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A Blue Note organ classic!Lonnie Smith’s Blue Note album 'Drives', part of which was recorded on 4 June 1970, was a show...
04/06/2026

A Blue Note organ classic!

Lonnie Smith’s Blue Note album 'Drives', part of which was recorded on 4 June 1970, was a showcase of the organist’s sense of adventure and indomitable groove. With Dave Hubbard on tenor sax, Ronnie Cuber on bari sax, Larry McGee on guitar & Joe Dukes on drums, Smith delivers funky takes on hits “Twenty-Five Miles” and “Spinning Wheel,” plus a fleet version of Miles Davis’ “Seven Steps to Heaven.”
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.
To find out more about how to purchase the album, click on the link below:

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Lonnie Smith’s 1970 album Drives was a showcase of the organist’s sense of adventure and indomitable groove. With Dave Hubbard on tenor sax, Ronnie Cuber on bari sax, Larry McGee on guitar & Joe Dukes on drums, Smith delivers funky takes on hits “Twenty-Five Miles” and “Spinning Wheel,...

Los Angeles pianist, taught under Kenny Burrell programme, signs for Blue Note!Kiefer Shackelford majored in Jazz Studie...
04/06/2026

Los Angeles pianist, taught under Kenny Burrell programme, signs for Blue Note!

Kiefer Shackelford majored in Jazz Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, the program directed by famed guitarist Kenny Burrell.

Kiefer has signed to the legendary Blue Note Records for the release of a new album this fall, his debut for the label.

Find out more in this article on the Universal Music uDiscover website

Kiefer has signed to Blue Note Records and announced Over The Breaks, a new festival at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles in September.

Saluting Grachan Moncur III!Trombonist Grachan Moncur III died from cardiac arrest on June 3, 2022, his 85th birthday, a...
03/06/2026

Saluting Grachan Moncur III!

Trombonist Grachan Moncur III died from cardiac arrest on June 3, 2022, his 85th birthday, at his home in Newark, New Jersey.[2]
Grachan Moncur III’s 1964 avant-garde classic Some Other Stuff, a Blue Note’s Tone Poet reissue, is celebrated in this Universal Music uDiscover website article.

Blue Note’s Tone Poet series is set to reissue Grachan Moncur III’s seminal avant-garde album ‘Some Other Stuff’ on vinyl.

Lee Morgan played on a Clifford Jordan gem!Under-recognized tenorman Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago to record a Bl...
02/06/2026

Lee Morgan played on a Clifford Jordan gem!

Under-recognized tenorman Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago to record a Blue Note gem on 2 June 1967. The musicians included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, John Jenkins on alto, Ray Bryant on piano, Paul Chambers on bass & Art Taylor on drums.
This mono Tone Poet Vinyl 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.
To find out how to purchase a copy, click on the Universal Music store link below:

Under-recognized tenorman Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago with a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions in 1957 including Cliff Jordan featuring a septet with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, John Jenkins on alto, Ray Bryant on piano, Paul Chambers on bass & Art Taylor on dru...

Remembering Nelson Riddle!Saluting the great Nelson Riddle, who was born on this day in 1921 in Oradell, New Jersey. He ...
01/06/2026

Remembering Nelson Riddle!

Saluting the great Nelson Riddle, who was born on this day in 1921 in Oradell, New Jersey.
He made so much great music with for Capitol Records. He certainly knew how to get the best out of Frank Sinatra, when he was singing a Duke Ellington classic, as in ‘Mood Indigo’.
Find out more at uDiscover

In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning is masterpiece; Frank Sinatra's 1955 release is arguably his single greatest album of romantic songs.

Oliver Nelson was the arranger on a jazz guitar classic!Guitarist Mel Brown’s 1967 Impulse! debut 'Chicken Fat', which w...
31/05/2026

Oliver Nelson was the arranger on a jazz guitar classic!

Guitarist Mel Brown’s 1967 Impulse! debut 'Chicken Fat', which was recorded on 31 May 1967, is possibly the funkiest and most unique album ever released on the label.
Brown’s clean blues picking style—honed while playing in John Lee Hooker’s and T-Bone Walker’s bands—marinates funkily with the swinging soul-jazz organ of Gerald Wiggins. Herb Ellis played on five tracks.
Oliver Nelson was the arranger on five tracks, including a version of his own composition "Hobo Flats".
The Verve By Request Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.
To find out how to order a copy, click on the Universal Music store link below:

Guitarist Mel Brown’s 1967 Impulse! debut is possibly the funkiest and most unique album ever released on the label. Brown’s clean blues picking style—honed while playing in John Lee Hooker’s and T-Bone Walker’s bands—marinates funkily with the swinging soul-jazz organ of Gerald Wiggins....

Remembering a Duke Ellington superfan!'Sun Ra worshiped Duke Ellington. He recorded a whole album of his compositions an...
30/05/2026

Remembering a Duke Ellington superfan!

'Sun Ra worshiped Duke Ellington. He recorded a whole album of his compositions and once even tracked down Ellington to ask him to take a look at one of his own original scores.'

Sun Ra, the composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, died on 30 May 1993, aged 79.

Find out the story behind the avant-garde jazz pioneer’s iconic 1973 album ‘Space is the Place’ at

Sun Ra's iconic 1973 album ‘Space Is The Place’ saw the avant-garde jazz pioneer reach a bigger audience than ever before.

How to buy a Kenny Burrell classic!Recorded in 1957, Kenny Burrell’s 3rd session as a leader for Blue Note presented the...
29/05/2026

How to buy a Kenny Burrell classic!

Recorded in 1957, Kenny Burrell’s 3rd session as a leader for Blue Note presented the guitarist’s signature stylings with a crack team of hard boppers featuring Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, and Louis Hayes.
Previously only issued on vinyl in Japan this swinging set is given a new shine with this mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition 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.
Find out more by clicking on the Universal Music link:

Recorded in 1957, Kenny Burrell’s 3rd session as a leader for Blue Note presented the guitarist’s signature stylings with a crack team of hard boppers featuring Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, and Louis Hayes. Previously only issued on vinyl in Japan this swinging set is given a new sh...

Anniversary of a Kenny Burrell classic!Kenny Burrell recorded Harold Arlen’s "Get Happy" on his Blue Note album debut re...
29/05/2026

Anniversary of a Kenny Burrell classic!

Kenny Burrell recorded Harold Arlen’s "Get Happy" on his Blue Note album debut recorded on 29 May 1956. It was the only track cut that day for the album ‘Introducing Kenny Burrell’.
The album was made at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey – and the producer was Alfred Lion.
You can read more about it at uDiscover

With his debut album for Blue Note, ‘Introducing,' Kenny Burrell announced himself as an exciting new name in the world of jazz guitar.

RIP Sonny Rollins!Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, died on 25 ...
29/05/2026

RIP Sonny Rollins!

Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, died on 25 May 2026, aged 95.
As well as recording for Prestige and Blue Note, did you know that in 2008, he released a live album on EmArcy Records called 'Road Shows, Vol. 1'.?
Charles Waring's article for the Universal Music website uDiscover was originally published in 2019. They are re-publishing it in remembrance of Sonny Rollins and his incredible career.

Regarded as one of the greatest saxophonists of all time, the revered Sonny Rollins speaks to uDiscover Music about his time with Blue Note.

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