Blue Note 1500/4000 series
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The Blue Note 1500/4000 series is a celebrated run of mid-20th-century jazz LPs on Blue Note Records, renowned among collectors and enthusiasts for its classic hard bop recordings and iconic sound.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Note BLP 4008 | 1 |
| Blue Note BLP 4194 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LP series
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jazz album series ⓘ record series ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Reid Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
post-bop
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soul jazz ⓘ |
| associatedStyle |
modern jazz
ⓘ
small-group jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alfred Lion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectorStatus | highly sought after ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | canonical jazz LP series ⓘ |
| format | 12-inch LP ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blue Note 1500 series
NERFINISHED
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Blue Note 4000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | documented the development of hard bop in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| inception | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| labelCatalogRange |
1500 series
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4000 series ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Blue Note NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Reid Miles cover designs
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classic hard bop recordings ⓘ high collectability among jazz collectors ⓘ iconic Blue Note sound ⓘ |
| photographyBy | Francis Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
deep groove pressings (early issues)
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laminated covers (original pressings) ⓘ |
| producer | Alfred Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEngineer | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| reissueActivity | frequently reissued by audiophile labels ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
close-miked recording style
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prominent horn presence ⓘ warm analog sound ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
jazz enthusiasts
ⓘ
record collectors ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| typicalRecordingLocation |
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Hackensack, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blue Note BLP 4008
this entity surface form:
Blue Note BLP 4194