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Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - due 19/Jun/2026 ] Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was still establishing his unique identity on his early Blue Note sides, including the 1957 sextet album Hank Mobley (BLP 1568) featuring saxophonist Curtis Porter, trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist... |
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Kenny Burrell
Blue Lights, Volume 1 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - due 19/Jun/2026 ] In 1958, guitarist Kenny Burrell assembled an impressive line-up with Louis Smith, Junior Cook, Tina Brooks, Duke Jordan, Bobby Timmons, Sam Jones, and Art Blakey to record 'Blue Lights': a high-quality blowing session of blues, ballads, and... |
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McCoy Tyner
Time For Tyner (Blue Note Tone Poet Series LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 2/Jun/2023 ] Cut directly from the analog tapes, 180g vinyl. |
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St Germain
Tourist [ Blue Note / CD - released 30/Nov/2015 ] French producer Ludovic Navarre's acid jazz / dance fusion classic from 2000, now remastered and even better than before. |
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Art Pepper (alto sax), with Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Russ Freeman, Gerald Wiggins (piano), Leroy Vinnegar, Ben Tucker (bass), Shelly Manne (drums), etc
The Return of Art Pepper - The complete Art Pepper Aladdin recordings - Volume One [ Blue Note / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] "Pepper sounds surprisingly good for having been away from recording nearly two years. At this point, he retained the cool and dry tone which would later give way to the torrential playing of his final comeback. The music is vintage West Coast cool,... |
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Artemis
In Real Time [ Blue Note / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] Three years after the release of ARTEMIS' critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, the ensemble returns with a marvelous follow-up that highlights the improvisational strength of its members as well as their respective gifts as composers. |
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Bob Wilkerson (tenor sax), with Grant Green (guitar), Sonny Clark (piano, Butch Warren (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) & others
Don Wilkerson: The Complete Blue Note Sessions [ Blue Note / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2001 ] This CD features Texas tenor man Don Wilkerson working out with such noted Blue Note sidemen as pianist Sonny Clark, guitarist Grant Green, bassist Butch Warren, organist John Patton and drummer Billy Higgins.. |
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Cassandra Wilson
Loverly [ Blue Note / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] |
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Charles Lloyd / Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan
Trios: Chapel [ Blue Note / Verve Records / CD - released 24/Jun/2022 ] Charles Lloyd has long been a free spirit, master musician, and visionary. For more than 6 decades the legendary saxophonist and composer has loomed large over the music world, and at 84 years old he remains at the height of his powers and as... |
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Charlie Hunter
Bing Bing Bing (LP) [ Blue Note / 2 LP - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Charlie Hunter's 1995 Blue Note debut Bing Bing Bing! was a groove-heavy tour-de-force that marked the arrival of a virtuosic guitarist whose unique concept on his 8-string guitar produced music that was both impressive and irrepressible. Hunter's... |
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Clifford Brown
The Complete Blue Note Studio Masters [ Blue Note / CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] "The most significant recordings from his tragically brief career" Five Stars All Music Guide |
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Clifford Brown
Memorial Album (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 19/Jan/2024 ] The incomparable trumpeter Clifford Brown recorded two leader sessions for Blue Note in 1953-a co-led quintet date with Lou Donaldson and his own sextet date-that were compiled on the 12" LP Memorial Album (BLP 1526) shortly after his tragic death in... |
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Dizzy Gillespie, with Chick Corea & Elvin Jones
Dizzy Gillespie - Live at the Village Vanguard [ Blue Note Collection / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] Recorded Live At Village Vanguard On October 1, 1967. |
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Donald Byrd
Live: Cookin' With Blue Note At Montreux [ Blue Note / CD - released 9/Dec/2022 ] In July 1973, Blue Note Records headed to Montreux, Switzerland to showcase several of the label's stars at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Produced by Blue Note President George Butler, live albums all titled Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux... |
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Grant Green (guitar) with Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Duke Pearson, Bob Cranshaw & Al Harewood
Idle Moments [ Blue Note / CD - released 16/Oct/2000 ] Idle Moments, a languid, seductive gem may well be Grant Green's greatest moment on record. Right from the opening bars of the classic title cut, this ingratiating and accessible album, features some of Green's most stylish straight jazz playing.... |
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Grant Green (guitar) Yusef lateef (tenor Sax & flute) Jack McDuff (organ) Al Harewood (drums)
Grantstand [ Blue Note / CD - released 17/Apr/1987 ] Grant Green's third album, Grantstand was recorded on 1 August 1961 and released soon after. It found master guitarist Grant teaming up with Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone and flute), Ben Ticker (bass), Brother Jack McDuff (organ) and Al Harewood... |
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The Horace Silver Quintet
Song For My Father [ Blue Note / CD - released 14/Jun/1999 ] Song for My Father is a 1965 album by the Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label in 1965. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver's father, John Tavares... |
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Jack Costanzo
Latin Fever - - The Wild Rhythms of Jack Costanzo [ Capital Blue Note / 3 CD - released 20/Jul/2003 ] Composer, conductor and drummer who began his career as a dance instructor. He joined the orchestras of, first, Stan Kenton (first bongo drummer) and later that of Nat King Cole. He played in night clubs and hotels with Peggy Lee, Xavier Cugat, Frank... |
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Jackie Mclean
Bluesnik (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was already a veteran of the NYC jazz scene by the time he began recording as a leader for Blue Note in 1959. In his first few years with the label McLean recorded frequently, churning out hard bop classics in quick... |
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Jenny Lewis
Joy'all (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Joy'All finds the singer-songwriter embarking on a new era, in a new town-and on a new label, as she joins the iconic roster of Blue Note/Capitol Records. While Joy'All pulls from a bounty of sonic inspiration-from classic soul to '90s R&B, as... |