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Drummer Art Blakey recorded Indestructible-his final album for Blue Note-in 1964 with a powerful sextet line-up of The Jazz Messengers featuring Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, and Reggie Workman.
The 1960 edition of the Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers was one of the band's greatest line-ups with the drummer joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt.
Moanin' was the perfect crystallization of the band’s bluesy, soulful sound, and it still stands today as perhaps the most quintessential hard bop recording of all-time.
Mosaic opens with a flourish as the band launches into the magnificent title track composed by Walton, and the set also includes memorable compositions by Shorter ("Children of the Night"), Fuller ("Arabia"), and Hubbard ("Down Under" and "Crisis").
Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats make their full-length Blue Note Records debut with Motherland Journey, an album years in the making that celebrates pushing boundaries, taking risks, and overcoming adversity.
2024's Infinite Love Infinite Tears is a surprisingly catchy program of free jazz, richly detailed and forthright, embodying a range of emotions and circumstances that convey individuality, collectivity and hope.
Although the album was intended as an experiment and received negative reviews by critics upon its release, it became one of the best-known and biggest-selling jazz albums ever. Obviously, timing is everything!
In 1973, The New Quartet introduced Abraham Laboriel: this was the first recording of the bassist who would shortly become one of the most in-demand session players across all genres.
Double vinyl LP pressed at 45rpm. The Richmond, VA band Butcher Brown's album Solar Music explores a blend of genres, including Jazz, Hip-Hop and R&B/Soul.
Originally released through Peacock Records in 1958 after her stint with the Lionel Hampton's band, Out There is a snapshot and early gem in Betty Carter's broad career.
This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a Tip-On Jacket.
Don Cherry first rose to prominence as part of the Ornette Coleman Quartet that turned the jazz world on it's ear in 1959. Then, in 1965 he began his career as a leader with a run of fiery Blue Note albums including the Where Is Brooklyn? production.
On his aptly titled 1973 solo debut, Spectrum, Billy Cobham revealed his interest and aptitude for the rock, jazz and funk genres. Spectrum reached No. 1 on the jazz charts around the world and became a crossover phenomenon.
Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums combines legendary jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman's albums fo Lester Koenig's Contemporary Records. It features his first albums as a bandleader - Something Else!!!! and Tomorrow Is the Question!
Ornette Coleman -"Something Else!!!! (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series)" - Originally released in 1958 and recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann.
WaxTime Reissue. Arguably Coleman's most concise statement. Pushing the boundaries of bop and ushering in elements of the avant garde. Backed by a masterful band, Coleman made himself a commanding presence with "The Shape of Jazz To Come."
