more blocked bleed from Jimmy's cymbals into his mic.
