BLUE NOTES - 21 ORIGINAL ALBUMS (10 CDs)

Blues, syncopation and blue notes are the key elements of jazz music. A blue note is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies among performers and genres.
The blue notes are usually said to be the lowered third, lowered fifth and lowered seventh scale degrees.

With the arrival of the bebop pioneers Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie who rebelled againsth the commercial swing craze of the thirties the blues and its elements like blue notes became along with complicated new chord progressions a new importance in modern jazz. Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Horace Silver are considered the master and giants of the modern blue notes realm called hard bop which dominated the New York jazz scene in the fi fties and aesthetically was the anti-thesis to the cool sounds dominating jazz made on the West Coast.

But also many other artists who for various reasons never received their fair share of the limelight delivered their individual blue notes to this movement. Here we collected some of the best of them showing the variety of artistic statements of enduring value.

Timeless music which brings new listening pleasure to the jazz
affi cionado of today. A typical example is pianist and composer Elmo Hope who was a close companion of the two masters of modern jazz piano Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. He only played with the best musicians of his generation like Clifford Brown, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins.

And so you´ll find plenty to discover and enjoy: the masterful trumpets of Thad Jones and Dizzy Reece, saxophonists like Clifford Jordan, Charlie Rouse, Frank Foster, Hank Mobley, Zoot Sims, Tina Brooks, Ike Quebec, Stanley Turrentine, Booker Ervin, pianists Horace Parlan, Duke Jordan, Kenny Drew, Sonny Clark, Duke Pearson, Ray Bryant, Jutta Hipp from Germany, the singers Sheila Jordan and Dodo Greene all accompagnied by the best rhythm sections of the day. 

CD1
 1. Mo Is On (E. Hope)
 2. Sweet And Lovely (Arnheim/Tobias)
 3. Happy Hour (E. Hope)
 4. Hot Sauce (E. Hope)
 5. Stars Over Marakech (E. Hope)
 6. Freffie (E. Hope)
 7. Carving The Rock (Hope / Rollins)
 8. I Remember You (Mercer / Schertzinger)
Elmo Hope (p), Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (dr).
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey on June 18th, 1953.
Elmo Hope Quintet New Faces - New Sounds Vol. 2
 9. Crazy (E. Hope)
 10. Abdullah (E. Hope)
 11. Chips (E. Hope)
 12. Later For You (E. Hope)
 13. Low Tide (E. Hope)
 14. Maybe So (E. Hope)
Elmo Hope (p), Frank Foster (ts), Freeman Lee (tp), Percy Heath (b), Art
Blakey (dr).
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 9th, 1954.

Hank Mobley Quartet
 15. Hank‘s Prank (H. Mobley)
 16. My Sin (H. Mobley)
 17. Avila And Tequila (H. Mobley)
 18. Walkin‘ The Fence (H. Mobley)
 19. Love For Sale (C. Porter)
 20. Just Coolin‘ (H. Mobley)
Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver (p), Doug Watkins (b),
Art Blakey (dr). Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey
on March 27th, 1954.

 CD2
Clifford Brown
New Star On The Horizon
 1. Cherokee (R. Noble)
 2. Easy Living (Robin / Rainger)
 3. Wail Bait (Q. Jones)
 4. Minor Mood (C. Brown)
 5. Hymn Of The Orient (G. Gryce)
 6. Brownie Eyes (Q. Jones)
Clifford Brown (tp), Gigy Gryce (as, fl), Charlie Rouse (ts), John Lewis (p),
Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (dr). Recorded in NYC on August 28th, 1953.
Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown
 New Faces – New Sounds
 7. Carvin‘ The Rock (Hope/Rollins)
 8. You Go To My Head (Coots/Gillespie)
 9. De-Dah (E. Hope)
 10. Brownie Speaks (C. Brown)
 11. Cookin‘ (L. Donaldson)
 12. Bellarosa (E. Hope)
Clifford Brown (tp), Lou Donaldson (as), Elmo Hope (p),
Percy Heath (b), Philly Joe Jones (dr).
Recorded in NYC on June 9th, 1953.
Thad Jones
The Magnificent Thad Jones Volume 3
 13. Slipped Again (T. Jones)
 14. Ill Wind (Koehler/Arlen)
 15. Thadrack (T. Jones)
 16. Let‘s (T. Jones)
 17. I‘ve Got A Crush On You (Gershwin)
Thad Jones (tp), Benny Powell (tb:13-16), Gigi Gryce (as:13-16),
Tommy Flanagan (p:13-16), Barry Harris (p:17), George
Duvivier (b:13-16), Percy Haeth (b:17), Elvin Jones (dr:13-16),
Max Roach (dr:17). Recorded at Van Gelder Studio,New
Jersey on July 14th, 1956 and February 3rd, 1957.

 CD3
Thad Jones
Detroit - New York Junction
 1. Blue Room (T. Jones)
 2. Tarriff (T. Jones)
 3. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers / Hart)
 4. Scratch (T. Jones)
 5. Zec (T. Jones)
Thad Jones (tp), Billy Mitchelll (ts), Kenny Burrell (gt), Tommy Flanagn (p),
Oscar Pettiford (b), Shadow Wilson (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on March 13th, 1956.

Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims
 6. Just Blues (Z. Sims)
 7. Violets For Your Furs (Dennis / Adair)
 8. Down Home (J. Lloyd)
 9. Almost Like Being In Love (Lerner / Loewe)
 10. Wee-Dot (Johnson / Parker)
 11. Too Close For Comfort (Weiss/Bock/Holofcener)
Jutta Hipp (p), Jerry Lloyd (tp), Zoot Sims (p), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b), Ed
Thigpen (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on July 28th, 1956.

 CD4
Paul Chambers Quintet
 1. Minor Run-Down (B. Golson)
 2. The Hand Of Love (P. Chambers)
 3. Softly As In The Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein II / Romberg)
 4. Four Strings (B. Golson)
 5. What‘s New (Haggart / Burke)
 6. Beauteous (P. Chambers)
Paul Chambers (b), Donald Byrd (tp), Clifford Jordan (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p),
Elvin Jones (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on May 19th, 1957.

Clifford Jordan
 7. Not Guilty (C. Jordan)
 8. St. John (J.Jenkins)
 9. Blue Shoes (C. Fuller)
 10. Beyond The Blue Horizon (Robin / Whiting / Harling)
 11. Ju-Ba (L. Morgan)
Clifford Jordan (ts), Lee Morgan (tp), John Jenkins (as), Ray Bryant (p), Paul
Chambers (b), Art Taylor (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on June 2nd, 1957.

 CD5
Curtis Fuller – The Opener
 1. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening (Adamson / McHugh)
 2. Hugore (C. Fuller)
 3. Oscalypso (O. Pettiford)
 4. Here‘s To My Lady (Mercer / Bloom)
 5. Lizzy‘s Bounce (C. Fuller)
 6. Soon (Gershwin / Gershwin)
Curtis Fuller (tb), Hank Mobley (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Paul Chambers (b),
Art Taylor (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on June 16th, 1957.

Duke Pearson – Tender Feelin´s
 7. Bluebird Of Happiness (Harmati / Hayman)
 8. I‘m A Fool To Want You (Wolf/Herron/Sinatra)
 9. I Love You (C. Porter)
 10. When Sonny Gets Blue (Fisher/Segal)
 11. The Golden Striker (J. Lewis)
 12. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper/Washington)
 13. 3 A.M. (D. Pearson)
Duke Pearson (p), Gene Taylor (b), Lex Humphries (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on December 16th & 19th, 1959.

 CD6
 John Jenkins With Kenny Burrell
 1. From This Moment On (C. Porter)
 2. Motif (J. Jenkins)
 3. Everything I Have Is Yours (Lane / Adamson)
 4. Sharon (J. Jenkins)
 5. Chalumeau (J. Jenkins)
 6. Blues For Two (K. Burrell)
John Jenkins (as), Kenny Burrell (git), Sonny Clark (p), Paul Chambers (b),
Dannie Richmond (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on August 11th, 1957.

Dizzy Reece Star Bright
 7. The Rake (D. Reece)
 8. I‘ll Close My Eyes (Reid / Kaye)
 9. Groovesville (D. Reece)
 10. The Rebound (D. Reece)
 11. I Wished On The Moon (Parker/Rainger)
 12. A Variation On Monk (D. Reece)
Dizzy Reece (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Wynton Kelley (p), Paul Chambers (b), Art
Taylor (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on November 19th, 1959.

 CD7
Kenny Burrell On View At The Five Spot Cafe
 1. Birk‘s Works (D. Gillespie)
 2. Hallelujah (Grey/Robin / Youmans)
 3. Lady Be Good (G.Gershwin)
 4. Lover Man (Davis / Sherman / Ramirez)
 5. Chalumeau (J. Jenkins)
John Jenkins (as), Kenny Burrell (git), Sonny Clark (p), Paul Chambers (b),
Dannie Richmond (dr).
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on August 11th, 1957.

Ike Quebec - It Might As Well Be Spring
 6. It Might As Well Be Spring (Hammerstein / Rodgers)
 7. A Light Reprieve (I. Quebec)
 8. Easy - Don‘t Hurt (I. Quebec)
 9. Lover Man (Davis / Sherman/Ramirez)
 10. Ol‘ Man River (Kern / Hammerstein) 

11. Willow Weep For Me (A. Ronell)
Ike Quebec (ts), Freddie Roach (organ), Milt Hinton (b), Al Harewood (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on
December 9th, 1961.
 

CD8
Duke Jordan – Flight To Jordan
 1. Flight To Jordan (D. Jordan)
 2. Star Brite (D. Jordan)
 3. Squawkin‘ (D. Jordan)
 4. Deacon Joe (D. Jordan)
 5. Chalumeau (J. Jenkins)
 6. Si-Joya (D. Jordan)
Duke Jordan (p), Dizzy Reece (tp), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Reggie Workman
(b), Art Taylor (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August
4th, 1960.
Kenny Drew – Undercurrent
 7. Undercurrent (K. Drew)
 8. Funk-Cosity (K. Drew)
 9. Lion‘s Den (K. Drew)
 10. The Pot‘s On (K. Drew)
 11. Groovin‘ The Blues (K. Drew)
 12. Ballade (K. Drew)
Kenny Drew (p), Freddie Hubbard (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Sam Jones (b), Louis
Hayes (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on
December 11th, 1960.

 CD9
Horace Parlan
Up And Down
 1. The Book‘s Beat (B. Ervin)
 2. Up And Down (Parlan)
 3. Fugee (G. Tucker)
 4. The Other Part Of Town (D. Jordan)
 5. Chalumeau (G. Green)
 6. Light Blue (T.Turrentine)
Horace Parlan (p), Booker Ervin (ts), Grant Green (git), George Tucker (b), Al
harewood (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June
18th, 1961.

 CD10
 Horace Parlan – Up And Down
 1. Falling In Love With Love (Hart & Hart)
 2. If You Could See Me Now (Sigman / Dameron)
 3. Am I Blue (Clarke / Akst)
 4. Dat Dere (Timmons / Brown jr)
 5. When The World Was Young (Mercer / Philippe / Gerard)
 6. Let‘s Face The Music And Dance (I. Berlin)
 7. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (Young / Lewis / Rito)
 8. Who Can I Turn To? (Wilder / Engvick)
 9. Baltimore Oriole (Carmichael / Webster)
 10. I‘m A Fool To Want You (Sinatra / Wolf / Herron)
 11. Hum Drum Blues (O. Brown Jr.)
 12. Willow Weep For Me (A. Ronell)
Sheila Jordan (voc), Barry Galbraith (git), Steve Swallow (b),
Denzi Best (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on
September 19th and October 12, 1962.

Dodo Greene – My Hour Of Need
 13. My Hour Of Need (I. Kosloff)
 14. Trouble In Mind (R. Jones)
 15. You Are My Sunshine (G. Tucker)
 16. I‘ll Never Stop Loving You (Cahn / Brodsky)
 17. Chalumeau (G. Green)
 18. Lonesome Road (Shilkret / Austin)
 19. Let There Be Love ( Grant / Rand)
 20. There Must Be A Way (Saxon / Gallop)
 21 Down By The Riverside (D. Jordan)
 22. Little Things Mean A Lot (Lindeman/Strutz)
 11. Light Blue (T.Turrentine)
 12. Light Blue (T.Turrentine)
Dodo Greene (voc), Ike Quebec (ts), Grant Green (git),
Sir Charles Thompson (organ), Milt Hinton, Herbie Lewis (b), Billly Higgins, Al
Harewood (dr).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April
2nd and 17th , 1962.