On the Spur of the Moment is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "There are a few ballads, and even when things are at their hottest, Parlan's understated playing is a cue for the group to keep it tasteful, but that relaxed atmosphere is part of the reason why On the Spur of the Moment is another winning effort from the underrated pianist." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dTXN-YBV9s&list=OLAK5uy_lUCBG_Q-X9SoLDD-BBmiiOxumhxPrzE-Y

#HoraceParlan #TommyTurrentine - #StanleyTurrentine #BlueNote #HardBop #Jazz #Music

Começa o Guitar Pool Brasil, reality show inédito de competição entre guitarristas

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://rollingstone.com.br/noticia/comeca-o-guitar-pool-brasil-reality-show-inedito-de-competicao-entre-guitarristas/

Didn’t place in pub trivia, so will be consoling myself with some #HerbieHancock and a wee glass of Black Label.

Just got this in from the #BlueNote spring sale….

I love all the Herbie albums I have, this is no exception. And it was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder so it already has a leg up.

Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner (1970) (Tone Poet Series)

#Vinyl #RecordCollecting #NowSpinning #Jazz

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A la veille de l'an deux mille, Erwann Surcouf découvrait Photoshop.
L'outil parfait pour lui permettre d'agrémenter ses cd copiés de pochettes deux points zéro.

#pochettededisque #herbiehancock #bluenote #enattendantdavoirlalbum #putaincestcherunvinyle

Bud Powell, Time Waits (The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 4), 1958 on Blue Note

Powell joined by Sam Jones and Philly Joe Jones, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack NJ, and produced by Alfred Lion. Sleeve notes by Leonard Feather.

My copy is the 2022 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series reissue, pressed at Optimal GmbH and mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent – wonderful pressing.

Various Artists, Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen, 2022 on Blue Note

Wonderful compilation of covers in tribute to Leonard Cohen by a collection of artists, including:

• Norah Jones – Steer Your Way
• Peter Gabriel – Here It Is
• Gregory Porter – Suzanne
• Sarah McLachlan – Hallelujah
• Immanuel Wilkins – Avalanche
• Luciana Souza – Hey, That’s Now Way To Say Goodbye
• James Taylor – Coming Back To You
• Iggy Pop – You Want It Darker
• Mavis Staples – If It Be Your Will
• David Gray – Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
• Nathaniel Rateliff – Famous Blue Raincoat
• Bill Frisell – Bird On a Wire

It’s challenging, as Cohen songs (“Hallelujah” in particular) have been so heavily covered but I still think people manage to bring something new to these renditions – highly recommended.

My copy—direct from Blue Note—is the standard black vinyl 2xLP version, pressed at Optimal.

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.

Hustlin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Kenny Burrell, Bob Cranshaw, and Otis Finch.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "The Turrentine-Scott team never made an unworthy disc; all are easily recommended, including this one" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9O4a-2D3Vk&list=PLvxWibFr0wiKO7JIkDSpL6WPt2XcrENX-&index=1

#StanleyTurrentine #ShirleyScott #Jazz #BlueNote #SoulJazz #KennyBurrell #Music #HardBop

The Music from "The Connection" is an album by the Freddie Redd Quartet, recorded as the soundtrack for Jack Gelber's 1959 play The Connection on February 15, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quartet features saxophonist Jackie McLean and rhythm section Michael Mattos and Larry Ritchie.

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Freddie Redd composed the music for Jack Gelber's The Connection, a gritty play about musician junkies. Gelber had originally thought that the play would feature real musicians -- who would also double as actors in minor roles -- improvising on blues and jazz standards in the tradition of Charlie Parker, but Redd convinced him to use an original score. The two weaved Redd's original compositions into the score, making it an integral part of the play, but the music holds up superbly on its own...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnz4TWsL6k&list=RDwhnz4TWsL6k&start_radio=1

#FreddieRedd #JackieMcLean #HardBop #Jazz #BlueNote #Music #TheConnection #Junkies

Bobby Hutcherson, Montara, 1975 on Blue Note

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s ~13th album on Blue Note – west coast Latin jazz. Recorded in LA (Record Plant) in August 1975 and produced by Dale Oehler. Hutcherson passed in 2016.

My copy is part of the Vinyl Me Please Anthology The Story of Blue Note Records (2024 edition) which reproduces the mid-70s Blue Note labels.