Blue Note Records Announces New Run of Titles in the Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
BLUE NOTE RECORDS ANNOUNCES NEW RUN OF TITLES FOR THE CLASSIC VINYL REISSUE SERIES
CONTINUATION OF THE LABEL’S ACCLAIMED SERIES PRESENTS ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL REISSUES MASTERED BY KEVIN GRAY INCLUDING MASTERPIECES OF THE CATALOG BY ART BLAKEY, HORACE SILVER, JIMMY SMITH, DONALD BYRD, MILES DAVIS, WAYNE SHORTER, HERBIE HANCOCK, SONNY ROLLINS & MORE
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:
August 18, 2023
Anthony Williams – Spring (1965)
Cecil Taylor – Unit Structures (1966)
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 – 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.
