STAGE DOOR SWINGS

With this 1961 album, Grant Green moved away from the organ format to present himself as mature, well-rounded guitarist backed by a trio headed by pianist Kenny Drew. In addition to his own originals, he crafts beautiful versions of Billie Holiday's 'God Bless the Child' and Miles Davis's 'So What'. Includes bonus track 'Tracin' Tracey'. Rudy Van Gelder remastered edition. Blue Note. 2005.

Trumpeter Blue Mitchell's album wanted to let people know he was down with the times-but at his own pace. The ballader's signature soul jazz compositions include "March On Selma," and a rendition of blues classic "Hi-Heel Sneakers."

DOMINATION

Don Cherry performed with a plethora of jazz artists and sounds throughout the late 20th century. On this album, he placed his main focus on the energy of connection as opposed to adherence to specific themes.

Jazz pianist Horace Silver brings his blues-inflected style and talents as a composer to this 1968 album featuring the likes of Charles Tolliver, Stanley Turrentine, Bennie Maupin and more. Unusually cheery and bright, this album is truly a serenade!

Trumpeteer Donald Byrd's CARICATURES was his final album for legendary label Blue Note. He goes out with a bang, taking his trumpet across soundscapes best-suited for big-city nighttime.

Chet Baker & Crew is a studio album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Los Angeles in 1956.

Vinyl LP pressing. 2024 release. Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not, the follow-up to 2023's return to casual. The album's wry title signifies the lineup, which includes fellow Houston natives - pianist Jason Moran and drummer Eric Harland - while bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounds out the quartet. Together they enliven 10 compelling Smith originals and an imaginative rendering of the Sam Rivers composition "Point of Many Returns" - all of which speaks to Smith's ascending status as one of modern jazz's most engaging talents of his generation.

2025 release. Fresh off their 2nd consecutive win for "Jazz Group of the Year" in the DownBeat Readers Poll, Artemis returns with their third Blue Note album, ARBORESQUE. Featuring a quintet line-up helmed by pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, the band has been deemed "a femme fatale supergroup" by NPR Music with a stellar line-up of pre-eminent jazz musicians: trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller. ARBORESQUE is a vibrant 8-song set that presents original compositions by each of the band members as well as arrangements of pieces by Wayne Shorter, Burt Bacharach, and Donald Brown.

Guitarist, sonic explorer, and Wilco bandmember Nels Cline presents the debut recording by his Consentrik Quartet featuring Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones, Chris Lightcap on bass, and Tom Rainey on drums. Cline's fourth Blue Note album, Consentrik Quartet, features 12 evocative and far-ranging soundscapes composed by Cline.

Guitarist, sonic explorer, and Wilco bandmember Nels Cline presents the debut recording by his Consentrik Quartet featuring Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones, Chris Lightcap on bass, and Tom Rainey on drums. Cline's fourth Blue Note album, Consentrik Quartet, features 12 evocative and far-ranging soundscapes composed by Cline.

Recorded in 1967, Hank Mobley's Third Season was a typically high-caliber hard bop outing by the tenor saxophonist with a 7-piece band, featuring James Spaulding (alto sax), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Sonny Greenwich (guitar), Cedar Walton (piano), Walter Booker (bass), and Billy Higgins (drums). This stereo Blue Note Tone Poet Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Vinyl LP pressing. 2025 release. Fresh off their 2nd consecutive win for "Jazz Group of the Year" in the DownBeat Readers Poll, Artemis returns with their third Blue Note album, ARBORESQUE. Featuring a quintet line-up helmed by pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, the band has been deemed "a femme fatale supergroup" by NPR Music with a stellar line-up of pre-eminent jazz musicians: trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller. ARBORESQUE is a vibrant 8-song set that presents original compositions by each of the band members as well as arrangements of pieces by Wayne Shorter, Burt Bacharach, and Donald Brown.

Dexter Gordon - "Our Man In Paris (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition)" [180gram Heavy Vinyl LP] Dexter Gordon's 1963 album Our Man In Paris was his first dispatch from Europe and is also symbolically considered to be the last bebop album. The saxophonist assembled a quartet with bebop legends (and fellow expats) Bud Powell on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, along with the French bassist Pierre Michelot, to record this all-time classic at CBS Studios in Paris. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. Capitol Music Group; Blue Note; Jazz; Catalog.

FREEDOM SOUND (BLUE NOTE TONE POET SERIES)

Pianist and composer Gerald Clayton returns with his third Blue Note album, Ones & Twos, featuring vibraphonist Joel Ross, flutist Elena Pinderhughes, trumpeter Marquis Hill and drummer Kendrick Scott, with post-production work by Kassa Overall. The album is an experiment - an idea inspired by the art of turntablism with Clayton setting out to create a record where the A side can be played simultaneously with the B side - a nod to that moment in the club when the DJ transitions from one song to the next and you hear two separate pieces at the same time.

On View At The Five Spot Cafe: The Complete Masters expands Kenny Burrell's 1959 live album featuring Art Blakey, Tina Brooks, Roland Hanna, Bobby Timmons, and Ben Tucker to a 2-CD and 3-LP set as part of the Tone Poet Vinyl Series including 6 previously unissued tracks. Produced by Joe Harley, the album has been remastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and comes with a booklet featuring never-before-seen Francis Wolff photos, a new interview with Burrell in conversation with Don Was & more.

Gerald Clayton - "Ones & Twos" [180g Heavy Vinyl LP] Pianist and composer Gerald Clayton returns with his third Blue Note album, Ones & Twos, featuring vibraphonist Joel Ross, flutist Elena Pinderhughes, trumpeter Marquis Hill and drummer Kendrick Scott, with post-production work by Kassa Overall. The album is an experiment - an idea inspired by the art of turntablism with Clayton setting out to create a record where the A side can be played simultaneously with the B side - a nod to that moment in the club when the DJ transitions from one song to the next and you hear two separate pieces at the same time. Available on 180g black vinyl.

Vinyl LP pressing. Chet Baker Re: imagined, a collection of songs recorded by a varied selection of international talent to celebrate the legacy of one of the most unique, charismatic and influential figures in the history of jazz. Released to mark the 70th anniversary of seminal album Chet Baker Sings, the 15-track compilation presents modern reworkings of the trumpeter and singer's repertoire and underscores the enduring influence of one of 20th century music's most creative artists.

Kenny Burrell / Art Blakey - "On View At The Five Spot Cafe: The Complete Masters (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)" [180gram 3xLP] Kenny Burrell's 1959 live album - featuring Art Blakey, Tina Brooks, Roland Hanna, Bobby Timmons and Ben Tucker - is expanded with this Blue Note Tone Poet Series edition. On View At The Five Spot Cafe: The Complete Masters includes 6 previously unreleased tracks. Produced by Joe Harley, the 3 LP set is all-analog cut directly from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI and packaged in a deluxe, tip-on trifold jacket with a booklet featuring never-before-seen Francis Wolff photos, a new interview with Burrell in conversation with Don Was, and more. Capitol Music Group; Blue Note; Jazz; Catalog.

Chet Baker Re: imagined, a collection of songs recorded by a varied selection of international talent to celebrate the legacy of one of the most unique, charismatic and influential figures in the history of jazz. Released to mark the 70th anniversary of seminal album Chet Baker Sings, the 15-track compilation presents modern reworkings of the trumpeter and singer's repertoire and underscores the enduring influence of one of 20th century music's most creative artists.

Lou Donaldson had been a Blue Note stalwart since his earliest recordings in 1952 and over the following 15 years produced numerous classic dates spanning bebop, hard bop, and soul jazz. But when the alto saxophonist hooked up with the funky drummer Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad) for 1967's Alligator Bogaloo it began a run of great groove-oriented albums, including 1968's Say It Loud. Filling out the band were Donaldson's fellow Blue Note labelmate Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Charles Earland (organ), and Jimmy Ponder (guitar) on this emphatic session, which opens with a firmly in-the-pocket version of James Brown's "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)." This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Branford Marsalis Quartet - "Belonging" Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, one of the foremost jazz artists of our time and a pacesetting creative force in music for more than four decades, makes his Blue Note debut with Belonging, a full album reinterpretation of Keith Jarrett's 1974 ECM album of the same name which was the debut of the pianist's European Quartet. Belonging is Marsalis' first new release since 2019 with his acclaimed longstanding quartet featuring pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner. Capitol Music Group; Blue Note; Jazz.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in a deluxe tip-on jacket. Recorded in Hollywood, California between two sessions in December 1956 and January 1957, Art Pepper's Modern Art for the Intro label featured his melodic alto saxophone flights atop cool jazz, bebop, and blues in the company of a quartet with Russ Freeman on piano, Ben Tucker on bass, and Chuck Flores on drums. This mono Blue Note Tone Poet Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes.