John Hardy M1

Same room.  Same mic.   Same chain EXCEPT the Mic Preamps.    Avalon M5 vs John Hardy M1.    

M5 vs M1

Steinway D - DPA 4011s - John Hardy Twin Servo - Tascam DV-RA1000HD (ADC modded by Audio Upgrades)

Jitterbug Waltz (Waller)

Just a short pianoimprovisation on my Steinway model S (1940) with AKG C451EB and John Hardy M1 preamp.

Improvisation, June 7, 2017

mic check of a DIY Austin Ribbon mic through various preamps.  Completely unaltered - no gain or EQ changes

Austin Ribbon-various preamps mikecheck

Recorded at my home studio on the Steinway D. 5/20/12




I love this classic Shorter tune !

Fee Fi Fo Fum (Shorter) / Solo Piano

Jazz Pianist,  Arranger, Composer, originally from St. Louis, Mo., I've been in Los Angeles, Ca. since 1979.  I hope you enjoy all the music. It's a mix of Jazz standards, original compositions, Great American Song Book type standards and a few rock/ pop classics re-arranged for Jazz Trio. Some of it goes back 25 years or more now. The formats vary--solo, trio, quartet and vocals. 
Some of it is high quality Pro studio recording quality, others are my amateur home recordings of my Steinway D. On a few of the live recordings they were made with a Sony PCM-D50 digital recorder or iPhone.  Thanks for listening.
DF

Jitterbug Waltz (Waller)

Dave Ferris