Tone Poet Society
The Tone Poet Society is a monthly subscription of Blue Note’s Tone Poet Vinyl Series: Definitive Vinyl Reissues from The Finest in Jazz Since 1939. Tone Poet Society members will get two Tone Poet titles per month, plus exclusive perks like access to exclusive Tone Poet Society reissues, free shipping two weeks prior to retail release, behind the scenes access from “Tone Poet”/Series producer Joe Harley and more.
The Tone Poet Series is produced by Tone Poet Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.
Available Territories
US • Canada • UK • European Union • Switzerland • Iceland • Norway • Monaco • Andorra • Liechtenstein • San Marino • Vatican
How It Works:
Build your Tone Poet Collection
Tone Poet Society members will get two titles per month from Blue Note’s Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series: Definitive Vinyl Reissues from The Finest in Jazz Since 1939.
Flexible Subscriptions
Sign up for monthly, 3-month, 6-month, or annual subscriptions with increasingly more savings and benefits.
Free Early Shipping
If you subscribe to the Tone Poet Society on or after the 7th of the month, your first order may ship on or around the scheduled release date. All subsequent orders will ship 2 weeks before the scheduled release date.
Build your Tone Poet Collection
Tone Poet Society members will get two titles per month from Blue Note’s Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series: Definitive Vinyl Reissues from The Finest in Jazz Since 1939.
Flexible Subscriptions
Sign up for monthly, 3-month, 6-month, or annual subscriptions with increasingly more savings and benefits.
Free Early Shipping
If you subscribe to the Tone Poet Society on or after the 7th of the month, your first order may ship on or around the scheduled release date. All subsequent orders will ship 2 weeks before the scheduled release date.
SUBSCRIPTION TIERS:
TIER 4
1 month
2 titles
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US Members
$38.98 PER TITLE
Billed $77.96 monthly
International Members
$43.98 PER TITLE
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TIER 3
3 months
6 titles
SAVE $96 per year!
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US Members
$34.98 PER TITLE
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International Members
$39.98 PER TITLE
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TIER 2
6 months
12 titles
SAVE $144 per year!
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$32.98 PER TITLE
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$37.98 PER TITLE
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TIER 1
12 months
24 titles
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$30.98 PER TITLE
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International Members
$35.98 PER TITLE
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TIER 4
1 month
2 titles
FREE SHIPPING
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$38.98 PER TITLE
Billed $77.96 monthly
International Members
$43.98 PER TITLE
Billed $87.96 monthly
TIER 3
3 months
6 titles
SAVE $96 per year!
+ FREE SHIPPING
US Members
$34.98 PER TITLE
Billed $209.88 every three months
International Members
$39.98 PER TITLE
Billed $239.88 every three months
TIER 2
6 months
12 titles
SAVE $144 per year!
+ FREE SHIPPING
US Members
$32.98 PER TITLE
Billed $395.76 every six months
International Members
$37.98 PER TITLE
Billed $455.76 every six months
TIER 1
12 months
24 titles
SAVE $192 per year!
+ FREE SHIPPING
US Members
$30.98 PER TITLE
Billed $743.52 annually
International Members
$35.98 PER TITLE
Billed $863.52 annually
TIER BENEFITS:
All Tiers
- FREE Shipping 2 weeks prior to retail release dates
- Behind the scenes access with photos and videos from “Tone Poet” Joe Harley
- Monthly newsletter with in-depth details on each Tone Poet release and more from “Tone Poet” Joe Harley
- First looks and early access to special releases and products from Blue Note Records
Tier 3 and Above
- Access to purchase quarterly Limited-Edition Tone Poet Society exclusive Tone Poet releases
Tier 2 and Above
- Access to purchase Limited Quantity Tone Poet Test Pressings. US perk only.
- A one-time use 15% discount code from the Blue Note Store with each renewal (not to be combined with other discounts/offers, some exclusions apply)
Tier 1
- Tone Poet Society welcome package with an exclusive Tone Poet Society merch item and a hand signed note from Blue Note President Don Was and Tone Poet Joe Harley.
- Quarterly drawing for a Tier 1 member to have a 15-minute video call with “Tone Poet” Joe Harley. US perk only.
- A one-time use 30% discount code from the Blue Note Store with each renewal (not to be combined with other discounts/offers, some exclusions apply)
This Month’s Titles
shipping January 23, 2026
Lee Morgan – City Lights
(TONE POET VINYL SERIES)Trumpeter Lee Morgan was just 19 years old and still early on in his lengthy Blue Note association when he cut his brightly swinging album City Lights in August 1957. The date featured a wonderful sextet with Curtis Fuller on trombone, George Coleman on alto and tenor saxophone, Ray Bryant on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. The brilliant young trumpet prodigy was still turning heads with his show-stealing performances as part of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, and this excellent 5-song set presented further evidence of his irrepressible talent. The album includes three compositions by Morgan’s mentor Benny Golson (“City Lights,” “Tempo De Waltz,” “Just By Myself”) as well as a stunning ballad performance of the standard “You’re Mine You” and the groovy closer “Kin Folk” by Gigi Gryce.
Bennie Green – Back on the Scene
(TONE POET VINYL SERIES)The Chicago-born trombonist Bennie Green made his Blue Note debut with his delightful 1958 album Back On The Scene featuring a stellar quintet with saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Joe Knight, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Louis Hayes. From buoyant swing to Latin grooves to tender ballads the band delivers a thoroughly enjoyable program that presents standards (“I Love You” “Just Friends” “You’re Mine You”) as well as Green’s original “Bennie Plays The Blues” and a pair of compositions by the wonderful jazz composer and fellow trombonist Melba Liston (“Melba’s Mood” “Green Street”).
Lee Morgan – City Lights
(TONE POET VINYL SERIES)Trumpeter Lee Morgan was just 19 years old and still early on in his lengthy Blue Note association when he cut his brightly swinging album City Lights in August 1957. The date featured a wonderful sextet with Curtis Fuller on trombone, George Coleman on alto and tenor saxophone, Ray Bryant on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. The brilliant young trumpet prodigy was still turning heads with his show-stealing performances as part of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, and this excellent 5-song set presented further evidence of his irrepressible talent. The album includes three compositions by Morgan’s mentor Benny Golson (“City Lights,” “Tempo De Waltz,” “Just By Myself”) as well as a stunning ballad performance of the standard “You’re Mine You” and the groovy closer “Kin Folk” by Gigi Gryce.
Bennie Green – Back on the Scene
(TONE POET VINYL SERIES)The Chicago-born trombonist Bennie Green made his Blue Note debut with his delightful 1958 album Back On The Scene featuring a stellar quintet with saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Joe Knight, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Louis Hayes. From buoyant swing to Latin grooves to tender ballads the band delivers a thoroughly enjoyable program that presents standards (“I Love You” “Just Friends” “You’re Mine You”) as well as Green’s original “Bennie Plays The Blues” and a pair of compositions by the wonderful jazz composer and fellow trombonist Melba Liston (“Melba’s Mood” “Green Street”).
Tone Poet Society Exclusive
Blue Mitchell - Boss Horn
Limited to 1,000 Copies • Individually numbered • Tone Poet Society Exclusive Gold Foil Stamp • Lithographic Print
Trumpeter Blue Mitchell had appeared on numerous Blue Note classics as a member of the Horace Silver Quintet in addition to making sideman appearances with Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith, Jackie McLean, and others before he began recording his own leader albums for the label. While his first three albums—The Thing To Do, Down With It, and Bring It Home To Me—all featured quintet line-ups, for his 1966 date Boss Horn the palette was expanded to an octet with arrangements by Duke Pearson that created a variety of settings and moods to showcase the trumpeter’s versatility on funky boogaloo grooves, beautiful ballads, blistering modal post-bop, and a joyous Calypso. A top-flight ensemble was assembled for the session including a saxophone section with Jerry Dodgion (alto), Junior Cook (tenor), and Pepper Adams (bari) plus Julian Priester on trombone, Cedar Walton on piano, Gene Taylor on bass, and Mickey Roker on drums with pianist Chick Corea replacing Walton on two Corea originals: “Tones for Joan’s Bones” and “Straight Up and Down.”
Upcoming Titles
MONTHLY TITLES SHIPPING FEBRUARY 20, 2026
Lawrence Marable – Tenorman • Andrew Hill – Compulsion
MONTHLY TITLES SHIPPING MARCH 20, 2026
Fred Jackson – Hootin' 'N Tootin' • Larry Young – Mothership
The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.
The Tone Poet Series is produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.
2026 Tone Poet Release Schedule
January 9, 2026
Hank Mobley – Hank
Tyrone Washington – Natural Essence
February 6, 2026
Lee Morgan – City Lights
Bennie Green – Back On The Scene
March 6, 2026
Lawrence Marable – Tenorman
Andrew Hill – Compulsion
April 3, 2026
Fred Jackson – Hootin' 'N Tootin'
Larry Young – Mothership
May 1, 2026
Dexter Gordon – Dexter Calling
McCoy Tyner – Asante
June 5, 2026
Curtis Amy – Tippin' On Through
Bobby Hutcherson – Components
July 3, 2026
Big John Patton – Got A Good Thing Goin'
Michel Petrucciani/Jim Hall/Wayne Shorter – Power of Three
August 7, 2026
Jackie McLean – Vertigo
Ike Quebec – Bossa Nova Soul Samba
September 4, 2026
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
Sam Rivers – Dimensions & Extensions
October 2, 2026
Freddie Hubbard – Hub Cap
Booker Ervin – Structurally Sound
November 6, 2026
Jimmy Smith – The Sermon
Hank Mobley – Dippin'
December 4, 2026
Curtis Fuller – Curtis Fuller, Volume 3
Lee Morgan – The Sixth Sense