Description
Fresh Takes on Music from the Blue Note Records Vaults.
Features Works by Chick Corea, Norah Jones, Donald Byrd, Thelonious Monk & More!
Blue Note Re:imagined returns with a 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note Records vaults recorded by a heavyweight lineup 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 catalog, balancing the genre's tradition with its future and reflecting the melting pot of talent and diversity within the current scene.
The first track to be released is South London vocalist Ego Ella May's reimagining of visionary drummer Chico Hamilton's "The Morning Side of Love," which first appeared on Hamilton's 1975 Blue Note album Peregrinations. Her version mirrors the understated, laid-back groove of the original while showcasing Ella May's arresting vocals.
"For more than eight decades the artists of Blue Note Records have continually pushed the envelope of contemporary music," said Blue Note President Don Was. "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."
