Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissues. Joe Harley co-founder of the acclaimed Music Matters Jazz audiophile vinyl label is the producer of this new series, handpicked titles mastered from the original master tapes on 180g Vinyl in deluxe covers. Mastering is done by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and vinyl is pressed at Record Technology Incorporated, RTI in the USA.

• Blue Note 80th Anniversary 
• All Analog Mastering
• Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
• Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Mastered From Original Master Tapes
• Reissue supervised by Joe Harley
• 180 Gram Vinyl Pressed at RTI USA
• Deluxe Cover

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180-gram audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is it!

"Per Don Was's direction, everything about this reissue series closely mirrors the Music Matters releases that so impressed Was..." - Michael Fremer, Analogplanet

"The LPs are mastered directly from the original analog master tapes by Kevin at his incredible facility called Cohearent Mastering. We go about it in the exact same way that we did for so many years for the Music Matters Blue Note reissues. We do not roll off the low end, boost the top or do any limiting of any kind. We allow the full glory of the original Blue Note masters to come though unimpeded! Short of having an actual time machine, this is as close as you can get to going back and being a fly on the wall for an original Blue Note recording session." – Joe Harley

New Bottle Old Wine, recorded in 1958 and originally released via World Pacific, by Gil Evans – one of the most innovative arrangers in jazz. Evans' orchestra on this session is packed with a superb set of players, including Cannonball Adderley, Art Blakey, Paul Chambers and Johnny Coles. Sourced from a previously unknown analog stereo master, the incredible session comes in the highest fidelity on this Tone Poet LP.

One of the great jazz arrangers of all time with Miles Davis masterpieces like Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, and Sketches of Spain under his belt, Gil Evans always managed to communicate with sophistication and nuance, and on this excellent 1958 session he also manages to have some fun along the way as well. New Bottle, Old Wine finds Evans expertly rearranging classic jazz standards like "St. Louis Blues," "King Porter Stomp" and "Lester Leaps" among others. It's an inspired LP you can enjoy as a peek into modern jazz of the late '50s or as a riveting set of big band orchestrations.

Musicians:

Gil Evans, piano
Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone
Johnny Coles, trumpet (1-3, 5 & 6)
Louis Mucci, trumpet (1-3, 5 & 6)
Ernie Royal, trumpet (1-3, 5 & 6)
Clyde Reasinger, trumpet (4, 7 & 8)
Joe Bennet, trombone
Frank Rehak, trombone
Tom Mitchell, trombone
Julius Watkins, French horn
Harvey Phillips, tuba (1, 2, 5 & 6)
Bill Barber, tuba (3, 4, 7 & 8)
Jerry Sanfino, reeds (1, 2, 5 & 6)
Phil Bodner, reeds (3, 4, 7 & 8)
Chuck Wayne, guitar
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums (3)
Art Blakey, drums (1, 2 & 4-8)

Track Listing:

1. St Louis Blues
2. King Porter Stomp
3. Willow Tree
4. Struttin' With Some Barbeque
5. Lester Leaps In
6. 'Round About Midnight
7. Manteca
8. Bird Feathers

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