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2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of Blue Note Records, arguably one of the most important jazz labels ever. Recordings from this catalog still rank as some of the most important and influential, even decades after their original issue. In honor of its anniversary. Blue Note has reissued a select number of these classic dates in its Tone Poet series on vinyl featuring the highest quality production standards, covers, photos, and most importantly sound. In this hour we will explore some of these Tone Poet Heavyweights.
Artist | Track | Album |
Chick Corea` | Matrix | Now He Sings, Now He Sobs |
Tina Brooks | Nutville | Minor Move |
Gil Evans | Lester Leaps In | New Bottle Old Wine |
Kenny Burrell | This Time the Dream's on Me | Introducing Kenny Burrell |
Donald Byrd | Chant | Chant |
Andrew Hill | Land of Nod | Black Fire |
Lee Morgan | Ceora | Cornbread |
Lou Donaldson | Ode to Billie Joe | Mr. Shing-A-Ling |