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Melissa Aldana —
Echoes Of The Inner Prophet ... CD 
Blue Note, 2024. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
The tenor of Melissa Aldana fits right in here with the contemporary sound of Blue Note – especially given that labelmate Lage Lund is on guitar, and has a way of folding together all the tones from his strings very nicely next to the sharper edges of Aldana's tenor! The set begins with a ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Echoes Of The Inner Prophet ... LP 24.99
Blue Note, 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
The tenor of Melissa Aldana fits right in here with the contemporary sound of Blue Note – especially given that labelmate Lage Lund is on guitar, and has a way of folding together all the tones from his strings very nicely next to the sharper edges of Aldana's tenor! The set begins with a ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Echoes Of The Inner Prophet ... CD 11.99
Maxi Anderson —
Maxi ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the only albums ever cut by Maxi Anderson – a hell of a soul singer who's lent her talents to a number of sessions over the years, but who sounds especially great here in the lead! Anderson's got a vibe that's almost like Minnie Riperton at the time – a warmly glowing approach ... (Soul) read more CD
Pacific Jazz/Blue Note, 1956. New Copy Gatefold ... $36.99 38.99
That's "Heath", not "health" – as you might think the title's misspelled – as in Jimmy Heath, who arranged most of the numbers on the set! Heath's contribution is a good one too – as it helps Baker create one of his most tightly-wrapped albums of the time, a ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Domi & JD Beck —
Not Tight ... CD Blue Note, 2022. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A mighty fresh debut from Domi and JD Beck – a duo who mix together keyboards and drums at a level that channels lots of styles from the global underground of the past decade or so, but with a jazzier sort of warmth, and a nicely soulful current throughout! The pair first got attention on a ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Not Tight (180 gram pressing) ... LP 24.99
Domi & JD Beck —
Not Tight (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 2022. New Copy ... $24.99 27.99
A mighty fresh debut from Domi and JD Beck – a duo who mix together keyboards and drums at a level that channels lots of styles from the global underground of the past decade or so, but with a jazzier sort of warmth, and a nicely soulful current throughout! The pair first got attention on a ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Johnathan Blake —
Passage ... CD Blue Note, 2023. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Really beautiful work from Johnathan Blake – a record that shows just how strongly Blake seems to be finding his voice with each new release! The set's got this richly visionary quality that goes beyond the leader's work on drums – and instead has a unified focus that comes from a ... (Jazz) read more CD
Art Blakey —
Africaine ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1959. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Killer work from the classic late 50s years of the Jazz Messengers – and an album that Blue Note didn't choose to release until the end of the 70s! The record's a historic one – as it mark's Wayne Shorter's first session with the group, and the first time that they recorded his great ... (Jazz) read more CD
Art Blakey —
Big Beat (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series – on 180 gram vinyl!)
Blue Note, 1960. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Big Beat (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Art Blakey —
Buhaina's Delight (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
A landmark recording by a whole new chapter in Art Blakey's career! During the early 60s, Blakey expanded the Jazz Messengers from a quintet to an incredibly tight sextet – adding in the trombone of Curtis Fuller for an extra-punched up frontline that also included Freddie Hubbard on trumpet ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Art Blakey —
Just Coolin' ... LP Blue Note, 1959. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The long-overdue release of an unissued Blue Note session from 1959 – one that features a version of the Jazz Messengers right before Wayne Shorter joined the group, with the mighty Hank Mobley on the quintet lineup on tenor! The Messengers in 1959 and 1960 were really at the top of their ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Art Blakey —
Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol 1 ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recording in the very familiar territory of the Birdland nightclub – in a format that was handled previously by the Blue Note label, but maybe never with a lineup this great! The performance features the sublime frontline trio of Lee Morgan on trumpet, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Art Blakey —
Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol 2 ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recording in the very familiar territory of the Birdland nightclub – in a format that was handled previously by the Blue Note label, but maybe never with a lineup this great! The performance features the sublime frontline trio of Lee Morgan on trumpet, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol 2 ... LP 39.99
Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol 2 (Japanese pressing) ... CD 14.99
Blue Note, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of Art Blakey's first true moments of genius! This transitional version of the Jazz Messengers included two parts – Lee Morgan and Bobby Timmons – of the holy Morgan/Shorter/Timmons trilogy, and it's also got the added bonus of Benny Golson on tenor, who was at the height of his ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Moanin' (RVG remastered edition – with bonus track) ... CD 13.99(Features new mastering by Kevin Gray!)
Blue Note, 1958. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
One of Art Blakey's first true moments of genius! This transitional version of the Jazz Messengers included two parts – Lee Morgan and Bobby Timmons – of the holy Morgan/Shorter/Timmons trilogy, and it's also got the added bonus of Benny Golson on tenor, who was at the height of his ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Moanin (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note, 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
An explosive session from an expanded edition of the Jazz Messengers – recorded at a key point when Art Blakey moved the group up to six members instead of five! Although bigger than the group on most Jazz Messenger Blue Notes, the sextet have an energy that's almost tighter – a sense ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mosaic ... LP 29.99
Mosaic ... CD 5.99
Mosaic (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 9.99
Art Blakey —
Witch Doctor (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of our favorite albums ever from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – but a set that was unreleased by Blue Note for quite a few years! The set's one of two gems the group recorded in 1961, but which were held back until the end of the 60s – and it features a stellar version of the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Witch Doctor ... CD 16.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and gatefold cover!)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers —
First Flight To Tokyo – The Lost 1961 Recordings ... CD Blue Note, 1961. New Copy 2CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Hardbop godfather Art Blakey cut some fantastic work in the studio with his Jazz Messengers group – but in a live setting, the group sometimes sound even more amazing than on record – and that's definitely the case with this unreleased live date from the early 60s! Art has a really ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Comes with a huge booklet of notes – over 50 pages, and filled with great images too!)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers —
First Flight To Tokyo – The Lost 1961 Recordings (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
Hardbop godfather Art Blakey cut some fantastic work in the studio with his Jazz Messengers group – but in a live setting, the group sometimes sound even more amazing than on record – and that's definitely the case with this unreleased live date from the early 60s! Art has a really ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of our favorite-ever albums on Blue Note – a great 60s session that features one of the most unique reed players to ever record for the label! George Braith takes a bit of a page from Roland Kirk – in that he handles a variety of oddly-tuned reed instruments, but with a wonderfully ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
One of those rare Blue Note sessions from tenorist Tina Brooks – originally recorded for the label in 1960, but never issued at the time – yet easily on a par with their more famous work of the period! Brooks' horn has a nice hard edge here – that sharp-edged modernism you'd hear ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
One of the greatest albums ever for Blue Note – and the only album recorded by tenor player Tina Brooks that was issued during his lifetime! The album's nearly perfect – and features Brooks' edgey tenor set in an all star group that includes Duke Jordan on piano, Freddie Hubbard on ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available True Blue (SHMCD pressing – with bonus tracks) ... CD 14.99
True Blue ... CD 11.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
One of the greatest albums ever for Blue Note – and the only album recorded by tenor player Tina Brooks that was issued during his lifetime! The album's nearly perfect – and features Brooks' edgey tenor set in an all star group that includes Duke Jordan on piano, Freddie Hubbard on ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available True Blue (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
True Blue ... CD 11.99
Tina Brooks —
Waiting Game (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A wonderful title for this rare fourth album from Tina Brooks – as the set was recorded by Blue Note in 1961, but had to wait for many decades to finally get reissued! Don't let that put you off, though, as the set's every bit as sublime as Tina's classic True Blue album for the label – ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Waiting Game ... CD 14.99
Blue Note, 1953. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
Clifford Brown only recorded a handful of sides for Blue Note – but all of the best ones are included in this excellent album – a full length set that culls together Brown's material from the 10" years, issued as a memorial to his early death in 1956! Side one features Brown with ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing – mastered by Kevin Gray!)
Kenny Burrell —
KB Blues (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A real hard-burner from Kenny Burrell – a set that was recorded for Blue Note in the guitarist's early career, but not issued by the label until the 70s – and even then only in Japan! Kenny's got the sharp edge and strong sense of leadership you'll hear on his classic Midnight Blue ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kenny Burrell —
Kenny Burrell (Blue Note 1543) (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1956. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Early genius from Kenny Burrell – a set that features the guitarist sounding beautiful in a variety of settings, all of them great! The format really mixes things up nicely – almost showing a more diverse Kenny than in later years – as one track is solo, and the others feature ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kenny Burrell —
Midnight Blue (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of the more legendary albums on Blue Note from the label's classic run – and for many folks, the quintessential album from guitarist Kenny Burrell! Burrell had been playing for a number of years, and had been already recorded by Blue Note on some other excellent records – yet here, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kenny Burrell —
Midnight Blue (RVG remaster edition) ... CD Blue Note, 1963. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the more legendary albums on Blue Note from the label's classic run – and for many folks, the quintessential album from guitarist Kenny Burrell! Burrell had been playing for a number of years, and had been already recorded by Blue Note on some other excellent records – yet here, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Midnight Blue (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Donald Byrd —
At The Half Note Cafe Vol 1 (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, Early 60s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the greatest Donald Byrd albums ever – a smoking live performance spread out over two different records – all with some of the tightest, most grooving work that Byrd ever recorded in his early years on Blue Note! Part of the strength of the set is the group – as Don's ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Blue Note/Vocalion (UK), 1973. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
A landmark album – Donald Byrd's first session with producer Larry Mizell, the man who went onto forever change the face of jazz funk! After rumbling around for a few years attempting electric styles that really didn't fit his mode, Donald wisely hooked up with Larry, and hit a groove here ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Black Byrd ... LP 29.99(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works on standard CD players!)
Donald Byrd —
Byrd In Flight ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A wonderfully lyrical session from trumpeter Donald Byrd – yet for some reason, the album's one of his most overlooked from the 60s! The session features material by 2 different groups – one that includes Byrd, Hank Mobley, and Duke Pearson; and another which features Byrd, alongside ... (Jazz) read more CD
Transition/Blue Note, 1955. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99 On May 3, 2024
A wailer! This rare 1955 album is one of Donald Byrd's first records as a leader – recorded for the tiny Transition label in Boston, but with a hardbop groove that's right up there with his early work for Savoy and Blue Note. The record is practically a Jazz Messengers session – as it ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
Blue Note (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... $10.99 16.99
A Donald Byrd treasure – and an album that was almost left in the vaults by Blue Note, until they briefly released it at the end of the 70s! The cover and title are a bit unfamiliar, but the music is right up there with Byrd's classic sessions with baritonist Pepper Adams – a great ... (Jazz) read more CD
Donald Byrd —
Chant (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A Donald Byrd treasure – and an album that was almost left in the vaults by Blue Note, until they briefly released it at the end of the 70s! The cover and title are a bit unfamiliar, but the music is right up there with Byrd's classic sessions with baritonist Pepper Adams – a great ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Donald Byrd —
Creeper ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $10.99 13.99
A rock-solid set from Donald Byrd and a great group of players – a record that's got the same sharp edges and dark undercurrents of late 60s classics like Black Jack, Mustang, and Slow Drag! As with those gems, this album's got Donald really experimenting a bit more – especially with ... (Jazz) read more CD
Donald Byrd —
Donald Byrd Live – Cookin With Blue Note At Montreux ... CD Blue Note, 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A never-heard live set from the mighty Donald Byrd – recording here with live accompaniment from the Mizell Brothers – at a level that's every bit as wonderful as their work with the trumpeter in the studio! The material was originally recorded during a same series of albums that Blue ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Donald Byrd Live – Cookin With Blue Note At Montreux ... LP 24.99
Blue Note, 1973. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
A never-heard live set from the mighty Donald Byrd – recording here with live accompaniment from the Mizell Brothers – at a level that's every bit as wonderful as their work with the trumpeter in the studio! The material was originally recorded during a same series of albums that Blue ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note/Third Man, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $30.99 35.99
Donald Byrd in a sweet electric mode – as you'd guess from the title! The set was recorded right before Byrd's legendary run with Larry Mizell in the early 70s – and the electric approach is a bit different here – a style that blends Byrd's wonderful trumpet lines with the larger ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Electric Byrd ... CD 18.99(Part of the great Third Man 313 series – Detroit-focused, 180 gram vinyl pressed at Third Man, and mastered and cut by Warren Defever from the original tapes!)
Donald Byrd —
Ethiopian Knights (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Sweet electric funk from trumpeter Donald Byrd – one of his first forays into an electric mode, and done in a style that's very different than his better-known soul fusion of the mid 70s! Before Byrd hooked up with Larry Mizell and started recording his smooth fusion grooves on records like ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
One of Donald Byrd's first albums on Blue Note – tight, soulful, and a firm statement of hardbop truth – a record that showed that Byrd was firmly on the map! The ensemble features Jackie McLean on alto, and the rhythm section includes Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins, and Lex Humphries ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Fuego (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 11.99(SHM-CD pressing!)
Donald Byrd —
Mustang! (with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1966. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of Donald Byrd's most fantastic records for Blue Note – and one of three gems that he recorded with the great Sonny Red on alto sax! Byrd and Red work magnificently together – and the two of them play with a tightness and funkiness that's missing from a lot of their other records ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Ultimate HQ pressing!)
Donald Byrd —
New Perspective (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A really landmark album in soulful jazz for the 60s – a set that takes the already-great energy of the young trumpeter Donald Byrd, and mixes it with some voices borrowed from gospel music bur turned towards modern jazz – all in a style that's very similar to some of the Max Roach ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Donald Byrd —
Places & Spaces (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An incredible record – and one of the real high points in the career of trumpeter Donald Byrd! The album's the third one he cut with producer/arranger Larry Mizell – and of all Byrd's work with Mizell, this one's the funkiest, the tightest, the most soulful, and the most perfectly ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Blue Note, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
One of our favorite records of all time from trumpeter Donald Byrd – a sometimes-overlooked gem from the late 60s, and one that has Byrd really playing with a slightly different edge than before! The set's recorded with a group that Byrd maintained for two years – a stunning lineup ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Slow Drag (UHQCD pressing) ... CD 18.99
Slow Drag (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 9.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
One of our favorite records of all time from trumpeter Donald Byrd – a sometimes-overlooked gem from the late 60s, and one that has Byrd really playing with a slightly different edge than before! The set's recorded with a group that Byrd maintained for two years – a stunning lineup ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Slow Drag (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99
Slow Drag (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 9.99
Donald Byrd —
Stepping Into Tomorrow ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $10.99 13.99
An essential bit of 70s jazz funk – one of the key Blue Note collaborations between trumpeter Donald Byrd and producer/arranger Larry Mizell – the man who helped set a whole new standard for soulful sounds at the time! The approach here is quite similar to the pair's work on Places ... (Jazz) read more CD
Donald Byrd —
Street Lady ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $10.99 13.99
A landmark album by Donald Byrd – the first one where he really started to click with jazz-funk producer Larry Mizell! Mizell and Byrd had worked together previously on the Black Byrd album – a soaring bit of futuristic jazz funk that took Byrd's career to a whole new level – but ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Street Lady ... LP 39.99
Donald Byrd —
Street Lady (SACD multi-channel) ... CD Blue Note/Vocalion (UK), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A landmark album by Donald Byrd – the first one where he really started to click with jazz-funk producer Larry Mizell! Mizell and Byrd had worked together previously on the Black Byrd album – a soaring bit of futuristic jazz funk that took Byrd's career to a whole new level – but ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available (Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works on standard CD players! Tracks available in stereo and multi-channel!)
Street Lady ... LP 39.99
Street Lady ... CD 10.99
Blue Note, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
A fresh new chapter of the long legacy of drummer Joe Chambers – a key instrumental force in the hipper reaches of the Blue Note label in the late 60s, but an artist who seems to finally be catching up with his own work as a leader after all these years! Joe is every bit as wonderful here as ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Dance Kobina ... CD 6.99
Paul Chambers —
Bass On Top (SHMCD pressing) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the most obscure of the Paul Chambers albums on Blue Note – and one of the most interesting as well! Although best known for his solid rhythm work on late 50s hardbop recordings, Chambers breaks out here with a more introspective, more exploratory style on the bass – using the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the most obscure of the Paul Chambers albums on Blue Note – and one of the most interesting as well! Although best known for his solid rhythm work on late 50s hardbop recordings, Chambers breaks out here with a more introspective, more exploratory style on the bass – using the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Paul Chambers —
Whims Of Chambers (SHMCD pressing) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1956. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the few great records that modern bassist Paul Chambers made as a leader – a rare treasure given to the world before he left this planet all too soon! Chambers is maybe best remembered for some of his late 50s work with Miles Davis and John Coltrane – and the session also marks ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Whims Of Chambers ... CD 4.99
Blue Note, 1966. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
Easily one of the most powerful albums ever cut by Don Cherry – a searing set of tracks done for Blue Note in the late 60s – and featuring some tremendous tenor work by Pharoah Sanders! There's a tightness and level of energy here that surpasses even Cherry's other excellent Blue Note ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Blue Note (Japan), 1966. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
Easily one of the most powerful albums ever cut by Don Cherry – a searing set of tracks done for Blue Note in the late 60s – and featuring some tremendous tenor work by Pharoah Sanders! There's a tightness and level of energy here that surpasses even Cherry's other excellent Blue Note ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Where Is Brooklyn (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Sonny Clark —
Complete Sonny Clark Blue Note Sessions (6CD set) ... CD Blue Note/Mosaic, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The complete work of pianist Sonny Clark as a leader for the Blue Note label – masterful material that really helped define the sound of the hardbop generation, and records that are still classics and still filled with fantastic energy after all these many years! In some way, Sonny Clark was ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blue Note, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
One of the most legendary albums on Blue Note – or maybe THE most legendary albums on Blue Note – a stunning session that shows what the label was capable of when it was really hitting on all burners – from the lineup to the music to the production – and even the classic ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Sonny Clark —
Dial S For Sonny (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
One of the most classic Blue Note sessions ever – and for good reason too! From the cover, to the title, to the hardbopping grooves of the set, this Sonny Clark late 50s smoker is one of the label's best – as pianist Clark is working here at the height of his powers – leading an ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Dial S For Sonny (RVG remaster editon) ... CD 11.99
Blue Note, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Classic trio material from pianist Sonny Clark – a talent who left our planet all too soon, but who managed to record quite a number of really great albums for Blue Note in the second half of the 50s! Clark's talents were always great in a group with horns, but he's equally wonderful on a ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note) ... LP 199.99
Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note RVG pressing) ... CD 6.99
Gerald Clayton —
Bells On Sand ... CD Blue Note, 2022. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Pianist Gerald Clayton has always been a musician who's followed his own path in music – making different-sounding records right from the start – but it's also clear that he's really finding his way ahead in recent years, as this second album for Blue Note will attest! Clayton has a ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1963. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
A rare session as a leader from trumpeter Johnny Coles – a player who cut some great work in the groups of James Moody and Gil Evans, but who shines even more brightly on this classic Blue Note album! Coles really has an ear for finding the hippest side of his instrument – and he blows ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Little Johnny C ... CD 7.99
Little Johnny C (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 9.99
Johnny Coles —
Little Johnny C (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A rare session as a leader from trumpeter Johnny Coles – a player who cut some great work in the groups of James Moody and Gil Evans, but who shines even more brightly on this classic Blue Note album! Coles really has an ear for finding the hippest side of his instrument – and he blows ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Little Johnny C (UHQCD pressing) ... CD 18.99
Little Johnny C ... CD 7.99
Little Johnny C (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 9.99
Blue Note, 1957. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $51.99 54.99
John Coltrane's classic – and only – recording as a leader for Blue Note! The album's no throwaway date, though – as it stands strongly with both Coltrane's other label work of the time, and with the best of the late 50s Blue Note scene – a time when the label was really ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Blue Train (180 gram mono pressing) ... LP 36.99(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Blue Note, 1957. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
John Coltrane's classic – and only – recording as a leader for Blue Note! The album's no throwaway date, though – as it stands strongly with both Coltrane's other label work of the time, and with the best of the late 50s Blue Note scene – a time when the label was really ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Blue Train – The Complete Masters (2LP 180 gram stereo pressing – with bonus tracks) ... LP 51.99(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Chick Corea —
Circling In ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1968/1970. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Groundbreaking early work from pianist Chick Corea – a set of unissued material that's very different than much of what he'd record during his later, more successful years! The set's especially noteworthy in that it features the amazing pairing of Chick and AACM reed genius Anthony Braxton ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing – part of the "Forever Chick Corea" collection!)
Chick Corea —
Circulus ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Amazing stuff – and work that will have you changing your opinion about Chick Corea! Around 1970, Corea was part of a groundbreaking group called Circle – an amazing avant quartet that featured his own piano next to the reeds of Anthony Braxton, bass of Dave Holland, and drums of Barry ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing – part of the "Forever Chick Corea" collection!)
Blue Note, 1968. New Copy Gatefold ... $24.99 38.99
Amazing modern work from the young Chick Corea – a set that captures the pianist in much more avant territory than his famous 70s sets – at a time when he was just coming off some years working in a variety of modes on the New York scene! The group here is as revolutionary as Chick's ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue Note Tone Poet Series – 2019 remaster on 180 gram vinyl!)
Blue Note/Third Man, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $30.99 35.99
Tremendous work from this lesser-known combo from Detroit – a session of work that builds strongly on the colors and changes explored by Miles Davis earlier in the 60s, but which takes things off into a whole new direction! (A Multidirection?) The horns on the record have incredible ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jamie Cullum —
Pianoman At Christmas ... CD Blue Note, 2020. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A really fantastic record from Jamie Cullum – a great singer on his own, but one whose voice is especially well-tuned to Holiday material like this! The set's one of those once in a blue moon Christmas records – not a batch of overdone standards, but instead all new material by the man ... read more CD
Blue Note, 1952/1953. New Copy ... $25.99 28.99
A real enigma from Miles Davis – rare material from the Blue Note vaults, issued here for the first time ever – and done as a totally sweet 10" album! The cover and package are great – and the music is even better – very much in the most sparkling spirit of Davis' ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Miles Davis —
Miles Davis Vol 1 (Blue Note 1501) (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, Early 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
Brilliant early work by Miles Davis – some of his first truly important sessions to appear under his own name – originally issued as singles or 10" LP recordings by Blue Note, and brought together here in a full length set that would help to define the early years of his career! ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Blue Note, Early 1950s. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
Brilliant early work by Miles Davis – some of his first truly important sessions to appear under his own name – originally issued as singles or 10" LP recordings by Blue Note, and brought together here in a full length set that would help to define the early years of his career! ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Eric Dolphy —
Out To Lunch (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of Eric Dolphy's lasting classics – and possibly the ultimate album of "new thing" jazz from the mid 60s! The record's got an even sharper edge than previous Dolphy recordings for Prestige – a really unique combination of instrumentation that includes Freddie Hubbard on ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Out To Lunch ... LP 159.99
Out To Lunch (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 2.99
Lou Donaldson —
Alligator Bogaloo (SHMCD pressing) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
Excellent funky work from Lou Donaldson – and a groundbreaking record that was the first to feature him playing on Blue Note with drummer Idris Muhammad – who is listed on the session under his birth name, Leo Morris! Muhammad gives the album that crackling funky bottom sound that ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blue Note, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
A pivotal album in the career of saxophonist Lou Donaldson – a set that really has him finding his own groove – a slow-stepping, soul-drenched mode that's a nice change from the bop of his roots! A key part of the record's charm is conga work by Ray Barretto – a player used often ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Blues Walk ... LP 129.99
Blues Walk (UHQCD pressing) ... CD 18.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1958. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
A pivotal album in the career of saxophonist Lou Donaldson – a set that really has him finding his own groove – a slow-stepping, soul-drenched mode that's a nice change from the bop of his roots! A key part of the record's charm is conga work by Ray Barretto – a player used often ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Blues Walk ... LP 129.99
Blues Walk (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Lou Donaldson —
Lou Takes Off (XRCD pressing) ... CD Blue Note/Audio Wave, 1957. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Quite an unusual Lou Donaldson album for Blue Note – much more open-ended than his other sets, with a really hard-jamming sort of sound! Unlike some of Donaldson's tighter dates of the time, which feature more bop-based, song-based shorter tunes – this one's more of a long-form blowing ... (Jazz) read more CD
Lou Donaldson —
Midnight Creeper (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A really formative album – not just as part of the key second chapter of alto genius Lou Donaldson, but also as the start of a huge generation of jazz funk grooves to come! The key element here is drummer Idris Muhammad – working in the group of Donaldson, but under his birth name of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Midnight Creeper (UHQCD pressing) ... CD 18.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Blue Note (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
A really formative album – not just as part of the key second chapter of alto genius Lou Donaldson, but also as the start of a huge generation of jazz funk grooves to come! The key element here is drummer Idris Muhammad – working in the group of Donaldson, but under his birth name of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Lou Donaldson —
Swing & Soul ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Pure genius from Lou Donaldson – proof that his voice on the alto sax was one of the freshest in the post-Charlie Parker years! Lou's blowing here with a lively intensity that's clearly inspired by Parker, but which diverges from it quite a bit – taking a similar blend of inspiration ... (Jazz) read more CD
Lou Donaldson —
Time Is Right ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1959. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A beautiful album of mellow-grooving tracks from Lou Donaldson – recorded during his rich post-bop late 50s years, and done with a wonderfully warm sound! The group features Horace Parlan on piano, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Dave Bailey on drums – plus Ray ... (Jazz) read more CD
Kenny Dorham —
Afro-Cuban (SHMCD pressing – with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1955. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A completely unique little session – and a record that's every bit as musically striking as you might guess from its title and cover! The date's a rare Latin-tinged one for trumpeter Kenny Dorham – a record that takes his usually smooth sound and sets it up against octet backings with ... (Jazz) read more CD
Kenny Dorham —
Una Mas (SHMCD pressing – with bonus track) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1963. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An excellent groover from Kenny Dorham – possibly one of his best ever albums for Blue Note – a record that shows how much he was pushing past his bop roots in his later years! The tracks are extremely long, and done with a complexity in rhythms that mixes Latin elements with hardbop ... (Jazz) read more CD
Kenny Drew —
Undercurrent (SHMCD pressing) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
One of the greatest albums ever by pianist Kenny Drew – a record that's as noteworthy for the contributions of the sidemen as it is for the efforts of the leader! Drew's a player who often worked mostly in trio formats – but here, he's hitting hard with a righteous Blue Note power ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blue Note, 1968. New Copy ... $36.99 38.99
Amazing later work from Booker Ervin – far more modern and far-reaching than you'd guess from the "Texas" title in the set! Although Ervin first came onto the scene as a strong-voiced tenorist from a Texas tradition, through the course of the 60s he'd really expanded his musical ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tex Book Tenor ... CD 24.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Bill Evans & Jim Hall —
Undercurrent ... LP Blue Note/Jackpot, 1962. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A legendary set from the team of guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Bill Evans – both already wonderful players on their own, but really hitting a magical sort of space here together! The record is a classic in understatement – the inevitable meeting of two players who'd both made a career ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
World Pacific/Blue Note, 1959. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A fantastic lost set from modernist genius Gil Evans – one that expands on some of the larger group territory he was exploring with Miles Davis at Columbia Records – but with an even hipper range of soloists overall! The lineup on the record is an all-star one – mostly top shelf ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Blue Note, 2022. New Copy ... $14.99 24.99
A long-overdue reboot in the career of keyboardist Ronnie Foster – a player who made some real magic on Blue Note in the 70s, then recorded on a number of other different labels – before stepping away from the studio for more than three decades! This set marks a great Blue Note return ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ronnie Foster —
Two Headed Freap (UHQCD pressing) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
One of the all-time keyboard classics of the 70s – a completely different album than any other set from pianist Ronnie Foster – done with this laidback, open-ended groove that was years ahead of its time! The album's in some ways a blueprint for some of our favorite jazz-based hip hop ... (Jazz) read more CD
Bill Frisell —
Orchestras ... CD Blue Note, 2024. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A stunning setting for the guitar of Bill Frisell – and an album that's maybe even more beautiful than we might have expected! The record features Bill's core trio – with Rudy Royston on drums and Thomas Morgan on bass – but the real genius of the set may well come from the great ... (Jazz) read more CD
Bill Frisell —
Orchestras ... LP Blue Note, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A stunning setting for the guitar of Bill Frisell – and an album that's maybe even more beautiful than we might have expected! The record features Bill's core trio – with Rudy Royston on drums and Thomas Morgan on bass – but the real genius of the set may well come from the great ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Curtis Fuller —
Bone & Bari ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Robert Glasper —
Black Radio (2CD deluxe edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Note, 2012. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
The start of an amazing new chapter in the career of Robert Glasper – one that would soon set the tone for a number of other records to come! This set features loads of Glasper's enigmatic piano lines – those fluid, elliptical sounds that are always filled with plenty of soul and ... (Jazz) read more CD
Robert Glasper —
In My Element (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 2007. New Copy (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Amazing sounds from Robert Glasper – easily one of our favorite fresh jazz talents of the past decade or so! There's really nobody like Glasper, and you'll hear that from the very first notes of this set – a flurry of marvelously blocky chords – wrapped together in these waves of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 1965/1979. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Rare Blue Note work from Dexter Gordon – an album that was recorded during Gordon's legendary run for the label in the 60s, but not issued until a brief vinyl pressing nearly 15 years later! The record's got Gordon vamping in tight hardbop formation – a sound that's strongly 60s Blue ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Clubhouse (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 7.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – pressed at RTI!)
Blue Note (Netherlands), Early 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
Doin Allright? Dexter's doing great on this one – working with that fully mature Blue Note sound of his – a rich approach to soloing that keeps the tracks cooking with excitement! The group on the set's an all-star lineup that includes Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Horace Parlan on ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Doin' Allright ... LP 24.99
Dexter Gordon —
GO (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1962. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A seminal set of work from the Blue Note scene of the 60s – a record that's not just noteworthy for its role in helping return tenorist Dexter Gordon to the spotlight, but also for the fantastic work of pianist Sonny Clark in the quartet! Sonny's in wonderful form throughout – and ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available GO ... LP 34.99
Dexter Gordon —
Landslide ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1961/1962. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Obscure material from Dexter Gordon – some rare gems from his early 60s years at Blue Note – unissued back and in the day, but brought together for this sweet package at the start of the 80s! The album's great in that it shows Gordon really trying on some new things at the label – ... (Jazz) read more CD
Dexter Gordon —
One Flight Up (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1964. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
An unusual set for both Dexter and Blue Note – first, because the set was recorded in Europe (not at Rudy Van Gelder's), and second because the tracks are all quite long! The album was recorded in Paris – and is cut in an open-ended format that's very much in the mode that Gordon would ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available One Flight Up ... LP 39.99(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl, new mastering, and great gatefold cover!)
