John Eckman1d ago

Grant Green, Green is Beautiful, 1970 on Blue Note

Green joined here by Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Claude Bartee (tenor sax), Emmanuel Riggens (organ), Jimmy Lewis (bass), and Idris Muhammad (drums) plus Richard Lendrum (bongos) and Candido Camero (congas). Recorded in 1970 by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. My copy—via Salem Flea Marketplace—is the 2023 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series reissue, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at Optimal, which sounds (and looks) great.

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

Andi Chorley3d ago

Blue Bossa a compilation released on Blue Note back in 1986.

The first of the excellent Blue series

William Shears wrote on the Steve Hoffman music forums:

‘Blue Bossa’ blew my mind. It introduced me to Charlie Rouse, Kenny Dorham’s ‘Afrodesia’ album and Big John Patton’s magnificent ‘Let Em Roll’ and scratched the itch of a Brazilian/Latin obsession I’d been nursing since the early 80s. The compiler was Gilles Peterson, a name I knew from the incredible Jazz Juice compilations that had started coming out a couple of years before. But ‘Blue Bossa’ was an actual UK Blue Note release housed in a sharp, Reid Miles-esque sleeve and had clearly been compiled with love and care. It was an LP of truly deepcuts and as such a groundbreaking record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTbJJCOTOc&list=RDsmTbJJCOTOc&start_radio=1

#BlueNote #BlueBossa #BossaNova #HardBop #LatinJazz #Jazz #Music #GillesPeterson

Kaiser   📷 🎞️ 💿 4d ago

#NowSpinning No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello

I didn’t really have expectations when I threw this into my last #BlueNote order, but it seemed interesting when I read about it. What a wonderful surprise this has been so far.

https://album.link/us/i/1747673197

#Vinyl #RecordCollecting #VinylCommunity #VinylCollection #VinylRecords

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John EckmanMay 5

Norah Jones, Day Breaks, 2016 on Blue Note

Sixth studio album from Norah Jones, and the only one so far I've managed to locate on vinyl (I've been looking). Produced by Eli Wolf and Jones, and recorded in Brooklyn, this LP has Jones going back to the piano driven vocal-centric approach of Come Away With Me. Wayne Shorter shows up on four songs playing soprano sax. Includes a great cover of Neil Young's "Don't Be Denied" as well as Horace Silver's "Peace" and Duke Ellington's "Fleurette Africaine." My copy—via the Record […]

https://goatless.org/2026/05/05/norah-jones-day-breaks-2016-on-blue-note

Boomerissimo.itMay 5

Lee Morgan, l’assassinio

🛑Prima l’ha fatto rinascere, poi l’ha ucciso 👇

#boomerissimo #leemorgan #truecrime #jazz #bluenote #UnoRadio

https://boomerissimo.it/2024/09/15/lassassinio-di-lee-morgan-una-storia-di-troppo-amore/

L’assassinio di Lee Morgan: una storia di troppo amore - Boomerissimo

Lee Morgan era un jazzista pieno di vita, di genio, di stile e di amore. Troppo amore per troppe cose. Gli è costato una pallottola nel petto.

Boomerissimo
#BlaugranaApr 28

„Being #Hipp
First Lady of European #Jazz

Jutta Hipp war die erste Musikerin aus Europa, die beim legendären #BlueNote Label veröffentlichte – eine deutsche #Jazzpianistin, die sich in den 50ern von Nazi-Deutschland bis nach New York spielte. Die Doku erzählt von ihrem Aufstieg, ihrem Bruch mit der Szene und ihrem Rückzug ins Private. Ein Porträt über Selbstbehauptung und künstlerische Integrität.“

55 Minuten, verfügbar auf #arte.tv bis zum 24/05/2026

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/121462-000-A/being-hipp/

Being Hipp - First Lady of European Jazz - Die ganze Doku | ARTE

Jutta Hipp war die erste Musikerin aus Europa, die beim legendären Blue Note Label veröffentlichte – eine deutsche Jazzpianistin, die sich in den 50ern von Nazi-Deutschland bis nach New York spielte. Die Doku erzählt von ihrem Aufstieg, ihrem Bruch mit der Szene und ihrem Rückzug ins Private. Ein Porträt über Selbstbehauptung und künstlerische Integrität.

ARTE
John EckmanApr 28

Cliff Jordan, Cliff Jordan, 1957 on Blue Note

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack NJ, Jordan is joined by John Jenkins (alto sax), Art Taylor (drums), Ray Bryant (piano), Curtis Fuller (trombone) and Lee Morgan (trumpet). This is one of two Blue Note LPs he put out in 1957 (the other was Blowing in From Chicago with John Gilmore). My copy—via Amazon—is the 2024 Blue Note Tone Poet Series reissue, with lacquer by Kevin Gray and pressing at RTI. Although they used the "mono" labels here and the spine also says mono, the LP is […]

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

Andi ChorleyApr 28

Rockin' the Boat is an album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated:

"Organist Jimmy Smith's next-to-last LP for Blue Note after a very extensive seven-year period is up to his usual level... the quartet swings with soul" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Is3rGN75g

#JimmySmith #Jazz #JazzOrgan #SoulJazz #HardBop #Music #BlueNote

snailinjectionApr 27
Slow drag from Donald Byrd is one my favourite #bluenote #vinyl . There are many audiophile versions released during the past decade. Still, the sound that I personally love most is, when it has been done by RVG. Perfect sound for a sunny morning.
John EckmanApr 25

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

The quintent here is Silver joined by Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Junior Cook (tenor sax), Gene Taylor (bass), and Roy Brooks (drums). Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs, with Alfred Lion producing. My copy—via Amazon—is another Blue Note Tone Poet Series reissue from 2024. Yes, I realize there are other jazz labels and other reissue series - but so many of these are so good they are hard to resist.

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