Blue Note, The Masterworks

Blue Note 75th Anniversary reissue series in five numbered parts. All* titles featured new 24bit 192KHz remastering, several included bonus tracks. Part 1 (50 titles, dark blue obi) was issued October 23, 2013 (TYCJ-81001~81025) and November 20, 2013 (TYCJ-81026~81050) and was selected based on ranking in a 2013 vote. Part 2 (50 titles, red obi) was issued January 22, 2014 (TYCJ-81051~81075) and February 26, 2014 (TYCJ-81076~81100) and was selected from later 4000 series titles. Forty of the fifty titles were receiving their first CD release in Japan. Part 3 (30 titles, black obi) was issued in one batch on June 25, 2014 (UCCQ-5001~5030) and was selected from titles that were unissued at the time of recording. The first selection featured those designated a catalogue number in the 1500 and 4000 series but not issued until years later. The second selection featured titles from Japan's King Records' GFX series of unissued recordings, with their original LP art reinstated. The third selection featured titles discovered during the EMI years of Blue Note's revival. Ten were issued for the first time on CD in Japan. Part 4 (50 titles, pale blue obi) was issued on October 22, 2014 (UCCQ-5031~5055) and November 19, 2014 (UCCQ-5056~5080) as was selected from popular titles in the 4000 series that featured in the 2013 vote but did not make the top fifty. Part 5 (50 titles, burgundy obi) was issued in one batch on March 25, 2015 (UCCQ-5081~5130) and selected more obscure titles from the 4000 series, including five issued for the first time on CD in Japan. In December 6, 2017, fifty titles from the series were reissued in a "final repress" with new obis and cat. nos., see Blue Note, The Masterworks, Top 50. * UCCQ-5128 is the one exception, reusing an earlier 24bit RVG master.