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Freddie Hubbard
Ready For Freddie (180gm LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 22/Oct/2021 ] The Indianapolis-born trumpeter Freddie Hubbard introduced his prodigious talent on Blue Note Records with a run of remarkable albums recorded thru the early 1960s. At first rooted firmly in hard bop, Hubbard began to broaden his approach on his... |
Grachan Moncur III
Evolution (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 18/Nov/2022 ] Though he first appeared on Herbie Hancock's 1963 album My Point of View, trombonist Grachan Moncur III's first true Blue Note introduction would come on two albums by saxophonist Jackie McLean that were recorded later that year: One Step Beyond and... |
Grant Green
Grant's First Stand (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 20/Jan/2023 ] Grant Green's debut album, Grant's First Stand, still ranks as one of his greatest pure soul-jazz outings, a set of killer grooves laid down by a hard-swinging organ trio. For having such a small lineup, just organist Baby Face Willette and... |
Grant Green
Green Is Beautiful (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 20/Jan/2023 ] Guitarist Grant Green was prolific on Blue Note through the early-60s recording more than 20 hard bop and soul jazz sessions as a leader forthe label between1961-1965. By the time Green returned to the label in 1969 his musical style had evolved... |
Grant Green
Idle Moments (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] 180G Audiophile Vinyl Reissue, Remastered From The Original Tapes By Kevin Gray. Time and troubles seem to melt away during the 15 enrapturing minutes of Idle Moments, the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album of the same name. As the... |
Gregory Porter
Liquid Spirit (Double LP) [ Blue Note / 2 LP - released 30/Aug/2013 ] '​Liquid Spirit' marks Gregory Porter's Blue Note Records debut, which arrives on the heels of two critically acclaimed indie label albums that quickly propelled Porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers and earned him two Grammy... |
Hank Mobley
A Caddy For Daddy (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 7/Jul/2023 ] Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley had been recording for Blue Note for a decade when he made his excellent 1965 album A Caddy for Daddy featuring a first-class sextet with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob... |
Hank Mobley
No Room For Squares (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 20/Oct/2023 ] In addition to boasting one of Reid Miles' greatest album cover designs, Hank Mobley's 1963 album No Room for Squares is also a marvel for the music alone. The tenor saxophonist had already notched several hard bop masterpieces in his Blue Note belt... |
Hank Mobley
Soul Station (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley had already led nine dates for Blue Note Records by the time he arrived at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on February 7, 1960 with pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey, but on that day the... |
Herbie Hancock
Empyrean Isles [ Blue Note / CD - released 3/May/1999 ] My Point of View and Inventions and Dimensions found Herbie Hancock exploring the fringes of hard bop, working with a big band and a Latin-flavored percussion section, respectively. On Empyrean Isles, he returns to hard bop, but the results are... |
Herbie Hancock
Empyrean Isles (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Herbie Hancock debuted on Blue Note in 1962 and quickly established himself as both a remarkable pianist and a brilliant composer with three excellent albums-Takin' Off, My Point Of View, and Inventions & Dimensions-before making what is widely... |
Herbie Hancock
Inventions & Dimensions (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 20/Jan/2023 ] For his third Blue Note album Inventions & Dimensions (1963), pianist Herbie Hancock began moving away from the modernist hard bop sound that defined his first two albums Takin' Off and My Point Of View. Inspired by explorers like Eric Dolphy and... |
Herbie Hancock
Maiden Voyage (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock's tremendous 1960s Blue Note output, 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined here by his Miles Davis Quintet bandmates... |
Herbie Hancock
Takin' Off (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] |
Horace Parlan
Speakin' My Piece (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Pianist Horace Parlan is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Mingus on the bassist's seminal 1959 albums Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots. That same year Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance with Lou Donaldson and in 1960 he began... |
Horace Silver
6 Pieces Of Silver (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 16/Dec/2022 ] At 27 years, Horace Silver's tenure as a Blue Note recording artist was the longest of any artist in the history of the label. The legendary pianist and composer cut his first Blue Note session Horace Silver Trio in 1952 and his session for Silver 'N... |
Horace Silver
Further Explorations (Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note Tone Poet Series / LP - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Further Explorations documents hard-bop pioneer Horace Silver's quintet featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone, Teddy Kotick on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. One can always expect a Horace Silver date to groove, but... |
Horace Silver
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... |
Brother Jack McDuff
Moon Rappin' (Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 27/May/2022 ] Brother Jack McDuff was already a well-established and prolific organist who led his own soul jazz bands throughout the 1960s when he came to Blue Note Records in 1969. Following his label debut Down Home Style, McDuff made one of the most creatively... |
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... |
