Listen to Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power collaborate on a cover of The Human League's "Don't You Want Me"! Meshell's new album "Synonym" (out 10/2) reimagines & reconceptualizes classics songs as duets with an astounding rollcall of special guests: meshellndegeocello.lnk.to/DontYouWantMe

NYC! Bill Frisell opens a 2-week run at the Village Vanguard tonight presenting both his Trio (Aug. 11-16) & Four (Aug. 18-23). Tickets: villagevanguard.com Shop Bill’s Blue Note albums including “Valentine,” “Four” & more: store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Hear Linda Sikhakhane’s new single "Indlela" featuring the South African saxophonist with pianist Cameron Campbell, bassist Conway Campbell & drummer Kabelo Mokhatla on our “Jazz Now” playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/JazzNow

Meshell Ndegeocello's new album "Synonym" (out 10/2) reimagines & reconceptualizes classics songs as duets with an astounding rollcall of guests. Listen to “Don’t You Want Me,” an inventive cover of The Human League's 80s synth-pop hit featuring Cat Power: meshellndegeocello.lnk.to/DontYouWantMe

Stereogum -> Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power “Don’t You Want Me” (The Human League Cover) stereogum.com/2507490/mesh...

Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power Cover The Human League: Listen

Both Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power have long histories of reinterpreting and reshaping other people’s songs. Now, they’re doing it together. This fall, Ndegeocello will release her new album Synon...

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Pianist Jack Wilson recorded his Blue Note debut “Something Personal” 60 years ago today in 1966 with Roy Ayers on vibes, Ray Brown on bass & cello, Buster Williams on bass & Varney Barlow on drums. Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/JackWilson-S...

Pitchfork -> Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power Cover the Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me”: A reggae spin on the synth-pop classic pitchfork.com/story/meshel...

Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power Cover the Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me”

A reggae spin on the synth-pop classic

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“FATHERS” featuring Kiefer, CARRTOONS, Nate Smith & Kenneth Blume is a perfect summer soundtrack blending jazz textures, hip-hop beats & Brazilian grooves into a potent mix: bluenote.lnk.to/FATHERS

BLUE NOTE STORE BEST SELLER OF THE WEEK: Stanley Turrentine “Z.T.’s Blues” (Tone Poet Society Exclusive) store.bluenote.com/pages/tone-p...

Rolling Stone: Meshell Ndegeocello, Cat Power give Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” a Reggae rework www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Meshell Ndegeocello, Cat Power Give Human League's 'Don't You Want Me' a Reggae Rework

Listen to Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power give Human League’s "Don't You Want Me" a reggae rework.

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OUT NOW: Ike Quebec "Bossa Nova Soul Samba" AAA 180g Gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition store.bluenote.com/products/ike... The saxophonist put his unique spin on the bossa nova craze sweeping the jazz world in 1962. Ike’s sensual tone imbues the breezy Brazilian vibe with a soulful dose of the blues.

OUT NOW: Jackie McLean "Vertigo" AAA 180g Gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition store.bluenote.com/products/jac... Primarily drawn from a 1963 quintet session, "Vertigo" features the saxophonist across a dizzying array of styles from hard bop & slow blues to sophisticated funk & bristling post-bop.

Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power cover "Don't You Want Me" for Meshell's forthcoming album "Synonym" out Oct. 2! www.bluenote.com/meshell-ndeg...

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO & CAT POWER COVER “DON’T YOU WANT ME” - Blue Note Records

On Meshell Ndegeocello 3rd Blue Note album Synonym, the acclaimed singer-bassist-producer reimagines and reconceptualizes a brilliantly curated collection of classic songs as duets with an astounding ...

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Happy Birthday Immanuel Wilkins! The acclaimed saxophonist's most recent Blue Note release is the searing 3-volume "Live At The Village Vanguard" featuring his quartet with Micah Thomas on piano, Ryoma Takenaga on bass & Kweku Sumbry on drums: immanuelwilkins.lnk.to/LiveAtTheVil...

South African saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane presents "Indlela," the 2nd single from his upcoming self-titled album "LINDA." Translated from Zulu as 'the way' or 'the path,' the song is a meditation on self-discovery: lindasikhakhane.lnk.to/Indlela

Listen to Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power cover The Human League's "Don't You Want Me." Meshell's new album "Synonym" (out 10/2) reimagines & reconceptualizes classics songs as duets with an astounding rollcall of special guests: meshellndegeocello.lnk.to/DontYouWantMe

NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY: Mark Shim "Mind Over Matter" (1998) bluenote.lnk.to/MarkShim-Min... Mark Shim - tenor saxophone David Fiuczynski - guitar Geri Allen - piano Curtis Lundy - bass Eric Harland, Ralph Peterson - drums

NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY: John Scofield "What We Do" (1993) bluenote.lnk.to/JohnScofield... John Scofield, guitar Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone Dennis Irwin, bass Bill Stewart, drums

Charles Lloyd "Sangam & Friends" reviewed by Larry Blumenfeld in The Wall Street Journal! www.wsj.com/arts-culture... "With 'Sangam & Friends' Mr. Lloyd celebrates this dear, departed friend [Zakir Hussain] and demonstrates how far their musical union took them."

‘Sangam & Friends’ Review: Charles Lloyd Commemorates a Musical Union

The saxophonist highlights previously unreleased recordings of his trio with tabla master Zakir Hussain, who died in 2024, and drummer Eric Harland on an album of marvelous musical interplay.

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Two new AAA 180g Gatefold Tone Poet vinyl reissues, out tomorrow! • Jackie McLean “Vertigo” • Ike Quebec “Bossa Nova Soul Samba” bluenote.lnk.to/TonePoetVinyl

NYC! Brandon Woody's Upendo is coming to Blue Note New York for a special one-night engagement next week on Aug. 10! Tickets: www.bluenotejazz.com/nyc/tm-event... The trumpeter recently made his Blue Note Records debut with the acclaimed "For The Love Of It All": brandonwoody.lnk.to/ForTheLoveOf...

Booker Ervin "Structurally Sound" AAA 180g Gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition Out 10/2 store.bluenote.com/products/boo... One of the saxophonist's pinnacle statements as a leader was this 1966 Pacific Jazz album with a quintet featuring Charles Tolliver, John Hicks, Red Mitchell & Lenny McBrowne.

Freddie Hubbard "Hub Cap" AAA 180g Gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition Out 10/2 store.bluenote.com/products/fre... The trumpeter burst out of the gates in the early 1960s with a run of hard bop classics including "Hub Cap," the 1st album to showcase both his dynamic playing & compositional prowess.

NY Times: 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Lee Morgan www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/a... "technically dazzling, melodically direct and fearless in his pursuit of swing." Browse Lee Morgan vinyl on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collections/...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Lee Morgan

This trumpeter earned the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey when he was still a teenager, and balanced virtuosity with accessibility. Hear 11 of his best tracks.

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Guitarist Nels Cline made his Blue Note debut 10 years ago today in 2016 with "Lovers" & it's our ALBUM OF THE WEEK! Nels' ambitious “mood music” project is a double album of striking originals, standards & covers arranged by Michael Leonhart. Get 20% off the vinyl: bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek

70 years ago today on August 4, 1956 The Incredible Jimmy Smith was in Wilmington, Delaware recording his scorching 2-volume live album "At Club 'Baby Grand'" featuring Thornel Schwartz on guitar & Donald Bailey on drums. Vol. 1 bluenote.lnk.to/JimmySmith-C... Vol. 2 bluenote.lnk.to/JimmySmith-C...

DOMi & JD BECK's 2nd studio album "WHO ASKED?" is out now on premium 180g black vinyl, color vinyl variants, CD, cassette, digital download & all streaming platforms! domiandjdbeck.lnk.to/WHOASKED

50 years ago today on August 4, 1976 vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was in the studio recording "The View From The Inside." Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/BobbyHutcher... Hear "Later, Even" on our playlist "Blue Note: The 70s": bluenote.lnk.to/The70s

The next batch of titles in our Essential Vinyl Series are up for pre-order! The series is an entry point for new jazz fans that presents essential titles at a great price cut from hi-res digital masters on 140g vinyl. Order now: bluenote.lnk.to/essentials

Jack Wilson was born on this day August 3, 1936. The pianist performed with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Lou Rawls, Roy Ayers & others, and in the '60s made 3 excellent Blue Note albums including "Easterly Winds" which was reissued in our Tone Poet Vinyl Series: bluenote.lnk.to/JackWilson-E...