Read Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music Online
Authors: Phil Ramone
1997
Paul McCartney: “Love Come Tumbling Down”/ “Beautiful Night” (EMI)
Paul McCartney: “Atlantic Ocean”/“Love Mix”/“Same Love” (EMI)
Tony Bennett/Billie Holiday: “God Bless the Child” (Columbia)
Clint Eastwood:
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
(Warner Bros.)
Patricia Kaas:
Dans Ma Chair
(Sony Music)
Dave Grusin:
Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story
(N2K Encoded Music)
Billy Joel:
Greatest Hits Volume III
(Columbia)
T. S. Monk:
T. S. Monk on Monk
(N2K Encoded Music)
1998
The Three Tenors: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (single) (Polygram)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra: “Hollywood Nocturne” (Interscope)
Aretha Franklin: “Here We Go Again”/“In the Morning”/ “Nessun Dorma” (Arista)
Pavarotti & Friends:
For the Children of Liberia
(Decca/London)
Barry Manilow:
Manilow Sings Sinatra
(Arista)
1999
Elton John:
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida
(Disney/Hollywood)
Luciano Pavarotti & Friends:
For Guatemala & Kosovo
(Decca/London)
Natalie Cole:
Snowfall on the Sahara
(Elektra)
Michael Bolton:
Timeless/The Classics Vol. 2
(Columbia)
George Michael:
Songs from the Last Century
(Virgin)
2000
Pavarotti & Friends:
For Cambodia and Tibet
(Decca/London)
Diane Schuur:
Friends for Schuur
(Concord Jazz)
Liza Minnelli:
Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace
(Angel)
Broadway Cast Album:
The Wild Party
(Decca Broadway)
2001
Elton John:
One Night Only/The Greatest Hits
(Universal)
Pavarotti & Friends:
For Afghanistan
(Decca/London)
Various:
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson
(TV broadcast/ DVD, Image Entertainment)
Tony Bennett:
Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues
(Columbia/RPM)
Diane Schuur:
Swingin’ for Schuur
(Concord Jazz)
Michael Amante:
Michael Amante
(Medalist)
Broadway Cast Album:
Seussical: The Musical
(Decca Broadway)
2002
Elton John and Alessandro Safina “Your Song” (single) (Mercury)
Rod Stewart:
It Had to Be You…The Great American Songbook
(J Records)
Liza Minnelli:
Liza’s Back
(J Records)
Bono: “That’s Life” (Mercury)
Various:
Party at the Palace/The Queen’s Jubilee Concert
(BBC/Opus Arts)
2003
Chicago:
Chicago XXV
—
Christmas
(Warner Bros.)
Michael Amante:
Tell Her I Love Her
(Medalist/RCA)
Rod Stewart:
As Time Goes By…The Great American Songbook Volume II
(J Records)
Peter Cincotti:
Peter Cincotti
(Concord)
Broadway Cast Album:
The Boy from Oz
(Decca/Broadway)
2004
Film Soundtrack:
Beyond the Sea
(Rhino)
Ray Charles:
Genius Loves Company
(Concord)
Peter Cincotti:
On the Moon
(Concord)
Olivia Newton-John:
Indigo: Women of Song
(Universal—Australia issue only)
Barry Manilow:
Scores: Songs from Copacabana and Harmony
(Concord)
Tony Bennett:
The Art of Romance
(Columbia)
Clay Aiken:
Merry Christmas with Love
(RCA)
Elton John:
Dream Ticket
(DVD—Live from NYC & London) (Universal)
2005
Ray Charles:
Genius & Friends
(Warner Bros./Rhino)
London Cast:
Billy Elliot
(Universal International)
2006
Tony Bennett:
Duets: An American Classic
(Columbia/RPM)
Gladys Knight:
Before Me
(Verve)
Billy Joel: “All My Life” (single) (Columbia)
2007
Various Artists:
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
(Verve)
Grammy Awards
1964 | Stan Getz/Gilberto: |
1969 | Broadway Cast: |
1975 | Paul Simon: |
1978 | Billy Joel: “Just the Way You Are” (Record of the Year) |
1979 | Billy Joel: |
1980 | Producer of the Year (nonclassical) |
1983 | Film Soundtrack: |
1994 | Broadway Cast: |
2002 | Tony Bennett: |
2004 | Ray Charles: |
2004 | Ray Charles: |
2004 | Outstanding Technical Significance to the Recording Field |
2005 | Tony Bennett: |
2006 | Tony Bennett: |
Other National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Honors
1965 | National Trustee Award, Engineering |
1984 | Governors Award: Honor Roll for A&R/Producers |
2000 | New York Heroes Award |
2001 | National Trustees Award |
Other Honors and Awards
1992 | TEC Hall of Fame Award |
1994 | Rock Walk Award |
1998 | National Mentoring Partnership: National Recognition Award |
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Musicology, Berklee College of Music, Boston,
MA Doctor of Musicology, Five Towns College, Dix Hills, NY
Doctor of Humane Letters, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
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A&M Records
A&R Recording
Acousti-Voicing
Adler, Richard
Albam, Manny
albums
Alpert, Herb
Alves de Souza, Antonio Luis
Andress, Ursula
Anthony, Ron
Arfa, Dennis
Arick, Michael
Arnold, Jack
Aronoff, Kenny
arranging and orchestrating
Ashman, Howard
Atlantic Records
Aznavour, Charles
B
Bacharach, Burt
Baker, Anita
Band, The
bands
Barry, John
Basie, Count
Beach Boys
Beals, Jennifer
Beatles
Beckett, Barry
benefit shows
Bennett, Danny
Bennett, Tony
The Art of Romance
Duets: An American Classic
at MusiCares concert
On Holiday
Playin’ with My Friends: Bennett
Sings the Blues
Berghoffer, Chuck
Bergman, Alan and Marilyn
Bernstein, Leonard
Billy Elliot
Blige, Mary J.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Bono
MusiCares tribute to
Sinatra and
Boyer, Jim
Brando, Marlon
Bratman, Carroll and Beverly
Brecker, Michael
Brecker, Randy
Brill Building
Broadway
Brooks, Garth
Brown, Charlie
Brown, David
Brown, Tony
Bruckheimer, Jerry
Bublé, Michael
Burk, John
Burns, Ralph
Byers, Billy
C
Caesar’s Palace
Cage, Buddy
Cahn, Sammy
Calandrelli, Jorge
Calbi, Greg
Cannata, Richie
Cara, Irene
Caribou Ranch Studios
Carnes, Kim
Carpenter, Karen
Carpenter, Richard
Carter, Betty
Crow, Sheryl
Crystals
Casino Royale
cast recordings
Cattaneo, Hank
CDs
mastering of
Central Park
Cetera, Peter
Charles, Ray
Genius Loves Company
The Genius of Ray Charles
Joel and
Chicago
Hot Streets
Cincotti, Peter
Clayton-Thomas, David
Clegg, Jack
Clinton, Bill
Clooney, Rosemary
Cohen, Steve
Cole, Natalie
Sinatra’s duet with
Snowfall on the Sahara
Cole, Nat King
Coleman, Ornette
Colette, Buddy
Collins, Judy
Coltrane, John
Columbia Records
Dylan and
compression, concerts
broadcasting of
at Central Park
MusiCares
Cooke, Sam
Cops and Robbers
Cossette, John
Cossette, Pierre
Costa, Eddie
Costello, Elvis
Criteria Recording Studios
Crooks, Richard
Crow, Sheryl
Crystals
D
Dacus, Donnie
D’Ambrosio, Joe
Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story
David, Hal
Davis, Clive
Davis, Gordon
Dell’Abate, Jill
de Mille, Agnes
DeVito, Don
DeVitto, Liberty
Diamond, Jon
Dickinson, Angie
Dixie Chicks
Dixie Hummingbirds
Dolphy, Eric
Domingo, Placido
Doty, Laura
Dowd, Tom
DVDs
Dylan, Bob
Blood on the Tracks
E
Ebb, Fred
echo and reverb
EMT and
EDNet
Ehrlich, Ken
Ehrlichman, Marty
Eichner, Mickey
Electric Lady Studios
equalization
complementary
Errico, Melissa
Ertegun, Ahmet
Estefan, Emilio
Estefan, Gloria
F
Faddis, Jon
Fame,
Fame Recording Studio
Family Hour,
Fatosme, Pierre
Field, Gregg
Filipetti, Frank
films,
see
movies
Fine, Bob
Fine, Wilma Cozart
Fine Sound
Fisher, Jules
Fitzgerald, Ella
Flashdance
Fosse, Bob
Foster, Jodie
Frampton, Peter
Franke, Larry
Franklin, Aretha
“Nessun Dorma
Sinatra’s duet with
French Connection, The
Frey, Don
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A,
G
Gaba, Hal
Gadd, Steve
Galamian, Ivan
Gale, Eric
Garfunkel, Art:
“(What a) Wonderful World
see also
Simon and Garfunkel
Gateway Mastering
Gaye, Marvin
Getz, Stan
Getz/Gilberto
Gilberto, Astrud
Gilberto, João
Getz/Gilberto
Gillespie, Dizzy
Gimbel, Norman
“Girl from Ipanema, The,”
Golden, Nathan “Sonny,”
Goodman, John
Gore, Lesley
Graham, Bill
Grammy Awards
Granata, Charles L.
Green, Al
Green, Irving
Green, Urbie
Greenberg, Florence
Greene, Mike
Griffin, Paul
Grossman, Albert
groups
Gruber, Peter
Grusin, Dave
Guercio, Jimmy
H
Halee, Roy
Hall, Lee
Hammond, John
handlers
Harris, John
Hawkins, Roger
Henderson, Skitch
Hendrix, Jimi
Herman, Dave
Hitchings, Duane
hit records
Holiday, Billie
Hood, David
Horn, Shirley
Hoskins, Bob
Houston, Cissy
Hubbard, Freddie
I
Iglesias, Julio
Internet
“It’s My Party
J
Jackman, Hugh
J.A.C. Recording
Jagger, Mick
James, Bob
James, Etta
Javors, Russell
jazz
Joel and
Jensen, Ted
Jim & Andy’s
Jobim, Antonio Carlos
Joel, Billy
“Allentown
“And So It Goes,”
“Baby Grand,”
“Big Man on Mulberry Street
The Bridge,
Charles and
“Don’t Ask Me Why,”
52nd Street,
“Get It Right the First Time,”
Glass Houses,
“Goodnight Saigon,”
“Honesty,”
An Innocent Man,
“Just the Way You Are,”
“The Longest Time,”
“Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song),”
MusiCares tribut to
“My Life,”
“New York State of Mind,”
The Nylon Curtain,
“Only the Good Die Young,”
“Pressure,”
“A Room of Our Own,
“Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
“She’s Always a Woman,”
Songs in the Attic,
sound effects and
“Stiletto,”
The Stranger,
Turnstiles,
visitors in the studio and
vocal mike for
warmup routine of,
“You May Be Right,”
“Zanzibar
Joel, Elizabeth
John, Elton
Aida
One Night Only
concert of
at Radio City Music Hall
Red Piano
concert of
“Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest
Word,”
Johnson, Bob
Johnson, Jimmy
Johnson, J. J.
Jones, Elvin
Jones, Hank
Jones, Norah
Jones, Quincy
Gore and
The Pawnbroker and
Jones, Thad
Juanes
K
Kaas, Patricia
Kath, Terry
Kennedy, Jacqueline
Kennedy, John F.
Kennedy, Nigel
Khan, Steve
King, B. B.
King, Ben E.
King, Carole
Knechtel, Larry
Knight, Gladys
Knudson, Buzz
Koch, Ed
Koppelman, Charles
Kornfeld, Barry
Koulouvaris, Jim
Krall, Diana
Kramer, Jeff
Krampf, Craig
Kristofferson, Kris
L
Laine, Frankie
Lamm, Robert
Lane, Nathan
Larson, Jonathan
Lawford, Peter
Lee, Peggy
Legrand, Michel
Leigh, Bradshaw
Leighton, Charlie
Lennon, Julian
Levy, Morris
Lewis, Mel
Lieberson, Goddard
Lindsay, Mort
Lindsay-Hogg, Michael
Little Shop of Horrors
live performances
see
concerts
Liza with a “Z,”
Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Loggins, Kenny
Lopez, Robert
Loughnane, Lee
LPs
mastering of
Ludwig, Bob
Lumet, Sidney
Lyne, Adrian
Lynyrd Skynyrd
M
McCallum, Gordon
McCartney, Paul
violinist and
McCracken, Hugh
MacDonald, Ralph
McFaul, Tom
McGriff, Jimmy
Mack, Ted
Madison Square Garden
Maleco Sound
managers
Mancini, Henry
Manieri Mike
Marino, George
Martin, Dean
Martin, George
Marx, Jeff
mastering
Masters, Jerry
Mathes, Rob
May, Billy
Mazzola
Melvoin, Mike
Menken, Alan
Mercer, Johnny
Mercury Records
Merrick, David
Michael, George
Michaels, Lorne
microphones
Midnight Cowboy
Mielziner
Military, Frank
Miller, Bill
Miller, Mitch
Miller, Walter
Minnelli, Liza
Mitchell, Guy
Mitche John
mixing
Monroe, Marilyn
Montgomery, Wes
Moreira, Airto
Moroder, Giorgio
Morrison, Van
Moss, Joel
Mostel, Zero
Mounsey, Rob
movies
Midnight Cowboy
A Star Is Born
Yentl,
Mulligan, Gerry
Munoz, Nancy
Muscle Shoals
musical theater
MusiCares
musicians, selecting
Passion
Paul, Les
Pavarotti, Luciano
Pawnbroker, The,
Perez, Lisa
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peters, Jon
Pickett, Wilson
Pierson, Frank
Popp, André
Portenow, Neil
Presley, Elvis
Previn, Andre
producers
musical ability and
style of
Promises, Promises
Proper, Darcy
Putnam, Bill
Q
Queen, Lisa
R
radio
Radio City Music Hall
Raitt, Bonnie
Ramone
Ramone, Karen
Ramone, Matt
Ramone, Minnie
Ramone, Phil:
as apprentice engineer
as musician
Ramone, Simon
recording
of rehearsals
recording sessions
recording studio
Rehak, Frank
rehearsals
Renis, Tony
reverb,
see
echo and reverb
N
National Academy of Popular Music
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS
Neil, Fred
Nelson, Oliver
Neuberger, Hank
Newton-John, Olivia
Nilsson, Harry
N2K Encoded Music
O
O’Connor, Sinéad
Ohga, Norio
Okun, Milt
Olivier, Laurence
Olodum
Olsson, Nigel
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Onward Brass Band
Original Amateur Hour
Ortega, Anthony
P
Pankow, Jimmy
panning
Parazaider, Walt
Parker, Charli
Rice, Tim
Richards, John
Riddle, Nelson
Rigsby, Clarke
Roberts, George
rock-and-roll bands
Rolling Stones
Ronstadt, Linda
Rosen, Larry
Roulette Records
Rubin, Don
Ruggles, Brian
Russell, Leon
S
Safranski, Eddie
Saisse, Philippe
Sampson, Harvey
Sanborn, David
Santana, Carlos
Sarser, David
Sax, Doug
Scheiner, Elliott
Scherer, Jim
Schlessinger, John
Schmitt, Al
Schurr, Diane
Schwartau, Bill
Schwartz, Stephen