Excellent two CD compilation of classic tracks from the Blue Note Records catalog. This collection represents the complete history of the label, from its beginnings - including its first best-selling single, "Summertime" - through its '50s - '60s classic period, with widely-known tracks from label standard bearers Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan et al, and right up to its modern successes from Norah Jones, Robert Glasper and Gregory Porter.
Three CD set. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were one of the very first groups to achieve global success for Philadelphia International Records within it's first year as a CBS-distributed label. The 1972 release of two consecutive 'tell-it-like-it-is' ballads - 'I Miss You' and 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' - marked the start of a four-year association that yielded some of the most enduring recordings in contemporary soul music. Mainstays of the popular lounge circuit, Melvin had hired Theodore Pendergrass as the new drummer for the group's touring band in 1970 and by the time the quintet join... [Read More]
John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Stevie Wonder have been among the most original, influential and prolific songwriters to emerge after the advent of rock and roll. Jazz musicians have always had a keen ear for pop tunes of lasting quality since Coleman Hawkins covered "Body And Soul." Blue Note celebrates the work of these great songwriters with three collections that gather inventive, defining versions of some of their finest compositions.
Few recordings maintain their power to utterly intoxicate for decades as Kind of Blue does. This 1959 all-time classic is one of the monuments of jazz: So What; Freddie Freeloader; Blue in Green; All Blues , and Flamenco Sketches . This vinyl release is the way to experience one of the greatest albums ever made.
The inspiring new essay in the liner notes to this new 15-track collection delves into just how key a pillar this group was in the structure of Philly soul. You'll find their Top 10 R&B smashes If You Don't Know Me by Now; Wake Up Everybody; The Love I Lost; Hope That We Can Get Together Soon; I Miss You; Bad Luck , and more!
THE HAWK FLIES HIGH [CD] [1 DISC]
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