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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$38.98 PER TITLE
Billed $77.96 monthly

International Members
$43.98 PER TITLE

Billed $87.96 monthly

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TIER 3
3 months

6 titles

SAVE $96 per year!
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$34.98 PER TITLE

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$39.98 PER TITLE

Billed $239.88 every three months

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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

SAVE $192 per year!
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$30.98 PER TITLE
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2 titles

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TIER 3
3 months

6 titles

SAVE $96 per year!
+ FREE SHIPPING

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$34.98 PER TITLE

Billed $209.88 every three months

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$39.98 PER TITLE

Billed $239.88 every three months

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TIER 2
6 months

12 titles

SAVE $144 per year!
+ FREE SHIPPING

US Members
$32.98 PER TITLE

Billed $395.76 every six months

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$37.98 PER TITLE

Billed $455.76 every six months

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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

Join Tier 1

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
    • 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 September 19, 2025


      Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of

      (TONE POET VINYL SERIES)

      Recorded in 1964, Stanley Turrentine’s stellar album In Memory Of went unreleased until 1980 when producer Michael Cuscuna discovered it in the Blue Note vaults and issued the session as part of the LT Series. An inspired set that traversed swinging hard bop, beautiful balladry, African rhythms, and more the date featured the soulful tenor saxophonist fronting a tremendous sextet with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Otis “Candy” Finch on drums. Highlights include the brightly swinging opener “Fried Pies” written by Wes Montgomery, a stunning performance of the Randy Weston ballad “In Memory Of,” and the irrepressible “Niger Mambo” by the Nigerian musician and composer Bobby Benson.

      Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

      (TONE POET VINYL SERIES)

      A high-water mark of Bobby Hutcherson’s remarkably creative and diverse 1970s Blue Note output, Montara is a feel-good album that found the great vibraphonist conjuring up an intoxicating hybrid of Latin jazz and fusion grooves. Recorded in Hutcherson’s hometown of Los Angeles, the album featured a talented cast of musicians including Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Matos, Ernie Watts, Harvey Mason, Plas Johnson, Fred Jackson, Larry Nash, and Chuck Domanico. Hutcherson’s stunning virtuosity and nuanced musicality is on full display across this set that moves between the percolating rhythms of “La Malanga,” “Yuyo,” and “Oye Como Va” and the rich harmonies and alluring textures of “Montara,” “Love Song,” and “Little Angel”.

      Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of

      (TONE POET VINYL SERIES)

      Recorded in 1964, Stanley Turrentine’s stellar album In Memory Of went unreleased until 1980 when producer Michael Cuscuna discovered it in the Blue Note vaults and issued the session as part of the LT Series. An inspired set that traversed swinging hard bop, beautiful balladry, African rhythms, and more the date featured the soulful tenor saxophonist fronting a tremendous sextet with Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Otis “Candy” Finch on drums. Highlights include the brightly swinging opener “Fried Pies” written by Wes Montgomery, a stunning performance of the Randy Weston ballad “In Memory Of,” and the irrepressible “Niger Mambo” by the Nigerian musician and composer Bobby Benson.



      Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

      (TONE POET VINYL SERIES)

      A high-water mark of Bobby Hutcherson’s remarkably creative and diverse 1970s Blue Note output, Montara is a feel-good album that found the great vibraphonist conjuring up an intoxicating hybrid of Latin jazz and fusion grooves. Recorded in Hutcherson’s hometown of Los Angeles, the album featured a talented cast of musicians including Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Matos, Ernie Watts, Harvey Mason, Plas Johnson, Fred Jackson, Larry Nash, and Chuck Domanico. Hutcherson’s stunning virtuosity and nuanced musicality is on full display across this set that moves between the percolating rhythms of “La Malanga,” “Yuyo,” and “Oye Como Va” and the rich harmonies and alluring textures of “Montara,” “Love Song,” and “Little Angel”.

      Tone Poet Society Exclusive

      Elvin Jones - Coalition

      Shipping September 19, 2025

      Limited to 1,000 Copies • Individually numbered • Tone Poet Society Exclusive Gold Foil Stamp • Lithographic Print

      After his legendary run in the seminal John Coltrane Quartet, the master drummer Elvin Jones signed with Blue Note in 1968 and began building his own career as a bandleader. His first two albums for the label—Puttin’ It Together and The Ultimate—were spare sax-bass-drums trio outings that were followed by the expanded ensemble explorations of 1969’s Poly-Currents. Jones then found a happy medium on his 1970 album Coalition featuring Cuban conguero Candido Camero woven into Jones’ intricate polyrhythms with two exceptional saxophonists taking flight—George Coleman on tenor and Frank Foster on alto, tenor, and bass clarinet—anchored by Wilbur Little’s sturdy bass. Opening with the evocative “Shinjitu” composed by Elvin’s wife Keiko Jones, the set also includes originals by Coleman (“5/4 Thing”) and Foster (“Ural Stradania” and “Simone”) as well as an impressionistic rendition of the Jerome Kern standard “Yesterdays.”

      Upcoming Titles

      Monthly Titles Shipping OCTOBER 24, 2025


      Duke Jordan – Flight to Jordan   •   Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila
       

      MONTHLY TITLES SHIPPING NOVEMBER 21, 2025


      Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Café, Vol. 2   •   Johnathan Blake – Homeward Bound


      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.

      2025 Tone Poet Release Schedule

      January 3, 2025


      The Jazz Crusaders – Freedom Sound
      Andrew Hill – Grass Roots

      February 7, 2025


      Dizzy Reece – Blues In Trinity
      Horace Parlan – Up & Down

      March 7, 2025


      Curtis Amy & Frank Butler – Groovin’ Blue
      Hank Mobley – Third Season

      April 4, 2025


      Art Pepper – Modern Art
      Teddy Edwards – Sunset Eyes

      May 2, 2025


      Leo Parker – Rollin’ With Leo
      Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff

      June 6, 2025


      Andrew Hill – Andrew!!!
      Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge

      July 4, 2025


      Sam Rivers – A New Conception
      Dexter Gordon – Landslide

      August 1, 2025


      Horace Silver – The Tokyo Blues
      Jackie McLean – Jacknife

      September 5, 2025


      Chico Hamilton – Chico Hamilton Quintet
      Don Cherry – Complete Communion

      October 3, 2025


      Stanley Turrentine – In Memory Of
      Bobby Hutcherson – Montara

      November 7, 2025


      Duke Jordan – Flight to Jordan
      Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila

      December 5, 2025


      Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Café, Vol. 2
      Johnathan Blake – Homeward Bound