Here's what Robert had to say upon hearing
his own recording through the internet for the first
time:
"The first Bessie Smith track came
through with such clarity and force on the net, on my
little IBM speakers, that it made the hairs on the back
of my neck tingle.
Guess I'm just a hopeless romantic - but
the idea of an artiste of such great talent standing
in front of a mic in 1926 and being heard, with such
a sense of immediacy, by a (hopefully) new and young
- audience in 2000 - still gives me a thrill".
Robert Parker
Robert
Parker is an Australian Sound Engineer
and Broadcaster. Over the last thirty years
Robert has developed a unique, award winning
system for extracting high quality sound from
early mono 78 rpm records. He has been collecting
records since the age of around twelve - and
has now amassed one of the finest vintage music
collections in the country. It has formed the
basis for 'Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo'.
You can now hear the series over the Web right
here on New Orleans Radio.
Sadly, Robert Parker passed away on December
30, 2004. His contributions to the world of
Jazz will never be forgotten.
These programs are encoded in RealPlayer
format. You'll need the RealPlayer to listen
here. Listen to Robert each morning from 7:00AM
Central time in higher quality audio on the
Lagniappe Jazz stream.
:: Other
Specially Produced Programs from Robert Parker
These programs are specially produced
programs that compliment and augment the 'Jazz
Classics in Stereo' series very nicely. The
Jazz Fest program is over 3 hours of Robert
roaming the streets of NO during the 1995 festival.
The King Oliver program explores Oliver's contribution
to New Orleans Jazz and features a companion
CD. Ask for details on how to purchase it.
1960 - "Sketches of Spain" was completed on this day. It was a compilation of Miles Davis and Gil Evans in the Flamenco style....see
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Robert
Parker is an Australian Sound Engineer
and Broadcaster. Over the last thirty years
Robert has developed a unique, award winning
system for extracting high quality sound from
early mono 78 rpm records. He has been collecting
records since the age of around twelve - and
has now amassed one of the finest vintage music
collections in the country. It has formed the
basis for 'Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo'.
You can now hear the series over the Web right
here on New Orleans Radio. 
Fats Waller
