Blue Note Tone Poet 2023 vinyl release schedule announced!

[@BenHughes3]

The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 1&2 was already issued as part of the Blue Note Classic series in 2021.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Ahhhh good to know! So 1519 it is! I’ll pin your comment at the top

[@veedub95]

😊Bernie Nichole’s trio is a completely different title

[@joeharley8396]

Yes, 1519.

[@SurcosdeJazz]

This is becoming THE jazz vinyl youtube channel in English. Congrats! Very informative.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Thank you!

[@fheller347]

Great presentation. I enjoyed it quite a lot!

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

Hey really enjoy the video man I'm looking forward to some good stuff in 2023.. thanks for sharing this

[@tonyharrison2542]

Excellent segment WCB, extremely informative.

[@jeffreywoodke]

Great video! Thanks for the breakdown 🤓

[@numbernine2207]

'Dance of Death' is phenomenal!!!

[@deltamelton8943]

You’re right about people “ditching” records when new reissues are released…I’ve picked up some great vintage vinyl that way!

[@golds04]

How many iterations does it take to get the perfect blue note pressing? Infinity and beyond. Bless you Rudy, as well as the rough and tumble wolves and lions..😊

[@moutonvincent]

“I just hear Beatles”. I have that too! Happy to hear I’m not the only one. Interesting views on the announced releases. I am most of all looking forward to the Burrell.

[@dougf8180]

Hello. New to the channel and jazz. This was very informative and interesting. Would you also be interested in doing a review on the Blue Note Classic series release schedule for 2023?

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Great idea! I actually only own I believe one of the Classic series, but there are so many great titles they've released and for many they'll never make the Tone Poet schedule

[@andysmusicden]

Great overview! 🙏

[@lokitio]

Did you pick up Slow Drag in the end? I've warmed to side one on streaming but it doesn't seem to get much love out there in the community.

[@dsonyay]

I’ve got the Sonny Clark TP.. sounds amazing. And in Stereo. I had the original for many years.. an early 70s reissue.. it was stereo. This one was remastered really well by TP. The original was recorded in true stereo by rvg.

[@TheLegendaryJackMcDuff]

Are all of the Tone Poets still in print? I see that quite a number are out of stock at the moment,

[@bosshogster6715]

Really excellent video. Nice round up of what’s coming down the line. Very informative. Two of these are released on my birthday too, so I know what I’ll be treating myself to! I agree with your comment regarding some of the old cover artwork being really really poor. I love it when Blue Note ditch some of these awful old cover designs and replace them with a brand new design (like the Andrew Hill album you showed - old artwork awfully - new artwork very cool!).

[@jinedo58]

The Gil Evans album was reissued as part of a twofer in The Reissue series in 1975

[@xentakis]

I will say I think Schizophrenia is most definitely one of Wayne Shorter’s best albums, and I have and love them all. The problem is it’s so hard to pick between Wayne’s 60s Blue Note albums and some others like Speak No Evil are so iconic. But I’d easily put Schizophrenia top 3 or 4.

[@spinzvinyl]

Schizophrenia is a great album! I will certainly be picking up the Tone Poet when it's released!

[@matthew4155-h6e]

Great Jazz Standards was reissued by Pure Pleasure. Regardless, really enjoyed the video. Tone Poets has been an awesome series. Originally, I was buying every one. I started being more selective since it seems like the series is going to go on for awhile. I am just buying the ones I enjoy musically now rather than collecting every release they put out.

[@anthonysmith4449]

Infinity was on my wish list for a tone poet. This release is awesome. I was hoping that we get "Something Personal" from Jack Wilson- "Easterly Winds" is good too. Glad to see a release from John Patton. When are we going to get "The Sermon" by Jimmy Smith??

[@therevrockinrollin]

I was in some auctions this weekend with a small group I work with. They snuck in a few early Tone Poet titles (vast majority were early or OG) It’s amazing to see some TPs go over a 100 now.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

The halo effect of originals no doubt. The only two Tone Poets that have been going for big money lately are Chet Sings and Nigeria just because of scarcity

[@spinzvinyl]

@@jazzvinylcollector Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker is a little pricey too. That's one I'm sorry I missed the boat on.

[@spinzvinyl]

Great video! I picked up the Carmell Jones when it came out. Not overly impressed by it, although the pressing sounds quite good. Not as good as some of the other Tone Poets, but considering the source, it's acceptable. I'd love to see a shootout with the original. Did you end up grabbing Dance With Death? That's one I'm on the fence about. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[@greigmulberry]

I have a Toshiba pressing of the Sonny Clark Trio record. It's in stereo and sounds very good, and definitely sounds like genuine stereo. According to the LJC site, Rudy began recording in two-track in May of '57, and this record was recorded in October of that year. My guess is that the TP will be in stereo.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Very interesting! I’d love to hear it in stereo

[@Disc-O-Mat]

Wayne Shorter’s “Schizophrenia” was reissued in a VMP Blue Note box set. It will be interesting to see how the Tone Poet will compare. Great video.

[@morganchavis1835]

This video was quite informative and helpful. I was unfamiliar with a lot of titles on this list and quite surprised that others were chosen as Tone Poet's. Schizophrenia has been on my want list for years and I've never found any copy so that is definitely the one I'm most excited for. I recently got an early repress of Time for Tyner in NM condition so I'll probably skip that one but Extensions seems like a good one to pick up.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Definitely try and get Schizophrenia, it’s a great one for sure. I’m in the same boat as you on some of these though. If I have a great condition original, then I think I’m set

[@derosa1989]

Regarding the jacket format for Slow Drag, the Tone Poet series has done another title that was originally "Unipack" (the name given to the gatefold type sleeve with the vinyl opening on the inside at the spine that appeared in 1968) Ornette Colemae, New York Is Now! was a Unipack, but the Tone Poet just did it as a standard gatefold. The Blue Note Classic series has reissued a couple more titles that were Unipack, Lee Morgan Caramba! was reissued as a standard gatefold., and Lonnie Smith Think! was redone as just a standard single pocket jacket. It's kind of a shame Blue Note isn't making the effort to replicate this detail as the originals. There were about 9 titles that were originally in Unipack jacket designs, probably most notably Herbie Hancock's Speak Like a Child.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Good call, I forgot about the Coleman release. They aren’t sticking too close to replicating originals I suppose, as they have used the wrong addresses on the jackets several times already. Oh well!

[@brendanoreilly2014]

Excellent video, many thanks

[@bteoharo]

very informative, just want to add that "Let 'em roll" was re-issued as part of the BN 75 series, which generally is not that great, and Schizophrenia was part of the Blue note Vinyl Me Please box set a few years back.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Oh interesting, I guess discogs needs to be updated. That’s crazy that VMP featured it, what an unusual choice

[@izaiahclah5502]

@WCB Jazz Vinyl Collector a good chunk of copies had the labels on the wrong sides. Not to mention the other problems the box had. Glad it can be bought on its own now

[@LolaNeverLeaves]

Are these Tone Poet releases typically available for pre-order? I always forget which ones I want to buy by the time the release date comes around and I def want the Andrew Hill release.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Yea they do make them available to preorder, though I’m not sure how far in advance.

[@thehalbie]

Demon’s Dance is great!

[@dunkkusaarinen]

Not all Scorpio reissues are totally crap, i got the Duke Pearson The Right Touch and its good, not Tone Poet good but good still.... But now it is time to upgrade it to TP

[@itsvladzino3246]

Musically, Shorter Schizophrenia is a CLASSIC. Happy it is not released in the cheap CLASSIC series sleeves.

[@numbernine2207]

'Slow Drag' too!!!! Anything with Sonny Red is great. This has one of the best pot smoking tunes ever, lol. They're obviously getting high in the studio on tape. Shorter's 'Schizophrenia' is a no Brainer. Every Shorter & Hubbard title they've chosen is brilliant. 'Blue Spirits' & 'Breaking Point'.....'Morgan's 'Infinity'!!!!! Was & Harley are killing it. Much hipper selections than MM obvious choices imo.

[@Billysrecordsalon]

Stoughton tip-on unipak?

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Haha that I’d like to see

[@dsonyay]

I stopped buying LPs after the 1980s ended. I grew on vinyl and cassettes. Never did give up on my old LPs (just a couple hundred). Around 2017, I learned vinyl was back- but thought it was just a fad; and likely poor quality stuff. I had no idea big this was getting. The past few years have been like heaven. TP and BN80/Classic Vinyl, Impex, AP, Craft, etc. Vinyl quality and sound quality has never sounded better- and when you consider the cost .. under 50 bucks for nearly everything but the most limited and special, these LPs are a huge win. The owner of Acoustic Sounds, Chad, needs to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his dedication to quality vinyl production. LoL. I’ve never been so happy to buy vinyl again.

[@yousellouts]

I'm not a big Chet Baker fan but I happen to have one of those late 50s reissues of "Sings and plays with..." and it really doesn't sound all that good, noisy copy as well. I'm sure the Tone Poet will blow it out of the water. Hopefully they repress Chet Baker Sings to go with it.

[@jazzvinylcollector]

Yes! Many are waiting for that repress, myself included

[@djjoeykmusic]

Great video Thank you Happy new year

[@kieronjohnson8834]

The Stanley Turrentine and Lee Morgan albums are the only ones I don't have. Especially excited about the Turrentine. Never seen that one on sale in Japan. Blue Spirits and KB's Blues are wonderful.

[@jeshurunabinadab6560]

Could be mistaken but I believe the Gil Evans you were referring to was released on Verve Acoustic Sounds Series.

[@peterlaffey6328]

No , it was issued on Tone Poet .

[@terrywho22]

Looks like I'll be saving a lot of money this year. Schizophrenia is probably the only must have for me off this list. If I didn't already have Slow Drag, that would be another I'd target. Thanks for the rundown. edit: Freddie Hubbard's Blue Spirits is another must have if you missed the Blue Note 75th Anniversary reissue release of that album. I'l be ordering it for sure.

[@themagain93]

Sings and plays was not on 10 inch

[@gcahill51]

Am I the only Blue Note fan not all that excited about the much-hyped over-priced Tone Poet series?

[@earvinquero2037]

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