Dexter Gordon could do no wrong, ever. And just to prove that irrefutable point, he made this exceptional album, his second as leader for Blue Note. Hard bop does not get better than this. Released January 1962:
Stanley Turrentine’s Comin’ Your Way — recorded January 20, 1961 but left unreleased until 1987, and then given the Blue Note Tone Poet treatment last year. Great stuff . . . 1961/1987/2020 Blue Note – ST-84065 Blue Note Tone Poet Series – KPG&JH@CA
A promotion series of 8 covers of Pacific Jazz & World Pacific Records for resident West Coast painters & Sculptors with paintings/Sculpture exclusively made for that occasion.
Just arrived, 2005 repress: The first time I ever saw a Dizzy Reece album here in austria, so it was a no-brainer for me
HAPPENINGS - BOBBY HUTCHERSON (Blue Note) CD Bass – Bob Cranshaw / Drums – Joe Chambers / Piano – Herbie Hancock / Vibraphone & Marimba – Bobby Hutcherson Recorded on February 6, 1966. CD edition is 2006 RVG remaster. A splendid session that never fails to deliver!
Herbie's final album for Blue Note, and one of his most distinctive recordings for the label. Challenging, contemplative music dedicated to the unfinished promise and enduring memory of MLK, featuring sensitive arrangements for multiple instruments by the incomparable Duke Pearson. Recorded and released 1969:
