[Dixielandjazz] BENNY GOODMAN 1938 Carnegie Hall Recordings.

[Bill Haesler]

Dear Bob,
To add to Steve's information regarding the mics for the Carnegie Hall 
Concert.
In John McDonough's excellent liner notes for the recent (and better 
remastered) Jasmine JASCD 656 2-CD set he writes, in part:
"CBS had a permanent wire installed at Carnegie Hall. There were a few 
Western Electric 618-B dynamic microphones on floor stands around the 
stage and an RCA 44-BX suspended about 20 feet above the stage apron. 
All were patched into a console that was linked by phone wires to CBS 
master control at 485 Madison Avenue."
Mr McDonough then explains how Albert Marx (Helen Ward's husband and a 
producer at Brunswick) was able, as an independent contractor, to 
request the circuit to 'The Hall' to be opened to take the feed to 
Harry Smith's studio at 2 West 46th Street. All unbeknown to Benny, and 
others, at the time.
Kind regards,
Bill.