Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Recording Studio operated by engineer Blue Note who soon switched his label's recording needs to the Hackensack studio. RVG was among the first American engineers to use a Neumann condenser microphone and the Ampex 300 tape recorder, both introduced in 1949. From 1953, RVG was able to undertake his own mastering for commercial clients. NOTE: Many liner notes on 1950s albums engineered by Van Gelder falsely indicate "New York" as the recording location.