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Modern, I always liked the mix on anything by Les Doigts de l'Homme, especially their album "1910".
Also this one has a very good mix:
https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B004W02462?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
I don't know what "best mix" constitutes but some mixes that I like that contrast each other and provide options:
Joscho Stephan Guitar Heroes
Rhythm Future and Friends
Walking Home Gonzalo
It is like they are all the right mixes for those albums and those artists but they are all different mixes.
Mix I hate is Bireli gypsy and friends.
I agree with Phil, Digo o dives by Mandino is natural, full and satisfying. Notes Manouche, also with Mandino is very similar. I enjoy Le Quecumbar's live albums, of which Gary Potter's is pretty great - well recorded and great to hear a live audience and background bar/cafe noises.
At the other end of the spectrum is Romane's Swing In Nashville album. Nice playing, but the sound is not to my liking - tinny and quiet.
By the way Adrian, I would love to hear a whole album of you and Josh Turner. I think it could be very very good!
What songs are you playing on your album, and what other instruments are there?
Cheers, Jamie
I think there's two vibes modern gypsy jazz can give. "Warm" and "Raw" - and these are in my opinion the best sounding albums currently (despite some mixing changes I'd make, or some not great playing). I've linked Spotify below because Youtube crushes audio even more, along with recommended listening on a specific track.
Warm:
Raw:
Hot take: I personally have a hard time listening to albums similar to Bireli's Gypsy project. To me they feel overly bright and brash, which fatigues my ears even faster than listening to rock or electronic... which shouldn't really happen with acoustic instrumentations in my opinion.
Thanks! Coincidentally, Josh is producing and mixing my album. He is an excellent all-around musician and I'd love to work with him more.
It's all guitar — lots of overdubbed guitars — plus upright bass. If you don't like guitars, stay far away from this record. :)
Adrian
I'm partial to Stephane Wrembel's sound of most of his albums. With your instrumentation maybe the Bistro Fada album would be a good reference. In particular things like "Tsunami" or "Evolution" from that album. I know it's not a traditional tune, but it's neither too wet nor too dry, great mix where you can hear the rhythm, lead, and bass all distinctly, good dynamic range, etc.
Hey Adrian, that's great to know! Yes you must do an album with him in front of the mic. I can see he's a wonderful musician, and the pure joy he has in playing and singing comes across so well in his recordings. His music is genuine and seems to come from the heart. Mixing that with classic gypsy jazz and your skills would surely be a winner.
I'm curious if this mention of Josh Turner is pure random thing or there is a logical connection somehow? If it's a total random thing, that is wild.
There a lovely recording of Adrian and Josh playing the Beatles' 'When I'm 64' on youtube, so I knew they'd played together.