Important note: hank and sam jones are in fact not family, they just play like they are 😉 and share the same last name.

“Look at this cover, it’s incredible! There’s a DOG on the front!!” That’s awesome!

I agree! These Blue Note releases are fantastic. I have been buying and enjoying them all. I have even been seeking out 80th anniversary releases and they are wonderful.

Hey Bob. What a great summation of the First Sixteen Blue Note Classic Series. Thank goodness for Don Was, as I'm enjoying this series, along with the Tone Poets immensely. A very slight edit, while Hank Jones, Thad Jones and Elvin Jones were indeed brothers, Sam Jones was unrelated to the three Jones boys. He merely shared the same last name as them. Great segment, as usual, I'm looking forward to the next one.

I could go broke with this series of records. I want them all. I have 4 of them in my collection and missing so many good ones. I like Point of Departure, Spring, Soul Station and Cool Stuttin'. I could get so many others if I did not have self control.

Excellent video as always, those titles are truly timeless classic. Your videos always makes me go back and listen to something that I haven't heard in years. The funny thing is that today's prices it would cost $400 but if I bought those same titles in the 70's like I did it would cost me less the $100., take about inflation.

Hey Bob hope your doing well I really enjoyed the video and a great idea to show the Blue Note classic series releases. All of those compositions are wonderful with Sidewinder and Somethin’ Else at the top of my list, Cheers Snowy

Great video on all of them! Thanks for shedding light on ones that I don’t have. I really like the ones that I got. I wish I would of got a different copy of “Cool Struttin”. The first song has some background noise, but then disappears. It’s not major, but it’s there. The others that I got are just fantastic though. It’s great to go back in time and be a fly on the wall to experience these amazing sounds. We are so lucky!

Great video as always Bob.

Totally agree Bob, for the money the Classic Series is a fabulous set & it’s been fun collecting them all throughout 2021… thanks for the review… can’t believe how quickly the year has gone!

BOB! I was thinking you would be the perfect guy to run a series talking about albums by famous or non famous artists that are in your view, unjustifiably unloved or underrated. This is because you have such a vast and eclectic record collection and are jolly fine communicator. Cheers mate!

Thanks. Great video. It gives my the opportunities to recover some old records from my garage!

Great video….. Enjoyed it a bunch. Thanks 🎶✌️

Really enjoyed this video. Some great advice.

Really great review Bob. I’m missing 4 so will catch up soon.

Man, the number of people I have heard complain about Midnight Blue. I listened...and did not buy. My Idle Moments arrived with a bit of an issue on Jean De Fleur , but very playable and still enjoyable. Loved this walk through Bob. Classic reissues are a no-brainer for newer 30-something jazz collectors like myself. Classic series Song For My Father is very very good. That was my most recent classic series pick up, which I am enjoying immensely. Edit: oh I forgot that my copy of Idle Moments is in fact a 75. So is my copy of Page One....which I REALLY would enjoy a BETTER copy of...

Back in the late '70's I proved what a huge jazz nerd I was by answering all the jazz trivia questions asked by the DJ emceeing the show. One question was about the names of the Jones' brothers. Went home with a stack of free promo copies of jazz records. Wish I still had them.

Great video as always! I have about half of them and have yet to listen to my Midnight Blue, hopefully it has minimal errors! Man, I tell ya... I don't know why that Speak No Evil and ESPECIALLY Somethin Else were next to impossible to get. Hopefully they repress them soon. My fave so far has to be The Real McCoy. I was pleasantly surprised with it!

Nice overview Bob, reminding me of a few I've missed. Hopefully the quality stays high. Same as you, Something Else was a favorite. Didn't own a copy of that.

Have you done this with the Tone Poets yet? Keep pumping out greatness my man! It’s always good to look up and see a new video of yours has posted.

Great review of them all, got 4 so far and more inroute. The end plan is to try to get them all. Excellent way to get into Jazz. Cheers!

pressing faults are an issue with new records these days - keep sending 'em back, folks, they gotta get the message we're not gonna take it!

Thanks for the recap! I was a bit late to the party, have managed to track them all down with Somethin Else the sole exception. Many of these could have easily been Tone Poet releases, but I guess these are partly aimed at bringing new listeners in(?). It's just a shame Blue Note didn't press higher quantities to save buyers getting gouged in the secondary market...

Great vid Bob. I’ve also gotten all of them. I too have had the same issues unfortunately as you. Had to exchange Burrell and Clark 3 times to get a good copy. Kind of crazy they’re dropping 4 this weekend. Tough on the wallet.

Great Stuff as always

Great video and commentary. What kind of outer sleeves are you using ? They look amazing

I’ve got a couple, certainly not all. Just per-ordered the new 6 Pieces of Silver from UDiscover Music online. They were having a 25% off sale for Labor Day so I also ordered Idle Moments, Maiden Voyage & Ready For Freddie. They all should be shipping this Friday. Can’t wait !,

Great video.. you the man!

'Tsk bro for the insights. From Singapore. You're great east.

jimmy smith...sonny clark....man...this video is a must have list for every jazz collection...brilliant double b....condors flyin' high...peace out...rocky

Hi bob im a few behind need dextor and jimmy. I picked up five releases other day none you showed as these just all seem to have come out together. Great series. Look forward to you getting them all I will be trying to also great music . Take care joe

Have them all bar two that I already had good pressings of.Great series and generally great sounding.I've only had to get one replacement for bad quality but from online comments I must have been lucky. Bit worried about 4 coming out at the same time this Friday given the QC issues

I love the bn classic serie. It is like I have a monthly subscription for cheap 😁

Great video Bob! I bought a used copy from Amazon (cover damage) of Midnight Blue. Big gamble but it paid off. The pressing is great! Out to Lunch sounds amazing, I agree! I know the glitchy sound you are referring to but what is "non fill"?

I've been getting them all too (as well as all the Tone Poets). The Dolphy is amazing and probably my fav so far. Did you grab the Christmas album they snuck into the series? Pearson Merry Ol Soul.

Hey Bob, have you ever listened to the album "Cat" by Hiroshi Suzuki? Since you're clearly a jazz fan I think you'll dig this record. I just picked up the "We Release Jazz" 2021 reissue. I saw it at my local shop, it looked interesting so I went home to do some research. I'll tell ya man, it hits to sweet spot between fusion and funk. It's a great listen and one helluva pressing. Sounds great. I highly recommend at least giving it a listen on "the net", if you haven't already heard it. Cheers!

Great video, I have a few of these and agree they sound great. I would like to know though what distinguishes the Tone Poet series from the Classic Series.

I wish that Cannonball would get a repress. I ordered it when it came out but it was “back ordered”. I’m still waiting!!!!

Funny story, a couple days after I bought that Classic Somethin' Else, I found a early 60's mono pressing for like 1/5th retail price

Hi Bob, excellent video. Sam Jones and Hank Jones aren't related Hank, Elvin and Thad comprise the Jones clan.

I honestly wish they would make The Sidewinder a Tone Poet. I'm just a sucker for the gatefold.

Hey Bob, with all the pressings of A Love Supreme....excluding an OG which do you suggest for the money...?

I ordered Idle Moments through Amazon as well. It looked like someone had tried to fold the jacket in half to fit in the mailer. Kinda comforting to see it’s an across the board bummer. Never Amazon again!

My Idle Moments had non fill as-well. I could not preorder on Amazon as it was not available. Mine came from Acoustic Sounds. Ironically, my Liberty press of Midnight Blue had non fill and the classic series does not!

Hey what vinyl sleeves do u use

Hello Bob. I do appreciate what Blue Note is doing with the Classics, but like everybody else, you can't help but compare them to all the Tone Poets and wind up wanting just a little bit more out of them. The Classics serve a great purpose where the albums are impossible to get originals/ early pressings (Soul Station, Cool Struttin). Also, they are useful to own on some of the softer/ quieter recordings (Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage) where the slight pops and crackles on your older pressings stand out a little more. Still, I tend to think that Blue Note is missing an opportunity to provide these heavy hitting titles in a Tone Poet/ Music Matters presentation as an additional option. Given the current after market prices of the Music Matters pressings, I'd pay double the price of a Classic series title with a Tone Poet quality treatment. All of my Tone Poets will be permanent staples in my collection.

Bob, Sam Jones, the bassist I have never found a source that cited him as a Jones sibling. Thad & Elvin younger brothers of Hank.

Did you keep up with the series over the last two years?

Bought a copy of Idle Moments yesterday and my copy was fine bar one tiny bit of non fill. My copy of Song For My Father is crap, a bit too much non fill for my liking, but it's OOP right now.

hey.. you forgot the Duke Pearson - Merry Ole Soul 😜

Hello Bob, I agree with someone else who said they prefer the Tone Poet series now granted the Tone Poet series didn't put out Go by Dexter Gordon, or Lee Morgan Cookin but I wish they did overall I think the Tone Poet series is much better QC wise I'm sorry I'm just not impressed with the Classic series. On a side note did you pick up Eagles Live at Forum 76, It's a fantastic-sounding album it was cut by Chris Bellman and Mastered by Bob Ludwig to masters at their craft.

I'm now concerned about the condition of my 16 unopened classic series records. The idea was to open them after I buy my dream turntable next year. 😱

beautiful records! terrible jackets 😟

Great stuff no duke Pearson.

What do you mean it was hard to find "Speak no Evil"? You can find a whole bunch of them on Amazon or Ebay for $24.99 - $29.99...Not that hard to find.👀👀👀