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.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Blue Note BLP 4008 1
Blue Note BLP 4194 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf LP series
jazz album series
record series
artDirectionBy Reid Miles NERFINISHED
associatedMovement post-bop
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
jazz
hasPart Blue Note 1500 series NERFINISHED
Blue Note 4000 series NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance documented the development of hard bop in the 1950s and 1960s
inception mid-1950s
labelCatalogRange 1500 series
4000 series
labelImprint Blue Note NERFINISHED
medium vinyl record
notableFor Reid Miles cover designs
classic hard bop recordings
high collectability among jazz collectors
iconic Blue Note sound
photographyBy Francis Wolff NERFINISHED
physicalCharacteristic deep groove pressings (early issues)
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
prominent horn presence
warm analog sound
targetAudience jazz enthusiasts
record collectors
timePeriod mid-20th century
typicalRecordingLocation Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey NERFINISHED
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.

Finger Poppin' catalogNumber Blue Note 1500/4000 series
this entity surface form: Blue Note BLP 4008
Speak No Evil labelCatalogNumber Blue Note 1500/4000 series
this entity surface form: Blue Note BLP 4194
Finger Poppin' labelImprint Blue Note 1500/4000 series
Blowin' the Blues Away partOfSeries Blue Note 1500/4000 series