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NEVER-BEFORE-ISSUED 1965 LIVE HORACE SILVER ALBUM “SILVER IN SEATTLE: LIVE AT THE PENTHOUSE” OUT NOW
Blue Note Records has released Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse, a never-before-issued live recording of Blue Note legend Horace Silver captured 60 years ago at The Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, Washington in August 1965. The album features a short-lived powerhouse line-up of the... read more
AARON PARKS SHARES NEW SINGLE “LITTLE RIVER” DEDICATED TO HIS SON
Pianist Aaron Parks has released “Little River,” the newest single from his third Blue Note Records album By All Means, out November 7. By All Means is a luminous new set of original Parks compositions that expands his acclaimed trio into a quartet, exploring a new color palette with bassist... read more
OUT OF/INTO TO RELEASE “MOTION II” ON DEC. 5
Blue Note Records has announced the December 5 release of Motion II by Out Of/Into featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer. The all-star collective—which was initially founded as the Blue Note... read more
DAVE McMURRAY ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM WITH LEAD SINGLE FEATURING KEM
Saxophonist Dave McMurray has announced the Nov. 14 release of his fourth Blue Note album I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting, an affirmation of his indomitable spirit and a celebration of the love that he has for his hometown of Detroit, as well as for the many musicians with which he’s... read more
Aaron Parks Shares Gorgeous New Single “For María José”
Pianist Aaron Parks has released “For María José,” the newest single from his third Blue Note album By All Means out November 7. By All Means is a luminous new set of original Parks compositions that expands his acclaimed trio with bassist Ben Street and drummer Billy Hart into a quartet,... read more
HORACE SILVER “SILVER IN SEATTLE” NEW SINGLE & MERCH
On Oct. 24, Blue Note Records will release Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse, a never-before-issued live recording of Blue Note legend Horace Silver captured at The Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, Washington on August 12 and 19, 1965. Produced for release by Zev Feldman, the album features... read more
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CHARLES LLOYD “FIGURE IN BLUE”
By Evan Haga Converse with the saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd — a titan of an improviser, still digging deep onstage at age 87 — and you will inevitably arrive at this subject: gratitude. He generously bestows his gratitude in multiple directions: upon his musical heroes, his beloved collaborators, and the spirits that lift him up and guide his breath through his horn. To hear Lloyd describe his... read more
JOHNATHAN BLAKE “MY LIFE MATTERS”
By Shannon J. Effinger For Johnathan Blake, music has always been a family affair. The drummer and bandleader’s previous Blue Note album, Passage (2023), was an homage to his father and chief mentor, the late jazz violinist John Blake Jr. The album cover features a sepia-toned snapshot of father and son, taken by his godfather, Eugene Wood. On his label debut Homeward Bound (2021), Blake honored the memory of... read more
HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA “NUEVA TIMBA”
By Evan Haga On NUEVA TIMBA, the new Blue Note album from the Cuban-born pianist Harold López-Nussa, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming and strikingly accomplished. Featuring a core of unmatched talent — Harold’s brother, Ruy Adrian López-Nussa, on drums; Luques Curtis on bass; and the harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret... read more
PAUL CORNISH “YOU’RE EXAGGERATING!”
By Evan Haga Every artist who records for Blue Note is part of a grand legacy, now in its 86th year. But pianist Paul Cornish is a torchbearer for several remarkable Blue Note legacies, all at once. Which makes You’re Exaggerating!, his powerfully lyrical trio debut for the label, a mission statement for Blue Note’s next generation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6EAEln-a7Q To begin, Cornish is part... read more
NATE MERCEREAU, JOSH JOHNSON, CARLOS NIÑO “OPENNESS TRIO”
By Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson, Carlos Niño Openness Trio is a title that could easily be the name of this group – “openness” is the ideal word and description for what is happening here. Listening, Immersive Emoting, Deep Communication, Discovery, Trust, Exploration, and arriving to the moment to witness and share where we are, where we are going, and where we've been – these are all things that allow... read more
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