• BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES

• 180G VINYL

• CURATED BY DON WAS AND CEM KUROSMAN

• THEME: GREAT MILES REID COVERS (PART 1)

In honor of Blue Note Records' 80th Anniversary, the legendary jazz label is launching the Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series. Distinct from the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, this second series curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman features 180g vinyl LP releases in standard packaging with albums spanning the many eras of the label's history presented by themes: Blue Note Debuts, Blue Grooves, Great Reid Miles Covers, Blue Note Live, and Blue Note Drummer Leaders.

Teamed up with great tenor Zoot Sims (who dominates the music), somewhat hesitant trumpeter Jerry Lloyd (who briefly came out of retirement), bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, and drummer Ed Thigpen, Hipp sounds excellent on a couple of basic originals and such standards as "Violets for Your Furs," "Almost Like Being in Love," and J.J. Johnson's "Wee Dot." This formerly rare set is well worth picking up by straight-ahead jazz collectors

PERSONNEL:

• JERRY LLOYD, trumpet
• ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax
• JUTTA HIPP, piano
• AHMED ABDUL-MALIK, bass
• ED THIGPEN, drums

Hackensack, N.J., July 28, 1956

TRACKS:

• A1. Just Blues
• A2. Violets For Your Eyes
• A3. Down Home

• B1. Almost Like Being In Love
• B2. Wee-Dot
• B3. Too Close For Comfort