Blue Note 2023

[@mr.b4444]

Thanks Ken, you're spot on about Freddie Hubbard. He's my favorite on trumpet. Also love those collaborations he did with Woody Shaw.

[@JazzBums]

Great video Ken! Thanks for the shoutout! I am very excited by a lot of the stuff coming in both series this year. - Chris

[@lokitio]

Super to see the shoutout, nice work both of you

[@Permitmon]

Thanks. Always learn something here. Spot on with your Wayne Shorter and Hank Mobley takes!

[@brianwheeler4416]

Thanks Ken. You really do provide great descriptions of the music and information about the reissues.

[@jt-hn6ur]

Thanks for the info. Spring is a must own record.

[@tomgilbertson2279]

Ken great video, much appreciated!

[@MrAlmeidajpg]

Thanks for your 2 cents Ken. Always a pleasure hearing your very knowledgeable thoughts on jazz records.

[@drunkenskelator]

Thanks Ken. Now that I am retired my vinyl budget is no longer going to allow me to be a Tone Poet and Blue Note Classic completist so any insights in to what might be the best titles to get is appreciated! Shout out to the Jazz Bums as well for their extensive comments on the 2023 Blue Note series scheduled releases!

[@ahmadhashir7412]

Great review Ken! The way you described Wayne Shorter and Hank Mobley was incredible and so on point.

[@Joe-yi8xj]

Great description of Spring

[@theDML2112]

Great t-shirt !!!

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Ha!

[@Joe-yi8xj]

easterly winds is pure beauty

[@dlove2830]

I wish there were Tone Poets of Wayne Shorter's "JuJu", Lee Morgan's "Candy" and Horace Parlan's "Us Three"...but what do I know...

[@BmacLA]

Juju badly needed

[@edwardevans652]

Great video, Ken! The Hutcherson - Land “San Francisco” record is amazing! I have my Dad’s first press copy, it has seen better days and I seriously need an upgrade. Highly suggest you add that one to your collection, sir.

[@steftarget]

The carmell Jones is absolutly awesome ( tone poet)

[@1999zrx1100]

Thanks for the honesty Ken. The list is made 😎

[@BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL]

Thanks for the overview Ken, the Wayne record is my No.1 but the list is pretty strong. Exciting :)

[@ianforster6717]

Hi Ken, it's funny you mentioned Freddie Hubbard, I was just looking at Breaking Point on a Tone Poet release. Would recommend it?

[@johnreuter4916]

I have it and I would.

[@rl9810]

Hey, the record store on your t shirt isn't too far away from my house. Cool!

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Cool!

[@Joe-yi8xj]

Mr. Natural is Elvin on drums. Also Lee, McCoy, Cranshaw, and Ray Barretto. Recorded just a few months away from a love supreme. A fantastic record, even though there is a Beatles tune on it.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

I’m thinking of another Stanley Turrentine LT pressing that has Billy Cobham

[@scaligula]

@@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 "Salt Song"/"Sugar Man"/"Sugar"/"Ain't No Way/"Don't Mess With Mr. T"/?

[@carlfuggiasco7495]

The Beatles tune is kind of not a bad thing. It’s just anachronistic. It doesn’t fit. Most Beatles song are not really jazz tunes. Except maybe Savoy Truffle…..now that could be a really great big band screamer!

[@graham4028]

Love your reviews Mr. Micallef, spot on regarding Freddie Hubbard and even more so with Stanley Turrentine , probably not cool but I love Joyride , fabulous art too. Also Wayne Shorter.....stunning...

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Joyride is killer! A very ignored album. Their loss.

[@norrieclark5217]

Man I'm in for a good few of those. I have Anthony Williams on records as a sideman but none as a leader and your comments on Spring have certainly piqued my interest for that one. Cheers Ken for the video

[@hoselrocket2001]

Been waiting forever for the TP treatment on Hill's Dance with Death. The alternative is buying the 1980 black & blue label BN as the 1968 recording never got released until 1980. Hoping the TP captures what we would have heard from a 1968 pressing, if not better.

[@near-zero321]

Outro: "buy more jazz - bye!" LOL. Buying is not the hard part - prioritizing among all the great options and staying in budget is the challenge right now. Thanks for your take on the year ahead, Ken.

[@dcrook232323]

Ken, great vid bud.💪 There's but a few YT jazz hosts that provide both real jazz knowledge w/ no-hyperbole commentary. Wished you actually produced more! Kudos.

[@brentcunliffe745]

K. B. Blues has Mobley and Horace Silver in the group. Glad to see this as a Tone Poet , nothing fancy but a real nice listen. Another excellent overview Ken.

[@ffyddgobaithcariad9923]

Agree with you regards Caddy for Daddy but doesn’t seem to get a lot of love on Steve Hoffman Forum (their loss!)

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Why?

[@ffyddgobaithcariad9923]

@@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 they have not gone into detail. I’ve seen 2 lists where they have said they will avoid it and a further comment: “Caddy For Daddy annoyingly straddles the "buy-or-do-not-buy-there-is-no-maybe" list. The title track sounds like management demanded a boogaloo cash-in to be tagged on.”

[@johnreuter4916]

You're absolutely right about Freddie. I think he was "too good", people get a little resentful when you make it look too easy. My 2 cents.

[@michaelgallay]

a killer ´all stars ´ record is John Scofield works for me (verve) . Also Still waiting for a Dianne Reeves TP or BNC…

[@edwinfabre1]

The ScoLoHoFo record is incredible listened to it last night. It was recorded live to 2 track at sear sound in 2002, and it sounds like they are in the room. Please Ken give it a chance Al foster sound incredible and even Dave Holland who I can take or leave is smoking. Lovano reminds us where Chris Potter got allot of inspiration from and even Sco whom I’m. It the biggest fan of also plays his ass off. Go check it.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Sorry, just not my thing. Sounds still born to me. But hey, it’s just my opinion.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

I feel about Dave Holland the way you feel about this record. Dave Holland one of the great masters of modern bass playing. He’s been around almost longer than anybody else. Chris Potter is a Michael Brecker clone imo

[@mikeroeder]

Interesting to see the Madlib reissue in there. It makes we hope for a reissue of the entire Blue Note Beats compilations. I have my eye on a seller in Japan who has the first 3 on vinyl, but I just can't justify the price and shipping, as much as I love them. The CD's will suffice for now. I'd love to see a reissue of US3 - Hand On The Torch. Maybe reissue the "Straight No Chaser" LP of source recordings (which honestly I listen to more than Hand on the Torch).

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

The blue beats, is that entirely remixes?

[@mikeroeder]

@@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 No, they’re LP’s of songs that were sampled by DJ’s. I guess they’re actually called Blue Break Beats.

[@scaligula]

Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land "San Francisco" has them playing together at their best. Bobby said the $$ he made from the crossover hit " Ummh " allowed him to buy his home in Montara.

[@EddieJazzFan]

Ken, did you get the Elvin Jones 3LP Blue Note "Live at Pookies" set last year? I was wondering how it sounds for a live recording.

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Yes, and I have a video coming up on that. The sound is incredible. Clear as a bell.

[@Fatdogrecords]

Your reaction to Grant Green in Dec was exactly the same as mine. Just seems a v odd choice amongst great choices

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

Yes, but unlike you and me, many people are salivating for another Grant green fix

[@brucevair-turnbull8082]

I wish they'd do a Tone Poet 'A New Perspective' by Donald Byrd. I have a 2015 (Universal Music) pressing which is s**t. Swish all over side one. 'Bossa Nova-Soul Samba' by Ike Quebec another one worthy of repressing.

[@daniellogansa8101]

I’m honestly really surprised that music matters, analogue productions, blue note classic haven’t don’t new perspective already. I don’t think it’s been done all analog since the 70s

[@graham4028]

I have the same pressing , I kept it for a couple of months before I played it , I was heartbroken , Cristo Redentor is such a fantastic piece imo , tone poet or classic would be fabulous , great art too.

[@terrywho22]

With the caveat that I have not heard every single recording here, as a group the set is just OK. Mostly middle-weight albums that have their moments, but very few gems and some worth completely passing over. I would say if you are a fan of the artist it's worth grabbing, but otherwise, not a lot of "must haves."

[@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455]

I could not disagree more. Schizophrenia is an exceptional album in the Canon of jazz music as are a number of these recordings. It’s funny you say what you don’t like but you don’t offer any alternatives. The typical KZbin peanut gallery in action.

[@terrywho22]

​@@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 And typical cheerleading from a reviewer who considers any above average recording to be the greatest thing ever (aka a "must have.') So you say there are several "exceptional" recordings in this batch? OK, define "exceptional." A top 100 album? Top 500? 2000? I would argue that if there are several HUNDREDS of albums you'd rather have, then it may not be exceptional to the point of being a "must have." That's not to say there aren't very nice albums in this batch... Blue Spirits, as with most Freddie Hubbard albums is underrated and I may get that one. The Hill and Evans albums may be great but I've never heard them. But I have Slow Drag and while it's funky and has interesting perspectives, outside of Slow Drag and Book's Bossa is it a must have? Not really. The Half Notes albums have some great Byrd solos, but the arrangements aren't going to blow you away and are marred by less than stellar drumming that is not recorded particularly well. Schizophrenia has some great moments, but lags behind Shorter's truly exceptional albums like Speak No Evil, Night Dreamer, and Adam's Apple. I'd probably put Juju ahead of Schizophrenia as well. Those first 3, possibly all 4, are true must haves. Now, if you like Shorter's eclectic wanderings, you'll enjoy this album, but don't expect the focus and coherence of the other albums I mentioned.

[@terrywho22]

@@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 Looking at Mr. Natural for example, I could name 15-20 albums by Miles Davis I'd rather have, and several by Cal Tjader, Cedar Walton, Joe Henderson, Charlie Haden, many others...