November 9, 2026
Announcing the 2027 line-up for the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series! The acclaimed series is produced by the “Tone Poet” Joe Harley and presents definitive audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered all-analog directly from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in deluxe tip-on jackets.
The Tone Poet Society subscription service also continues to offer members four different tiers with increasing savings and benefits. All members receive two Tone Poet titles per month with perks including access to exclusive limited-edition releases, behind-the-scenes content, free shipping prior to retail release, and more. Full details are available at TonePoetSociety.com.
The 2027 titles were handpicked by Harley and include both beloved classics and little-known treasures of the Blue Note catalog as well as albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Capitol, Pacific Jazz, United Artists, and Motown’s Jazz Workshop imprint.
Newly announced titles begin January 8 with the release of Donald Byrd’s peak hard bop album Free Form (1961) and Pepper Adams’ underrated delight Pepper Adams Plays The Compositions Of Charles Mingus (1963), as well as the quarterly Tone Poet Society Exclusive Grant Green Am I Blue (1963), all of which are available for pre-order now on the Blue Note Store. Am I Blue is limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies, adorned with a Tone Poet Society Exclusive gold foil stamp, and comes with a lithographic print of a photo by Francis Wolff.
“Every year putting together the Tone Poet lineup brings me back to the reason I fell in love with this music: that feeling of hearing something so moving, so surprising, that you just have to share it,” says Harley. “Our 2027 series is full of those moments, from the adventurous spirit of Andrew Hill and Wayne Shorter to the sheer joy of Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley. Next year’s selections celebrate the remarkable breadth of music we love and are privileged to bring back to vinyl, including some special surprises still to be announced!”
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series – 2027 Release Schedule:
Q1 Tone Poet Society Exclusive: Grant Green – Am I Blue (Blue Note, 1963)
January 8, 2027
Donald Byrd – Free Form (Blue Note, 1961)
Pepper Adams – Pepper Adams Plays The Compositions Of Charles Mingus (Workshop Jazz, 1963)
February 5, 2027
Lee Morgan – Charisma (Blue Note, 1966)
Carmell Jones – Business Meetin’ (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
March 5, 2027
Bobby Hutcherson – Spiral (Blue Note, 1968)
Art Farmer – Modern Art (United Artists, 1958)
Q2 Tone Poet Society Exclusive: TBA
April 2, 2027
Andrew Hill – Ocho Rios (Blue Note, 1969-70)
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore – Blowing In From Chicago (Blue Note, 1957)
May 7, 2027
Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley – Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (Capitol, 1961)
Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’, Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1957-58)
June 4, 2027
Hank Mobley – Hank Mobley And His All-Stars (Blue Note, 1957)
Wayne Shorter – Super Nova (Blue Note, 1969)
Q3 Tone Poet Society Exclusive: TBA
July 2, 2027
Clifford Brown & Zoot Sims – Jazz Immortal (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
Grant Green – Grantstand (Blue Note, 1961)
August 6, 2027
The Three Sounds – Moods (Blue Note, 1960)
Benny Golson – Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (United Artists, 1958)
September 3, 2027
Chet Baker & Russ Freeman – Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman (Pacific Jazz, 1953)
Art Blakey – The Freedom Rider (Blue Note, 1961)
Q4 Tone Poet Society Exclusive: TBA
October 1, 2027
Herbie Nichols – Herbie Nichols Trio, Vol. 2 (Blue Note 1955-56)
Bud Shank & Carmell Jones – New Groove (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
November 5, 2027
Duke Ellington – The Duke Plays Ellington (Capitol, 1953)
Bobby Hutcherson – Cirrus (Blue Note, 1974)
December 3, 2027
Curtis Fuller – Bone & Bari (Blue Note, 1957)
Elvin Jones – The Ultimate (Blue Note, 1968)
