December 10, 2019
Blue Note Records has announced the continuation of the acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series in 2020. Launched in 2019 in honor of the label’s 80th Anniversary, the Tone Poet series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. Tone Poet vinyl is manufactured at RTI in Camarillo, California, and packaged in deluxe Stoughton Printing “Old Style” Gatefold Tip-On Jackets.
The titles were once again handpicked by Harley and cover the crème de la crème of the Blue Note catalog along with underrated classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Pacific Jazz and United Artists Records. Browse the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series on the Blue Note Store.
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series – 2020 Release Schedule:
February 28
- Hank Mobley – Poppin’ (Blue Note, 1957)
- Stanley Turrentine – Comin’ Your Way (Blue Note, 1961)
- Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz, 1954-56)
- Grant Green – Nigeria (Blue Note, 1962)
March 27
- Herbie Hancock – The Prisoner (Blue Note, 1969)
April 24
- Lee Morgan – The Cooker (Blue Note, 1957)
- Duke Ellington – Money Jungle (United Artists, 1962)
- Lonnie Smith – All In My Mind (Blue Note, 2017)
August 28
- Bobby Hutcherson – The Kicker (Blue Note, 1963)
- Jackie McLean – It’s Time (Blue Note, 1964)
- Joe Henderson – The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1985)
September 11
- Stanley Turrentine – That’s Where It’s At (Blue Note, 1962)
September 25
- Horace Silver – Further Explorations (Blue Note, 1958)
- Jimmy Smith – Prayer Meetin’ (Blue Note, 1963)
- Herbie Hancock – My Point of View (Blue Note, 1963)
October 30
- Bobby Hutcherson – Oblique (Blue Note, 1967)
- Duke Pearson – The Phantom (Blue Note, 1968)
November 20
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Roots & Herbs (Blue Note, 1961)
December 11
- McCoy Tyner – Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1967)
January 8, 2021
- Donald Byrd – Byrd In Flight (Blue Note, 1960)
- Tina Brooks – The Waiting Game (Blue Note, 1961)
January 29, 2021
- Paul Chambers – Bass On Top (Blue Note, 1957)
- Lee Morgan – The Rajah (Blue Note, 1966)
- John Scofield & Pat Metheny – I Can See Your House From Here (Blue Note, 1993)
Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series – 2019 Releases:
- Wayne Shorter – Etcetera (Blue Note, 1965)
- Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State, 1968)
- Sam Rivers – Contours (Blue Note, 1965)
- Gil Evans – New Bottle Old Wine (World Pacific, 1958)
- Cassandra Wilson – Glamoured (Blue Note, 2003)
- Joe Henderson – The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1985)
- Lou Donaldson – Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note, 1967)
- Lee Morgan – Cornbread (Blue Note, 1965)
- Baby Face Willette – Face To Face (Blue Note, 1961)
- Dexter Gordon – Clubhouse (Blue Note, 1965)
- Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956)
- Andrew Hill – Black Fire (Blue Note, 1963)
- Donald Byrd – Chant (Blue Note, 1961)
- Stanley Turrentine – Hustlin’ (Blue Note, 1964)
- Grant Green – Born to Be Blue (Blue Note, 1962)
- Tina Brooks – Minor Move (Blue Note, 1958)
See what critics have been saying about the Tone Poet series:
“An auspicious start for what is sure to be a vital ‘must have’ series”—Analog Planet
“With heavy sleeves and heavy vinyl, vinyl collectors will get the sense of holding a substantial product while placing these platters on their turntables”—The Absolute Sound
“One of an initial pair of releases in Blue Note’s new Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, Etcetera’s new LP incarnation gets the royal treatment… an excellent 180gm pressing.”—Stereophile
“If this first reissue in the series, saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s 1965 classic Etcetera is anything to go on, this is going to be a wonderful thing for jazz fans and audiophiles”—PASTE
“This Tone Poet release, pianist Andrew Hill’s 1964 Blue Note debut Black Fire, is a perfect example of everything this series gets astoundingly right… the listener is rewarded with a rich and engaging audio experience… these are an incredible deal, and audiophile jazz fans have a lot to look forward to now that a major label is tackling reissues at a quality previously only seen from small boutique operations.”—Audiophilia
Watch a video about the making of the Tone Poet Series:
