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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

Cliff Jordan, Cliff Jordan, 1957 on Blue Note

https://goatless.org/2026/04/28/cliff-jordan-cliff-jordan-1957-on-blue-note

Horace Silver Quintet, Silver’s Serenade, 1963 on Blue Note

https://goatless.org/2026/04/25/horace-silver-quintet-silvers-serenade-1963-on-blue-note

Freddie Roach, Good Move!, 1964 on Blue Note

Freddie Roach’s third album as a leader, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliff with Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Eddie Wright (guitar), and Clarence Johnston (drums).

Tunes include “It Ain’t Necessarily So” (Gerswhin) and Pastel (Garner) as well as “T’Ain’t What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It).” Great soul-jazz organ here.

My copy—via Amazon—is the Tone Poet Series reissue from 2024, with lacquer cut by Kevin Gray and pressing at RTI. As you can expect from this series it’s a great sounding pressing with lovely packaging.

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, Midnight Creeper, 1968 on Blue Note

Donaldson joined here by Leo Morris (drums), George Benson (guitar), Lonnie Smith (organ) and Blue Mitchell (trumpet). Very groovy soul-jazz LP from late sixties Blue Note.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs and produced by Francis Wolff.

My copy—via Amazon—is the Blue Note Tone Poet reissue from 2024, mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI.

Blue Mitchell, Down With It, 1966 on Blue Note

Another fantastic Blue Note jazz LP, this came out originally in 1966. It features Mitchell (trumpet) with Junior Cook (tenor sax), Chick Corea (piano), Gene Taylor (bass), and Aloysius Foster (drums), and was recorded at Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey.

My copy- via a private sale – is the Blue Note Tone Poet reissue from 2024, cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at RTI. Great sound and packaging.

Herbie Hancock, Inventions and Dimensions, 1964 on Blue Note

Hancock is joined by Paul Chambers, Willie Bobo and Chihuahua Martinez—though it’s not really what you’d call a Latin jazz album so much as post-bop or modal.

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at his Englewood Cliffs studio.

My copy—direct from Blue Note—is the 2019 Blue Note 80 Vinyl Series reissue mastered for vinyl by Kevin Gray and pressed at Optimal Media GmbH – sounds great.

Time for some #Coltrane - an #NC native! Add to that one of my favorite trumpet players - #LeeMorgan. Playing one of only a few #BlueNote #TonePoet issues I have…I love the way they sound, but I don’t know that they sound any better than the Classic Vinyl Series reissues…which are also absolutely fantastic. (And were on sale last week…I may have been a bit irresponsible…)

But I’m sure some audiophile with a much more expensive system will claim there is a huge difference…

Tone Poet or not it sounds amazing. Someday I need to get the RVG stereo mix.

#Vinyl #Jazz #RecordCollecting

Morgan accompanied by Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean, Billy Higgins, Hank Mobley and Larry Ridley. Very enjoyable album.

Lee Morgan - Cornbread

(2019 – Worldwide, Tone Poet, Stereo 180 Gram, Blue Note – B0029911-01, BST 84222)

#nowplaying #nowspinning #jazz #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #hardbop #HankMobley #leemorgan #billyhiggins #herbiehancock #jackiemclean #bluenote #tonepoet

“Again though, a recording has to speak to me. I’m not looking to chase down just any tape. It’s gotta hit a nerve. Just because I get to be a kid in a candy store doesn’t mean all that candy gets eaten or shown to the public. We must be guardians. We have to be the keepers of the flame. We need to look out for the best for these artists and their legacies. Especially when they’re not here to defend themselves. The project has to do something to complement their legacy, or we’re not going to put it out. ” - Zev Feldman

https://postgenre.org/keeping-flame-zev-feldman/

#zevfeldman #music #art #jazz #recordstoreday #blackfriday #resonancerecords #elementalmusic #bluenote #bluenoterecords #mccoytyner #joehenderson #jackdejohnette #henrygrimes #emilyremler #bbking #aljarreau #billevans #sunra #arkestra

“Again though, a recording has to speak to me. I’m not looking to chase down just any tape. It’s gotta hit a nerve. Just because I get to be a kid in a candy store doesn’t mean all that candy gets eaten or shown to the public. We must be guardians. We have to be the keepers of the flame. We need to look out for the best for these artists and their legacies. Especially when they’re not here to defend themselves. The project has to do something to complement their legacy, or we’re not going to put it out. ” - Zev Feldman

https://postgenre.org/keeping-flame-zev-feldman/

#zevfeldman #music #art #jazz #recordstoreday #blackfriday #resonancerecords #elementalmusic #bluenote #bluenoterecords #mccoytyner #joehenderson #jackdejohnette #henrygrimes #emilyremler #bbking #aljarreau #billevans #sunra #arkestra

“Again though, a recording has to speak to me. I’m not looking to chase down just any tape. It’s gotta hit a nerve. Just because I get to be a kid in a candy store doesn’t mean all that candy gets eaten or shown to the public. We must be guardians. We have to be the keepers of the flame. We need to look out for the best for these artists and their legacies. Especially when they’re not here to defend themselves. The project has to do something to complement their legacy, or we’re not going to put it out. ” - Zev Feldman

https://postgenre.org/keeping-flame-zev-feldman/

#zevfeldman #music #art #jazz #recordstoreday #blackfriday #resonancerecords #elementalmusic #bluenote #bluenoterecords #mccoytyner #joehenderson #jackdejohnette #henrygrimes #emilyremler #bbking #aljarreau #billevans #sunra #arkestra

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

Walter Davis Jr. - Davis Cup

1958 session by Davis, and his only as a leader for Blue Note…which is hard to believe given the quality of the release. Davis didn’t lead another session until…1979.

He’s joined by Jackie McLean (Alto), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Art Taylor (drums), and Sam Jones (bass).

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #WalterDavisJr #JackieMcLean #DonaldByrd #ArtTaylor #SamJones #BlueNote

McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Henry Grimes, Jack DeJohnette - "Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs" (2024/ recorded 1966)

#NowPlaying #McCoyTyner #JoeHenderson #HenryGrimes #JackDeJohnette #BlueNote #vinyl #VinylRecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k5RIyTse4XW6782VALWKdRiHB1xPD9JwE&si=JSEIccadhAYq_SwE

#Jazz #BlueNote

If you're a #JazzFan, you already "in love" with Blue Note Records & it will take a lot more lot more than 5 minutes to listen to all of the suggested tracks in this NYT article -- it'll take you over 8 mins to listen to the 1st -- but, take my word for it, it's worth the time.

#WayneShorter's #SpeakNoEvil; #LeeMorgan's #PartyTime; #ArtBlakey's #Pensativa; #BobbyHutherson's #Avis & #CliffordBrown's #EasyLiving are my favorite tracks among those mentioned.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/arts/music/blue-note-records-jazz-music.html

BTW, this is a gift article provided by #MosaicRecords in the current issue of its #JazzGazette which you can find here:

https://www.mosaicrecords.com/jazz-gazette-news/

Wayne Shorter - "Odyssey of Iska" (1971)

This is a really great sounding #TonePoet reissue. Sounds fantastic.

#NowPlaying #WayneShorter #BlueNote #CecilMcBee #RonCarter #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPewEuwcE0IbfruQZJyHre6_IReECPQ72&si=WpvcmW_dlLe0FQRK

new today in
#wolfsmixedbag
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#jazz #vinyl
#BlueNote #TonePoet
#ECM #Luminessence

Kenny Burrell - "K.B. Blues"

#NowPlaying #KennyBurrell #HankMobley #HoraceSilver #DougWatkins #LouisHayes
#BlueNote #TonePoet #vinylrecords #vinyl @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljhgLNEPEQ8Fb1BM9-DXe945lsXqwewak&si=vrv46a2_v_w0NCFM

McCoy Tyner - "Extensions" (1972)

This #TonePoet release is stunning. Super quiet background, dynamic, channel separation that really jumps out at you. It actually sounds better than my original pressing, which is no small feat.

#NowPlaying #McCoyTyner #AliceColtrane #WayneShorter #RonCarter #ElvinJones #GaryBartz #jazz #vinyl #BlueNote #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtu.be/IHKaNCMh3Rc

Jackie McLean - "Demon's Dance" (1970)

#JackieMcLean #NowPlaying #BlueNote #WoodyShaw #ScottHolt #JackDeJohnette #LaMontJohnson #jazz #TonePoet #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mnBrjvdHUAH2yunIt1l7ZpCC-u5mQ3-gw&si=bsA01B05e5aDjuXW

Chet Baker - "Chet Baker Sings" (1954)

A lovely #BlueNote #TonePoet reissue of the classic #PacificJazz recording.

#ChetBaker #NowPlaying #jazz #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0zMoP82GYyDyIo8xXmEQuYRTpTvZ2KVD&si=S0hhxA63rnXYrcgZ

sometimes the cd 💿 is really hard to find or expensive, so that a Tone Poet release just fits perfectly & seems reasonably priced. ⚫
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jack wilson - easterly winds
1967/11.2023 blue note records
lee morgan
garnett brown
jackie mclean
jack wilson
bob cranshaw
billy higgins

#jazz @jazz #vinyl @vinylrecords
#JackWilson #LeeMorgan #bluenote #tonepoet #recordcollection

#caturday #CatsAndVinyl

McCoy Tyner - "Time For Tyner" (1968)

#NowPlaying #McCoyTyner #BlueNote #TonePoet #BobbyHutcherson #HerbertLewis #FreddieWatts #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0Ly5F8YkPHv00JhNjoXQlVAJNH0RpyZc

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

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

https://youtu.be/ao_TIE5AYY0

Moving on from The Doors & #NowListening to #ArtBlackey & the Jazz Messengers #LiveInTokyo from the #TonePoet series. This is one of my favourite reissues from last year from one of my favourite ensembles: #WayneShorter, #BobbyTimmons, #JymieMerritt & the transcendent #LeeMorgan.

#BlueNote have again done a fantastic job with this, quality sleeve, booklet, clean flawless pressing, & dynamic mastering from #BernieGrundman. & the music incredible.

#Vinyl #VinylRecords #Jazz #NowPlaying #Music