Blue Note All-Stars

The short-lived Blue Note All-Stars came together in past due 1995 when WNET had a particular radio report on young up-and-coming music artists and requested interviews with a few of Blue Note’s artists. Since trumpeter Tim Hagans, tenor-saxophonist Javon Jackson, altoist Greg Osby, pianist Kevin Hays and drummer Expenses Stewart had been all obtainable (and had lately used different groups in the Mt. Fuji Jazz Event) these were interviewed and (in the demand of WNET suppliers) played several songs collectively (alongside bassist Doug Weiss). Once the producing music was more powerful than anticipated, Blue Note’s Bruce Lundvall organized for the music group to record and play some concerts. With Essiet Essiet on bass completing the music group, they documented Blue Soul (their only Compact disc) and toured across nation (furthermore to playing some NY gigs) prior to going their individual ways. Regardless of the group’s name, they didn’t perform old Blue Notice classics but rather concentrated on initial material. Many interesting was hearing the comparison between the exciting free of charge funk altoist Osby as well as the Joe Henderson-inspired hard bop tenorman Jackson and exactly how these were indirectly influencing one another.