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Whenever anyone reads this, I'd be interested to hear if you think the song "Old West" is stitched together from two takes, with the switch happening at 7:27. That part sounds chopped to me, but I don't trust my ear enough to be sure. Fredclaymeyer (talk) 18:39, 16 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
I think I understand what you mean after listening several times. Redman and Mehldau both emphasize the upbeat on an E. There's the same thing at 2:30, although Redman plays it an octave higher first. At 7:27, you hear a break from the sax as Redman stops blowing completely to make the following note punch more and you also notice Mehldau's left hand stopping for a very short while to emphasize the E with the right hand. When emphasizing a note, you either play it louder or you stop playing before it.
Additionally, if you compare the beginning of the track to the end, you'll also notice a increase in tempo which is very hard to reproduce on a different take. The part after 7:27 flows without any changes in tempo.
That being said, even off-the-shelf audio editors would allow stitching takes that have a close enough tempo in a way that would be impossible to notice. Hell, you can even fix off-key performances live.
However, I'd be very surprised if such a simple track had been edited. Editing in jazz has been important for quite a while now and is common for orchestras or even large bands (such as on The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady), but is, to my knowledge, quite rare for smaller groups. pm (talk) 10:44, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
