October 16, 2020
“New voices explore Blue Note’s mosaic identity… Powerful stuff”—MOJO ★★★★
Blue Note and Decca have teamed up to release Blue Note Re:imagined, a brand new collection of classic Blue Note tracks reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents today. Representing a bridge between the ground-breaking jazz label’s past and future, the project features contributions from a rollcall of internationally acclaimed jazz, soul and R&B artists including Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings, Blue Lab Beats, Emma-Jean Thackray, Ishmael Ensemble, Melt Yourself Down, Fieh, Mr Jukes, Yazmin Lacey, Alfa Mist, Steam Down, Skinny Pelembe, Ezra Collective, Poppy Ajudha, Jordan Rakei, and Brit Award-winner Jorja Smith, whose version of St Germain’s “Rose Rouge” (which was based on a sample of Marlena Shaw’s “Woman of the Ghetto”) NPR Music called “a global call to prayer for the disenfranchised.”
Blue Note Re:imagined is out now vinyl, CD, and digital formats. Stream the Blue Note Re:imagined playlist featuring the re-imaginations alongside the original tracks by Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Donald Byrd, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Eddie Henderson, and Dodo Greene.
The full track listing for Blue Note Re:imagined is as follows:
- Jorja Smith “Rose Rouge” – from St Germain Tourist (2000)
- Ezra Collective “Footprints” – from Wayne Shorter Adam’s Apple (1966)
- Poppy Ajudha “Watermelon Man (Under The Sun)” – from Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off (1962)
- Jordan Rakei “Wind Parade” – from Donald Byrd Places and Spaces (1975)
- Skinny Pelembe “Illusion (Silly Apparition)” – from Andrew Hill One for One (1969)
- Alfa Mist “Galaxy” – from Eddie Henderson Sunburst (1975)
- Ishmael Ensemble “Search for Peace” – from McCoy Tyner The Real McCoy (1967)
- Nubya Garcia “A Shade of Jade” – from Joe Henderson Mode for Joe (1966)
- Steam Down feat. Afronaut Zu “Etcetera” – from Wayne Shorter Etcetera (1965)
- Blue Lab Beats “Montara” – from Bobby Hutcherson Montara (1975)
- Yazmin Lacey “I’ll Never Stop Loving You” – from Dodo Greene My Hour of Need (1962)
- Fieh “Armageddon” – from Wayne Shorter Night Dreamer (1964)
- Mr Jukes “Maiden Voyage” – from Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage (1965)
- Shabaka Hutchings “Prints Tie” – from Bobby Hutcherson San Francisco (1970)
- Melt Yourself Down “Caribbean Fire Dance” – from Joe Henderson Mode for Joe (1966)
- Emma-Jean Thackray “Speak No Evil / Night Dreamer” – from Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil (1964) & Night Dreamer (1964)
