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“A brilliant version (and overall session, that for some reason #BlueNote shelved for around 15 years before finally releasing it), with Green’s perfect tone propelling the #song into the stratosphere.” #GrantGreen open.substack.com/pub/mrlee718... #music #MusicSky #guitar #GuitarSky #jazz #JazzSky

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Nascido há 100 anos, Moacir Santos fundiu ancestralidade e erudição

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/07/26/nascido-ha-100-anos-moacir-santos-fundiu-ancestralidade-e-erudicao/

Herbie Hancock, My Point of View, 1963 on Blue Note

https://goatless.org/2026/05/28/herbie-hancock-my-point-of-view-1963-on-blue-note

Grant Green, Green is Beautiful, 1970 on Blue Note

https://goatless.org/2026/05/16/grant-green-green-is-beautiful-1970-on-blue-note

Big John Patton, Let ‘Em Roll, 1966 on Blue Note

Patton joined by Otis Finch (drums), Grant Green (guitar), and Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), and recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Fantastic Hammond B3 driven mid-sixties Blue Note jazz – can’t go wrong.

My copy—direct from Amazon, which often has deals on these—is the Blue Note Tone Poet series reissue from 2023, with lacquer cut by Kevin Grey and Joe Harley and pressing at RTI.

Lou Donaldson, The Natural Soul, 1963 on Blue Note

Another album from the excellent Story of Blue Note Records VMP Anthology, this came five years after Blues Walk, and features Grant Green, John Patton, Ben Dixon, and Tommy Turrentine (brother of Stanley).

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in his Englewood Cliffs NJ studio and produced by Alfred Lion.

My copy is part of the 2024 reissue of the 2019 Vinyl Me Please Anthology.

Dexter Gordon, Dexter Calling, 1962 on Blue Note

Released in mono in 1961 and in stereo in 1962, this was Gordon’s second album on Blue Note, following quickly after Doin’ Allright and five years after Daddy Plays the Horn.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at his studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Gordon is joined by Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, and Kenny Drew. Liner notes by Leonard Feather, produced by Alfred Lion.

My copy is from the VMP Anthology The Story of Blue Note Records, which was first issued in 2019 and then reissued in 2024 – my copy is from that second edition.

The glass of Bordeaux that I’ve been slowly sipping on is almost empty, and I’m not far from flipping this record to side 2. Relaxing in a comfy chair listening to great music is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Added this to an order from a Discogs seller because it was 5 bucks…it’s in pristine condition, and sounds amazing - even though it’s one of those thin floppy records! (Eat your heart out heavyweight vinyl people!) And the streak of “I have never been disappointed by a #BlueNote” continues. After side B I expect a glorious slumber.

#Vinyl #RecordCollecting #Jazz #DexterGordon

The glass of Bordeaux that I’ve been slowly sipping on is almost empty, and I’m not far from flipping this record to side 2. Relaxing in a comfy chair listening to great music is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Added this to an order from a Discogs seller because it was 5 bucks…it’s in pristine condition, and sounds amazing - even though it’s one of those thin floppy records! (Eat your heart out heavyweight vinyl people!) And the streak of “I have never been disappointed by a #BlueNote” continues. After side B I expect a glorious slumber.

#Vinyl #RecordCollecting #Jazz #DexterGordon

I have not regretted a single #BlueNote LP or CD I've ever bought - new or old. Just wrapped up #DonaldByrd's Royal Flush, and put #DexterGordon's Our Man in Paris on the turntable. These were both new acquisitions this past weekend when I dipped a toe across the "irresponsible" line…

These new classic #Vinyl series reissues though…the wax is dead quiet, you can hear the musicians humming/muttering to each other in parts of the songs…I wouldn't say I have a "high end audiophile system" by any stretch of the imagination but damn these sound good.

#RecordCollecting #Jazz #NowSpinning

Great 1959 session with Clark accompanied by Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey. This Japanese pressing sounds crisp and warm.

Sonny Clark - My Conception

(1979 – Japan, Limited Edition, Blue Note – GXF 3056)

#nowplaying #nowspinning #jazz #jazzcommunity #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #sonnyclark #HankMobley #DonaldByrd #artblakey #paulchambers #bluenote

Dexter Gordon - "Our Man In Paris" (1963)

#NowPlaying #DexterGordon #BudPowell #KennyClarke #PierreMichelot #BlueNote #vinyl #VinylRecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyVALLXezqcdxpToZpOggdDHMo14uw17z&si=NF5ZwiMbvmdJX-Ix

Dexter Gordon - "Our Man In Paris" (1963)

#NowPlaying #DexterGordon #BudPowell #KennyClarke #PierreMichelot #BlueNote #vinyl #VinylRecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyVALLXezqcdxpToZpOggdDHMo14uw17z&si=NF5ZwiMbvmdJX-Ix

Thad Jones - The Magnificent Thad Jones

Jones' Blue Note follow-up after Detroit - New York Junction ( https://mas.to/@dnanian/110804823059419518 ), this release part of the Classic Vinyl Series.

This is an even better set than the last one, with great playing by Jones, Percy Heath (bass), Max Roach (drums), Barry Harris (piano), and Billy Mitchell (sax).

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #hardbop #ThadJones #PercyHeath #MaxRoach #BarryHarris #BillyMitchell #BlueNote

“[Little Big] feels like … a project that I’m going to keep turning to throughout the years. All of us in the band have a feeling of fellowship that we’ve started to build that is very special. The band also feels like an outlet for something I’m after creatively. I feel there’s something here with this particular intersection of different styles of music in the music we’re making. There’s still a lot more to find.” - Aaron Parks

Check out our conversation with Aaron Parks. ‘Little Big III’ out now on Blue Note Records.

#aaronparks #littlebig #littlebigiii #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #jazz #bluenote #bluenoterecords #interview #jazz #piano

https://postgenre.org/aaron-parks-little-big-iii/

Ike Quebec, Easy Living, 1987 on Blue Note

Though this was first released / issued by Blue Note in 1987, it was actually recorded in 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey, and represents that early 60s jazz era. It was originally going to be issued as BST-84103 – but the tracks on side one did ultimately make it on Blue Note LT-1089 (1981).

Quebec is joined here by fellow tenor sax master Stanley Turrentine and Bennie Green (on the first three tracks) plus Sonny Clark, Milt Hinton, and Art Blakey (on all six).

Unfortunately both Ike Quebec and Sonny Clark died in January of 1963, three days apart.

My copy via Joe’s Albums in Worcester MA.

#1960s #1962 #1987 #ArtBlakey #BennieGreen #BlueNote #IkeQuebec #jazz #JoeSAlbums #MiltHinton #RudyVanGelder #SonnyClark #StanleyTurrentine #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WorcesterMA

Annie Lennox, Nostalgia, 2014 on Blue Note

Annie Lennox is of course best well known as one half of the dynamic duo that recorded and performed as Eurythmics, but she’s also made a number of wonderful solo albums, going back to 1992’s Diva.

This record, issued in the Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary series, has Lennox covering blues / jazz / soul standards, including “Mood Indigo,” “Summertime,” “Strange Fruit,” and “God Bless the Child.”

I know some people don’t go for the “rock stars doing standards” thing, but I’m a sucker for these, as I know and love the originals too, but appreciate the new spin.

My copy via Electric Fetus in Minneapolis MN

#75thAnniversary #AnnieLennox #BlueNote #Blues #ElectricFetus #JazzAtThePhilharmonic #MinneapolisMN #Soul #Standards #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Some Saturday night #jazz with #sonnyclark. These early 80s #japanese #bluenote pressings used to be a great value but like all other older BNs they’ve gone up a ton in the last few years. Great record. #jazzrecords #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollection @vinylrecords

#NowPlaying John Coltrane & Friends - Sideman: Trane’s Blue Note Sessions

#JohnColtrane #PaulChambers #JohnnyGriffin #SonnyClark

#HiRes #jazz #jazzmusic #BlueNote #BlueNoteRecords

New Jenny Lewis video: Psychos

Video: Jenny Lewis - "Psychos"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlNVtA6Lgu4

Directed by Mama Hotdog. From Joy'All out now on Blue Note.

Jenny Lewis is giving off some dreamy Stevie Nicks vibes in her latest single. It's almost enough to make you want to dust off your skateboard and chug some cran-raspberry. Follow along as Lewis works off that juju fr...

Read more: https://gloriousnoise.com/2023/new-jenny-lewis-video-psychos

#BlueNote #JennyLewis #videos #music #blog

Don Cherry - "Where Is Brooklyn?" (1966)

#NowPlaying #DonCherry #PharoahSanders #HenryGrimes #EdBlackwell #BlueNote #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords #skronkyjazz #skronk

https://youtu.be/ao_TIE5AYY0

Don Cherry - "Where Is Brooklyn?" (1966)

#NowPlaying #DonCherry #PharoahSanders #HenryGrimes #EdBlackwell #BlueNote #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords #skronkyjazz #skronk

https://youtu.be/ao_TIE5AYY0

Don Cherry - "Where Is Brooklyn?" (1966)

#NowPlaying #DonCherry #PharoahSanders #HenryGrimes #EdBlackwell #BlueNote #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords #skronkyjazz #skronk

https://youtu.be/ao_TIE5AYY0

Don Cherry - "Where Is Brooklyn?" (1966)

#NowPlaying #DonCherry #PharoahSanders #HenryGrimes #EdBlackwell #BlueNote #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords #skronkyjazz #skronk

https://youtu.be/ao_TIE5AYY0

Don Cherry - "Where Is Brooklyn?" (1966)

#NowPlaying #DonCherry #PharoahSanders #HenryGrimes #EdBlackwell #BlueNote #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords #skronkyjazz #skronk

https://youtu.be/ao_TIE5AYY0