Count Basie

'Thriller' audio engineer Bruce Swedien, RIP

”For more than 70 years I wouldn’t even think about going into a recording session unless I knew Bruce was behind the board.” – Quincy Jones

The NY Times names hundreds more artists who lost masters in 2008 UMG fire

Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.