"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Iain Churches wrote:
No. It's not a room, but a *very* contrived tape repeat with
reverb added to it. This became part of the very distinctive
Bostic R+B sound.

Using a tape delay to feed a reverb plate was common practice in TV in the
'60s and '70s before digital reverb units become the norm.

The track being discussed here, Earl Bostic's recording of Flamingo
was made in 1951, there were no reverb plates then.

And pretty well all of these offer the same effect.

There are countless variations all of which sound different.
You set the delay and the reverb to suit the tempo and also
the instrumentation of the track

Also, you can delay the reverb or reverb the delay. Totally different.

It's not 'contrived' in any way. It's exactly what happens in real life in
some acoustics.

Please listen again:
http://www.mosabackabigband.com/Music/Flamingo.mp3

Can you suggest a room with this acoustic?

Surely you don't think that Bostic's Flamingo was recorded in such
a room? Even if one could be found:-)

The effect (apart from a little leakage vibraphone to alto) is to be
heard only on the saxophone mic. The rest of the rhythm section
is dry, which would not be the case if the room acoustic had been
otherwise.

Cheers
Iain