Blue Note Tone Poet 2024 vinyl release schedule

Blue Note just announced their 2024 Tone Poet vinyl release schedule, and I had to talk about it. Here, I'll highlight what is coming and when, show you some of the titles and discuss lineups as well as my take on just how exciting some of these albums are.

Pre-order links (will be updated as they become available)


00:00: Introduction
06:20 - Lou Donaldson's Midnight Creeper
07:56 - Elvin Jones' Poly-Currents
09:46 - Blue Mitchell's Down With It!
12:18 - Joe Lovano's Trio Fascination Edition 1
15:47 - Jackie McLean's Action
18:27 - Booker Ervin's Tex Book Tenor
20:40 - Horace Silver's Silver's Serenade
24:21 - Anthony Williams' Life Time
25:48 - Donald Byrd's Eye View
29:12 - Bobby Hutcherson's Total Eclipse
31:10 - Doug Watkins' Watkins At Large
33:31 - Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLean's Into Somethin'
35:21 - Donald Byrd's Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill
37:37 - Wayne Shorter's Odyssey of Iska
39:36 - Lee Morgan's Taru
41:23 - Bobby Hutcherson's Medina
43:37 - Modest Jazz Trio's Good Friday Blues
45:17 - Jackie McLean's Let Freedom Ring
47:08 - Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
49:31 - Donald Byrd's Kofi
51:28 - Clifford Jordan's Cliff Jordan
53:36 - Bobby Hutcherson's Dialogue
55:50 - Freddie Roach's Good Move!
57:50 - Hank Mobley's A Slice Of The Top
59:39 - My prediction for the *extra* release
62:34 - My top picks

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[Fatdogrecords]

Nice countdown.
My money would be on Rollins at the vanguard box set, which would be amazing

[joeharley]

Nice survey of the 2024 releases, thanks! Yes the Transition titles will have their funky little booklets and blank back jackets, just like the OGs. And the labels will be designed to fall off. (Just kidding on that last part.) I'm thrilled with how these turned out sonically.

[albertguffanti]

I think you’re dead on with the Sonny Rollins Village Vanguard box set prediction

[Balonious_Crunk]

I for one am excited for the Joe Lovano release! Killer album and that style of jazz is right up my alley.

[Digginbehindthedikes]

Kofi was featured in the Blue Note Rare Groove Series in 1995. That was the first ever vinyl release. I like it a lot. Has that same kind of vibe as Fancy Free which is one of my favorite Byrd titles on Blue Note. Hubbard leaned towards a more softer tone in the 70s which was for great part due to switching to the Flugelhorn more often

[markh.]

28:08 People talk about his "hands off" approach, but Tom Wilson will always be #1 for me not only for his work on Transition but his work with the great 60's Dylan, Velvet Underground, and Simon and Garfunkle albums.

[jeffwhitehead]

Quality over quantity, (or in this case timeliness). Your reviews are always the most in depth, and provide me with the info to help me plan out which releases are definites for me to grab, which are borderline, and which are passes. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this for us!

[chriss]

Joe Harley said in a facebook comment that the three Transition titles scheduled for next year are the only three that Blue Note has the rights to.

[bacarandii]

Very glad that you fought jet lag to do this! And thanks for pointing out that only two titles were also Blue Note 75 reissues. I'm expecting my new Wayne Shorter "Night Dreamer" Tone Poet today (I think -- it was released 11/17/23) and I'll be curious to compare it to my Bernie Grundman BN 75 version -- which sounds pretty darn good, but I can imagine it sounding better. I'm particularly happy to see the Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Dorham and Blue Mitchell titles on the docket for 2024. No complaints. But I'd always be happy with more '60s Horace Silver (from "Horace-Scope" to "Jody Grind"), though they do seem to be putting out one or two Silver titles on every calendar. I have some earlier reissues of a few of these forthcoming Tone Poet titles (like "Taru, " "Action, " "Let Freedom Ring, " "Down With It, " "Tex Book Tenor, " "Slice of the Top"...) in either LT versions (great-sounding) or Liberty or Scorpio or Connoisseur pressings (I'll have to check) but I welcome spiffed-up editions!

[aperfectpresciption-vinylc]

Amazing overview, will help me plan out my next 12 months. Look forward to Shorter & Williams the most

[AlbumInsights]

GREAT job as usual my friend. I'm still working on getting in front of the camera, but until then I'll keep supporting your great channel.

[WheelsGood]

Great synopsis of the upcoming Tone Poets. Excited about the the Tony Williams, Transition titles, and a few others.

[the-record-person]

I was looking forward to your thoughts on this! Thanks!

[Valleyplant]

Happy to see your thoughts on these, thanks for sharing

[TomSpooner]

Thanks for sharing. Love the Circling Sun and Andy Hay albums. Plenty more to check out too. I really enjoyed the Tenderlonious album - You know i Care and the final Jaimie Branch.

[scotthouston]

Very informative presentation! It will definitely put a hole in my wallet!

[greenebear]

thank you great video, i bought all tone poet as i am new in jazz, i think its a good choice

[rickphillips]

Thanks for your knowledge sir. I'll be looking out for these releases!

[drazenbabich]

Thanks again for your thoughts on TP releases. I normally go for about a quarter of all of the annual TP releases and for me also is quality over quantity. If we were all buying 24 TPs per year, combined with most of the BN Classics...not to mention releases from other 'analog' houses like AP, Acoustic Sounds, Impex, Speakers Corner etc...we'd be drowning in LPs and would not have time to listen even half of those, just sitting pretty on the shelf. I have had done that in the past, admittedly, but these days I buy to listen, not to collect. Thank again.

[iainblack]

Hi. Just catching up with this video. This is invaluable for me and helping me decide which of the Tone Poets I may go for. I really enjoy your knowledge and presentation. Thanks for your videos, the time and effort you put into them.