Vinyl Record

Various Artists - Blue Note Re:Imagined II

Various Artists - Blue Note Re:Imagined II on 2LP vinyl. A 2022 Jazz record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.

2LP · Jazz · 2022

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2022 2LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Jazz shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Blue Note Re:Imagined II is a 2022 conversation between the Blue Note archive and the young UK jazz, soul and R&B ecosystem that had become one of the most exciting scenes in contemporary music. Rather than treating the label's history as museum material, the compilation hands classic Blue Note compositions to artists with their own rhythmic habits, club knowledge and vocal language. Yazz Ahmed, Conor Albert, Parthenope, Swindle, Nubiyan Twist, Ego Ella May, Oscar Jerome, Daniel Casimir, Theon Cross, Maya Delilah, Kay Young, Venna and Marco, Reuben James, Binker Golding, Cherise and Franc Moody all appear in the programme. The record works because it understands reverence as movement: Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, Bobbi Humphrey, Marlena Shaw, Chick Corea and others are not copied, but re-entered through new ears.

The album matters as a snapshot of the second wave of the Re:Imagined project, showing how Blue Note's catalogue could be renewed by musicians raised on jazz history, hip-hop, broken beat, neo-soul and London club culture. It connects the label's classic repertoire to a living, cross-genre 2022 audience.

For collectors, this is the companion piece to the first Re:Imagined set rather than a generic tribute album. It is strongest when shelved with current UK jazz and modern Blue Note projects, because its value comes from the meeting of canon songs and artists who were active in reshaping the scene.

Modern jazz-soul compilation energy with brass-led grooves, deep bass, neo-soul vocals, broken-beat movement, hip-hop-aware production and respectful melodic callbacks.

Recommended for: Blue Note collectors interested in modern reinterpretations; Fans of contemporary UK jazz and soul; Listeners who enjoy classic compositions reframed for new scenes; Collectors pairing archive labels with current artists.

What is Blue Note Re:Imagined II? It is a 2022 compilation where contemporary UK jazz, soul and R&B artists reinterpret music from the Blue Note catalogue. Which artists appear on the compilation? The line-up includes Yazz Ahmed, Nubiyan Twist, Ego Ella May, Theon Cross, Oscar Jerome, Binker Golding, Cherise, Franc Moody and others. Is this a remix album? No. The project is built around newly recorded versions and reinterpretations of Blue Note material rather than simple remixes of old masters.