[Dixielandjazz] Cut & Paste on Recordings

[Mike Durham]

Steve Barbone wrote (extract):

"Any change, especially on a live album, is a somewhat dishonest change".

With respect, this is getting a bit silly. After all, Steve, you can't get a 
2-hour concert on one CD. So we edit, make choices on what to 
include/exclude, maybe even alter the running order of the tunes. How is 
that dishonest? I agree that using electronics to produce a result that is 
unobtainable by the player(s) in real life is ethically debatable (certainly 
so if used to sell a band for live performances that will then end up being 
disappointing), but removing an intrusive reed-squeak from an otherwise 
great clarinet solo? Certainly as a listener, I'd rather have the improved 
version, rather than being irritated every time I play the CD by a mistake 
that spoils an otherwise excellent performance.

Mike.
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