The Blue Note Thread

[agutierrezb]

This week Blue Note confirmed the signing of Chilean saxofonist Melissa Aldana, whose debut with the label, entitled "12 Stars" will be out March 4. You can check out the first teaser bellow, and vinyl preorders are already up on the Blue Note website. I can hear some of Immanuel Wilkins in her melodic sensibility, while still having a distinct and personal sound.



If you want more of her music I suggest checking her last album "Visions", which features Joel Ross, and is available for purchase on Bandcamp:

 

[btf1980]

Latest Tone Poet preorders up on Amazon

Sonny Red - Out of the Blue
Amazon product ASIN B09Q96CJMC

Grant Green - The Latin Bit
Amazon product ASIN B09Q95JPGV

 

[mdmost]

Just listened to the First Flight To Tokyo records. I'm not usually a live jazz recordings connoisseur but that was done really well. Sounds great. Loved the intros. Haven't even gotten into the booklet that came with it. Great job by Blue Note.

 

[zdkaiser]

Latest Tone Poet preorders up on Amazon

Sonny Red - Out of the Blue
Amazon product ASIN B09Q96CJMC

Grant Green - The Latin Bit
Amazon product ASIN B09Q95JPGV

Not liking those new Tone Poet prices.

 

[jfitzy]

Not liking those new Tone Poet prices.

I guess it was inevitable, but yeah it still sucks. uDiscover emailed me a 20% off coupon randomly so I went ahead and pre-ordered Sonny Red.

But outside of sales it’s going to be harder to pull the trigger on these going forward unless I REALLY want them.

 

[HuddieLedbetter]

This week Blue Note confirmed the signing of Chilean saxofonist Melissa Aldana, whose debut with the label, entitled "12 Stars" will be out March 4. You can check out the first teaser bellow, and vinyl preorders are already up on the Blue Note website. I can hear some of Immanuel Wilkins in her melodic sensibility, while still having a distinct and personal sound.



If you want more of her music I suggest checking her last album "Visions", which features Joel Ross, and is available for purchase on Bandcamp:

I really enjoyed the first track (Qobuz) -- happy to see it getting a release. Thanks for sharing!

 

[MikeH]

I guess it was inevitable, but yeah it still sucks. uDiscover emailed me a 20% off coupon randomly so I went ahead and pre-ordered Sonny Red.

But outside of sales it’s going to be harder to pull the trigger on these going forward unless I REALLY want them.

they will always be on sale for at least 20% off from Udiscover. Pretty sure there’s an eternal 20% off coupon code there

 

[Russ I]

they will always be on sale for at least 20% off from Udiscover. Pretty sure there’s an eternal 20% off coupon code there

And if I'm not mistaken, on occasion their starting price is lower to begin with, though that might take a while after initial release.

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

Not liking those new Tone Poet prices.

Pretty good price on the new Tone Poets on the Paladin Vinyl Buyers Club thread. They went up $4.

 

[Biscuit]

FYI: Blue Note confirms upcoming repress of Grant Green Nigeria. (Waiting on eta).

Great! Am I alone in thinking Nigeria's "It Ain't Necessarily So" is one of the finest jazz performances on record? The band is on fire and you can hear their joy as they play.

 

[Biscuit]

Not liking those new Tone Poet prices.

Amazon just sent me a hard to get Pharoah Sanders import album in a bag. Needless to say, the damage was significant. Why ship a fragile item in a thin bag? WHY?
I will order these elsewhere.

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

Great! Am I alone in thinking Nigeria's "It Ain't Necessarily So" is one of the finest jazz performances on record? The band is on fire and you can hear their joy as they play.

I have it in digital on this set it will be nice to have on wax one day. I will give it a listen tomorrow.

 

[stpaulbrowns]

Amazon just sent me a hard to get Pharoah Sanders import album in a bag. Needless to say, the damage was significant. Why ship a fragile item in a thin bag? WHY?
I will order these elsewhere.

Same thing happened to me last week. Entire top of a gatefold was split.

 

[johnpisme]

Here is a next "unoffical" list of Blue Note Tone Poets that has been collated from teased info from Joe in one way or another:

1. Andrew Hill - Dance With Death
2. Chet Baker - Sings and Plays
3. Stanley Turrentine - Mr. Natural
4. Sonny Clark Trio
5. Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance
6. Herbie Nichols Trio
7. McCoy Tyner - Extensions
8. Lou Donaldson - Midnight Creeper
9. Donald Byrd - Slow Drag
10. Carmell Jones - The Remarkable
11. Wayne Shorter - Odyssey of Iska
12. Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds
13. Elvin Jones - Poly-Currents
14. Lee Morgan - Infinity
15. McCoy Tyner - Time for Tyner

Lots of bangers here. Poly-Currents is fantastic! I have been looking for a nice copy of that recently.

 

[bother]

Here is a next "unoffical" list of Blue Note Tone Poets that has been collated from teased info from Joe in one way or another:

1. Andrew Hill - Dance With Death
2. Chet Baker - Sings and Plays
3. Stanley Turrentine - Mr. Natural
4. Sonny Clark Trio
5. Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance
6. Herbie Nichols Trio
7. McCoy Tyner - Extensions
8. Lou Donaldson - Midnight Creeper
9. Donald Byrd - Slow Drag
10. Carmell Jones - The Remarkable
11. Wayne Shorter - Odyssey of Iska
12. Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds
13. Elvin Jones - Poly-Currents
14. Lee Morgan - Infinity
15. McCoy Tyner - Time for Tyner

Thanks for posting this! I wish they'd do Something Personal by Jack Wilson instead of Easterly Winds. Easterly is good, but Something Personal is a masterpiece.

 

[indiana45s]

Thanks for posting this! I wish they'd do Something Personal by Jack Wilson instead of Easterly Winds. Easterly is good, but Something Personal is a masterpiece.

Demon's Dance and Dance with Death are both fantastic choices.

 

[TCell]

Here is a next "unoffical" list of Blue Note Tone Poets that has been collated from teased info from Joe in one way or another:

1. Andrew Hill - Dance With Death
2. Chet Baker - Sings and Plays
3. Stanley Turrentine - Mr. Natural
4. Sonny Clark Trio
5. Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance
6. Herbie Nichols Trio
7. McCoy Tyner - Extensions
8. Lou Donaldson - Midnight Creeper
9. Donald Byrd - Slow Drag
10. Carmell Jones - The Remarkable
11. Wayne Shorter - Odyssey of Iska
12. Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds
13. Elvin Jones - Poly-Currents
14. Lee Morgan - Infinity
15. McCoy Tyner - Time for Tyner

Still waiting on Anthony Williams - Life Time.

As much as I liked the Tony Williams Tribute album in the Blue Note Review Vol. 2, I would have rather they included Life Time. Or both.

 

[Portland Sheriff]

BN Classic restocks: Herbie’s “Takin’ Off” back in stock @ Blue Note and Cannonball’s ”Somethin‘ Else” here

 

[JohnnyCashFan]

BN Classic restocks: Herbie’s “Takin’ Off” back in stock @ Blue Note and Cannonball’s ”Somethin‘ Else” here

Interesting represses seem to be limited and not wider releases.

 

[stpaulbrowns]

VMP Blue Note box set up for bid on eBay