Blue Note Appreciation Thread

halcyon days · 03-18-2004, 09:13 PM

One of the finest, if not THE finest, labels in existence. Its all gold.

Satchmo8101 · 03-18-2004, 09:44 PM

It's the finest Hard Bop label at least up until the 70's, but I wouldn't call it the finest ever. It's also not all Gold. A lot of great stuff but a not all of it is Gold.

No label no matter what genre has all Gold. Of course, some come close, but Blue Note is not one of them.

Geoff · 03-19-2004, 06:13 AM

Blue Note is certainly one of my very favourite record labels. Although I agree that not all Blue Note albums are 'gold', I think an amazingly high proportion (of albums recorded in the late 50s till late 60s are really really great.

Jackie Mclean's Early-Mid '60s releases are amazing. Cecil Taylor's Blue Note albums like 'Unit Structures' and 'Consiqidator (spelling?) is also totally fantastic. Than there is Eric Dolphy's 'Out To Lunch'. Other 'GOLD' albums include some of the trio albums by Herbie Nichols, Andrew Hill (Point of Departure), Larry Young (Unity), Lee Morgan (Search for the New Land), Pete LaRoca (Basra), Grachan Moncur III (Evolution/Some Other Stuff), Bobby Hutcherson (Dialogue), Sam Rivers (Fuchsia Swing Song).

The Blue Note catalog is still really solid, not perfect but certainly one of the best labels that operated in the 60s.

I think ESP is even more solid, and Jazz Actuel was pretty great too. I like FMP a lot too.

Satchmo8101 · 03-19-2004, 06:25 AM

Speaking of Taylor's Conquistador it's being reissued in the next couple months by Blue Note.

ESP is a good lable but my problem with them is they ripped off the musicians.

FMP is an excellent label, but it hasn't been the same without Jost Gebers no longer involved. He now is releasing early FMP lp recordings through Atavistic. Another excellent label.

Hatology might be the best label today.

Geoff · 03-19-2004, 06:41 AM

I've always wondered.

Do you post at the Organissimo forum Satchmo?

I got a little ambitious in that forum, and now I feel a bit ashamed to post there.

Satchmo8101 · 03-19-2004, 06:50 AM

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Originally posted by Geoff
I've always wondered.

Do you post at the Organissimo forum Satchmo?

I got a little ambitious in that forum, and now I feel a bit ashamed to post there.

I lurked a bit, but all they seem to do is talk about politics and insult each other. If I wanted to discuss politics I would go to a Political BBS. :tongue:

And the only music they seem to discuss is Blue Note recordings. There is only so much Hard Bop you can discuss or listen to.

If it made you feel ashamed to post there than it's not the place to be.

Geoff · 03-19-2004, 06:54 AM

do you know about the IHM music board.

I think you'd be really interested in it.

PM if you want the address for it.

Jon Abbey, owner/director of Erstwhile Records posts at IHM, and lots of really great guys.

I agree, some people are perhaps too crazy about Blue Note. Certainly it is a great record label, but there was much else to be found on other labels

And I didn't know that Jost is out of FMP, when did that happen?

I really like a lot of the Intakt stuff released. I really love Hathut records (perhaps for the classical Hat[now]Art music even more than the jazz).

Satchmo8101 · 03-19-2004, 07:01 AM

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Originally posted by Geoff
do you know about the IHM music board.

I think you'd be really interested in it.

PM if you want the address for it.

Jon Abbey, owner/director of Erstwhile Records posts at IHM, and lots of really great guys.

I agree, some people are perhaps too crazy about Blue Note. Certainly it is a great record label, but there was much else to be found on other labels

And I didn't know that Jost is out of FMP, when did that happen?

I really like a lot of the Intakt stuff released. I really love Hathut records (perhaps for the classical Hat[now]Art music even more than the jazz).

What type of music does Erstwhile Records release?

I think Jost has been basically out for the last 2 years. That is why so many of the older FMP recordings have been reissued by Atavistic.

FMP really hasn't been releasing that many recordings. And I think only recordings made in the last 6 years from the TMM festivals. I think Jost and those now running FMP came to some sort of agreement on what they can release now. There is also an offshot label from FMP called A/l/l.

Geoff · 03-19-2004, 07:14 AM

yeah John Corbett, has done a great deal of good, by re-issuing some fantastic free jazz albums.

Thanks Mr. Corbett. I have a book written by him, it is really good.

Erstwhile releases modern electric improvisation. Keith Rowe, Japanese Experimentalists like Nakamura, Sachiko M, Abarchi, John Tilbury, Mimeo etc etc.

Check out the IHM music forum, I think you'd like it

http://bagatellen.com/ihatemusic/index.php

Satchmo8101 · 04-15-2004, 05:02 PM

For the Blue Note fans. This is a list of the upcomming reissues.

June 29

Art Blakey - Buhaina's Delight (RVG)
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling (RVG)
Joe Henderson - Inner Urge (RVG)
Freddie Hubbard - Breaking Point (RVG)
Jackie Mclean - Action (RVG)
Blue Mitchell - The Thing To Do (RVG)
Duke Person with Bobby Hutcherson - The Phantom *** @@
Reuben Wilson - A Groovy Situation *** @@

July 13

Dexter Gordon - Doin' Allright (RVG)
Andrew Hill - Black Fire (RVG)
Freddie Hubbard - The Night of the Cookers, Vols. 1 & 2 - 2 CDs (RVG) @@@
Lee Morgan - The Sixth Sense (RVG)
Horace Silver - Serenade to a Soul Sister (RVG)
Jimmy Smith - Home Cookin' (RVG)

August 10

Art Blakey - Free for All (RVG)
Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up (RVG)
Joe Henderson - In 'N Out (RVG)
Freddie Hubbard - Blue Spirits (RVG)
Jackie Mclean - Destination Out (RVG)
McCoy Tyner - Tender Moments (RVG)

*** First time out on CD

@@ - interesting at points but I would pick up the rest first.

@@@ - don't bother with this one. Not sure why they are even reissuing it.

Overall an excellent set if we don't add the other three. A few of these you can only get the expensive imports.