Blue Note UK

Win the entire Blue Note Trip collection!

supervisor — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:02:19 +0000

This month, we’re giving one lucky person the chance to win the entire Blue Note – Trip collection – including two unreleased albums in the UK!

Click here to enter.

This competition ends at midnight on 31/08/2011.

Exciting Amos Lee News!

supervisor — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:14:06 +0000

One of our favourite new Blue Note artists ‘Amos Lee’ has been extremely busy this year, releasing his fourth studio album ‘Mission Bell’ and touring with the likes of My Morning Jacket and Calexico.

The video for his new single ‘Flower’ has recently been premiered on Vevo and Facebook and will be released in the UK as a digital download on 19th September!

As well as all this, Amos will also be supporting Adele on a massive 15 show tour in the UK starting September 4th 2011.

For more tour information, visit Amos Lee’s official site.

Ambrose Akinmusire | When the Heart Emerges Glistening

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:18:18 +0000

On 2nd May 2011, trumpeter-composer Ambrose Akinmusire released his tour de force Blue Note debut, ‘When The Heart Emerges Glistening’.

With one of the most captivating jazz albums of recent times, from the most exciting and visionary trumpeter of today, Ambrose Akinmusire has delivered an exceptional debut that establishes him undoubtedly as one of the most inspirational young jazz musicians of his generation.

Co-produced by Jason Moran.

Traincha | This Girl’s In Love

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:11:06 +0000

‘This Girl’s In Love’, sees Dutch artist Traincha revisiting classic tracks from the Burt Bacharach songbook.

The collection features the very best of two song book albums Traincha recorded with Burt Bacharach and the Metroplole Orchestra. This compilation was compiled exclusively for the UK.

Traincha, who was part of the 90′s girl group ‘Total Touch’, is already a household name in the Netherlands, and her reputation as a stellar vocalist has steadily been creating buzz all over Europe and the U.S.

Priscilla Ahn | A Good Day

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:06:32 +0000

Priscilla Ahn is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

She released her debut album ‘A Good Day’ on Blue Note Records in 2009.

The album features Ahn artfully balancing youthful whimsy and grown-up sophistication, playing guitar and singing in a warm, welcoming, and stunningly self-assured voice. In the current trend of ‘girl singers’, Ahn certainly creates her own identity as a traditional ‘old-school’ singer-songwriter.

Stacey Kent | Raconte-Moi…

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:01:32 +0000

The ability to tell a story, capture an emotion, a mood, hone it and share it like a secret with her audience; these are the qualities that make Stacey Kent so special.

Her latest release, ‘Raconte Moi…’ was released on May 31st 2010.

The all-French album entitled revisits great classics of the French musical heritage with songs by Barbara, Paul Misraki, Georges Moustaki, Henri Salvador, Michel Jonasz, Keren Ann and Benjamin Biolay, and also showcases original work by talented young songwriters like Claire Denamur, Camille D’Avril (who collaborated with Jim Tomlinson on one title) Pierre-Dominique Burgaud and Emilie Satt, “La Vénus du mélo”.

Hindi Zahra | Handmade

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:53:58 +0000

Hindi Zahra is a charismatic and talented young singer/songwriter whose signature style is a unique blend of blues, world music, folk and jazz. Half French, half Moroccan, she splits her time between Paris and London.

Handmade, the debut album includes 11 tracks all composed by Hindi Zahra.

Duke Jordan | Flight To Jordan

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:42:34 +0000

Flight to Jordan is an album by American pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. It featured mostly original compositions by Duke Jordan including: ‘Star Brite’, ‘Split Quick’, ‘Squawkin’ and the bonus track featured in the remastered edition ‘Diamond Stud’.

The album was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder Edition in 2007.

Dexter Gordon | Clubhouse

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:35:50 +0000

Clubhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1965 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1979. The album includes Dexter’s original compositions: ‘Hanky Panky’, ‘Clubhouse’ and ‘Jodi’.

Bud Powell | The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1)

supervisor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:23:14 +0000

The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 1, is a 1951 album by jazz pianist Bud Powell.

The album details two recording sessions. In the first, recorded on August 9, 1949, Powell performed in quintet with Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes, and in trio with Potter and Haynes. In the second, on May 1, 1951, Powell performed in trio with Curley Russell and Max Roach, and solo.

The album was remastered and re-issued on CD in 1989 in chronological order with additional, alternate takes.