• LP 5505973£36.99
      Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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      • 1. It Ain't Necessarily So
      • 2. When Malindy Sings
      • 3. Pastel
      • 4. Wine, Wine, Wine
      • 5. On Our Way Up
      • 6. T'Ain't What You Do
      • 7. Lots Of Lovely Love
      • 8. I.Q. Blues

      After appearing on Blue Note albums by Ike Quebec, Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach made his own run of soul jazz classics for the label including the standout 1963 date Good Move featuring Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Eddie Wright on guitar, and Clarence Johnston on drums.

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      Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
      Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase...

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        Jackie McLeanJacknifeDecca / Blue Note
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            Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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          Horace SilverThe Tokyo BluesDecca / Blue Note
          Horace Silver’s 1962 tour of Japan had a deep impact on the pianist who dedicated his album The Tokyo Blues to his Japanese fans. With his quintet of...
            • LP 5571607£36.99
              Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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            Horace SilverSerenade to a Soul SisterDecca / Blue Note
            Horace Silver had been delivering hard bop classics for over a decade when he moved into more groovy territory in the late-’60s on albums including Serenade...
              Lee MorganThe GigoloDecca / Blue Note
              After the runaway success of The Sidewinder in 1964, trumpeter Lee Morgan continued his musical hot streak in 1965 on albums including The Gigolo featuring...
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              Bobby HutchersonMedinaDecca / Blue Note
              Bobby Hutcherson’s cutting-edge 1969 session Medina found the vibraphonist with a remarkable band featuring Harold Land on tenor saxophone & flute, Stanley...
                • LP (180 gram) 4849856£36.99
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                Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLeanInta Somethin’ (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                This spirited 1961 live date for Pacific Jazz captured Kenny Dorham leading a quintet with Jackie McLean, Walter Bishop Jr., Leroy Vinnegar, and Art Taylor...
                  Doug WatkinsWatkins At Large (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                  Recorded in 1956 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Watkins At Large was the first of two albums bassist Doug Watkins made as a leader. With a first-rate...
                    Bobby HutchersonTotal Eclipse (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                    Killer deep jazz from vibist Bobby Hutcherson on Blue Note, 1970. With Harold Land, Chick Corea, Reggie Johnson and Joe Chambers. Bobby Hutcherson’s...
                    • – Herzog
                    Bobby HutchersonHappeningsDecca / Blue Note
                    Hardcore deep jazz with Bobby joined by Herbie Hancock, Bob Cranshaw and Joe Chambers
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                    Anthony WilliamsLife Time (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                    Drummer Tony Williams had joined Miles Davis’ band and played on landmark Blue Note albums by the time he recorded his 1964 debut album Life Time at...
                      Donald ByrdByrd's Eye View (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                      Recorded in 1955 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Byrd’s Eye View was Donald Byrd’s first issued album as a leader featuring the trumpeter at the...
                        Blue Note Re:imagined II (feat. Yazz Ahmed, Theon Cross, Oscar Jerome & more)Decca / Blue Note
                        Legendary labels Decca and Blue Note have joined forces again for Blue Note Re:imagined II; a collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly...
                        • – Yazz Ahmed - It (Chick Correa)
                        • – Conor Albert - You Make Me Feel So Good (Bobbi Humphrey)
                        • – Parthenope - Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones)
                        • – Swindle - Miss Kane (Donald Byrd)
                        • – Nubiyan Twist - Through The Noise (Chant No.2) (Donald Byrd)
                        • – Ego Ella May - Morning Side Of Love (Chico Hamilton)
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                        • – Theon Cross - Epistrophy (Thelonious Monk)
                        • – Maya Delilah - Harvest Moon (Cassandra Wilson)
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                        • – Reuben James - Infant Eyes (Wayne Shorter)
                        • – Binker Golding - Fort Worth (Joe Lovano)
                        • – Cherise - Sunrise (Norah Jones)
                        • – Franc Moody - Cristo Redentor (Donald Byrd)
                        • 1. – Yazz Ahmed - It (Chick Correa)
                        • 2. – Conor Albert - You Make Me Feel So Good (Bobbi Humphrey)
                        • 3. – Parthenope - Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones)
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                        Herbie HancockSpeak Like A ChildDecca / Blue Note
                        Seminal Herbie Hancock on Blue Note, produced by Duke Pearson.
                          Lonnie SmithDrivesDecca / Blue Note
                          Drivin' organ soul jazz on Blue Note, 1970, with sax work by Dave Hubbard and Ronnie Cuber
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