RVG RIP

I will miss him. What a long and very productive life he had. I have many Blue Note, Pablo and Prestige recordings done by him. Although he's recognized more for the Blue Note label I believe that the Prestige recordings were the superior sounding. His later Pablo work was  very good as well. He is a legend amongst recording engineers. 
Charles, 

Indeed a legend in jazz production and a very distinctive sound. What a loss. RIP RVG.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/arts/music/rudy-van-gelder-audio-engineer-who-helped-define-sound-of-jazz-on-record-dies-at-91.html?_r=0

Thanks for posting the news, Bianchi.  I had not heard.  Here's a link to the NY Times piece on him.  

I don't think it's exaggeration to say a giant in the industry has passed.

2016 continues as a horrible year of losses in the music world.  

Correction,
I  wrote that RVG recorded for Pablo and this is incorrect. That was Norman Granz's label and he used other recording engineers.
Charles,