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Grass Roots
Andrew Hill
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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The end result may not be as bracing as Hill's earlier works, but it's a pleasure to hear him in such a genial, welcoming mood. Furthermore, the record is hardly insubstantial musically -- the songs have strong melodies, even hooks, to bring casual listeners in, but they give the musicians the freedom to find a distinctive voice in their solos. It's the best of both worlds, actually -- accessible, just like Blue Note wanted, without compromising Hill's integrity.
Track Listing:
Grass Roots
Venture Inward
Mira
Soul Special
Bayou Red
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The Rumproller
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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To follow up on his unexpected boogaloo hit "The Sidewinder," Lee Morgan recorded Andrew Hill's somewhat similar "The Rumproller" but this time the commercial magic was not there. However the trumpeter, tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Billy Higgins all play quite well on the title cut, two of Morgan's songs (the bossa nova "Eclipso" is somewhat memorable), a ballad tribute to Billie Holiday and Wayne Shorter's "Edda." This album is worth picking up.
Track Listing:
The Rumproller
Desert Moonlight
Eclipso
Edda
The Lady
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Indeed!
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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The debut album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan released on the Blue Note label in 1957. It was recorded on November 4, 1956 and features performances by Morgan, Clarence Sharpe, Horace Silver, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones.
Track Listing:
Roccus
Reggie Of Chester
The Lady
Little T
Gaza Strip
Standy By
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Bossa Nova Bacchanal
Charlie Rouse
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Featuring:
Charlie Rouse-- tenor sax
Kenny Burrell-- guitar
Chauncey Lord Westbrook-- guitar
Lawrence Gales-- bass
Willie Bobo-- drums
Potato Valdez-- conga
Garvin Masseaux-- chekere
This 1962 date by tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse celebrates a grander and funkier scale of what Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd did earlier in 1962 with the bossa nova. Unlike Getz, Rouse didn't feel he needed to be a purist about it, and welcomed all sorts of Afro-Caribbean variations into his music. His choice of bandmates reflects that: a three-piece percussion section with drummer Willie Bobo, conguero Carlos "Patato" Valdes, and Garvin Masseaux on chekere (a beaded percussion instrument that is played by being shaken).
Track Listing:
Back To The Tropics
Aconteceu
Velhos Tempos
Samba De Orfeu
Un Dia
Meci Bon Dieu
In Martinique
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Sonic Boom
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Sonic Boom was not released until 1979 and then remained in print only for a brief time before eventually being reissued years later. In addition to the great trumpeter Lee Morgan and a fine rhythm section (pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Higgins), the well-rounded set is a bit special for it allows the often R&B-associated tenor David "Fathead" Newman an opportunity to stretch out in a more challenging setting than usual. Highlights include the funky "Fathead," the complex "Sneaky Pete," Morgan's lyricism on "I'll Never Be the Same," and the infectious rhythms on "Mumbo Jumbo." This is an undeservedly obscure session.
Track Listing:
Sneaky Pete
The Mercenary
Sonic Boom
Fathead
I'll Never Be The Same
Mumbo Jumbo
Free Flow
Stormy Weather
Mr. Johnson
The Stroker
Uncle Rough
Claw-Til-Da
Untitled Boogaloo
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Mustang!
Donald Byrd
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Donald Byrd, a talented hard bop trumpeter during his prime (although rarely reaching the technical heights of Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard), performs a varied repertoire on Mustang!. "Dixie Lee" has dated rhythms, and "Mustang" was an attempt to achieve a hit on the level of Morgan's "The Sidewinder." However, Byrd sounds fine on those numbers; he digs into the complex chord changes of "Fly Little Bird Fly," is sensitive on "I Got It Bad," swings on his "I'm So Excited by You," and performs his memorable countermelody to "On the Trail," which had been recorded earlier by several other musicians. Teamed with a typically impressive Blue Note crew (altoist Sonny Red, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Walter Booker, and drummer Freddie Waits), Byrd performs high-quality straight-ahead jazz that fits the modern mainstream of the era.
Track Listing:
Mustang
Fly Little Bird Fly
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Dixie Lee
On The Trail
I'm So Excited By You
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Solid
Grant Green
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Solid is a companion piece to the Grant Green classic Matador, recorded about a month later with the same rhythm section, and also not issued until 1979. Green is once again accompanied by the Coltrane supporting team of pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones, plus bassist Bob Cranshaw; this time, however, Green is also joined on the front line by James Spaulding on alto sax and Joe Henderson on tenor. Both saxophonists really seem to light a fire under the proceedings, for in comparison with the relatively subdued Matador, Solid is a bright, hard-charging affair. There's a little modal jazz, but Solid's repertoire is chiefly complex hard bop, full of challenging twists and turns that the players burn through with enthusiasm. Green didn't tackle this kind of material -- or play with this kind of group -- very often, and it's a treat to hear him do so on both counts. The compositions -- highlighted by Duke Pearson's "Minor League," Henderson's "The Kicker," and a storming, ten-minute exploration of George Russell's "Ezz-Thetic" -- provoke some intricate improvisations from Green, and his perfectly controlled soloing is an interesting contrast with the passionate Spaulding and Henderson. Tyner and Jones are once again telepathic in their support, elevating the whole package to one of Green's strongest jazz outings and a unique standout in his catalog.
Track Listing:
Minor League
Ezz-thetic
Grant's Tune
Solid
The Kicker
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Cornbread
Lee Morgan
$13.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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This session is best known for introducing Lee Morgan's beautiful ballad "Ceora," but actually all five selections (which include Morgan's "Cornbread," "Our Man Higgins," "Most Like Lee," and the standard "Ill Wind") are quite memorable. The trumpeter/leader performs with a perfectly complementary group of open-minded and talented hard bop stylists (altoist Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley on tenor, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Billy Higgins) and creates a Blue Note classic that is heartily recommended.
Track Listing:
1. Cornbread
2. Our Man Higgins
3. Ceora
4. Ill Wind
5. Most Like Lee
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The Prisoner
Herbie Hancock
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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As one of the first albums Herbie Hancock recorded after departing Miles Davis' quintet in 1968, as well as his final album for Blue Note, The Prisoner is one of Hancock's most ambitious efforts. Assembling a nonet that features Joe Henderson (tenor sax, alto flute), Johnny Coles (flugelhorn), Garnett Brown (trombone), Buster Williams (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums), he has created his grandest work since My Point of View. Unlike that effort, The Prisoner has a specific concept -- it's a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, evoking his spirit and dreams through spacious, exploratory post-bop. Often, the music doesn't follow conventional patterns, but that doesn't mean that it's alienating or inaccessible. It is certainly challenging, but Hancock's compositions (and his arrangement of Charles Williams' "Firewater") have enough melody and space to allow listeners into the album. Throughout the record, Hancock, Coles, and Henderson exchange provocative, unpredictable solos that build upon the stark melodies and sober mood of the music.
Track Listing:
1. I Have a Dream
2. Prisoner
3. Firewater
4. He Who Lives in Fear
5. Promise of the Sun
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Workout (Out of Stock)
Hank Mobley
$13.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Temporarily out of stock
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This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals ("Workout," "Uh Huh," "Smokin'," "Greasin' Easy") caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus "The Best Things in Life Are Free," with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think.
Track Listing:
1. Workout
2. Uh Huh
3. Smokin'
4. The Best Things In Life Are Free
5. Greasin' Easy
6. Three Coins In The Fountain
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Mr. Shing-a-Ling
Lou Donaldson
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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This album is from 1967 same year as Lou recorded the classic "Alligator Bogaloo" and this album stands the comparison with the Bogaloo album. The only change here is that George Benson was replaced by a young Jimmy Ponder. Ponder is still ,sadly enough, quite unknown to the big audience..his playing here is extremely pleasing and he "lifts" the sometimes to often played "The shadow of your smile" to another level with a beautiful solo. Idris Muhammad is recorded slightly more upfront than on the other albums which gives this recording some extra pulse and groove.Blue Mitchell on trumpet has that laid back bounce that give his solos that "lift".
Track Listing:
1. Ode to Billie Joe
2. The Humpback
3. The Shadow of Your Smile
4. Peepin'
5. The Kid
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Tom Cat
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Trumpeter Lee Morgan had had an unexpected hit with "The Sidewinder," so his more challenging recordings were temporarily put aside. As it turns out, this was one of Morgan's better sets from the 1960s and he had gathered together quite an all-star cast: altoist Jackie McLean, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Art Blakey. They perform "Rigormortis," McCoy Tyner's "Twilight Mist," and three of the trumpeter's originals, including the title cut. The advanced hard bop music still sounds fresh decades later despite its initial neglect.
Track Listing:
1. Tom Cat
2. Exotique
3. Twice Around
4. Twilight Mist
5. Rigormortis
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Mother Ship
Larry Young
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Organist Larry Young's final Blue Note album, Mother Ship, was not released until 1980. Teamed up with tenor saxophonist Herbert Morgan, the great trumpeter Lee Morgan, and drummer Eddie Gladden, Young performs five of his originals, which range from the funky "Street Scene" and the samba "Love Drops" to a spacy "Trip Merchant" and the complex "Visions." This highly original set does not deserve to be so obscure.
Track Listing:
1. Mother Ship
2. Street Scene
3. Visions
4. Trip Merchant
5. Love Drops
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Vertigo
Jackie Mclean
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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A 1959 session and five numbers from a 1963 McLean set. While "Formidable" has a strong quintet (with altoist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Walter Davis, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Pete La Roca), the 1963 session has the recording debut of drummer Tony Williams along with strong contributions from Byrd, pianist Herbie Hancock (then also near the beginning of his career), and bassist Butch Warren. The latter unit sticks to group originals by Byrd, Hancock, and McLean, and the music ranges from catchy funk and hard bop to strong hints of the avant-garde.
Track Listing:
1. Marnie
2. Dusty Foot
3. Vertigo
4. Cheers
5. Yams
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Everything I Play Is Funky
Lou Donaldson
$13.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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This is the sort of record that modern-day Donaldson disciples like the Sugarman Three cherish, and one of his few truly consistent efforts in this style. Recommended wholeheartedly to funk and rare-groove fans.
Track Listing:
1. Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky
2. Hamp's Hump
3. Over the Rainbow
4. Donkey Walk
5. West Indian Daddy
6. Minor Bash
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The Cat Walk
Donald Byrd
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Trumpeter Donald Byrd and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams worked together on several recordings between 1958 and 1961, and The Cat Walk (released on LP in 1962) is among the best. A quintet setting, with pianist Duke Pearson (another longtime Byrd collaborator), bassist Laymon Jackson, and a lively Philly Joe Jones on drums joining the front line of Byrd and Adams, the sessions for The Cat Walk benefited from the writing and arrangement skills of Pearson, who contributes three compositions here, the impressive opener "Say You're Mine," "Duke's Mixture," and "Hello Bright Sunflower," which borrows its melodic structure from the opening bars of "Lullaby of Broadway" and features Byrd using a muted trumpet. Byrd contributed the title track, which attempts to capture the coiled, taut, but somehow still relaxed and assured gait of a tomcat, thanks in no small part to Jones' inspired drumming which hits the mark with stops and turns and smooth run-outs that are indeed very feline in nature. Byrd's playing throughout is typically sleek and lyrical, and Adams' sturdy, husky baritone sound is the perfect counterbalance, making The Cat Walk an essential Byrd purchase.
Track Listing:
1. Say You're Mine
2. Duke's Mixture
3. Each Time I Think Of You
4. The Cat Walk
5. Cute
6. Hello Bright Sunflower
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Down Home Style
Brother Jack McDuff
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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A set of gritty electric funk and soulful blues, Down Home Style is an excellent showcase for Brother Jack McDuff's gripping, funky style. Inspired more by the tight grooves of Stax Records than bebop, Down Home Style features McDuff leading a small group through a number of R&B grooves, ranging from the stuttering "The Vibrator" and dirty funk of "Butter (For Yo Popcorn)" to the slow blues of "Memphis in June." Occasionally, the group is augmented by a punchy horn section, but the record is designed as a showcase for McDuff's wild, intoxicating Hammond organ, and he runs with the it, demonstrating every one of his tricks.
Track Listing:
1. The Vibrator
2. Down Home Style
3. Memphis In June
4. Theme From Electric Surfboard
5. It's All A Joke
6. Butter (For Yo' Popcorn)
7. Groovin' (On A Sunday Afternoon)
8. As She Walked Away
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The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Carried by its almost impossibly infectious eponymous opening track, The Sidewinder helped foreshadow the sounds of boogaloo and soul-jazz with its healthy R&B influence and Latin tinge. While the rest of the album retreats to a more conventional hard bop sound, Morgan's compositions are forward-thinking and universally solid. Only 25 at the time of its release, Morgan was accomplished (and perhaps cocky) enough to speak of mentoring the great Joe Henderson, who at 26 was just beginning to play dates with Blue Note after getting out of the military. Henderson makes a major contribution to the album, especially on "Totem Pole," where his solos showed off his singular style, threatening to upstage Morgan, who is also fairly impressive here. Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins are all in good form throughout the album as well, and the group works together seamlessly to create an album that crackles with energy while maintaining a stylish flow.
Recorded December 21, 1963
Track Listing:
1. The Sidewinder
2. Totem Pole
4. Gary's Notebook
5. Boy, What A Night
6. Hocus-Pocus
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Basra
Pete La Roca
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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One of the few albums that drummer Pete LaRoca ever made as a leader – and a gem through and through! LaRoca had a touch on the drums that was unlike anyone else – free, but never “out” – and in a flowing, progressive style that pointed the way towards the sound of jazz in the 70s, but which was still firmly rooted in the soulful style of the 60s. The album’s filled with beautiful flowing waves of sound – and features lead solos by Joe Henderson, strong piano lines by Steve Kuhn, and some great round basswork by Steve Swallow. The feel of the set’s somewhere in the vein of Larry Young’s work at the time – never too “out”, but much more flowing and free than the typical Blue Note. Tracks include “Basra”, “Tears Come From Heaven”, and “Candu”. A fantastic album, with a unique approach!
Track Listing:
1. Malagueña
2. Candu
3. Tears Come from Heaven
4. Basra
5. Lazy Afternoon
6. Eiderdown
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My Point of View
Herbie Hancock
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Hancock took two risks with the album -- his five original compositions covered more diverse stylistic ground than his debut, and he assembled a large septet for the sessions; the band features such stellar musicians as trumpeter Donald Byrd, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, drummer Tony Williams, guitarist Grant Green, bassist Chuck Israels, and trombonist Grachan Moncur III. It's a rare occasion that all seven musicians appear on the same track, which speaks well for the pianist's arranging capabilities. Hancock knows how to get the best out of his songs and musicians, which is one of the reasons why My Point of View is a captivating listen.
Track Listing:
1. Blind Man, Blind Man
2. Tribute to Someone
3. King Cobra
4. Pleasure Is Mine
5. And What If I Don't
6. Blind Man, Blind Man [Alternate Take]
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Una Mas
Kenny Dorham
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Together the quintet performs three of the trumpeter's originals ("Una Mas" is the most famous) along with the standard ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You." Even if the playing time (under 37 minutes) is a bit brief, the explorative yet swinging music lives up to its potential.
Track Listing:
1. Una Mas
2. Straight Ahead
3. Sao Paulo (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
4. If Ever I Would Leave You
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Out to Lunch (Out of Stock)
Eric Dolphy
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Temporarily out of stock
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Out To Lunch is one of Eric Dolphy's lasting classics and most forward looking statements featuring Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis and Tony Williams. Although Dolphy's reed playing is as amazing as you'd expect, the real surprise here is Hutcherson, whose vibes ring out with a cold harsh tone that provides the perfect edge to the set. Despite a large number of later recordings, he almost never hit this level again and it's his playing that gives the set such a unique sound. Includes the tracks; Straight Up & Down, Gazzelloni, Hat And Beard, Out To Lunch and Something Sweet, Something Tender. Out To Lunch is an innovative document by one of the most emotional, resourceful reedmen in jazz history.
Track Listing:
1. Hat And Beard
2. Something Sweet, Something Tender
3. Gazzellioni
4. Out To Lunch
5. Straight Up And Down
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Drives
Lonnie Smith
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Lonnie Smith had the raw skills, imagination, and versatility to play burning originals, bluesy covers of R&B and pop, or skillful adaptations of conventional jazz pieces and show tunes. Why he never established himself as a consistent performer remains a mystery, but this 1970 reissue shows why he excited so many people during his rise. Smith's solos on "Spinning Wheel" and his own composition, "Psychedelic PI," are fleet and furious, boosting the songs from interesting to arresting. He's also impressive on "Seven Steps to Heaven," while the array of phrases, rhythms, and voicings on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" demonstrate a mastery of the organ's pedals and keys rivaling that of the instrument's king, Jimmy Smith.
Track Listing:
1. Twenty Five Miles
2. Spinning Wheel
3. Seven Steps To Heaven
4. Psychedelic PI
5. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
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Introducing Johnny Griffin (Out Of Stock)
Johnny Griffin
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Temporarily out of stock
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The debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio on April 17, 1956.[2]
Track Listing:
1. Mil Dew
2. Chicago Calling
3. These Foolish Things
4. The Boy Next Door
5. Nice And Easy
6. It's All Right With Me
7. Lover Man
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Song for My Father
Horace Silver
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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One of Blue Note's greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver's signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics.
Track Listing:
1. Song For My Father
2. The Natives Are Restless Tonight
3. Calcutta Cutie
4. Que Pasa
5. The Kicker
6. Lonely Woman
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Hot Dog
Lou Donaldson
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Hot Dog is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1969
Musicians:
Lou Donaldson - varitone alto saxophone, vocals
Ed Williams - trumpet
Charles Earland - organ
Melvin Sparks - guitar
Leo Morris - drums
Track Listing:
1. Who's Making Love?
2. Turtle Walk
3. Bonnie
4. Hot Dog
5. It's Your Thing
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A.T.'s Delight
Art Taylor
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 45rpm LP - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Since his days with the Bud Powell Trio, drummer Art Taylor was an invaluable member of the Blue Note recording family. A.T.'s Delight is the only album made under his own name for the label and it is a remarkable one. Choosing great compositions by Coltrane, Monk, Denzil Best and Kenny Dorham, Taylor assembled a great quintet fronted by Dave Burns and Stanley Turrentine, often adding Patato's congas to the proceedings. The unique and varied arrangements and great playing pay tribute to the drummer's exceptional song selection.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
Syeeda's Song Flute
Epistrophy
Move
High Seas
Cookoo and Fungi
Blue Interlude
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Night Dreamer
Wayne Shorter
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Mccoy Tyner, piano
Reginald Workman, bass
Elvin Jones, drums
Tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter's Blue Note debut found him well prepared to enter the big time. With an impressive quintet that includes trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, Shorter performed a well-rounded program consisting of five of his originals, plus an adaptation of an "Oriental Folk Song." Whether it be the brooding title cut, the Coltranish ballad "Virgo" or the jams on "Black Nile" and "Charcoal Blues," this is a memorable set of high-quality and still fresh music.
Track Listing:
Night Dreamer
Oriental Folk Song
Virgo
Black Nile
Charcoal Blues
Armageddon
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Taru
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Lee Morgan, trumpet
Bennie Maupin, tenor saxophone
George Benson, guitar
John Hicks, piano
Reggie Workamn, bass
Billy Higgins, drums
Trumpeter Lee Morgan performs two funky boogaloos, a ballad, and three complex group originals on this album whose music was first released in 1980. This is a transitional date with the hard bop stylist leaning in the direction of modal music and even anticipating aspects of fusion. His sextet (which includes Bennie Maupin on tenor, guitarist George Benson, pianist John Hicks, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Billy Higgins) is quite advanced for the period and inspires Morgan to some fiery and explorative playing.
Track Listing:
Avotcja One
Haeschen
Dee Lawd
Get Yourself Together
Taru, What's Wrong With You
Durem
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The Sixth Sense
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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LEE MORGAN, trumpet
JACKIE MCLEAN, alto sax
FRANK MITCHELL, tenor sax
CEDAR WALTON, piano
VICTOR SPROLES, bass
BILLY HIGGINS, drums
The appropriately title Sixth Sense presents a transition between one of the most intriguing sextets during the last years of post-bop and Morgan's final ensembles that saw him reaching higher and higher before, like Icarus, falling from grace.
Track Listing:
The Sixth Sense
Short Count
Psychedelic
Afreaka
Anti Climax
The Cry Of My People
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Blue Train (With CD)
John Coltrane
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Arguably one of the most influential titles from Coltrane and one of the greatest Blue Note releases ever. In 1957, right at the very start of his Prestige recording period, Trane did this one-off set in New Jersey with Rudy Van Gelder and the results have gone down in history. CD version includes two alternative take bonus tracks not found on the original LP.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Blue Train
2. Moment's Notice
3. Locomation
4. I'm Old Fashioned
5. Lazy Bird
CD
1. Blue Train
2. Moment's Notice
3. Locomation
4. I'm Old Fashioned
5. Lazy Bird
6. Blue Train (Alternative Take Bonus Track)
7. Lazy Bird (Alternative Take Bonus Track)
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Let 'Em Roll
John Patton
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Let 'em Roll is an album by American organist Big John Patton recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.
Musicians:
Big John Patton - organ
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Grant Green - guitar
Otis Finch - drums
Track Listing:
1. Let 'Em Roll
2. Latona
3. The Shadow Of Your Smile
4. The Turnaround
5. Jakey
6. One Step Ahead
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It Might as Well be Spring
Ike Quebec
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Working with the same quartet that cut Heavy Soul -- organist Freddie Roach, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Al Harewood -- Ike Quebec recorded another winning hard bop album with It Might As Well Be Spring. In many ways, the record is a companion piece to Heavy Soul. Since the two albums were recorded so close together, it's not surprising that there a number of stylistic similarities, but there are subtle differences to savor. The main distinction between the two dates is that It Might As Well Be Spring is a relaxed, romantic date comprised of standards. It provides Quebec with ample opportunity to showcase his rich, lyrical ballad style, and he shines throughout the album. Similarly, Roach has a tasteful, understated technique, whether he's soloing or providing support for Quebec. The pair have a terrific, sympathetic interplay that makes It Might As Well Be Spring a joyous listen.
Track Listing:
1. It Might As Well Be Spring
2. A Light Reprieve
3. Easy - Don't Hurt
4. Lover Man
5. Ol' Man River
6. Willow Weep For Me
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Thinking of Home
Hank Mobley
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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For what would be his final of over 20 Blue Note albums, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley uses a sextet that also includes trumpeter Woody Shaw, the obscure guitarist Eddie Diehl, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Mickey Bass, and drummer Leroy Williams for a typically challenging set of advanced hard bop music. For the first and only time in his career, Mobley recorded a "Suite" (consisting of "Thinking of Home," "The Flight," and "Home at Last"); the remainder of the set has three of his other attractive originals plus Mickey Bass' "Gayle's Groove." This music was not released for the first time until 1980. It is only fitting that Hank Mobley would record one of the last worthwhile Blue Note albums before its artistic collapse (it would not be revived until the 1980s) for his consistent output helped define the label's sound in the 1960s. Mobley's excellent playing and the adventurous solos of Woody Shaw make this hard-to-find LP (his last as a leader) one to hunt for.
Track Listing:
1. Suite: Thinking Of Home / The Flight / Home At Last
2. Justine
3. You Gotta Hit It
4. Gayle's Groove
5. Talk About Gittin'
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Bantu Village
Blue Mitchell
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Bantu Village is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by Monk Higgins recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1969.
Track Listing:
1. Hnic
2. Flat Backing
3. Na Ta Ka
4. Heads Down
5. Bantu Village
6. Blue Dashiki
7. Paradise
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Dexter Calling
Dexter Gordon
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 45rpm LP - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
I have my two new Blue Note LPs here and as I sit writing this I am listening to the Dexter Gordon, WOW!sitting here listening to this wonderful music, just clean, no background noise, a black background, like the studio that they recorded this in, it is wonderful. The instruments coming out of the sound stage positioned as they were recorded, this is a real treat. Miller Steel, Acoustic Sounds customer
...these first five Acoustic Sounds Blue Note re-issues are pure bop genius...The best news is that Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman were keen enough to do nothing more than gently clean up the masters, bringing us even closer to the hard bop edge. The 45 rpm pressings that I received were all super quiet with every last drop of resolution from the master tapes. I had almost forgotten just how good Paul Chambers and Phil Joe were together as the backbone of these groups. I've always loved this music but I didn't remember it sounding this good! Hank Mobley offers us some brilliant sax bits on one of Kenny Dorham's finest recordings, Whistle Stop and Dexter Gordon's performance blew me away as well. The biggest surprise were the Lee Morgan records. I suggest turning these up loud, since they possess unlimited energy and some hooks that will knock you out. Amazing! Just a small warning: Once you start playing these Blue Note recordings you will be hooked. The good news is that Acoustic Sounds is working on at least 20 more of these jazz gems. So make sure your turntable has a setting for 45 rpm, clean your stylus occassionally, and get ready to be transported to nirvana. - Dan Babineau, Tone Audio, No. 14 2008, www.tonepublications.com
I have just listened, in succession, to my mono and early stereo versions of each LP. I have purchased other similar reissues over the years, but find the engineering and pressing of this 45rpm/180 series to be superior to all to others. This is particularly since I find many new releases to be of inferior quality or handling during manufacture, despite being re-engineered and of heavier vinyl. Barry Paulson, Acoustic Sounds customer
Dexter Gordon connects immediately with the sublime rhythm section of Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones on this, his second Blue Note album. The material ranges from Drew originals to pieces from Gordon's score for the Los Angeles production of The Connection to stunning performances of the standards The End Of A Love Affair and Smile.
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Track Listing:
Soul Sister
Modal Mood
I Want More
The End of a Love Affair
Clear the Dex
Ernie's Tune
Smile
Landslide
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Lee-Way
Lee Morgan
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
How do these new deluxe re-issues stack up to the alternatives? Not surprisingly, the big difference comes from the 45-RPM cutting. The faster cutting speed creates greater dynamic range and the sense of more air around the instruments, which stand out in better relief and give that you-are-there feel. The tradeoff requires you to flip the record twice as often, a small price to pay for this level of enhanced realism. These new issues maintain that timbral accuracy and at the same time bring out the piano sound like never before, for the first time Blue Note re-issues sound right. Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi+, Issue 57
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands. Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me. I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
...these first five Acoustic Sounds Blue Note re-issues are pure bop genius...The best news is that Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman were keen enough to do nothing more than gently clean up the masters, bringing us even closer to the hard bop edge. The 45 rpm pressings that I received were all super quiet with every last drop of resolution from the master tapes. I had almost forgotten just how good Paul Chambers and Phil Joe were together as the backbone of these groups. I've always loved this music but I didn't remember it sounding this good! Hank Mobley offers us some brilliant sax bits on one of Kenny Dorham's finest recordings, Whistle Stop and Dexter Gordon's performance blew me away as well. The biggest surprise were the Lee Morgan records. I suggest turning these up loud, since they possess unlimited energy and some hooks that will knock you out. Amazing! Just a small warning: Once you start playing these Blue Note recordings you will be hooked. The good news is that Acoustic Sounds is working on at least 20 more of these jazz gems. So make sure your turntable has a setting for 45 rpm, clean your stylus occassionally, and get ready to be transported to nirvana. - Dan Babineau, Tone Audio, No. 14 2008, www.tonepublications.com
This album is unique within Lee Morgan's vast and rich Blue Note discography. With then current employer Art Blakey, band mate Bobby Timmons on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jackie McLean on alto saxophone, the trumpeter abandons time constraints and stretches out on four, soulful, hard-bop compositions (the first and the last are by Cal Massey). These hard bop masters are constantly inspired by Blakey's explosive grooves.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
These Are Soulful Days
The Lion and the Wolf
Midtown Blues
Nakatini Suite
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Whistle Stop
Kenny Dorham
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands. Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me. I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
...these first five Acoustic Sounds Blue Note re-issues are pure bop genius...The best news is that Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman were keen enough to do nothing more than gently clean up the masters, bringing us even closer to the hard bop edge. The 45 rpm pressings that I received were all super quiet with every last drop of resolution from the master tapes. I had almost forgotten just how good Paul Chambers and Phil Joe were together as the backbone of these groups. I've always loved this music but I didn't remember it sounding this good! Hank Mobley offers us some brilliant sax bits on one of Kenny Dorham's finest recordings, Whistle Stop and Dexter Gordon's performance blew me away as well. The biggest surprise were the Lee Morgan records. I suggest turning these up loud, since they possess unlimited energy and some hooks that will knock you out. Amazing! Just a small warning: Once you start playing these Blue Note recordings you will be hooked. The good news is that Acoustic Sounds is working on at least 20 more of these jazz gems. So make sure your turntable has a setting for 45 rpm, clean your stylus occassionally, and get ready to be transported to nirvana. - Dan Babineau, Tone Audio, No. 14 2008, www.tonepublications.com
Rightfully considered one of Kenny Dorham's best, this album features great originals and great trumpet playing. The superb cast consists of Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The title tune and Philly Twist are often heard, but the entire album represents a great composing achievement for KD.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
'Philly' Twist
Buffalo
Sunset
Whistle Stop
Sunrise In Mexico
Windmill
Dorham's Epitaph
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Here 'Tis
Lou Donaldson
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
"As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands. Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me. I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
A dedicated disciple of Charlie Parker, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson focused his energies on the bluesier aspects of his hero's playing and rendered it with a sweeter edge that fashioned him a viable career for decades. His work for Blue Note showed his impressive mastery of the bop style.
This title is not eligible for discount.
Track Listing:
Here 'Tis
Watusi Jump
Walk With Me
A Foggy Day
Cool Blues
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It Might As Well Be Spring
Ike Quebec
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Two weeks after Ike Quebec recorded his comeback album Heavy Soul for Blue Note, he was back at the Van Gelder Studio with the same band (Freddie Roach, Milt Hinton and Al Harewood), making a second album. The confidence paid off because It Might As Well Be Spring is every bit the classic the first album proved to be. Quebec's big-toned, vulnerable tenor playing is a thing to behold, as his heart-stopping version of the title tune, Lover Man and Willow Weep For Me attest. Easy Don't Hurt is one of his blues masterpieces.
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Track Listing:
It Might as Well Be Spring
A Light Reprieve
Easy - Don't Hurt
Lover Man
Ol' Man River
Willow Weep for Me
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The Tokyo Blues
Horace Silver
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Tokyo Blues, a quintessential mid-'60s Blue Note session, is Horace Silver's tribute to the Japanese people who have long supported his funky, Latin-flavored modern jazz. American jazz has always been wildly popular in Japan, and this album is Silver's homage to the many fans that he has encountered on various triumphant tours of the island nation. While Silver's trademark funky Latin/swing is at the forefront, the inspiration of eastern delights is clearly evident in all aspects of this grooving date.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
Too Much Shake
Sayonara Blues
The Tokyo Blues
Cherry Blossom
Ah! So
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Along Came John
John Patton
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
John Patton, Grant Green and Ben Dixon were introduced to Blue Note by Lou Donaldson and quickly became the quintessential rhythm section for Blue Note's funkier session. They came together for this, John Patton's first album, with two of the label's tenor saxophonists Fred Jackson and Harold Vick. The double tenors and organ trio make an unbeatable combination for some soulful, swinging music. The title tune and The Silver Meter were radio hits that remain among the most popular of Patton's recorded performances.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
The Silver Meter
I'll Never Be Free
Spiffy Diffy
Along Came John
Gee Gee
Pig Foots
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Blues Walk
Lou Donaldson
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Lou Donaldson's undisputed masterpiece, Blues Walk, marks the point where the altoist began to decisively modify his heavy Charlie Parker influence and add a smoky, bluesy flavor of his own. The material is still firmly in the bebop style, and the mellower moments aren't as sleepy as some of Donaldson's subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and loosens things up. What elevates Blues Walk to classic status is its inviting warmth. Donaldson's sweetly singing horn is melodic throughout the six selections, making even his most advanced ideas sound utterly good-natured and accessible. The easy-swinging title cut is arguably Donaldson's signature tune even above his late-'60s soul-jazz hits, and his other two originals, Play Ray and Callin' All Cats, are in largely the same vein.
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Track Listing:
Blues Walk
Move
The Masquerade Is Over
Play Ray
Autumn Nocturne
Callin' All Cats
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Whims of Chambers (Mono)
Paul Chambers
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Paul Chambers' first album features an amazing lineup of John Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver and Philly Joe Jones. A classic Blue Note session of what might be considered cerebral jazz.
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Track Listing:
Omicron
Whims Of Chambers
Nita
We Six
Dear Ann
Tale Of The Fingers
Just For The Love
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Vol. 2 (Mono)
Sonny Rollins
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
J.J. Johnson shared the front line with his tenor master for an exceptional session that features a unique reworking of Poor Butterfly and a great original Why Don't I. Horace Silver is the pianist, but Thelonious Monk replaces him on Reflections and both pianists alternate throughout a stunning version of Misterioso.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
Why Don't I
Wail March
Misterioso
Reflections
You Stepped Out of a Dream
Poor Butterfly
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A Caddy for Daddy
Hank Mobley
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 45rpm LP - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Hank Mobley was a perfect artist for Blue Note in the 1960s. On this LP, which is a straight reissue of the 1965 session, Mobley is joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Billy Higgins (a typically remarkable Blue Note lineup) for the infectious title cut, three other lesser-known but superior originals, plus Wayne Shorter's Venus Di Mildew.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
A Caddy For Daddy
The Morning After
Venus Di Mildew
Ace Deuce Trey
3rd Time Around
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Jackie's Bag
Jackie McLean
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
...these first five Acoustic Sounds Blue Note re-issues are pure bop genius...The best news is that Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman were keen enough to do nothing more than gently clean up the masters, bringing us even closer to the hard bop edge. The 45 rpm pressings that I received were all super quiet with every last drop of resolution from the master tapes. I had almost forgotten just how good Paul Chambers and Phil Joe were together as the backbone of these groups. I've always loved this music but I didn't remember it sounding this good! Hank Mobley offers us some brilliant sax bits on one of Kenny Dorham's finest recordings, Whistle Stop and Dexter Gordon's performance blew me away as well. The biggest surprise were the Lee Morgan records. I suggest turning these up loud, since they possess unlimited energy and some hooks that will knock you out. Amazing! Just a small warning: Once you start playing these Blue Note recordings you will be hooked. The good news is that Acoustic Sounds is working on at least 20 more of these jazz gems. So make sure your turntable has a setting for 45 rpm, clean your stylus occassionally, and get ready to be transported to nirvana. - Dan Babineau, Tone Audio, No. 14 2008, www.tonepublications.com
In terms of composition, leadership and playing, this is probably Jackie McLean's greatest album, culled from two different sessions, separated by 20 months. A sextet session with Tina Brooks and Blue Mitchell.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
Quadrangle
Blues Inn
Fidel
Appointment in Ghana
A Ballad for Doll
Isle of Java
Street Singer
Melonae's Dance
Medina [*]
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Bottom's Up
The 3 Sounds
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 45RPM LP - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
The Three Sounds were part of the trio explosion. Begun in 1956 in Benton Harbor, Michigan as the Four Sounds and consisting of Gene Harris on piano, Andrew Simpkins on bass and Bill Dowdy on drums (the saxophonist was dropped by the time the group moved to Washington, D.C. in 1957), the Sounds eventually migrated to New York City where they were discovered by Lou Donaldson. After a single record for Riverside with Nat Adderley, the Three Sounds signed an exclusive contract with Alfred Lion on Blue Note Records. Over the course of five years, the Sounds released nine LPs and appeared on albums by Lou Donaldson and Stanley Turrentine.
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Track Listing:
Besame Mucho
Angel Eyes
Time After Time
Love Walked In
I Could Write a Book
Jinne Lou
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You
Falling in Love With Love
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Green Street
Grant Green
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
...As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands. Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me. I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. --Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Green Street, recorded on April 1, 1961, was Grant Green's second Blue Note album as a leader and remains one of the finest albums of his prolific Blue Note output. Supported by just Ben Tucker's bass and Dave Bailey's drums, the guitarist seems inspired by the absence of any other chordal instrument. His harmonic and interpretive imagination is in high gear on this unique masterpiece in his discography.
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Track Listing:
No. 1 Green Street
'Round About Midnight
Grant's Dimensions
Green With Envy
Alone Together
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Bossa Nova Soul Samba
Ike Quebec
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
This program of sultry, minor key music with a Brazilian tinge seems inspired by Ike Quebec, who was suffering from advanced cancer that would claim his life three months later. But here is big-toned, impassioned tenor is in tact. Quebec's take on the bossa nova craze that explored that year (1962) is more muscular than Stan Getz's and doesn't rely on the familiar Jobim and Gilberto songs of the day. He and Kenny Burrell solo on the sly, subtle rhythms of Wendell Marshall, Willie Bobo and Garvin Masseaux.
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Track Listing:
Loie
Lloro Tu Despedida
Goin' Home
Me 'N You
Liebestraum
Shu Shu
Blue Samba
Favela
Linda Flor
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Page One
Joe Henderson
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 45RPM LP - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their handsBack home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent meI hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
Page One introduced the jazz world to the unusually mature and original young tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson. Recorda Me and Blue Bossa have become jazz classics for their mix of Brazilian rhythms with Hard Bop muscle.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
Blue Bossa
La Mesha
Homestretch
Recorda Me
Jinrikisha
Out of the Night
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Hootin' 'N Tootin'
Fred Jackson
$49.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP 45 RPM - 2 LPs Sealed
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Blue Note Reissue
As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands. Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me. I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud. Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
In Hootin' 'N Tootin', the listener is afforded the opportunity of hearing numbers of a famous orchestra noted for its smart arrangements along the rhythm and blues influence. The moods expressed are in the down home and down to Earth groove. Under the leadership of Fred Jackson, tenor sax, the listener is propelled into the world of the new truth.
This title is not eligible for any discounts.
Track Listing:
1. Dippin' in the Bag
2. Southern Exposure
3. Preach Brother
4. Hootin' 'N Tootin'
5. Easin' on Down
6. That's Where It's At
7. Way Down Home
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Moanin' (With CD)
Art Blakey
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Art Blakey's most successful album gave us Bobby Timmons' Moanin' and Benny Golson's Along Came Betty and Blues March, tunes so powerful that Blakey played them almost every night for the next 30 years. This beautifully performed and recorded session made the Jazz Messengers a jazz institution and put Golson, Timmons and Morgan at the forefront of jazz. The CD version includes an alternative bonus track of Moanin not found on the original LP.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Moanin'
2. Are You Real
3. Along Came Betty
4. The Drum Thunder Suite
5. Blues March
6. Come Rain or Come Shine
CD
1. Moanin'
2. Are You Real
3. Along Came Betty
4. The Drum Thunder Suite
5. Blues March
6. Come Rain or Come Shine
7. Moanin' (Alternative Take Bonus Track)
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Soul Station (With CD)
Hank Mobley
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Soul Station, a quartet gem from 1960, is unusual in that Hank Mobley is the only horn, heading a group also including pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Blakey; needless to say, a stellar rhythm section! This album features Hank Mobley at the peak of his powers, taking lengthy solos full of passion and drive. His four originals include his most famous composition, This I Dig Of You, which he squeezes for every ounce of its expressive power. If proof were ever needed of Hank Mobley's greatness, Soul Station is perfect evidence.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Remember
2. This I Dig of You
3. Dig Dis
4. Split Feelin's
5. Soul Station
6. If I Should Lose You
CD
1. Remember
2. This I Dig of You
3. Dig Dis
4. Split Feelin's
5. Soul Station
6. If I Should Lose You 5:06)
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The Sidewinder (With CD)
Lee Morgan
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
The Sidewinder is a jazz classic if there ever was one and it also happens to be Lee Morgan's best-selling album! Sure, you've probably heard The Sidewinder enough that you think you know the album already, but the rest of the cuts really open up past the title track groover, into a realm of lyrical, soulful playing that's simply tremendous! In fine support of Morgan on The Sidewinder is Joe Henderson on tenor, Barry Harris on piano, Bob Crenshaw on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. The album rolls along with a sense of perfect focus and power that is Blue Note at its best! Titles include Sidewinder, Gary's Notebook, Hocus-Pocus and Totem Pole. CD version includes the alternative take bonus track Totem Pole.
Track Listing:
LP
1. The Sidewinder
2. Totem Pole
3. Gary's Notebook
4. Boy, What A Night
5. Hocus-Pocus
CD
1. The Sidewinder
2. Totem Pole
3. Gary's Notebook
4. Boy, What A Night
5. Hocus-Pocus
6. Totem Pole (Alternative Take Bonus Track)
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Speak No Evil (With CD)
Wayne Shorter
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Just thirty-one at the time of this 1964 classic, Wayne Shorter had just recorded Night Dreamer and Ju-Ju for Blue Note within the past year and was at one of his major peaks of creativity. The music on Speak No Evil, which includes such future Shorter standards as Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum and Infant Eyes, is often beyond description for it combines the best elements of hard bop, post bop, free jazz and modal music plus Shorter's own individual approach. Not only does Shorter sound inspired by his own challenging pieces but so does Freddie Hubbard and Herbie Hancock. This is not standard bebop or a predictable type of soul jazz but is actually a brand new style of music that has yet to be fully exploited. Over 40 years later, Speak No Evil still sounds fresh, new and futuristic, standing as one of the most important recordings of the mid-1960s. CD versions includes an alternative take bonus track of Dance Cadaverous.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Witch Hunt
2. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
3. Dance Cadaverous
4. Speak No Evil
5. Infant Eyes
6. Wild Flower
CD
1. Witch Hunt
2. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
3. Dance Cadaverous
4. Speak No Evil
5. Infant Eyes
6. Wild Flower
7. Dance Cadaverous (Alternative Take Bonus Track)
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Song For My Father (With CD)
Horace Silver
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Song For My Father is an incredible record, the kind of album that only Blue Note could put out and one that will sound wonderful forever! Horace Silver is working here at the height of his powers; lyrical, free, yet also damn soulful, in a style that makes for some of the most evocative jazz-based grooves of all time. Carmell Jones plays some of his best trumpet ever here and Joe Henderson really drives the whole session home with some incredible tenor work. Other group members include Teddy Smith on bass and Roger Humphries on drums. Titles include the instantly famous Song For My Father plus Que Pasa, The Kicker and Calcutta Cutie.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Song for My Father
2. The Natives Are Restless Tonight
3. Calcutta Cutie
4. Que Pasa
5. The Kicker
6. Lonely Woman
7. Sanctimonious Sam
8. Que Pasa (Trio Version)
9. Sighin' and Cryin'
10. Silver Treads Among My Soul
CD
1. Song for My Father
2. The Natives Are Restless Tonight
3. Calcutta Cutie
4. Que Pasa
5. The Kicker
6. Lonely Woman
7. Sanctimonious Sam
8. Que Pasa (Trio Version)
9. Sighin' and Cryin'
10. Silver Treads Among My Soul
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Alligator Bogaloo
Lou Donaldson
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Alligator Bogaloo is one example of Lou Donaldson's successful combinations of hard bop and soul-jazz. Of the six tunes, three are Donaldson originals, including the title hit. The excellent band, consisting of Melvin Lastin, Sr. on cornet, George Benson on guitar, Lonnie Smith on organ, and Leo Morris on drums, mixes laid-back vamps beneath driving hard bop charts.
Track Listing:
1. Alligator Bogaloo
2. One Cylinder
3. The Thang
4. Aw Shucks!
5. Rev. Moses
6. I Want A Little Girl
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Back On the Scene (MONO)
Benny Green
$32.99
200 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl Mono LP - Sealed
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You to can be Back on the Scene with Bennie Green accompanied by Charlie
Rouse on tenor sax, Louis Hayes on drums, Joe Knight on piano and George
Tucker on Bass. As part of the Classic Blue Note Signature LP reissue
Series, this title was cut on Classic's All Tube Mono cutting system from
the original full track Mono master tapes by Bernie Grundman, pressed on
Classic's exclusive 200g Super Vinyl Profile and packaged in an authentic
tip-on cover making this a must have. Tunes include: I Love You, Melba's
Mood,Just Friends, You're Mine You, Bennie Plays The Blues, and
Green Street.
Track Listing:
1. I Love You
2. Melba's Mood
3. Just Friends
4. You're Mine You
5. Bennie Plays The Blues
6. Green Street
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Lee-Way
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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This date was one of trumpeter Lee Morgan's more obscure Blue Note sessions. Matched with altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey, Morgan interprets two of Cal Massey's compositions, McLean's "Midtown Blues" and his own blues "The Lion and the Wolf." The music is essentially hard bop with a strong dose of soul; the very distinctive styles of the principals are the main reasons to acquire this enjoyable music.
Track Listing:
1. These Are Soulfoul Days
2. The Lion and the Wolff
3. Midtown Blues
4. Nakatini Suite
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Midnight Blue (With CD)
Kenny Burrell
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Alfred Lion considered this his favorite production and well he should have. Without piano, Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine and company get a clean open sound and a deep groove on such now classic compositions as the title tune and Chitlins Con Carne, which has become a blues band staple. The CD version includes two bonus tracks not found on the original LP.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Chittlins Con Carne
2. Mule
3. Soul Lament
4. Midnight Blue
5. Wavy Gravy
6. Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You
7. Saturday Night Blues
CD
1. Chittlins Con Carne
2. Mule
3. Soul Lament
4. Midnight Blue
5. Wavy Gravy
6. Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You
7. Saturday Night Blues
8. Kenny's Sound (Bonus Track)
9. K-Twist (Bonus Track)
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Maiden Voyage (With CD)
Herbie Hancock
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Maiden Voyage is arguably the best in Herbie Hancock's series of fine Blue Note albums from the 60s. Every single cut on this album from the haunting Maiden Voyage to the gentle, swinging Dolphin Dance has found its way into the standard jazz repertoire. Herbie Hancock fashioned a modern jazz milestone here with extraordinary compositions, interplay and solos.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Maiden Voyage
2. The Eye Of The Hurricane
3. Little One
4. Survival Of The Fittest
5. Dolphin Dance
CD
1. Maiden Voyage
2. The Eye Of The Hurricane
3. Little One
4. Survival Of The Fittest
5. Dolphin Dance
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The Real McCoy Tyner (With CD)
McCoy Tyner
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
McCoy Tyner forged his sound as a leader here on this amazing session with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Coltrane bandmate Elvin Jones. Every single original on The Real McCoy has gone on to become a jazz standard and it's an essentail classic of both Tyner and of the genre.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Passion Dance
2. Contemplation
3. Four by Five
4. Search For Peace
5. Blues on the Corner
CD
1. Passion Dance
2. Contemplation
3. Four by Five
4. Search For Peace
5. Blues on the Corner
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Somethin' Else (With CD)
Cannonball Adderley
$22.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD- Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults. Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
One of the best known record dates in the history of modern jazz, the chemistry here among Adderley, Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Sam Jones and Art Blakey is amazing. Their reworkings of Autumn Leaves and Love For Sale are masterpieces not to mention Miles' title tune and Nat Adderley's One For Daddy-O which are hands down classics. The CD version includes a bonus track not found on the original LP.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Autumn Leaves
2. Love For Sale
3. Somethin' Else
4. One For Daddy-O
5. Dancing In the Dark
CD
1. Autumn Leaves
2. Love For Sale
3. Somethin' Else
4. One For Daddy-O
5. Dancing In the Dark
6. Bangoon (Bonus Track)
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Go (With CD)
Dexter Gordon
$21.99
Vinyl LP Reissue With CD - Sealed
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No music label represented the classic era better than Blue Note Records and now they're proudly unveiling the first group in their series of Vinyl + Bonus CD reissues of the cream of the crop classics from the Blue Note Vaults! Each LP is mastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster. Each state-of-the-art CD is mastered in 24-bit by Rudy Van Gelder, the original recording engineer of these historic sessions. These releases are iconic, not just for the music inside, but also for the stunning, legendary album covers, which are works of art in themselves.
Dexter Gordon considered this his finest album, and few would disagree. With the perfect rhythm section of Sonny Clark, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins, this tenor giant reinvents standards like Three O'clock In The Morning, Second Balcony Jump and Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry and introduces his most famous composition, Cheese Cake.
Track Listing:
LP
1. Cheese Cake
2. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
3. Second Balcony Jump
4. Love for Sale
5. Where Are You?
6. Three O'Clock in the Morning
CD
1. Cheese Cake
2. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
3. Second Balcony Jump
4. Love for Sale
5. Where Are You?
6. Three O'Clock in the Morning
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Capuchin Swing
Jackie McLean
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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One of McLean's more underrated albums from a plethora of Blue Note releases, 1960's Capuchin Swing finds the bebop alto saxophonist in fine form on a mix of covers and originals. While McLean's future fascination with Ornette Coleman's free-form innovations can be sensed in some solos here, the majority of the album is in a classic hard bop vein. Like contemporaries Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark, and Lee Morgan, though, McLean doesn't just churn out pat jam-session fare, but comes up with consistently provocative charts and solos. Eschewing any ballad cuts, McLean focuses on mid- to fast-tempo swingers and blues. Standouts include originals like "Francisco" and "Condition Blue" and choice renditions of "Just for Now" and "Don't Blame Me." McLean enlists a sparkling lineup of hard bop stars, including trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Taylor. Mitchell particularly impresses, matching many of McLean's own inspired flights with his supple and progressive playing. Along with other fine Blue Note titles like Jackie's Bag and Bluesnik, Capuchin Swing makes for a great introduction to McLean's extensive catalog.-- Stephen Cook
Musicians:
Jackie McLean: Alto Saxophone
Blue Mitchell: Trumpet
Walter Bishop, Jr.: Piano
Art Taylor: Drums
Track Listing:
1. Francisco
2. Just For Now
3. Don't Blame Me
4. Condition Blue
5. Capuchin Swing
6. On The Lion
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A Caddy For Daddy
Hank Mobley
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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A Caddy for Daddy is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on December 18, 1965 and released on the Blue Note label in 1966. It features performances by Mobley with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins.
Musicians:
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Curtis Fuller — trombone
Lee Morgan — trumpet
McCoy Tyner — piano
Bob Cranshaw — bass
Billy Higgins — drums
Track Listing:
1. A Caddy for Daddy
2. The Morning After
3. Venus Di Mildew
4. Ace Deuce Trey
5. 3rd Time Around
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Cliff Craft
Cliff Jordan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Happily, Blue Note Records and Michael Cuscuna have reissued this wonderfully relaxed recording, which dates from a very fertile period of the renowned jazz label's history. Tenor saxman Jordan was influenced by and shares influences with Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane and Hank Mobley; the early inspiration of Lester Young can also be heard. On this date, the selection of tunes is pleasantly balanced between three originals, two bebop standards, and Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady." Trumpeter Art Farmer's playing is up to his usual high standard -- thoughtful, sensitive and technically brilliant. Pianist Sonny Clark is captured during the most prolific phase of his ten-year recording career; together with bassist George Tucker and drummer Louis Hayes, they create a solid, swinging and simpatico rhythm section.
Track Listing:
Cliff Jordan (tenor sax)
Art Farmer (trumpet)
Sonny Clark (piano)
George Tucker (bass)
Louis Hayes (drums)
Side 1
1. Laconia
2. Soul-Lo Blues
3. Cliff Craft
Side 2
1. Confirmation
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. Anthropology
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Blue Train
John Coltrane
$12.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Blue Train is a hard bop jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BLP 1577. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, it is Coltrane's second solo album, the only one he recorded for Blue Note as a leader, and the only one he conceived personally for the label. It has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. Arguably one of the most influential titles from Coltrane and one of the greatest Blue Note releases ever.
Musicians:
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bandleader
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Kenny Drew – piano
Paul Chambers – double bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Track Listing:
1. Blue Train
2. Moment's Notice
3. Locomotion
4. I'm Old Fashioned
5. Lazy Bird
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The Latin Bit
Grant Green
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Grant Green, being known mainly as a soul-jazz guitarist, eventually gravitated into the popular boogaloo sound, a derivation of Latin music. The Latin Bit is the natural bridge to that next phase, though a bit premature for most in 1961-1963, even relative to the subsequent bossa nova craze.
Track Listing:
1. MAMBO INN
2. BESAME MUCHO
3. MAMA INEZ
4. BRAZIL
5. TICO TICO
6. MY LITTLE SUEDE SHOES
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Dialogue
Bobby Hutcherson
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Musicians
FREDDIE HUBBARD, SAM RIVERS, BOBBY HUTCHERSON, ANDREW HILL, RICHARD DAVIS, JOE CHAMBERS, SAM RIVERS
Dialogue boasts an all-star lineup of hot young post-boppers -- trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, woodwind player Sam Rivers, pianist Andrew Hill, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Joe Chambers -- and a set of imaginative compositions by either Hill or Chambers that frequently push the ensemble into uncharted territory. The result is an album bursting at the seams with ideas that still sound remarkably fresh, not to mention a strong sense of collectivity.
Track Listing:
1. CATTA (Andrew Hill)
2. IDLE WHILE (Joe Chambers)
3. LES NOIRS MARCHENT (Hill)
4. DIALOGUE (Joe Chambers)
5. GHETTO LIGHTS (Andrew Hill)
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Action
Jackie McLean
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Musicians
CHARLES TOLLIVER, JACKIE MCLEAN, BOBBY HUTCHERSON, CECIL MCBEE, BILLY HIGGINS, JACKIE MCLEAN
McLean (along with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Billy Higgins) plays free hard bop on "Action" (which does not have a specific set of chord changes to follow), a pair of Tolliver compositions ("Plight" being the most well known) and even the standard "I Hear a Rhapsody" (McLean's feature). Only the bluesy "Hootnan" is a bit more conventional, although the solos are far from predictable. This album is full of exciting music that has long been overshadowed.
Track Listing:
1. ACTION (Jackie McLean)
2. PLIGHT (Charles Tolliver)
3. WRONG HANDLE (Charles Tolliver)
4. I HEAR A RHAPSODY
5. HOOTNAN (Jackie McLean)
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Hank
Hank Mobley
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Musicians
DONALD BYRD, TRUMPET; JOHN JENKINS, ALTO SAX; HANK MOBLEY, TENOR SAX; BOBBY TIMMONS, DRUMS; WILBUR WARE, BASS; 'PHILLY' JOE JONES, DRUMS, TRUMPET; JOHN JENKINS
An album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1560, and features Mobley, Donald Byrd, John Jenkins, Bobby Timmons, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones
Track Listing:
1. FIT FOR A HANKER (H. Mobley)
2. HIGH GROOVE, LOW FEED-BACK (H. Mobley)
3. EASY TO LOVE (C. Porter)
4. TIME AFTER TIME (Styne-Cahn)
5. DANCE OF THE INFIDELS (B. Powell)
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The Final Comedown
Grant Green
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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The Final Comedown is a soundtrack album for the film The Final Comedown (1972) by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label. It was the first soundtrack album released on Blue Note.
Musicians:
Grant Green - guitar
Irving Markowitz, Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn
Phil Bodner - flute, piccolo, alto saxophone, oboe
Harold Vick - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Julian Barber, Harry Zaratzian - viola
Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken - cello
Eugene Bianco - harp
Warren Smith - marimba, tamborine
George Devens - vibes, timpani, percussion
Richard Tee - piano, organ
Cornell Dupree - guitar
Gordon Edwards - electric bass
Grady Tate - drums
Ralph MacDonald - conga, bongos
Wade Marcus - composer, conductor
Track Listing:
1. Past, Present & Future
2. The Final Comedown
3. Father's Lament
4. Fountain Scene
5. Soul Food-African Shop
6. Slight Fear and Terror
7. Afro Party
8. Luanna's Theme
9. Battle Scene
10. Traveling to Get to Doc
11. One Second After Death
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Good Move
Freddie Roach
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Musicians
BLUE MITCHELL, HANK MOBLEY, EDDIE WRIGHT, FREDDIE ROACH, CLARENCE JOHNSTON, HANK MOBLEY
Laid-back and loosely swinging, Good Move captures organist Freddie Roach near the peak of his form. Roach never leans too heavily on his instrument, preferring a calmer, tasteful attack, yet he is never boring because he has a strong sense of groove. He keeps things moving on slower numbers like Erroll Garner's "Pastel" and Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So," but the true highlights are on originals like "Wine, Wine, Wine" and "On Our Way Up," where the bluesy structures and fluid rhythms give Roach a chance to stretch out. Throughout the record, he is capably supported by guitarist Eddie Wright and drummer Clarence Johnston, as well as trumpeter Blue Mitchell and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, who both contribute fine solos.
Track Listing:
1. IT AINT NECESSARILY SO (Gershwin)
2. WHEN MALINDY SINGS (Brown-Dunbar)
3. PASTEL (Erroll Garner)
4. WINE, WINE, WINE (F. Roach)
5. ON OUR WAY UP (F. Roach)
6. TAINT WHAT YOU DO (Oliver-Young)
7. LOTS OF LOVELY LOVE (R. Rodgers)
8. I. Q. BLUES (F. Roach)
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Charisma
Lee Morgan
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Musicians
LEE MORGAN, JACKIE MCLEAN, HANK MOBLEY. CEDAR WALTON, PAUL CHAMBERS, BILLY HIGGINS, JACKIE MCLEAN.
Trumpeter Lee Morgan's lesser-known Blue Note recordings but it is quite rewarding. The notable sextet (which also includes altoist Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley on tenor, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Billy Higgins) performs originals by Morgan, Walton and Duke Pearson, including particularly catchy versions of the funky "Hey Chico" and Pearson's memorable "Sweet Honey Bee" (which should have become a hit). The three horns, all of whom sound quite individual, each have their exciting moments, and the results are quintessential mid-'60s hard bop.
Track Listing:
1. Hey Chico
2. Somethin' Cute
3. Rainy Night
4. Sweet Honey Bee
5. The Murphy Man
6. The Double Up
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Inner Urge
Joe Henderson
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Musicians
JOE HENDERSON, MCCOY TYNER, BOB CRANSHAW, ELVIN JONES, MCCOY TYNER
This early recording by Joe Henderson is not only one of the finest of all of his fine recordings, but is also a high point for 1960s jazz. At this point in his career, Henderson was a full-time member of Horace Silver's combo and did not yet have a steady band in his hire. He is joined on Inner Urge by veterans of other combos: McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones from John Coltrane's unit and Sonny Rollins sideman Bob Cranshaw. This album is perhaps the best Henderson recorded in his long and illustrious career, and stands easily alongside the best records of the era.
Track Listing:
1. INNER URGE (Joe Henderson)
2. ISOTOPE (Henderson)
3. EL BARRIO (Joe Henderson)
4. YOU KNOW I CARE (Duke Pearson)
5. NIGHT AND DAY (Cole Porter)
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Newk's Time
Sonny Rollins
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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One of several of Sonny Rollins' late-'50s sessions for Blue Note, Newk's Time is part classic date and part blowing session thanks to the fine blend of engaging lyrical work and lengthy solos. Joined by drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Doug Watkins, and pianist Wynton Kelly, the quartet setting lends itself well to Rollins style here, allowing him to stretch out brilliantly on versions of Miles Davis' '50s concert opener "Tune Up" and Kenny Dorham's "Asiatic Raes."
Features:
- Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes!
- Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech
- Cut at 45rpm for Better Sound!
- Pressed on two 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI
- Limited Edition
- Ultra-Durable, Extra Thick Album Jackets
- Gatefold Album with Session Photos in stunning High Resolution
Musicians:
- Sonny Rollins, tenor sax
- Wynton Kelly, piano
- Doug Watkins, bass
- Philly Joe Jones, drums
This title is not eligible for discount.
Track Listing:
Tune Up
Asiatic Raes
Wonderful! Wonderful!
The Surrey With Fringe on the Top
Blues For Philly Joe
Namely You
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Swing Swang Swingin'
Jackie McLean
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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One of Jackie McLean's earliest Blue Notes, Swing, Swang, Swingin' parts company with the vast majority of his output for the label by concentrating chiefly on standards (only one of the seven tunes is a McLean original). Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean sounds invigorated here, catapulting each melody forward before launching into a series of impassioned improvisations.
Track Listing:
1. What's New
2. Let's Face the Music and Dance
3. Stable Mates
4. I'll Remember You
5. I Love You
6. I'll Take Romance
7. 116th and Lenox
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The All Seeing Eye
Wayne Shorter
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Wayne Shorter (who composed four of the five originals) picked an all-star cast (trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Joe Chambers, along with brother Alan Shorter on flügelhorn for the final song) to perform and interpret the dramatic selections, and their brand of controlled freedom has plenty of subtle surprises. This is stimulating music that still sounds fresh over three decades later.
Track Listing:
1. THE ALL SEEING EYE (Wayne Shorter)
2. GENESIS (Wayne Shorter)
3. CHAOS (Wayne Shorter)
4. FACE OF THE DEEP (Wayne Shorter)
5. MEPHISTOPHELES (Alan Shorter)
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True Blue
Tina Brooks
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With a strong, smooth tone and an amazing flow of fresh ideas every time he soloed, tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks should have been a major jazz artist, but his legacy is confined to a series of dates that he did for Blue Note as a sideman and leader. True Blue is the only album under his own name to come out in his lifetime. He and Freddie Hubbard had recorded Hubbards Open Sesame a week earlier. True Blue also features Hubbard on trumpet along with Duke Jordan on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Art Taylor on drums. Brooks made the best out of this opportunity here as it is a phenomenal set containing five of his originals.
Track Listing:
1. Good Ole Soul
2. Up Tight's Creek
3. Theme For Doris
4. True Blue
5. Miss Hazel
6. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
7. True Blue (Alternate Take)
8. Good Ole Soul
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Roll Call
Hank Mobley
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Hank Mobley's Roll Call explodes with energy. The first horn heard here is actually Freddie Hubbard's trumpet, foreshadowing the prominent role that he would have in the sound of this album. The quintet all work together flawlessly here, but Hubbard particularly shines as he plays off of Mobley's fluid riffs and carries more than a few lines himself, sounding particularly athletic and effortless on the closing track, "The Breakdown." Mobley's performance throughout the recording is stylish without being restrained, and the strength of his songwriting shines on five of the album's six songs. A warm, laid-back, sweet version of "The More I See You" is also included, with a muted Hubbard sounding very much like Miles Davis. It is a nice complement to this collection of originals, which has often been overshadowed by Mobley's other late-'50s and early-'60s work but is definitely deserving of some attention of its own.
Track Listing:
1. ROLL CALL (H. Mobley)
2. MY GROOVE YOUR MOVE (H. Mobley)
3. TAKE YOUR PICK (H. Mobley)
4. A BAPTIST BEAT (H. Mobley)
5. THE MORE I SEE YOU (Gordon-Warren)
6. THE BREAKDOWN (H. Mobley)
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Blues In Trinity
Dizzy Reece
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As Dizzy Reece's first album for Blue Note, Blues in Trinity goes a long way to establish the trumpeter's signature sound. Reece doesn't take chances stylistically; he prefers to stay within the confines of hard bop. Nevertheless, he has a bold, forceful sound that simply burns with passion. Even on slower numbers, there's a fire to his playing that keeps Blues in Trinity from being predictable. The high quality of the album is even more impressive given the recording circumstances.
Track Listing:
1. Blues In Trinity
2. I Had The Craziest Dream
3. Close-Up
4. Shepherd's Serenade
5. Color Blind
6. 'Round About Midnight
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Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley
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Musicians:
Julian Cannonball Adderley, Alto Sax
Miles Davis, Trumpet
Hank Jones, Piano
Sam Jones, Bass
Art Blakey, Drums
When alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley culled together this quartet, he grabbed three champions from seemingly disparate schools to complement his flinty solos: Miles Davis, the king of cool; Art Blakey, the thundering force of hard bop; Hank Jones, a veteran of swing; and Sam Jones, a versatile bassist adaptable to nearly any setting. The results are one of Blue Note's most beloved albums. The open-ended beauty of "Autumn Leaves," which features Davis beautifully stating the melody on muted trumpet, sounds like it could easily be an outtake from Kind of Blue (which it isn't). The midtempo title track provides the centerpiece of this classic as Adderley echoes Miles's swaggering melody before both unravel wonderful solos. A must-have Blue Note album. --John Murph
Track Listing:
Side 1
Autumn Leaves
Love For Sale
Side 2
Somethin' Else
One For Daddy-O
Dancing In The Dark
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Green Is Beautiful
Grant Green
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The second album of Grant Green's thorough jazz-funk makeover, Green Is Beautiful finds the guitarist growing more comfortable with harder, funkier R&B than he seemed on the softer-hued Carryin' On.
Track Listing:
1. AINT IT FUNKY NOW 9:57
2. A DAY IN THE LIFE 8:55
3. THE WINDJAMMER 5:40
4. ILL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 6:40
5. DRACULA 6:03
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Maiden Voyage (Out of Stock)
Herbie Hancock
$11.99
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Musicians:
Herbie Hancock
Freddie Hubbard
George Coleman
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on May 17, 1965 for Blue Note Records. It was issued as BLP 4195 and BST 84195. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. Many of the song titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space and almost tidal dynamics. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999
Track Listing:
1. Maiden Voyage
2. The Eye Of The Hurricane
3. Little One
4. Survival Of The Fittest
5. Dolphin Dance
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Cool Struttin' (Out Of Stock)
Sonny Clark
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Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader's chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he had before or ever did again), trumpeter Art Farmer, and the legendary rhythm section of bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, both from the Miles Davis band.
Track Listing:
1. Cool Struttin
2. Blue Minor
3. Sippin At Bells
4. Deep Night
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Afro-Cuban (Out of Stock)
Kenny Dorham
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A first-rate recording for the under-appreciated Dorham, this one should be in every collection of all true music lovers.
Track Listing:
1. Afrodisia
2. Lotus Flower
3. Minor's Holiday
4. Basheer's Dream
5. K.D.'s Motion
6. Villa
7. Venita's Dance
8. K.D.'s Cab Ride
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Adam's Apple
Wayne Shorter
$13.99
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With the possible exception of its song, "Footprints," which would become a jazz standard, Adam's Apple received quite a bit less attention upon its release than some of the preceding albums in Wayne Shorter's catalog. That is a shame because it really does rank with the best of his output from this incredibly fertile period.
Track Listing:
1. Adams Apple
2. 502 Blues
3. El Gaucho
4. Footprints
5. Teru
6. Crazy Horse
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Open Sesame
Freddie Hubbard
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Freddie Hubbard's first recording as a leader, Open Sesame features the 22-year-old trumpeter in a quintet with tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, the up-and-coming pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Clifford Jarvis. This set shows that even at this early stage, Hubbard had the potential to be one of the greats. On the ballad "But Beautiful" he shows maturity; other highlights include "Open Sesame," a driving "All or Nothing at All" and "One Mint Julep." It's an impressive start to what would be a very interesting career.
Track Listing:
1. Open Sesame
2. But Beautiful
3. Gypsy Blue
4. All or Nothing at All
5. One Mint Julep
6. Hub's Nub
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Shades Of Redd
Freddie Redd
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Freddie Redd's Shades of Redd is without a doubt his crowning achievement. Completed after a successful stint composing music for the stage play The Connection, Redd wrote music specifically geared for his two formidable front line saxophonists -- emerging alto giant Jackie McLean and the unsung hero of the tenor, Tina Brooks. Redd, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Louis Hayes, fresh out of the Detroit scene, took New York City by storm playing clubs and working with Redd when he was not doing production music. All of these tracks, originals by Redd, are brimming with the hope, optimism, and fresh ideas of the early '60s, music perfectly rendered and representative of the time period.
Track Listing:
1. THESPIAN
2. BLUES-BLUES-BLUES
3. SHADOWS
4. MELANIE
5. SWIFT
6. JUST A BALLAD FOR MY BABY
7. OLE
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Black Byrd (Out of Stock)
Donald Byrd
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A full-fledged foray into R&B that erupted into a popular phenomenon. Byrd was branded a sellout and a traitor to his hard bop credentials, especially after Black Byrd became the biggest-selling album in Blue Note history. What the elitists missed, though, was that Black Byrd was the moment when Byrd's brand of fusion finally stepped out from under the shadow of his chief influence, Miles Davis, and found a distinctive voice of its own. Never before had a jazz musician embraced the celebratory sound and style of contemporary funk as fully as Byrd did here -- not even Davis, whose dark, chaotic jungle-funk stood in sharp contrast to the bright, breezy, danceable music on Black Byrd.
Track Listing:
1. Flight Time
2. Black Byrd
3. Love's So Far Away
4. Mr. Thomas
5. Sky High
6. Slop Jar Blues
7. Where Are We Going
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Street Lady
Donald Byrd
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Street Lady is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1973.
Musicians:
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Roger Glenn - flute
Jerry Peters - piano, electric piano
Fonce Mizell - clavinet, trumpet, vocals
Fred Perren - synthesizer, vocals
David T. Walker - guitar
Chuck Rainey - electric bass
Harvey Mason - drums
King Errisson - congas
Stephanie Spruill - percussion
Larry Mizell - vocals, arranger, conductor
Track Listing:
Lansana's Priestess
Miss Kane
Sister Love
Street Lady
Witch Hunt
Woman of the World
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Blacks & Blues
Bobbi Humphrey
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Bobbi Humphrey scored her biggest hit with her third album Blacks and Blues, an utterly delightful jazz-funk classic that helped make her a sensation at Montreux. If it sounds a lot like Donald Byrd's post-Black Byrd output, it's no accident; brothers Larry and Fonce Mizell have their fingerprints all over the album, and as on their work with Byrd, Larry handles all the composing and most of the arranging and production duties.
Track Listing:
1. Chicago Damn
2. Harlem River Drive
3. Just A Love Child
4. Blacks And Blues
5. Jasper County Man
6. Baby's Gone
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Marlena Shaw Live At Montreux
Marlena Shaw
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A rarity in its own way for it features the R&Bish singer Marlena Shaw in a more spontaneous setting than usual with a trio led by pianist George Gaffney at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. It is not too surprising that Shaw found her greatest successes in pop/soul music for the stylized way that she bends nearly every note and overplays the lyrics (not much subtlety here) fits that idiom quite well. She does her best on Annie Ross's "Twisted" but sounds much more comfortable shouting out over r&b vamps, making this recording of limited interest from the jazz standpoint.
Track Listing:
1. The Show Has Begun
2. The Song is You
3. You Are the Sunshine of my Life
4. Twisted
5. But For Now
6. Save the Children
7. Woman of the Ghetto
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Blowing In From Chicago
Cliff Jordan
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Musicians
Cliff Jordan, TENOR SAXOPHONE
John Gilmore, TENOR SAXOPHONE
Horace Silver, PIANO;
Curly Russel, BASS
Art Blakey, DRUMS
Clifford Jordan's first date as a leader actually found him sharing a heated jam session with fellow tenor John Gilmore. Backed by pianist Horace Silver, bassist Curly Russell, and drummer Art Blakey, the two saxophonists square off mostly on obscurities (other than Gigi Gryce's "Blue Lights" and "Billie's Bounce"). This was one of Gilmore's few sessions outside of Sun Ra's orbit and, if anything, he slightly overshadows the cooler-toned Jordan. Recommended.
Track Listing:
1. Status Quo
2. Bo-Till
3. Blue Lights
4. Billie's Bounce
5. Evil Eye
6. Everywhere
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The Congregation
Johnny Griffin
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The great tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin is heard in top form on this near-classic quartet set. Assisted by pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Kenny Dennis, Griffin is exuberant on "The Congregation" (which is reminiscent of Horace Silver's "The Preacher"), thoughtful on the ballads, and swinging throughout. It's recommended for bop collectors.
Track Listing:
1. THE CONGREGATION
2. LATIN QUARTER
3. I'M GLAD THERE IS YOU
4. MAIN SPRING
5. IT'S YOU OR NO ONE
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Hootin' 'N Tootin'
Fred Jackson
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Musicians
FRED JACKSON,TENOR SAX EARL VANDYKE,ORGAN WILLIE JONES,GUITAR WILBERT HOGAN, DRUMS, TENOR SAX EARL VANDYKE
Hootin' 'N Tootin', is a thoroughly enjoyable set of funky soul-jazz with hard bop overtones. It is true that Jackson doesn't try anything new on the set, but he proves to be a capable leader, coaxing hot, infectious performances out of guitarist Willie Jones, organist Earl Vandyke and drummer Wilbert Hogan, all of whom were collegues of Jackson in the Lloyd Price band. All of the songs on the album are Jackson originals, and while there are no substantial, memorable melodies, they provide an excellent foundation for the group's smoking interplay.
Track Listing:
1. DIPPIN' IN THE BAG
2. SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
3. PREACH BROTHER
4. HOOTIN' 'N TOOTIN'
5. EASIN' ON DOWN
6. THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT
7. WAY DOWN HOME
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Two Souls In One
George Braith
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Musicians
GEORGE BRAITH, SOPRANO SAX & STRITCH; GRANT GREEN, GUITAR; BILLY GARDNER, ORGAN; DONALD BAILEY, DRUMS, SOPRANO SAX & STRITCH; GRANT GREEN
In some ways, it's hard to view George Braith's playing a soprano and alto saxophone simultaneously as anything other than a gimmick, especially since it's nearly presented that way on his debut album, Two Souls in One. Braith plays the two horns on the folk calypso "Mary Ann" and the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb," limiting himself to the melody and bridges, probably because it's hard to finger anything else but simple lines when you're playing two instruments at once.
Track Listing:
1. MARY ANN
2. HOME STREET (Braith)
3. POINCIANA (Bernier/Simon)
4. MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
5. BRAITH-A-WAY (G. Braith)
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Unity
Larry Young
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On Unity, jazz organist Larry Young began to display some of the angular drive that made him a natural for the jazz-rock explosion to come barely four years later. While about as far from the groove jazz of Jimmy Smith as you could get, Young hadn't made the complete leap into freeform jazz-rock either. Here he finds himself in very distinguished company: drummer Elvin Jones, trumpeter Woody Shaw, and saxman Joe Henderson. Young was clearly taken by the explorations of saxophonists Coleman and Coltrane, as well as the tonal expressionism put in place by Sonny Rollins and the hard-edged modal music of Miles Davis and his young quintet.
Track Listing:
1. ZOLTAN (Woody Shaw)
2. MONKS DREAM (Thelonious Monk)
3. IF (Joe Henderson)
4. THE MOONTRANE (Woody Shaw)
5. SOFTLY AS A MORNING SUNRISE
6. BEYOND ALL LIMITS (Woody Shaw)
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Dippin'
Hank Mobley
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Dippin' is one of Hank Mobley's finer moments, even considering that his entire Blue Note catalog is masterful, particularly his 1960s dates that reveal the depth and dimension of his understanding of harmonic invention -- all in the name of groove and swing, of course. This date, recorded on a single day in June of 1965, netted four Mobley originals as well as two covers.
Track Listing:
1. THE DIP (H. Mobley) BLUE HORIZON MUSIC - BMI
2. RECADO BOSSA NOVA (D. Ferreira)
3. THE BREAK THROUGH (H. Mobley) BLUE HORIZON MUSIC - BMI
4. THE VAMP (H. Mobley) BLUE HORIZON MUSIC - BMI
5. I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME (Schwartz-Dietz)
6. BALLIN' (H. Mobley)
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Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley
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Recorded on June 23, 1957 and features Mobley, Bill Hardman, Curtis Porter, Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.
Track Listing:
1. Mighty Moe & Joe
2. Falling In Love With Love
3. Bags' Groove
4. Double Exposure
5. News
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Soul Station (Out of Stock)
Hank Mobley
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Recorded with a superstar quartet including Art Blakey on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and Wynton Kelly on piano, it was the first album since Mobley's 1955 debut to feature him as a leader without any other accompanying horns. The clean, uncomplicated sound that resulted from that grouping helps make it the best among his albums and a peak moment during a particularly strong period in his career.
Track Listing:
1. REMEMBER (5:37)
2. THIS I DIG OF YOU (6:22)
3. DIG DIS (6:08)
4. SPLIT FEELIN?S (4:52)
5. SOUL STATION (9:03)
6. IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU (5:06)
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Moanin'
Art Blakey
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Moanin' includes some of the greatest music Blakey produced in the studio with arguably his very best band. There are three tracks that are immortal and will always stand the test of time. The title selection is a pure tuneful melody stewed in a bluesy shuffle penned by pianist Bobby Timmons, while tenor saxophonist Benny Golson's classy, slowed "Along Came Betty" and the static, militaristic "Blues March" will always have a home in the repertoire of every student or professional jazz band.
Track Listing:
1. Moanin'
2. Are You Real
3. Along Came Betty
4. The Drum Thunder Suite
5. Blues March
6. Come Rain or Come Shine
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Candy
Lee Morgan
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Recorded when he was only 19, Candy was one of the first albums (along with The Cooker, recorded the same year) where Lee Morgan showed his own unique style. His prodigal technical virtuosity had already been proven at this time in the Dizzy Gilliespie band, but Morgan's first solo ventures had been remarkable only because of his young age. Here, the influence of some of Morgan's mentors can be seen, but instead of just emulating the style of older trumpeters like Clifford Brown, he has begun absorbing bits and pieces of the phrasing and style of a wide range of musicians, from Gillespie to Miles Davis, then using them to forge his own sound. Morgan places himself front and center here -- there are no other horns to carry the melodic lines, leaving him quite exposed, but he manages to perform beautifully. Not merely a technical marvel, his tone on this album was sweet and his playing fluid, infused with joy and crisply articulated emotion. Morgan would later turn out to be an expert songwriter, but here songs like Buddy Johnson's "Since I Fell for You," and Jimmy Heath's "C.T.A." gave him ample space to show off his talents.
Track Listing:
1. Candy
2. Since I Fell for You
3. C.T.A.
4. All the Way
5. Who Do You Love
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Blues Walk (Out Of Stock)
Lou Donaldson
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Lou Donaldson's undisputed masterpiece, Blues Walk, marks the point where the altoist began to decisively modify his heavy Charlie Parker influence and add a smoky, bluesy flavor of his own. The material is still firmly in the bebop vein, and the mellower moments aren't as sleepy as some of Donaldson's subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and loosens things up. That makes it the definitive release in Donaldson's early, pre-soul-jazz period, but what elevates Blues Walk to classic status is its inviting warmth. Donaldson's sweetly singing horn is ingratiating and melodic throughout the six selections, making even his most advanced ideas sound utterly good-natured and accessible. The easy-swinging title cut is a classic, arguably Donaldson's signature tune even above his late-'60s soul-jazz hits, and his other two originals -- "Play Ray" and "Callin' All Cats" -- are in largely the same vein. Elsewhere, Donaldson displays opposite extremes of his sound; the up-tempo bebop classic "Move" provokes his fieriest playing on the record, and his romantic version of "Autumn Nocturne" is simply lovely, a precursor to Lush Life. The addition of Ray Barretto on conga is a subtle masterstroke, adding just a bit more rhythmic heft to the relaxed swing. There are numerous likable records in Donaldson's extensive catalog, but Blues Walk is the best of them all.
Track Listing:
1. BLUES WALK
2. MOVE
3. THE MASQUERADE IS OVER
4. PLAY RAY
5. AUTUMN NOCTURNE
6. CALLIN' ALL CATS
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Star Bright
Dizzy Reece
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Star Bright is an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece, featuring performances recorded in 1959 shortly after his move to New York City and released on the Blue Note label.
Musicians:
Hank Mobley
Wynton Kelly
Paul Chambers
Art Taylor
Track Listing:
The Rake
I'll Close My Eyes
Groovesville
The Rebound
I Wished On The Moon
A Variation On Monk
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Blackjack
Donald Byrd
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Musicians:
Sonny Red
Hank Mobley
Cedar Walton
Wlater Booker
Billy Higgins
One of three Donald Byrd albums from 1967 (the end of his hard bop period), this recording features the trumpeter/leader with altoist Sonny Red, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker, and drummer Billy Higgins. The six tunes (five of which are originals by Byrd or Red) are all quite obscure and to one extent or another quite explorative. One can sense that Byrd wanted to break through the boundaries and rules of hard bop but had not yet decided on his future directions. The music does swing and highlights include "West of the Pecos" and "Beale Street"; Byrd and Red in particular are in excellent form throughout the date.
Track Listing:
Blackjack
West Of The Pecos
Loki
Eldorado
Beale Street
Pentatonic
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The Turnaround!
Hank Mobley
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The Turnaround! is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on March 7, 1963 and on February 5, 1965, and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Mobley with Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren and Philly Joe Jones from the earlier session and Freddie Hubbard, Barry Harris, Paul Chambers and Billy Higgins from the latter.
Musicians:
Freddie Hubbard
Barry Harris
Paul Chambers
Billy Higgins
Track Listing:
The Turnaround
East Of The Village
The Good Life
Straight Ahead
My Sin
Pat 'N Chat
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Total Response
Horace Silver Quintet
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Total Response is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1971 featuring performances by Silver with Cecil Bridgewater, Harold Vick, Richie Resnicoff, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker, with vocals by Salome Bey and Andy Bey.
Track Listing:
I'm Aware Of The Animals Within Me
Won't You Open Up Your Senses
What Kind Of Animal Am I?
Old Mother Nature Calls
I Had A Little Talk
Acid, Pot, Or Pills
Total Response
Soul Searchin'
Big Business
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Green Street (Out of Stock)
Grant Green
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As a trio, this edition of guitarist Grant Green's many ensembles has to rank with the best he had ever fronted. Recorded on April Fool's Day of 1961, the band and music are no joke, as bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey understand in the most innate sense how to support Green, lay back when needed, or strut their own stuff when called upon. Still emerging as an individualist, Green takes further steps ahead, without a pianist, saxophonist, or -- most importantly -- an organist. His willpower drives this music forward in a refined approach that definitely marks him as a distinctive, immediately recognizable player. It is also a session done in a period when Green was reeling in popular demand, as this remarkably is one of six recordings he cut for Blue Note as a leader in 1961, not to mention other projects as a sideman.
Track Listing:
No. 1 Green Street
'Round About Midnight
Grant's Dimensions
Green With Envy
Alone Together
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Palo Congo
Sabu Martinez
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Sabu Martinez's debut as a leader mostly features percussionists (other than bassist Evaristo Baro), including the leader, Arsenio Rodriguez (who doubles on the tres), Cesar Travieso, Quique Travieso, and Ray "Mosquito" Romero. Martinez, Rodriguez, and Travieso also join Willie Capo and Sarah Baro in singing and chanting. Six of the eight songs are Martinez's originals, although the most memorable cut is the opening "El Cumbanchero," which has a catchy melody and a Martinez vocal that in tone sounds surprisingly like Cab Calloway in spots. Intriguing African-oriented music.
Track Listing:
1.El Cumbanchero
2.Billumba - Palo Congo
3.Choferito - Plena
4.Asabache
5.Simba
6.Rhapsodia Del Maravilloso
7.Aggo Elegua
8.Tribilin Cantore
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Shades Of Green
Grant Green
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A Blue Note date with a large group including about horns, reeds, woodwinds, vibes, et al. Consists of standards and even a medley.Featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.
Track Listing:
1.Medley
2.California Green
3.In The Middle
4.Sunrise Sunset
5.Never My Love
6.Got To Be There
7.If You Really Love Me
8.Cast Your Fate To The Wind
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The Flip
Hank Mobley
$11.99
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Flip is a solid hard groove date for Mobley, who wrote all five of its selections. Flip is Mobley's second-to-last date, and he cut the session in a Paris studio with trombonist Slide Hampton, trumpeter Dizzy Reece, pianist Vince Benedetti, Philly Joe Jones on drums, and a young French bassist named Alby Cullaz.
Track Listing:
1. Flip
2. Feelin' Folksy
3. Snappin' Out
4. 18th Hole
5. Early Morning
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Dial S For Sonny
Sonny Clark
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Dial S for Sonny, Sonny Clark first session for Blue Note Records and his first session as a leader, is a terrific set of laidback bop, highlighted by Sonny Clark liquid, swinging solos. Sonny Clark leads a first-rate group -- Art Farmer (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Wilbur Ware (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) -- through four originals and two standards, balancing the selections between swinging bop and reflective ballads. There are traces of Bud Powell in Sonny Clark style, but he's beginning to come into his own, developing a style that's alternately edgy and charmingly relaxed. Hank Mobley, Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller have their moments, but Sonny Clark steals the show in this set of fine, straight-ahead bop.
Track Listing:
1. Dial S For Sonny
2. Bootin' It
3. It Could Happen To You
4. Sonny's Mood
5. Shoutin' At A Riff
6. Love Walked In
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Contrasts
Larry Young
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Organist Larry Young mostly utilized lesser-known musicians from the Newark, NJ, area: Tyrone Washington and Herbert Morgan on tenors, flugelhornist Hank White, guitarist Eddie Wright, drummer Eddie Gladden, and Stacey Edwards on congas. "Major Affair" is an organ-drums duet and Larry's wife Althea Young does a haunting version of "Wild Is the Wind," while the other four selections use all of the horns. The adventurous music is sometimes quite intense but also grooves in its own eccentric way, offering listeners a very fresh sound on organ.
Musicians:
Larry Young - organ
Hank White - flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 5-6)
Herbert Morgan, Tyrone Washington - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5-6)
Eddie Wright - guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
Eddie Gladden - drums
Stacey Edwards - congas (tracks 1, 2, 4-5)
Althea Young - vocals (track 4)
Track Listing:
1. Majestic Soul
2. Evening
3. Major Affair
4. Tender Feelings
5. Means Happiness
6. Wild Is The Wind
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Idle Moments
Grant Green
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This languid, seductive gem may well be Grant Green's greatest moment on record. Right from the opening bars of the classic title cut, Idle Moments is immediately ingratiating and accessible, featuring some of Green's most stylish straight jazz playing.
Track Listing:
Idle Moments
Jean De Fleur
Jean De Fleur (Alternate Version)
Django
Django (Alternate Version)
Nomad
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Say It Loud
Lou Donaldson
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It’s hard to out-funk James Brown, and the title track is a pleasant if half-hearted effort: When Donaldson shouts “Say it again” the guys respond “I’m black I’m proud” like they’ve been told to repeat what the teacher said. But Donaldson’s “Snake Bone” features the band at its most active and inspired. Idris “Leo Morris” Muhammad’s snare positively crackles, his beats all loose-limbed skipping over the drum head. Guitarist Jimmy Ponder’s solo sums up all his skills, from nasty blues licks to octave swarms, plus dirty hammer-ons and pull-offs. Organist Charles “The Mighty Burner” Earland lets loose with skittering melody lines and crowd-rousing drones and swells during his solo. Blue Mitchell’s ringing, pure soul trumpet tone punches through the mix, and Donaldson—playing an alto sax augmented by a Varitone electronic attachment for a slightly fuller, reverbier sound—is his usual funked-up self.
Track Listing:
1. Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud)
2. Summertime
3. Caravan
4. Snake Bone
5. Brother Soul
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Midnight Creeper
Lou Donaldson
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As he delved deeper into commercial soul-jazz and jazz-funk, Lou Donaldson became better at it. While lacking the bite of his hard bop improvisations or the hard-swinging funk of Alligator Bogaloo, Midnight Creeper succeeds where its predecessor, Mr. Shing-A-Ling failed: it offers a thoroughly enjoyable set of grooving, funky soul-jazz. The five songs -- including two originals by Donaldson and one each by Lonnie Smith (who also plays organ on the record), Teddy Vann, and Harold Ousley -- aren't particularly distinguished, but the vibe is important, not the material. And the band -- Donaldson, Smith, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, guitarist George Benson, and drummer Leo Morris -- strikes the right note, turning in a fluid, friendly collection of bluesy funk vamps. Donaldson could frequently sound stilted on his commercial soul-jazz dates, but that's not the case with Midnight Creeper. He rarely was quite as loose on his late-'60s/early-'70s records as he is here, and that's what makes Midnight Creeper a keeper.
Track Listing:
1. Midnight Creeper
2. Love Power
3. Elizabeth
4. Bag Of Jewels
5. Dapper Dan
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Slow Drag
Donald Byrd
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The music in general finds Byrd looking both backwards toward the blues and forwards toward modal music and hints of the avant-garde. A fine effort.
Track Listing:
1. Slow Drag
2. Secret Love
3. Booker's Bossa
4. Jelly Roll
5. The Loner
6. My Ideal
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Love Call
Ornette Coleman
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The other half of the New York Is Now session. There were two dates, April 29 and May 7, 1968. Half the tunes from this volume and half from New York Is Now were recorded at each session.Here, Coleman with Dewey Redman and the rhythm section of Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison work through Coleman's melodic conceptions and harmonic constructs on five numbers, with alternate takes making up two more.
Track Listing:
1. Airborn
2. Check Out Time
3. Check Out Time
4. Open To The Public
5. Love Call
6. Love Call
7. Just For You
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Sonny's Crib
Sonny Clark
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Sonny's Crib is a phenomenal recording, one that opened the door to hard bop becoming the norm in the late '50s, and one that drew deft, imaginative performances from all its players.
Track Listing:
1. Sonny's Crib
2. Speak Low
3. With A Song In My Heart
4. Come Rain Or Come Shine
5. News For Lulu
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Trompeta Toccata
Kenny Dorham
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Dorham contributed three of the four selections to the session (Joe Henderson's catchy "Mamacita" also receives its debut), and his very underrated abilities as a writer, trumpeter, and talent scout are very much in evidence. This modern hard bop quintet set with Henderson on tenor, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath served as a strong (if premature) ending to Dorham's impressive career as a solo artist. This was trumpeter Kenny Dorham's last full album as a leader for he was only 40 at the time and still in his prime.
Track Listing:
1. Trompeta Toccata
2. Night Watch
3. Mamacita
4. The Fox
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The Cooker
Lee Morgan
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The trumpeter, then just 19, teams up with baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones for a particularly strong set that is highlighted by a lengthy and fiery "Night in Tunisia," "Lover Man" and a rapid rendition of "Just One of Those Things." Morgan plays remarkably well for his age (already ranking just below Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis), making this an essential acquisition.
Track Listing:
1. A Night In Tunisia
2. Heavy Dipper
3. Just One of Those Things
4. Lover Man
5. New Ma
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A Slice Of The Top
Hank Mobley
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Mobley, who continued to evolve into a more advanced player throughout the 1960s, fits right in with such adventurous players as altoist James Spaulding, trumpeter Lee Morgan (with whom Mobley recorded frequently), pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins. The inclusion of Kiane Zawadi on euphonium and Howard Johnson on tuba adds a lot of color to this memorable outing.
Track Listing:
Hank's Other Bag
There's a Lull in My Life
Cute 'N Pretty
Touch of Blue
Slice of the Top
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A Fickle Sonance
Jackie McLean
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Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was one of the few jazz players to come up through bebop and incorporate free jazz into his style. Even though A Fickle Sonance preceded McLean's intense 1962 album Let Freedom Ring, the playing remained in a swinging blues-oriented style, showing no hint of the direction his music was about to take. The sidemen on the date (Tommy Turrentine [trumpet], Sonny Clark [piano], and Butch Warren [bass]) prove to be an invigorating combination of musicians, however not as involved in the burgeoning free music as drummer Billy Higgins. At the time of these sessions, Higgins had already played with Ornette Coleman, providing a link to the avant-garde, but nevertheless his playing follows the hard bop pace of the others. McLean provides two original compositions, "Subdued" and the title track, while Clark, Turrentine, and Warren fill the remaining tracks.
Track Listing:
Five Will Get You Ten
Subdued
Sundu
A Fickle Sonance
Enitnerrut
Lost
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Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter
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Speak No Evil was one of several albums Shorter recorded for Blue Note in 1964. At the same time, he was also active in Miles Davis's band, and so it is unlikely that Speak No Evil received any special attention at the time of its release. But the passage of time has led to the album being generally regarded as Shorter's finest, and also a highlight of the Blue Note catalogue. The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "by far Shorter's most satisfying record."
Track Listing:
1. Witch Hunt
2. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
3. Dance Cadaverous
4. Speak No Evil
5. Infant Eyes
6. Wild Flower
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Beautiful
Candido
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Featuring his usual touring band, conga master Candido released the funky Beautiful in 1970. His first release for Blue Note -- following his Solid State debut, Man of a Thousand Fingers -- is a dance-oriented project that features lots of go-go-style blues jams propelled along by Candido's high-energy percussion, Richard Davis' electric bass, and Frank Anderson's juicy organ backgrounds. While jazz improvisation isn't really the point of the music, saxophonist Alan Ralph does get in some nice post-bop and modal-style choruses and the two-part "Ghana Spice" gives Candido a nice chance to stretch out.
Track Listing:
1. I'm On My Way
2. Tic Tac Toe
3. Hey, Western Union Man
4. Serenade To A Savage
5. New World In The Morning
6. Beautiful
7. I Shouldn't Believe
8. Money Man
9. Ghana Spice (Part 1)
10. Ghana Spice (Part 2)
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Cliff Jordan
Cliff Jordan
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Cliff Jordan recorded this album for Blue Note in 1957.
Musicians:
Cliff Jordan - tenor saxophone
Lee Morgan - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
Curtis Fuller - trombone (track 1-4)
John Jenkins - alto saxophone
Ray Bryant - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Taylor – drums
Track Listing:
1. Not Guilty
2. St. John
3. Blue Shoes
4. Beyond The Blue Horizon
5. Ju-Ba
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Mode For Joe
Joe Henderson
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Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's fifth and final early Blue Note album is his only one with a group larger than a quintet. Henderson welcomes quite an all-star band (trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Curtis Fuller, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Joe Chambers) and together they perform originals by Henderson (including "A Shade of Jade"), Walton and Morgan ("Free Wheelin'"). The advanced music has plenty of exciting moments and all of the young talents play up to the level one could hope for.
Track Listing:
A Shade Of Jade
Mode For Joe
Black
Caribbean Fire Dance
Granted
Free Wheelin'
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Point Of Departure
Andrew Hill
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Point of Departure, with its all-star lineup (even then), took jazz and wrote a new book on it, excluding nothing. With Eric Dolphy and Joe Henderson on saxophones (Dolphy also played clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute), Richard Davis on bass, Tony Williams on drums, and Kenny Dorham on trumpet, this was a cast created for a jazz fire dance. From the opening moments of "Refuge," with its complex minor mode intro that moves headlong via Hill's large, open chords that flat sevenths, ninths, and even 11ths in their striding to move through the mode, into a wellspring of angular hard bop and minor-key blues.
Musicians:
Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
Andrew Hill - piano
Richard Davis - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Track Listing:
Refuge
New Monastery
Spectrum
Flight 19
Dedication
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Whistle Stop
Kenny Dorham
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Whistle Stop features seven of his compositions, none of which have been picked up by any of the "Young Lions" of the '90s despite their high quality and many fresh melodies. Dorham teams up with tenor-saxophonist Hank Mobley (who he had recorded with previously along with Art Blakey and Max Roach), pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones for a set of lively, fresh, and consistently swinging music. This is a generally overlooked near-classic set.
Track Listing:
Philly Twist
Buffalo
Sunset
Whistle Stop
Sunrise In Mexico
Windmill
Dorham's Epitaph
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Clubhouse
Dexter Gordon
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Although tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon had moved to Europe in 1962, he made a return visit to the U.S. in 1965 that resulted in both this album and Gettin' Around. Gordon teams up with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Billy Higgins for three of his originals, two obscurities, and a standard that ended up being the date's most memorable performance: "I'm a Fool to Want You."
Track Listing:
Side One
1. Hanky Panky
2. I'm A Foll To Want You
3. Clubhouse
Side Two
1. Devilette
2. Lady Iris B
3. Jodi
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Inventions & Dimensions
Herbie Hancock
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For his third album, Inventions and Dimensions, Herbie Hancock changed course dramatically. Instead of recording another multifaceted album like My Point of View, he explored a Latin-inflected variation of post-bop with a small quartet. Hancock is the main harmonic focus of the music -- his three colleagues are bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Willie Bobo, and percussionist Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez, who plays conga and bongo. It is true that the music is rhythm-intensive, but that doesn't mean it's dance music. Hancock has created an improvisational atmosphere where the rhythms are fluid and the chords, harmonies, and melodies are unexpected. On every song but one, the melodies and chords were improvised, with Hancock's harmonic ideas arising from the rhythms during the recording. The result is risky, unpredictable music that is intensely cerebral and quite satisfying. Inventions and Dimensions displays his willingness to experiment and illustrates that his playing is reaching new, idiosyncratic heights. Listening to this, the subsequent developments of Miles Davis' invitation to join his quartet and the challenging Empyrean Isles come as no surprise.
Track Listing:
Side One
1. Succotash
2. Triangle
Side Two
1. Jack Rabbit
2. Mimosa
3. A Jump Ahead
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The Spoiler
Stanley Turrentine
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Although he is accompanied by an all-star group that includes trumpeter Blue Mitchell, altoist James Spaulding, baritonist Pepper Adams and pianist McCoy Tyner, Turrentine's sidemen could almost have been anonymous studio players for the tenor is the dominant voice throughout. It is surprising that Pearson did not make more extensive use of the other musicians' unique talents, particularly Tyner. However, despite some potentially indifferent material, Turrentine is in fine form throughout the date, even finding something to say on "Sunny." "La Fiesta" (no relation to the later Chick Corea tune) is the highpoint of a largely enjoyable set.
Track Listing:
Side One
1. The Magilla
2. When The Sun Comes Out
3. La Fiesta
Side Two
1. Sonny
2. Theme From The Oscar
3. You're Gonna Hear From Me
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Heaven On Earth
Larry Young
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Organist Larry Young gets knee deep in the funk on this later Blue Note album.
Musicians:
George Benson-Guitar
Eddie Gladden-Drums
Byard Lancaster-Sax (Alto)
Herbert Morgan-Sax (Tenor)
Track Listing:
Side One
1.The Infant
2. The Cradle
3. The Hereafter
Side Two
1.Heaven On Earth
2. Call Me
3. My Funny Valentine
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Love Bug
Reuben Wilson
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Working with an impressive backing band of guitarist Grant Green, trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, and drummer Idris Muhammad, Wilson leads his band through a number of soul-jazz workouts, none of which ever really catch fire. Instead of working tight, funky grooves, the quintet tends to spiral off into vaguely experimental territory, which loses sight of the spirit of the song. Still, Green has a number of shining moments, as does Morgan and Coleman -- in fact, they tend to overshadow Wilson, who nevertheless turns in a fine performance. Nevertheless, there are flashes on Love Bug, particularly on "Hot Rod" and the bonus track "Hold on, I'm Comin'," that demonstrate the organist coming into his own.
Track Listing:
Side One
1.Hot Rod
2. I'm Gonna Make You Lo0ve Me
3. I Say A Little Prayer
Side Two
1. Love Bug
2. Stormy
3. Black Out
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Out Of The Blue
Sonny Red
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Out of the Blue is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Red recorded in late 1959 and early 1960 and released on the Blue Note label in 1996.
Musicians:
Sonny Red - alto saxophone
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers, Sam Jones - bass
Roy Brooks, Jimmy Cobb - drums
Track Listing:
Side One
1. Bluesville
2. Stay As Sweet As You Are
3. I've Never Been In Love Before
4. Nadia
Side Two
1. Blues In The Pocket
2. Alone Too Long
3. The Lope
4. Stairway To The Stars
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Turning Point
Lonnie Smith
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Turning Point is a more adventurous affair than Think!, finding Smith -- as well as trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Julian Priester, guitarist Melvin Sparks, tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin and drummer Leo Morris -- exploring territory that isn't quite free, but is certainly more "out there" than the average soul-jazz session. In particular, Smith's originals "Slow High" and "Turning Point" reach the outer edges of the style, playing with dissonance, complex melodies and expansive sound structures. Despite all these free flourishes, Turning Point remains a soul-jazz record and it has all the trappings of its era -- the take on "Eleanor Rigby" finds the group approximating psychedelia. While the more adventurous elements of Turning Point make for an intriguing listen, the album isn't quite as enjoyable as the harder grooving sessions or the spacier soul-jazz records from the same era. Nevertheless, it's a worthwhile listen.
Track Listing:
1. Turning Point
2. People Sure Act Funny
3. Eleanor Rigby
4. See Saw
5. Slow High
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Electric Funk
Jimmy McGriff
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The record is laid-back but undeniably funky, with Jimmy McGriff and electric pianist Horace Ott leading an unnamed group through a set of soul workouts. It's not jazz, it's jazzy soul, and it's among the funkiest of any soul-jazz records from the late '60s, filled with stuttering drum breaks, lite fuzz guitars, elastic bass, smoldering organ, and punchy, slightly incongruous horn charts.
Track Listing:
Side One
1. Back On The Track
2. Chris Cross
3. Miss Poopie
4. The Bird Wave
5. Spear For Moon Dog Part 1
Side Two
1. Spear For Moon Dog Part 2
2. Tight Times
3. Spinning Wheel
4. Funky Junk
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Think!
Lonnie Smith
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Think!, organist Lonnie Smith's 1968 sophomore effort for Blue Note, is easily one of the strongest dates the Hammond B-3 master would produce for the label. Featuring a stellar group of musicians including trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist David Newman, guitarist Melvin Sparks, and drummer Marion Booker, Jr., as well as a three-member Afro-Latin percussion unit led by Henry "Pucho" Brown, Think! is a perfect mix of funky soul and forward-thinking jazz. Kicking things off with Hugh Masekela's instantly memorable "Son of Ice Bag," both Sparks and Newman take searching funk-flow solos while Morgan seems to be remembering a certain Masekela lick he dug.
Track Listing:
1. Think
2. Son Of Ice Bag
3. The Call Of The Wild
4. Three Blind Mice
5. Slouchin'
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Hi Voltage
Hank Mobley
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This 1967 date by tenor saxophone great Hank Mobley was a high watermark for the Blue Note label during that exceptional year. Mobley wrote all six tunes here, and they offer the breadth and depth of his mature compositional method. All but one of his collaborators on this project were label veterans -- Jackie McLean, Blue Mitchell, Billy Higgins, and Bob Cranshaw. The lone exception was pianist John Hicks, and the recording session benefits greatly from his contribution. Hicks is a very lyrical player, even when he gets tough and funky. He is right at home with the hard bop blues on the title cut, which opens the set and provides a wonderfully swinging bottom for the soloists to trade fours and burrow through. His chromatic prowess and subtlety are very evident on the moving ballad "No More Goodbyes," where his gently shaded harmonies and ostinatos offer Mobley a beautiful backdrop to solo from. Mobley's sense of rhythmic invention is showcased on the breezy yet finger-popping "Bossa De Luxe," and the three horns go deep into the groove -- using Higgins and Hicks as counterweights in the funky, greasy "Flirty Gerty" that closes the set. In all, this date is solid, ranking with the very best of Mobley's offerings for Blue Note.
Track Listing:
1. High Voltage
2. Two And One
3. No More Goodbys
4. Advance Notice
5. Bossa De Luxe
6. Flirty Gerty
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J.R. Monterose
J.R. Monterose
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J.R. Monterose's first session as a leader was a thoroughly enjoyable set of swinging, straight-ahead bop that revealed him as a saxophonist with a knack for powerful, robust leads in the vein of Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins. With a stellar supporting group of pianist Horace Silver, trumpeter Ira Sullivan, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer "Philly" Joe Jones, Monterose has recorded a set of bop that swings at a measured pace and offers many delightful moments. Throughout the session, Monterose sounds vigorous, whether he's delivering hard-swinging solos or waxing lyrical. With his bluesy vamps and soulful solos, Silver is equally impressive, while Sullivan's spotlights are alternately punchy and skilled; similarly, the rhythm section is tight, letting the music breathe while keeping the groove. In fact, the quality of the music is so strong, J.R. Monterose qualifies as one of the underappreciated gems in Blue Note's mid-'50s catalog.
Track Listing:
1. Wee-Jay
2. The Third
3. Bobbie Pin
4. Marc V
5. Ka-Link
6. Beauteous
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Grant's First Stand
Grant Green
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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 drummer Ben Dixon -- the group cooks up quite a bit of power, really sinking its teeth into the storming up-tempo numbers, and swinging loose and easy on the ballads. The influence of the blues on both Green and Willette is strong and, while that's far and away the dominant flavor of the session, Green also displays his unique bop phrasing (learned by studying horn players' lines, rather than other guitarists) to fine effect on his high-octane opener, "Miss Ann's Tempo," and Willette's "Baby's Minor Lope."
Track Listing:
1. Miss Ann's Tempo
2. Lullaby Of The Leaves
3. Blues For Willarene
4. Baby's Minor Lope
5. Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
6. A Wee Bit O' Green
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Further Explorations
Horace Silver
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The lyrical Farmer and the up-and-coming Jordan have plenty of fine solos, as does the influential Silver, whose funky, witty style stood apart from the prevailing Bud Powell influence of the era. Although none of the newer songs caught on as standards, this set (which has plenty of mood and groove variation) holds together very well and still sounds fresh 40 years later.
Track Listing:
1. The Outlaw
2. Melancholy Mood
3. Pyramid
4. Moon Rays
5. Safari
6. Ill Wind
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Spiral
Bobby Hutcherson
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Recorded in 1968 but not issued until 1979, Spiral marks the first time that the official lineup of the Bobby Hutcherson-Harold Land Quintet -- which also included pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Joe Chambers -- recorded together. (The first Hutcherson-Land album, Total Eclipse, featured Chick Corea on piano.) In one sense, it's understandable why this music stayed on the shelf for over a decade: it didn't fit the late-'60s zeitgeist. It had nothing to do with fusion, and it wasn't aggressively far-out like much of the avant-garde had gotten. Yet, on the other hand, it isn't so understandable -- the music was quite good, often excellent, and the quintet had a knack for making sophisticated, mainstream-leaning modal post-bop sound surprisingly soulful.
Track Listing:
1. Ruth
2. The Wedding March
3. Poor People's March
4. Spiral
5. Visions
6. Jasper
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A Groovy Situation
Reuben Wilson
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A Groovy Situation finds organist Reuben Wilson turning in a funky collection of R&B and pop covers. Supported by guitarist Eddie Diehl, alto saxophonist Earl Turbinton, and drummer Harold White, Wilson runs through familiar soul hits like ("If You Let Me Make Love to You) Then Why Can't I Touch You," "A Groovy Situation," and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," plus the Turtles hit "Happy Together." With songs like this, there's no question that Wilson is going for a wide audience, and while these smooth, funky grooves will do nothing for jazz purists, it's an entertaining record, and some of the grooves are quite hot indeed.
Track Listing:
1. While The World Is Waiting
2. Sweet Tooth
3. If You Let Me Make Love To You Then Why Can't I Touch You
4. A Groovy Situation
5. Happy Together
6. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
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African High Life
Solomon Ilori
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This is a very enjoyable if not essential album of traditional African highlife music set to dance tempos. Fans of Count Ossie (or other Pan-African musics that predate an outright American R&B influence) should know what to expect here. In other words, it doesn't sound as modern as Fela Kuti, so it won't supply the kinds of grooves expected on most dancefloors. This is a more traditional music and, despite its Blue Note affiliation, it should be appreciated on its own terms.
Track Listing:
1. Tolani (African Love Song)
2. Ise Oluwa (God's Work Is Indestructible)
3. Follow Me To Africa
4. Yaba E (Farewell)
5. Jojolo (Look At This Beautiful Girl)
6. Aiye Le (The Troubled World)
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Joe Henderson
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's debut as a leader is a particularly strong and historic effort. With major contributions made by trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Pete La Roca, Henderson (who already had a strikingly original sound and a viable inside/outside style) performs six generally memorable compositions.
Track Listing:
1. Blue Bossa
2. La Mesha
3. Homestretch
4. Recorda Me
5. Jinrikisha
6. Out of the Night
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Step Lightly
Blue Mitchell
$11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Trumpeter Blue Mitchell's Blue Note debut went unissued for 17 years, only coming out on this 1980 LP (not yet reissued on CD). The set must have been lost in the shuffle, for the music is consistently excellent. Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, altoist Leo Wright, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Gene Taylor, and drummer Roy Brooks perform four originals and obscurities, plus lyrical versions of "Sweet and Lovely" and "Cry Me a River." Worth searching for.
Track Listing:
Side 1.
1. Mamacita
2. Sweet And Lovely
3. Andrea
Side 2.
1. Step Lightly
2. Cry Me A River
3. Bluesville
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Phantom (Out Of Stock)
Duke Pearson
$29.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
Temporarily out of stock
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By its vibrant colours and its amazing groove, The Phantom is an album which overpasses all the jewels that pianist Duke Pearson has recorded for Blue Note. The group of musicians here present is an extended one, Jerry Dodgion at the flute and the alto, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Sam Brown and Al Gafa on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass and Carlos Potato Valdes Valdez on percussions. An extended band, not a big band as often with Duke Pearson, but with the same musical ambition. The energy of this record is resulting from the clarity emerging strangely through complex arrangements and harmonies. This album illustrates more than any other not only Dukes incisive playing but also his fulgurant musical visions. Duke Pearson is at his top here in 1968!
Track Listing:
1. The Phantom
2. Blues For Alvina
3. Bunda Amerela
4. Los Ojos Alegres
5. Say You're Mine
6. The Moana Surf
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Alive!
Grant Green
$12.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
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Alive! is the hardest funk LP Grant Green recorded during the later phase of his career, capturing a storming gig at Newark's Cliché Lounge. The sweaty club atmosphere adds something to the music that's difficult to pin down, yet unmistakably present -- a certain organic quality that isn't as noticeable on Green's studio albums of the time. Moreover, Green sounds more like the captain of his ship, with greater assurance in his musical direction and more strut on the R&B material.
Track Listing:
1. Let The Music Take Your Mind
2. Time To Remember
3. Sookie, Sookie
4. Down Here On The Ground
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