Blue Note Re:Imagined / Var (USA-import)
Legendary labels Decca Records and Blue Note have joined forces for Blue Note Re: imagined; a brand-new collection of 16 classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene's most exciting young talents. Representing a bridge between the ground-breaking label's past and future, the project will feature contributions from a rollcall of internationally acclaimed jazz, soul and R&B; acts including Shabaka Hutchings, Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Mr Jukes, Steam Down, Skinny Pelembe, Emma-Jean Thackray, Poppy Ajudha, Jordan Rakei and Brit Award-winning Jorja Smith, whose version of St Germain's Rose Rouge is released June 9th.