regarding chet
i do wonder why chet did that. i've watched a few clips of chet playing live and he played just fine. so why splice stuff together? was it early in his career, was studio time limited or expensive, was chet's patience limited, is it really that hard for someone like chet to get a 'good enough' take?
the idea of stopping and backing up a couple of seconds, then continuing on seems like a tough way to go, and would mess up the flow of the music. if someone was good (great?) enough to get right back into the flow and timing after stopping and restarting, they proabably could get a pretty good single take in a few tries.
finally, i can't really accept the, 'if it's good enough for chet' argument. chet may not have preferred this recording arrangement, it may have been forced on him by circumstance. also, he may not have had the same approach throughout his recording career. plus i suspect there are other fine guitarists who prefer a more 'single take' approach.
just some thoughts...
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