the thought of you
Drummer Otis Brown III – an invaluable sideman with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, Oliver Lake, Somi, and others – has announced the release of his debut album ‘The Thought of You’, which will arrive September 23 via Revive/Blue Note, a new partnership between Revive Music and Blue Note Records. The […]
enjoy the view
Legendary vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson returns to Blue Note for the June 24 release of “Enjoy The View,” recorded by an all-star collective with saxophonist David Sanborn and organist Joey DeFrancesco, and featuring drummer Billy Hart. Order the album now on iTunes, Amazon or HHV.
a lion in the subway
After his great success of both albums, Gregory Porter now signed a recording contract with Blue Note Records. “Water” (stream below) which received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Porter was buoyed by another Grammy nod in 2012 following the release of his sophomore LP “Be Good”. Porter released both LPs on Motéma Music prior to […]
heritage
Lionel Loueke just dropped his album “Heritage” on Blue Note which is a collaboration project with Robert Glasper. The album is now available via iTunes and you can download the track “Dangbe Dance” below for free. Support: Official | Facebook | Soundcloud | Blue Note
bootleg radio
The new album of the Robert Glasper Experiment drops next tuesday. The guys at okayplayer want to share the “Bootleg Radio” live performance at the Highline ballroom, assembled by All The Way Live & the bros at FroLab. Listen below, download here and pre-order “Black Radio” now via iTunes, Tracklist: 01 Black Radio (feat. Yasiin Bey) 02 […]