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BLUE NOTE RECORDS CHINA ANNOUNCES “NOW’S THE TIME: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE JAZZ [Vol. 1]”
Blue Note Records China, the newly established jazz label under Universal Music Greater China, today announced the upcoming release of its new compilation album, NOW’S THE TIME: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE JAZZ [Vol. 1]. The lead single, “Arc Light,” performed by Red Hand Band and... read more
JOSHUA REDMAN CELEBRATES SONNY ROLLINS
Saxophonist Joshua Redman celebrates Sonny Rollins with the Nov. 20 release of his 3rd Blue Note album, If Ever You Would Leave Us (we play for Rollins), a remarkable paean to the indelible impact of the Saxophone Colossus. It features 11 inspired selections from Rollins’ repertoire performed in... read more
NAT KING COLE’S JAZZ VOCAL MASTERPIECE “AFTER MIDNIGHT” TO BE REISSUED IN TONE POET VINYL SERIES
Nat King Cole’s jazz vocal masterpiece gets a definitive presentation with the release of After Midnight: The Complete Sessions, which will be reissued on November 13 in Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series marking the album’s 70th anniversary. The expanded 2-LP set... read more
KIEFER SHARES NEW SINGLE “BUSYFORYA” FROM HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT
Kiefer has shared “BusyForYa” featuring Planet Giza and Shibo, a lyrical jazz-meets-hip-hop gem that is the third single to be revealed from Memory Bomb, the pianist’s solo debut for Blue Note Records which comes out Sept. 25. Produced with his collaborators Shibo and CARRTOONS, the album... read more
BRANFORD MARSALIS & DIANNE REEVES SHARE NEW SINGLE “DEDICATED TO YOU”
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and vocalist Dianne Reeves have shared the new single “Dedicated to You,” the title track of their forthcoming John Coltrane tribute album which will be released on Sept. 18 in celebration of the jazz legend’s centennial. Dedicated to You offers new renditions of... read more
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO & LIANNE LA HAVAS COVER “DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER”
On Meshell Ndegeocello’s 3rd Blue Note album Synonym, the acclaimed singer-bassist-producer reimagines and reconceptualizes a brilliantly curated collection of classic songs as duets with an astounding rollcall of special guests. Ndegeocello joins forces with singer-guitarist Lianne La Havas on... read more
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BRANFORD MARSALIS & DIANNE REEVES HONOR JOHN COLTRANE ON “DEDICATED TO YOU”
By Bob Blumenthal It was inevitable that saxophonist Branford Marsalis would be approached with the idea of paying tribute to John Coltrane in centennial celebration of Coltrane’s birth. “I thought it was a great idea” he says,” but I wanted to take a road less travelled.” He was drawn to John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, the 1963 album that is considered among the ultimate examples of singer/ensemble... read more
DOMi & JD BECK “WHO ASKED?”
Nothing about it made sense. With their screaming virtuosity, utterly eerie mindmeld, and shrugging irreverence toward their own astonishing gifts, DOMi & JD BECK seemed beamed in from another dimension, and our familiar existence contorted itself to their presence. The year that they more or less arrived, they bowled over buttoned-up jazz fans with a cover of a Coltrane classic that they renamed “Giant... read more
SANGAM & FRIENDS: CHARLES LLOYD PAYS HOMAGE TO ZAKIR HUSSAIN
Tap root in the blues of Mississippi Ears, mind, heart pulled toward the East. Sails unfurled, I navigate the waters in search of One. CL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-961i8IWYU Providence As we tossed around names for the newly formed trio of Charles, Zakir and Eric — Zakir suggested Sangam, “It is the confluence of three rivers,” he explained. “Of course,” Charles interjected,... read more
FATHERS • KENNETH BLUME • CARRTOONS • KIEFER • NATE SMITH
The first thing that hits you about FATHERS, the self-titled Blue Note debut by an all-star collective of groove-savvy producer-musicians, is how utterly perfect everything sounds. Not perfect as in sterile or clinical or even flawless, but perfect as in completely satisfying — digging into that jazz ideal between the excitement of invention and the comforts of brilliant song... read more
NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI “THE MYTH WE CHOOSE”
By Evan Haga Most musicians, even brilliant jazz improvisers, prioritize the present when recording and releasing new work. What kind of reviews is this record going to get? Will my fans like it? Is it going to sell? But with his stirring new Blue Note album, The Myth We Choose, the pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini is focusing on the impact his music will make throughout the arc of time. Co-produced by... read more
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