Music - Oct. 19, 2008
Moncur, Rivers are stars of Blue Note reissues
You know me well enough by now to know that if there are new Blue Note reissues in the shops, then I'm going to tell you about them. Add to that the fact there are some real treasures here, and some that I suspect are new to CD, it's a gimmie.
Tags: Sam Rivers, Blue Note, J.R. Monterose, Sonny Clark, Hank Mobley, jazz, Grachan Moncur III, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, Fats Waller, Lou Donaldson

Music - Dec. 10, 2007
New batch of Blue Notes contains some classics
I've fallen slightly behind, but recently checked out the latest batch, which arrived in late September. I was thrilled to find some of my favorites among them.
Tags: Blue Note, Jazz Messengers, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Kenny Burrell, Thad Jones, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, Duke Jordan, Grant Green, Midnight Special, Back at the Chicken Shack, jazz, Willie Bobo, Potato Valdez, Dizzy Reece, Horace Silver, Art Blake

Music - Oct. 19, 2006
Blue Notes capture some great hard bop moments
A new batch of reissues is always reason for celebration for me and six new Blue Notes quench the thirst this month.
Tags: jazz, bop, donald byrd, lee morgan, ike quebec, blue note