Blue Note Re:imagined
Jorja Smith (vocals), James Copus (trumpet), Femi Koleoso (drums), James Allsopp (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone), James Rudolph Crewsick (double bass), Joe Armon-Jones (piano, wurlitzer electric piano), James Mollison (saxophone), TJ Koleoso (bass guitar), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet), Poppy Ajudha...
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th October 2020
Blue Note Re:imagined shines a light on the fertile British scene and connects it to the tradition […] to rework classic tunes from the label's back catalogue. The results are as wideranging...
Blue Note Re:imagined
Jorja Smith (vocals), James Copus (trumpet), Femi Koleoso (drums), James Allsopp (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone), James Rudolph Crewsick (double bass), Joe Armon-Jones (piano, wurlitzer electric piano), James Mollison (saxophone), TJ Koleoso (bass guitar), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet), Poppy Ajudha...
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th October 2020
Blue Note Re:imagined shines a light on the fertile British scene and connects it to the tradition […] to rework classic tunes from the label's back catalogue. The results are as wideranging...
About
BLUE NOTE REIMAGINED – bringing you covers, reworks & reimaginations of the greats from the heavyweights in the new jazz wave.
Legendary labels Decca Records and Blue Note have joined forces for Blue Note Re:imagined; a brand new collection of classic Blue Note tracks brought together for the first time, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the jazz scene’s most exciting young talents today. Representing a bridge between the ground-breaking label’s past and future, the project will feature contributionsfrom a rollcall of internationally acclaimed jazz, soul and R&B acts- Shabaka Hutchings, Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Mr Jukes, Steam Down, Skinny Pelembe, Emma-Jean Thackray, Poppy Ajudha, Jordan Rakei, Fieh, Ishmael Ensemble, Blue Lab Beats, Melt Yourself Down, Yazmin Lacey, Alfa Mist, and Brit Award-winning Jorja Smith.
Artists
Jorja Smith (vocals), James Copus (trumpet), Femi Koleoso (drums), James Allsopp (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone), James Rudolph Crewsick (double bass), Joe Armon-Jones (piano, wurlitzer electric piano), James Mollison (saxophone), TJ Koleoso (bass guitar), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet), Poppy Ajudha (vocals), Tom Ford (guitar), Sam Ouissellat (drums), Jack Stephenson-Oliver (keyboards), Mutale Chashi (bass (vocal)), Ernesto Marichales (agogo bells, tambourine, shaker, conga), Samuel Crowe (piano), Mike Lesirge (flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet), Jim Macrae (drums), Jonathan Harvey (bass (vocal)), Jordan Rakei (electric guitar, keyboards), Chloe Beth Smith (keyboards), Jake Ferguson (bass guitar), Malcolm Catto (drums), Skinny Pelembe (synthesizer, drum programming, strings, guitar), Alfa Mist (piano), Johnny Woodham (trumpet), Kaya Thomas-Dyke (bass guitar), Jamie Leeming (guitar), Sam Rapley (bass clarinet), Fabio de Oliveira (drum), Ishmael Ensemble, Pete Cunningham (saxophone), Holly Wellington (vocals), Rory O'Gorman (drums), Stephen Mullins (guitar), Harry Stoneham (bass (vocal)), Alfie Grieve (trumpet), Jake Spurgeon (synthesizer), Nubya Garcia (saxophone), Sam Jones (drums), Daniel Casimir (double bass), Steam Down, Afronaut Zu, Eddie Hicks (drums), Isobella Burnham (background vocalist, bass (vocal)), Adeola Badejo (vocals), Lorenz Okello Osengor (piano), Wayne Francis (keyboards, flute), NK-OK (drums), Dylan Jones (trumpet), Saffron Grace (vocals), Jerome Thomas (vocals), David Mrakpor (bass guitar, keyboards, vibraphone), Sarah Tandy (keyboards, piano), Jordan Hadfield (drums), Marla Mbemba (bass guitar), Sofie Tollefsbøl (vocalist), Andreas Rukan (bass (vocal)), Edvard Synnes (keyboards), Jørgen Kasbo (guitar), Lyder Øvreås Røed (flugelhorn), Ola Øverby (drums), Solveig Margrethe Wang (clarinet), Mr Jukes, Jack Steadman (keyboards), Jonny Murray (trumpet), Shabaka Hutchings (clarinet), Dave Okumu (guitar), Tom Herbert (electric bass), Tom Skinner (drums), Melt Yourself Down (group), Ruth Goller (bass guitar), Adam Betts (drums), Kushal Gaya (vocals), Pete Wareham (bass programming, drum programming, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone), Lyle Barton (rhodes), Dougal Taylor (drums), Emma-Jean Thackray (drum programming, synthesizer, bass (vocal), trumpet)
Contents and tracklist
- Jorja Smith (vocals), James Copus (trumpet), Femi Koleoso (drums), James Allsopp (tenor saxophone), James Allsopp (baritone saxophone), James Rudolph Crewsick (double bass)
- Recorded: 2019-10-28
- Recording Venue: Sarm Studios
- Femi Koleoso (drums), Joe Armon-Jones (piano), James Mollison (saxophone), TJ Koleoso (bass guitar), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet)
- Recorded: 2019-10-28
- Poppy Ajudha (vocals), Tom Ford (guitar), Sam Ouissellat (drums), Jack Stephenson-Oliver (keyboards), Mutale Chashi (bass (vocal))
- Recorded: 2019
- Ernesto Marichales (agogo bells), Samuel Crowe (piano), Mike Lesirge (flute), Mike Lesirge (tenor saxophone), Mike Lesirge (bass clarinet), Mike Lesirge (clarinet), Ernesto Marichales (tambourine), Ernesto Marichales (shaker), Ernesto Marichales (conga), Jim Macrae (drums), Jonathan Harvey (bass (vocal)), Jordan Rakei (electric guitar), Jordan Rakei (keyboards)
- Recorded: 2020-05
- Chloe Beth Smith (keyboards), Jake Ferguson (bass guitar), Malcolm Catto (drums), Skinny Pelembe (synthesizer), Skinny Pelembe (drum programming), Skinny Pelembe (strings), Skinny Pelembe (guitar)
- Recorded: 2019
- Recording Venue: London
- Alfa Mist (piano), Johnny Woodham (trumpet), Kaya Thomas-Dyke (bass guitar), Jamie Leeming (guitar), Sam Rapley (bass clarinet), Fabio de Oliveira (drum)
- Recorded: 2019-12-04
- Recording Venue: London
- Ishmael Ensemble, Pete Cunningham (saxophone), Holly Wellington (vocals), Rory O'Gorman (drums), Stephen Mullins (guitar), Harry Stoneham (bass (vocal)), Alfie Grieve (trumpet), Jake Spurgeon (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2019-09-26
- Recording Venue: Bristol
- Nubya Garcia (saxophone), Sam Jones (drums), Daniel Casimir (double bass), Joe Armon-Jones (wurlitzer electric piano)
- Recorded: 2019-11-28
- Recording Venue: Soup Studios, London
- Steam Down, Afronaut Zu, Eddie Hicks (drums), Isobella Burnham (background vocalist), Isobella Burnham (bass (vocal)), Adeola Badejo (vocals), Lorenz Okello Osengor (piano), Wayne Francis (keyboards), Wayne Francis (flute)
- Recorded: 2020-01-31
- Recording Venue: The Engine Rooms
- NK-OK (drums), Dylan Jones (trumpet), Saffron Grace (vocals), Jerome Thomas (vocals), David Mrakpor (bass guitar), David Mrakpor (keyboards), David Mrakpor (vibraphone)
- Recorded: 2019-12
- Recording Venue: London
- Yazmin Lacey (background vocalist), Sarah Tandy (keyboards), Jordan Hadfield (drums), Marla Mbemba (bass guitar), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet)
- Recorded: 2019-10
- Recording Venue: Prices Studio
- Sofie Tollefsbøl (vocalist), Andreas Rukan (bass (vocal)), Edvard Synnes (keyboards), Jørgen Kasbo (guitar), Lyder Øvreås Røed (flugelhorn), Ola Øverby (drums), Solveig Margrethe Wang (clarinet)
- Recorded: 2019-11-02
- Recording Venue: Norway
- Mr Jukes, Jack Steadman (keyboards), Sarah Tandy (piano), Jonny Murray (trumpet)
- Recorded: 2020-02
- Recording Venue: London
- Shabaka Hutchings (clarinet), Dave Okumu (guitar), Tom Herbert (electric bass), Tom Skinner (drums)
- Recorded: 2020-02-17
- Recording Venue: Livingston Studios, London
- Melt Yourself Down, Ruth Goller (bass guitar), Adam Betts (drums), Kushal Gaya (vocals), Pete Wareham (bass programming), Pete Wareham (drum programming), Pete Wareham (baritone saxophone), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone)
- Recorded: 2019-12
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Lyle Barton (rhodes), Dougal Taylor (drums), Emma-Jean Thackray (drum programming), Emma-Jean Thackray (synthesizer), Emma-Jean Thackray (bass (vocal)), Emma-Jean Thackray (trumpet)
- Recorded: 2020-05-01
- Recording Venue: Movementt Studios
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Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week16th October 2020
November 2020
Blue Note Re:imagined shines a light on the fertile British scene and connects it to the tradition […] to rework classic tunes from the label's back catalogue. The results are as wideranging and genre-fluid as you’d expect.