Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer who, among others, has mastered the Eagles' Hotel California, Green Day's American Idiot and Norah Jones' Come Away with Me.

Selected works

Ted Jensen started working making tape copies at Sterling Sound in 1976. Soon after, he became an apprentice to owner Lee Hulko and mastering engineer, George Marino, taking over much of Hulko's mastering workload while Hulko focused more on management duties. In his first year at Sterling Sound, Jensen mastered the Eagles album, Hotel California and the Climax Blues Band's Gold Plated. The following year, Jensen mastered Billy Joel's The Stranger, Rod Stewart's Foot Loose & Fancy Free, Cat Stevens' Izitso and Bob Marley & The Wailers' Exodus. In the last 45 years, Ted Jensen has mastered thousands of albums for thousands of pop and rock artists.

Ted Jensen discography

1970s–1980s

1976 Gold Plated – Climax Blues Band

1976 Happy Being Lonely – The Chi-Lites

1976 Hotel California – Eagles

1976 Majesty Music – Miroslav Vitouš

1976 Renaissance – Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes

1976 Underwater Electronic Orchestra – Jean-Yves Labat

1977 A Fantasy Love Affair – Peter Brown

1977 Exodus – Bob Marley and the Wailers

1977 Fandango – Fandango

1977 Foot Loose & Fancy Free – Rod Stewart

1977 I Came to Dance – Nils Lofgren

1977 I Robot – The Alan Parsons Project

1977 Izitso – Cat Stevens

1977 One of a Kind – Dave Grusin

1977 Rhapsody in Blue – Walter Murphy

1977 Songwriter – Justin Hayward

1977 Stage Pass – Michael Stanley Band

1977 The Hardness of the World – Slave

1977 The Stranger – Billy Joel

1977 What a Wonderful World – Johnny Nash

1977 Young Loud and Snotty – The Dead Boys

1978 52nd Street – Billy Joel

1978 Angie – Angela Bofill

1978 Babylon by Bus – Bob Marley and the Wailers

1978 But Seriously, Folks... – Joe Walsh

1978 Cecil Taylor Unit – Cecil Taylor

1978 Deadlines – Strawbs

1978 Get Out – Foxy

1978 Heaven Help the Fool – Bob Weir

1978 Hot Streets – Chicago

1978 Kaya – Bob Marley and the Wailers

1978 Legends – Dave Valentin

1978 Live: Take No Prisoners – Lou Reed

1978 Live at Carnegie Hall: 40th Anniversary Concert – Benny Goodman

1978 Octave – The Moody Blues

1978 Pieces of Eight – Styx

1978 Ross – Diana Ross

1978 Some Girls – The Rolling Stones

1978 Street Hassle – Lou Reed

1978 Shakedown Street – Grateful Dead

1978 The Best of Joe Walsh – Joe Walsh

1978 Urban Desire – Genya Ravan

1978 You Ain't No Friend of Mine! – Idris Muhammad

1979 Carolyne Mas – Carolyne Mas

1979 Chicago 13 – Chicago

1979 Cornerstone – Styx

1979 Mountain Dance – Dave Grusin

1979 Partners in Crime – Rupert Holmes

1979 Rogue Waves – Terry Reid

1979 Survival – Bob Marley and the Wailers

1979 The B-52's – The B-52's

1979 The Bells – Lou Reed

1979 The Long Run – Eagles

1979 Three Works for Jazz Soloists and Symphony Orchestra – Don Sebesky

1979 What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin' – Stephanie Mills

1980 Clues – Robert Palmer

1980 Eagles Live – Eagles

1980 Emotional Rescue – The Rolling Stones

1980 Empty Glass – Pete Townshend

1980 Face to Face – Rick Derringer

1980 Glass Houses – Billy Joel

1980 One-Trick Pony – Paul Simon

1980 Uprising – Bob Marley and the Wailers

1980 Warm Leatherette – Grace Jones

1980 White Music – Crack the Sky

Ted Jensen discography