Straight Ahead

Max Roach records through the courtesy of Mercury Record Corporation. Eric Dolphy records through the courtesy of Prestige Records. Recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, New York, February 22, 1961. This album was recorded monophonically and stereophonically directly to two-track and full-track master tapes on Ampex 300's using the following microphones: Neumann U-47; EV 667; RCA 44BX. The Master Lacquers were cut directly from the original master tapes on a Neumann lathe using a Westrex 2B cutter for mono and a Westrex 3C for stereo. The frequency response of both systems if flat plus or minus 1/2 DB from 30 cycles to 15000 cycles. This recording is patterned to the RIAA curve and will give true frequency response if playback equipment is set for the RIAA playback characteristic. (taken from back of LP jacket)