Various Artists - Blue Note Re:imagined II / U.S. copy

Arriving off the back of the widespread international success of the first volume, which topped jazz charts around the globe, Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalog, balancing the genre’s tradition with its future and reflecting the melting pot of talent and diversity within the current scene.

“For more than eight decades the artists of Blue Note Records have continually pushed the envelope of contemporary music,” said Blue Note President Don Was. “Blue Note Re:imagined II once again honors that legacy by letting the UK’s most creative young artists reinvent the treasures of the Blue Note catalog through their own lens.”

Additional tracks on the album include funk-pop duo Franc Moody’s version of Donald Byrd’s “Cristo Redentor,” fast-emerging vocalist Cherise’s take on Norah Jones’ “Sunrise,” Maya Delilah covering Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon,” which was recorded by Cassandra Wilson on her 1995 Blue Note album New Moon Daughter, Birmingham-born pianist Reuben James’ reimagining of Wayne Shorter’s ballad “Infant Eyes,” London tuba player and Sons of Kemet member Theon Cross with a version of Thelonious Monk’s composition “Epistrophy,” and 9-piece afro-jazz outfit Nubiyan Twist’s fresh spin on Donald Byrd’s “Through The Noise (Chant 2).”

Blue Note Re:imagined II – Tracklisting

    Yazz Ahmed “It” – From Chick Corea Is (1969)
    Conor Albert “You Make Me Feel So Good”– From Bobbi Humphrey Fancy Dancer (1975)
    Parthenope “Don’t Know Why” – From Norah Jones Come Away With Me (2002)
    Swindle “Miss Kane” – From Donald Byrd Street Lady (1973)
    Nubiyan Twist “Through The Noise (Chant No.2)” – From Donald Byrd A New Perspective (1963)
    Ego Ella May “The Morning Side Of Love” – From Chico Hamilton Pereginations (1975)
    Oscar Jerome & Oscar #Worldpeace “(Why You So) Green With Envy” – From Grant Green Green Street (1961)
    Daniel Casimir ft. Ria Moran “Lost” – From Wayne Shorter The Soothsayer (1965)
    Theon Cross “Epistrophy” – From Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (1948)
    Maya Delilah “Harvest Moon” – From Cassandra Wilson New Moon Daughter (1995)
    Kay Young “Feel Like Making Love” – From Marlena Shaw Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (1974)
    Venna & Marco Bernardis “Where Are We Going” – From Donald Byrd Black Byrd (1972)
    Reuben James “Infant Eyes” – From Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil (1964)
    Binker Golding “Fort Worth” – From Joe Lovano From The Soul (1991)
    Cherise “Sunrise” – From Norah Jones Feels Like Home (2004)
    Franc Moody “Cristo Redentor”– From Donald Byrd A New Perspective (1963)