The finest in jazz since 1939.

New York, NY
Joined October 2007
#DonaldByrd "Places and Spaces" (Classic Vinyl Edition) bluenote.lnk.to/DonaldByrd-P… Featuring the hits “Wind Parade" & “Dominoes” the 1975 album was the culmination of the great trumpeter's fusion period & his 4th collaboration with the visionary producer #LarryMizell.
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New album ‘View With A Room’ is coming September 16 via @BlueNoteRecords. “Auditorium”, the first single off the album, is out now. ‘View With A Room’ features none other than Dave King on drums, Jorge Roeder on bass and Bill Frisell on second guitar. JulianLage.lnk.to/ViewWithAR…
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Hank Mobley - Curtain Call
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Joel Ross & Don Was sat down together for a special in-person edition of "First Look"! Watch the full episode: joelross.lnk.to/FirstLook @iplayvibes' expansive new album "The Parable of the Poet" is out today: joelross.lnk.to/ParableOfThe…
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#JoeHenderson was born #OTD in 1937. His run of 5 brilliant 1960s Blue Note albums established him as one of the great saxophonists & composers in Jazz.   Browse vinyl on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collectio…   Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/JoeHenderson…
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We revised our #TonePoet schedule due to production delays & a special release coming in Sept: bluenote.com/2021-2022-tone-… 4/22 Hank Mobley/Curtain Call 6/3 Gerald Wilson/Moment of Truth Freddie Hubbard/Breaking Point 10/7 Kenny Burrell/Kenny Burrell Grant Green/Feelin’ The Spirit
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"The Sidewinder"—recorded in 1963 & released in 1964—was both a comeback & a coronation for #LeeMorgan. The prodigious trumpeter had debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at 18yo, but personal problems in the early-60s forced him off the scene temporarily before he came roaring back.
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60 years ago #OTD in 1961 pianist #HoraceParlan was in Rudy Van Gelder's studio recording "Up & Down" with Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone, Grant Green on guitar, George Tucker on bass & Al Harewood on drums. Hear "Light Blue" on our "Hard Bop" playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/HardBop
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Joe Henderson - In ‘N Out - Recorded on this day, 57 years ago. April 10th, 1964. #BlueNoteRecords #JoeHenderson #KennyDorham #RichardDavis #McCoyTyner #ElvinJones #RudyVanGelder #AlfredLion
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Blue Note announces new Tone Poet series reissues and releases thevinylfactory.com/news/blu… |@bluenoterecords
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Here Comes Frank Foster! Hear the saxophonist's 1954 recording of "Out of Nowhere" featuring Benny Powell (trombone), Gildo Mahones (piano), Percy Heath (bass) & Kenny Clarke (drums) on our "Bebop" playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/bebop
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Join us in a few minutes at 9pm ET on the Blue Note Facebook page for a listening event to celebrate the release of #RonMiles' new album "Rainbow Sign," which comes out tomorrow! facebook.com/bluenote/videos… Pre-order on vinyl, CD, or DL: ronmiles.lnk.to/RainbowSign
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bluenoterecords: Salute to #JohnLewis, Freedom Rider, a man of deep moral courage who gave everything to move America forward. “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, o…
OUT NOW: "Just Coolin'" the never-before-released #ArtBlakey & The Jazz Messengers 1959 studio album ft trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons & bassist Jymie Merritt. Get it on all-analog 180g vinyl, CD, DL or stream it bluenote.lnk.to/ArtBlakey-Ju…
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.@MosaicRecords anuncia que hoy es el último día para comprar "The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70" 🎷 mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.a…
“a further example of what may be hard bop’s finest group doing what they do best” @Albumism albumism.com/reviews/art-bla… #ArtBlakey & The Jazz Messenger' never-before-released 1959 studio album "Just Coolin'" is out this Friday! Pre-order: bluenote.lnk.to/ArtBlakey-Ju…
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Ambrose Akinmusire (@amBROSEire) featured on the cover of @Spotify "State of Jazz"! Hear the beautiful ballad "Roy," Ambrose's heartfelt tribute to the great Roy Hargrove: bluenote.lnk.to/Spotify-Stat… "on the tender spot of every calloused moment" is out now: ambroseakinmusire.lnk.to/ont…
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#LarryYoung "The Moontrane" from "Unity" (1965) -- Explore the Post-Bop masterpieces of the Blue Note catalog: bluenote.lnk.to/PostBop #TheFinestInJazz Larry Young, organ Woody Shaw, trumpet Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone Elvin Jones, drums
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