The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Collection is again for an additional 12 months of basic jazz in excessive constancy. Blue Be aware’s in-house producer Joe Harley, the “Tone Poet” himself, has produced a brand new wave of releases he personally chosen from the storied document label’s archives, in addition to from labels beneath the Blue Be aware umbrella like Pacific Jazz and Jazz: West, set for launch in 2026.
“During the 2026 season of Tone Poet we’ll revisit rare gems, bold under-appreciated dates, and, of course, beloved titles from the Blue Note catalog that fans have been patiently waiting for like Jimmy Smith’s The Sermon and Sonny Rollins’ Vol. 2, among many others” Harley says. “Stay tuned for several carefully curated surprises that are sure to delight as well. Tone Poet 2026 is designed to deepen your listening experience and celebrate the full breadth of the jazz legacy we all treasure.”
The Tone Poet Audiophile sequence is mastered totally analog, instantly from the unique grasp tapes, by Kevin Grey of Cohearant Audio. Every launch is pressed on 180g vinyl at Document Expertise Inc. (RTI) and packed in deluxe tip-on jackets. The reissues can be found a la carte or as a part of the Tone Poet Society subscription service, which launched in 2025. In its second 12 months, the service will provide 4 tiers: month-to-month, quarterly, biannual, and annual. Get extra particulars at TonePoetSociety.com.
The 2026 Tone Poet lineup consists of two albums per thirty days, beginning in January with the Hank Mobley Sextet’s 1957 stunner Hank and Tyrone Washington’s swinging, skronking 1967 basic Pure Essence, each of which can be found now for pre-order. January can even see the 12 months’s first quarterly Tone Poet Society Unique, Blue Mitchell’s Boss Horn. The Boss Horn reissue is proscribed to 1,000 individually numbered copies, all of which include an Tone Poet Society Unique gold stamp and a lithographic print of a photograph by Francis Wolff.
Future Tone Poet releases for 2026 embody the aforementioned Jimmy Smith and Sonny Rollins albums plus titles from Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, and extra.
Store the Blue Be aware Tone Poet vinyl sequence now.
