Stanley Turrentine: Mr. Natural Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Mr. Natural, Stanley Turrentine’s groundbreaking 1964 album, showcases the soulful tenor saxophonist leading an innovative modern jazz group.
Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings & Plays Blue Note Tone Poet Series
After the triumph of his vocal debut, Chet Baker Sings, in 1954, Pacific Jazz invited the up-and-coming trumpet virtuoso back to the studio for a follow-up, Chet Baker Sings and Plays.
Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Blue Spirits, the final 1960s studio album from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard for Blue Note, is a bluesy and spirited collection featuring five captivating Hubbard originals such as “Soul Surge,” “Outer Forces,” and “Jodo.”
Gil Evans: Great Jazz Standards Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Gil Evans, the brilliant arranger who had previously collaborated with Miles Davis on Birth of the Cool and Miles Ahead, created two exceptional albums for World Pacific: New Bottle Old Wine (1958) and Great Jazz Standards (1959).
Miles Davis: Volume 1 Blue Note Classic Series
Renowned trumpeter Miles Davis was in the early stages of his illustrious career when he recorded the three sessions that make up his Blue Note recordings in 1952, 1953, and 1954.
Fats Navarro: The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1
Fats Navarro, the extraordinarily gifted trumpeter and bebop innovator, had a tragically short career, passing away in 1950 at the age of 26.