R.I.P.: Al Schmitt (Recording Engineer)

rick Administrator Moderator Posts: 5,828	R.I.P.: Al Schmitt (Recording Engineer) Apr 29, 2021 22:41:08 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rick on Apr 29, 2021 22:41:08 GMT -5 www.billboard.com/articles/news/9563771/recording-engineer-al-schmitt-dead/

erik Administrator Moderator Posts: 12,813	R.I.P.: Al Schmitt (Recording Engineer) Apr 29, 2021 23:07:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by erik on Apr 29, 2021 23:07:38 GMT -5 I saw this too. He was extremely important (indeed, every recording engineer is, when you get down to it) for a lot of people, including for Linda.
	"I think honesty is of the first, utmost importance in art... any art. After that comes technique and... after that comes talent. Honesty is first. All the rest of the things are important, too, but they're secondary. Without honesty, I don't care how much technique you have, you have nothing."--Linda Ronstadt

rick
Administrator

Moderator

Posts: 5,828

R.I.P.: Al Schmitt (Recording Engineer) May 1, 2021 3:25:37 GMT -5

Quote

So, according to this obituary, Al Schmitt worked on "Duets" and "Duets II" by Frank Sinatra, which means that Mr. Schmitt worked on "Moonlight in Vermont," Sinatra's duet with Linda.

From The New York Times --

Al Schmitt, Maestro of Recorded Sound, Is Dead at 91 / The winner of multiple Grammys, he engineered or produced records by Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and many others.

Last Edit: May 1, 2021 3:27:19 GMT -5 by rick

Quick Reply