Shoot The Moon by Norah Jones: studio, gear and credits

Shoot The Moon by Norah Jones: produced by Arif Mardin. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Shoot the Moon
Artist: Norah Jones
Genre / Style: Contemporary Jazz / Acoustic Folk-Pop
Date(s) Recorded: May 2001
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Blue Note Records / Parlophone 7243 5 32088 2 0
Release Date: February 26, 2002
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Arif Mardin
Assistant Engineer(s): Dick Kondas
Mixing Engineer(s): Jay Newland, Arif Mardin
Musicians & Session Performers:

Norah Jones - Lead Vocals, Steinway B Grand Piano
Sam Yahel - Hammond B-3 Organ

Studio and recording technology

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Sear Sound, New York City, NY (Studio A)
Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

Hammond B-3 Organ (Tonewheel Organ): Supplies warm harmonic background support, tracking through a matched Leslie 122 cabinet on slow rotor setting

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Sorcerer Sound, New York City, NY (Studio A)
Mixing Console / Desk: Sear Sound Custom 32-Channel Discrete Class-A Console
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Studer A827 24-Track 2-inch (30 IPS, Quantegy GP9 tape stock)
Studio Monitors: ProAc Studio 100
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Teletronix LA-2A (Optical Compressor): Smooths vocal and acoustic bass dynamics transparently during live tracking passes
Pultec EQP-1A (Tube Program Equalizer): Accentuates 60 Hz weight on upright bass and broad top-end sheen on the master bus
EMT 140 (Plate Reverb): Blends a short, dark spatial decay onto brushed snare patterns and piano overtones
Neve 1073 (Discrete Mic Preamp / Inductor EQ): Supplies primary discrete Class-A front-end mic gain during live ensemble tracking
Neve 33609 (Stereo Diode-Bridge Compressor): Glues the final mixdown stereo bus with gentle gain reduction at 1.5:1 ratio

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Norah Jones - Lead Vocals, Norah Jones - Steinway B Grand Piano, Jesse Harris - Martin 00-18 Acoustic Guitar, Jesse Harris - Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar, Adam Levy - Gibson ES-335 Electric Guitar, Lee Alexander - 1930s German Acoustic Upright Bass, Brian Blade - Gretsch Round Badge Drum Kit, Sam Yahel - Hammond B-3 Organ.

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