The Blue Note Thread

January 3, 2025​


The Jazz Crusaders – Freedom Sound
Andrew Hill – Grass Roots

February 7, 2025​


Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
Horace Parlan – Up & Down

March 7, 2025​


Curtis Amy & Frank Butler – Groovin’ Blue
Hank Mobley – Third Season

April 4, 2025​


Art Pepper – Modern Art
Teddy Edwards – Sunset Eyes

May 2, 2025​


Leo Parker – Rollin’ With Leo
Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff

June 6, 2025​


Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge

July 4, 2025​


Sam Rivers – A New Conception
Dexter Gordon – Landslide

August 1, 2025​


Horace Silver – The Tokyo Blues
Jackie McLean – Jacknife

September 5, 2025​


Chico Hamilton – Chico Hamilton Quintet
Don Cherry – Complete Communion

October 3, 2025​


Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of
Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

November 7, 2025​


Duke Jordan – Flight to Jordan
Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila

December 5, 2025​


Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
Johnathan Blake – Homeward Bound
 

January 3, 2025​


The Jazz Crusaders – Freedom Sound
Andrew Hill – Grass Roots

February 7, 2025​


Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
Horace Parlan – Up & Down

March 7, 2025​


Curtis Amy & Frank Butler – Groovin’ Blue
Hank Mobley – Third Season

April 4, 2025​


Art Pepper – Modern Art
Teddy Edwards – Sunset Eyes

May 2, 2025​


Leo Parker – Rollin’ With Leo
Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff

June 6, 2025​


Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge

July 4, 2025​


Sam Rivers – A New Conception
Dexter Gordon – Landslide

August 1, 2025​


Horace Silver – The Tokyo Blues
Jackie McLean – Jacknife

September 5, 2025​


Chico Hamilton – Chico Hamilton Quintet
Don Cherry – Complete Communion

October 3, 2025​


Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of
Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

November 7, 2025​


Duke Jordan – Flight to Jordan
Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila

December 5, 2025​


Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
Johnathan Blake – Homeward Bound
Love that Donald Byrd Half Note Café volume 1. Looking forward to Vol 2
 
Love that Donald Byrd Half Note Café volume 1. Looking forward to Vol 2
some highlights for me:

Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
Art PepperModern Art
Grachan Moncur IIISome Other Stuff
Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge
Bobby HutchersonMontara
Duke JordanFlight to Jordan
Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
 

January 3, 2025​


The Jazz Crusaders – Freedom Sound
Andrew Hill – Grass Roots

February 7, 2025​


Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
Horace Parlan – Up & Down

March 7, 2025​


Curtis Amy & Frank Butler – Groovin’ Blue
Hank Mobley – Third Season

April 4, 2025​


Art Pepper – Modern Art
Teddy Edwards – Sunset Eyes

May 2, 2025​


Leo Parker – Rollin’ With Leo
Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff

June 6, 2025​


Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge

July 4, 2025​


Sam Rivers – A New Conception
Dexter Gordon – Landslide

August 1, 2025​


Horace Silver – The Tokyo Blues
Jackie McLean – Jacknife

September 5, 2025​


Chico Hamilton – Chico Hamilton Quintet
Don Cherry – Complete Communion

October 3, 2025​


Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of
Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

November 7, 2025​


Duke Jordan – Flight to Jordan
Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila

December 5, 2025​


Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
Johnathan Blake – Homeward Bound
Just as I get comfortable with the latest BN releases, they give me another syllabus to study
 
some highlights for me:

Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
Art PepperModern Art
Grachan Moncur IIISome Other Stuff
Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge
Bobby HutchersonMontara
Duke JordanFlight to Jordan
Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
Some Other Stuff is for sure for me

fwiw, I have the white B/RVG of Andrew Hill “Grass Roots” and think that album is very underrated (it also sounds great)
 

January 3, 2025​


The Jazz Crusaders – Freedom Sound
Andrew Hill – Grass Roots

February 7, 2025​


Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
Horace Parlan – Up & Down

March 7, 2025​


Curtis Amy & Frank Butler – Groovin’ Blue
Hank Mobley – Third Season

April 4, 2025​


Art Pepper – Modern Art
Teddy Edwards – Sunset Eyes

May 2, 2025​


Leo Parker – Rollin’ With Leo
Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff

June 6, 2025​


Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge

July 4, 2025​


Sam Rivers – A New Conception
Dexter Gordon – Landslide

August 1, 2025​


Horace Silver – The Tokyo Blues
Jackie McLean – Jacknife

September 5, 2025​


Chico Hamilton – Chico Hamilton Quintet
Don Cherry – Complete Communion

October 3, 2025​


Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of
Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

November 7, 2025​


Duke Jordan – Flight to Jordan
Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila

December 5, 2025​


Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
Johnathan Blake – Homeward Bound

Andrew!!!

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I would like Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay and Cal Tjader's Soul Sauce to get "audiophile" upgrades.

I feel like Blue Note's gotten a lot of their best work pressed so I'm basically just studying their catalog at this point.
 
Compulsion is the one I want. I have one of the ‘68 stereo presses of Andrew!!! but have never found a copy of Compulsion that’s within any price range I can do.

Compulsion!!!!! and Andrew!!! are pretty much the only two non-Arkestra sessions by John Gilmore that I'm still looking for. One or two of the others may be due for an upgrade eventually (particularly The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard, since my copy is a boot!), but I'd be pretty damn stoked to have them all.
 
Subscribing gives you the right/chance to buy the subscription-exclusive releases, but those are not included in the subscription?
I feel like they should allow you some kind of VMP-esque swap. So if you didn't want a particular release you could exchange it for one of the eclusives or one of the past releases or something.
 
I love the idea of the Tone Poet Society but I would really need the tier one price to be $21 per title, not $31. And some of these releases are great, others I can live without or already have a good pressing. As @ngower suggested, a swap option would make it more tempting.
 
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