Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band is the eleventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring big band performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating, "[Pearson's] originals are continually unpredictable and memorable, and his arrangements, especially of the standards, are provocative and intriguing. While it might not appeal to fans of Pearson's wonderful small-group hard bop sessions, it is unquestionably an experiment that works, and one that confirms his remarkable skills and talents." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEqL3Uo1afI&list=OLAK5uy_kdBSxFwNNdRTzc3QqaCB-gFKzwNKLlGfs

#DukePearson #BlueNote #Jazz #BigBand #Music #FrankFoster

Ended Tuesday and welcomed Wednesday after a swim with Blue & Sentimental an album by American jazz saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded for Blue Note on December 16 & 23, 1961 and released the following year.

The album features a quartet made up of Quebec (occasionally doubling on piano), guitarist Grant Green, and rhythm section Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The album features rare rhythm guitar accompaniment by Green, who was more typically a soloist.

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey calls Blue & Sentimental "a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger and achingly romantic ballads" and "a quiet, sorely underrated masterpiece".[4]

In 2004, critic Richard Cook wrote that the album "might be Quebec's masterpiece" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwf9NnOQ03k&list=OLAK5uy_l4I1mw03e57sIv-9VXdv7e1HonWFQtdCU

#IkeQuebec #GrantGreen #PaulChambers #PhillyJoeJones #Jazz #BlueNote #Music

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.

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.