Comments on: Blue Note Records That Are, Ahem, “Essential”

By: Scott Covington

Scott Covington — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:33:08 +0000

Great list. I’d add Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House Vol 1 (live) and definitely Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (blue note 1530). Jutta, Europe’s “First Lady of jazz” was born in 1925 in Germany and lived through the atrocities playing jazz piano. Then, blue note brought her to the US. Here is a little more about Jutta: https://longreads.com/2017/08/04/the-brief-career-and-self-imposed-exile-of-jutta-hipp-jazz-pianist/

By: Stephane Doussoux

Stephane Doussoux — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 08:47:01 +0000

Bluesnik should be on the list. A masterpiece.

By: Mark Foxworth

Mark Foxworth — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:03:19 +0000

Why don’t I ever see Junko Onishi, Javon Jackson, Jacky Terrassen, etc? I love the old school stuff too but you’d think on a list this long…

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:44:54 +0000

Andy: Leapin & Lopin is already on the list, & I agree ought to be

Glasper & Madlib are not my idea of jazz, but then I don’t guess BN said the list was only jazz

Why non-audiophile? won’t they be using the best of modern remastering? seems a pity not to

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:20:02 +0000

what about a Blue Note lovers on line poll?

By: Horsti62

Horsti62 — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:25:30 +0000

BN 1542 Sonny Rollins –> DECISION… best blues sax ever !!!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:58:16 +0000

Leapin’ and Lopin’ by Sonny Clark.. St Germaine’s Tourist is also nice.

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:32:02 +0000

This reissue series is just the first 100 titles to be re-released. If I remember correctly they are going to re-release the entire Blue Note catalog or as much of it as possible. Non-audiophile & priced around $20 USD. Hoping to bring Blue Note Jazz to a new generation of music fans.

If it interests anybody… ECM will be & Bethlehem Records has been doing a vinyl reissue series as well. Some of the Bethlehem titles have been pressed on 10″ vinyl record.

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:16:17 +0000

Everyone pointed out the obvious ones already, so no point in piling on. Fickle Sonance is the one that stands out to me. I will say the Glasper and Madlib records are essential in my view, so they weren’t wrong there.

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:57:28 +0000

clifford: it’s all a matter of opinion, i suppose. but i LOVE that album.