Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1541-1550

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.

Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.

Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.

 

BN.1541- Lee Morgan- 1956- Lee Morgan Vol.2. Sextet {RVG Remaster}
BN.1542- Sonny Rollins- 1956- Sonny Rollins Vol.1
BN.1543- Kenny Burrell- 1956- Kenny Burrell Volume 2
BN.1544- Hank Mobley- 1957- Hank Mobley and His All Stars
BN.1545- Lou Donaldson- 1957- Wailing with Lou
BN.1546- Thad Jones- 1957- The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol.3
BN.1547- Jimmy Smith- 1957- A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1
BN.1548- Jimmy Smith- 1957- A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2
BN.1549- Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore- 1957- Blowing In From Chicago {RVG Remaster}
BN.1550- Hank Mobley- 1957- Hank Mobley Quintet {RVG Remaster}

Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1521-1530

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.

Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.

Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.


BN.1521- Art Blakey- 1954- A Night At Birdland Vol.1 {RVG Remaster} (5037)
BN.1522- Art Blakey- 1954- A Night At Birdland Vol.2 {RVG Remaster} (5038)
BN.1523- Kenny Burrell- 1956- Introducing Kenny Burrell
BN.1524- Kenny Dorham- 1956- Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia (2CD) {RVG Remaster}
BN.1525- Jimmy Smith- 1956- The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol.3
BN.1526- Clifford Brown- 1953- Memorial Album {RVG Remaster}
BN.1527- Thad Jones- 1956- The Magnificent Thad Jones {RVG Remaster}
BN.1528- Jimmy Smith- 1956- Live At The Club Baby Grand, Vol. 1 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1529- Jimmy Smith- 1956- Live At The Club Baby Grand, Vol. 2 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1530- Jutta Hipp- 1956- Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims {RVG Remaster}

Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1511-1520

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.

Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.

Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.


BN.1511- Thelonious Monk- 1952- Genius of Modern Music, Volume 2 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1512- Jimmy Smith- 1956- A New Sound, A New Star, Vol.1
BN.1513- Thad Jones- 1956- Detroit-New York Junction {RVG Remaster}
BN.1514- Jimmy Smith- 1956- A New Sound, A New Star, Vol.2
BN.15BN.15- Jutta Hipp- 1956- At the Hickory House Vol.1 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1516- Jutta Hipp- 1956- At the Hickory House Vol.2 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1517- Gil Melle- 1956- Patterns In Jazz (Mono) {RVG Remaster}
BN.1518- Horace Silver- 1955- Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers {RVG Remaster}
BN.1519- Herbie Nichols- 1956- Herbie Nichols Trio
BN.1520- Horace Silver- 1953- Horace Silver And Spotlight On Drums Art Blakey- Sabu {RVG Remaster}

Thad Jones - The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings (3 CD, 1997)

  

The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings of Thad Jones is a wonderful limited-edition three-disc box set, containing everything the trumpeter recorded for the labels in the late '50s. Jones was a fantastic hard bop trumpeter, and the set captures him in all of his glory, making it of interest to serious hard bop connoisseurs.

The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - The Complete Solid State Recordings [5 CD, 1994.FLAC]

The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis big band was one of the finest jazz orchestras of the late '60s, but its Solid State LPs had been long out of print for decades before Mosaic wisely reissued all of the music (plus seven previously unissued performances) on this deluxe but limited-edition five-CD set. With Jones' colorful and distinctive arrangements, soloists such as trumpeters Danny Stiles, Marvin Stamm, and Richard Williams; trombonists Bob Brookmeyer and Jimmy Knepper; the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Billy Harper, Eddie Daniels, and Pepper Adams; and pianists Hank Jones and Roland Hanna; plus a rhythm section driven by bassist Richard Davis and drummer Mel Lewis, this was a classic band. Highlights among the 42 performances include "Mean What You Say," "Don't Git Sassy," "Tiptoe," "Fingers," "Central Park North," and the original version of "A Child Is Born," but nearly every selection is memorable.