July 31, 2023
Blue Note Records has announced the next run of titles in the Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, which will present 180g all-analog vinyl reissues of some of the most iconic masterpieces of the Blue Note catalog by jazz legends including Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, and more. Curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman, Classic Vinyl reissues are mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original analog master tapes and pressed at Optimal. Newly announced titles will begin September 15 with the release of Horace Silver Blowin’ The Blues Away and Jimmy Smith Midnight Special, both of which are available for pre-order now on the Blue Note Store.
Classic Vinyl Reissue Series – Release Schedule:
September 15, 2023
- Horace Silver – Blowin’ The Blues Away (1959)
- Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special (1960)
October 20, 2023
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Mosaic (1961)
- Hank Mobley – No Room for Squares (1963)
November 17, 2023
- Tina Brooks – True Blue (1960)
- Wayne Shorter – Night Dreamer (1964)
December 15, 2023
- Sonny Rollins – Newk’s Time (1957)
- Grant Green – Green Street (1961)
January 19, 2024
- Bud Powell – The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (1949-51)
- Clifford Brown – Memorial Album (1953)
February 16, 2024
- Lee Morgan – Search for the New Land (1964)
- Joe Henderson – Mode for Joe (1966)
March 15, 2024
- Miles Davis – Volume 2 [BLP 1502] (1952-54)
- Donald Byrd – A New Perspective (1963)
April 19, 2024
- Bobby Hutcherson – Happenings (1966)
- Herbie Hancock – Speak Like a Child (1968)
The Classic Vinyl Series runs alongside the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series which is produced by Joe Harley.
