I feel like my refusal to buy older versions of Blue Notes is finally paying off with this list. :) - Chris

My wallet is safe from this batch lol! Thanks for watching F

Thanks, I’m all about the music too. Copies are always upgraded over time when possible, music gets even more enjoyable

lol, Thanks for watching it! Greta selection indeed - F

Thanks for watching, we apreciate your support! F

Thanks for watching. This list is an interesting departure from the last several years for sure. - Chris

Gotta admit I'm a CD gal. I have the AP SACD of "Blowin the Blues Away" and it sounds great but my pick would be "The Stylings of Silver". "No Room For Squares" is a great pick, but as a Jimmy Smith fanatic whose has most of his Blue Note catalog, "Midnight Special" is one of my all time favorite albums of his but I'd rather see "At the Organ Vol 1" (BLP 1551) and "At the Organ Volume 2" (Blue Note 1552) and the "A Date With Jimmy Smith" "At the Club Baby Grand" Vols 1&2 because they show how DYNAMIC Jimmy was as a ppl player and how no one was doing what he did on organ. I think "Open House", "Plain Talk" and "Cool Blues" would be great for the Classic series too. What are your guys favorites for Blue Note being made today? Are you all hip to Johnathan Blake, Joel Ross and the women's super group Artemis?

I agree, the Three Sounds are great

I admit that I also missed the three sounds- F

@dakotasuite I second that motion. Been jonesing for “Blue Hour” for too long and we get more Grant Green. Don’t get me wrong, I love so many of his Blue Note releases, Universal Music should pump the breaks on GG and show love to some other artists and let them shine.

I agree that Blue Hour should see some type of TP/Classic Series treatment, but unfortunately, there isn’t much demand for the 3 Sounds records and of the artists in the 4000 series, their albums are probably the least expensive to find. I love Grant Green and will say that his albums need to be reissued because most are not available in any form and 60s/70s pressings are very expensive, scarce, and a lot of people want them. Green Street is arguably the rarest Grant Green Blue Note. They tried in 2022 to market to a larger audience with their title selection for the Classic Series and many did not sell well at all, that might be why there aren’t 3 Sounds or other artists that haven’t been featured much at all.

That is a great point. There were tons of releases that didn't seem to sell well in the previous drops. I appreciate them releasing less popular titles as well, because some of them are amazing. The other question this brings up is, did they just press way to many of them? - Chris

Thanks for the comment, I agree, it is one of my favorites as well. F

That's what we are all expecting, and I think they won't disappoint. F

lol, that's true - F

I think the question is , would it be worth an extra $10 or not? The Classic Series with nice jackets would definitely compare favorably to something like the new Third Man series quality-wise. I don't have my copies yet, but the Classic series is mastered by Kevin, who automatically gets a leg up over more unknown mastering engineers. Is Optimal better than Third Man for pressing records? I don't know the answer to that. Seems both have had their issues over the years, and they both have also delivered amazing records. - Chris

@@JazzBums well said.. Kevin is killin it right now. I can't believe this list.

Never

Yes, KG cut the BN80s

They are also just combined into one series on the Blue Note site for the last year or so. - Chris

@@JazzBums That’s the impression I was under but wasn’t sure if I understood correctly. So basically, the Classic Series started with the 80th anniversary editions 👍

He should so he can do a shootout! - Chris

I can recommend a urologist if you want to get that issue checked out.

Well if we can't crap our diapers, at least we can piss our pants. - Chris

@@xentakis lmao.

lol

Thanks for watching and the kind comment, music is what matters, for sure! - F