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Special offer. Blue Note Re:imagined II

Various Artists

Blue Note Re:imagined II

Awards:

For Re:imagined II, Was let some of the UK’s bright young stars loose in the archive. The result is a selection box of reverb heavy, radio friendly confections (like Ego Ella May’s take on drummer...

Special offer. Blue Note Re:imagined II

Various Artists

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2 Vinyl Records

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Awards:

For Re:imagined II, Was let some of the UK’s bright young stars loose in the archive. The result is a selection box of reverb heavy, radio friendly confections (like Ego Ella May’s take on drummer...

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Legendary labels Decca Records and Blue Note have joined forces for Blue Note Re:imagined; a brand-new collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents.

Blue Note Re:imagined returns this year with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars. Arriving off the back of the widespread international success of the first volume, which topped jazz charts around the globe, Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalogue, balancing the genre’s tradition with its future and reflecting the melting pot of talent and diversity within the current scene.

“For more than eight decades the artists of Blue Note Records have continually pushed the envelope of contemporary music, and Blue Note Re:imagined II once again honors that legacy by letting the UK’s most creative young artists reinvent the treasures of the Blue Note catalog through their own lens.” – Blue Note President, Don Was

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Awards and reviews

  • Presto Recording of the Week
    30th September 2022
  • Presto Recordings of the Year
    Finalist 2022

November 2022

For Re:imagined II, Was let some of the UK’s bright young stars loose in the archive. The result is a selection box of reverb heavy, radio friendly confections (like Ego Ella May’s take on drummer Chico Hamilton’s ‘The Morning Side Of Love’) interspersed with more outré numbers, like tubist Theon Cross’s glowering version of Thelonious Monk’s ‘Epistrophy’.

November 2022

Most of these re-imaginings approach the material with a light touch, displaying a clear respect for the intrinsic magic of the source material, while showcasing the creativity of these performers as they play in the sandbox of one of jazz’s most storied catalogs.
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