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The Tone Poet re-issue of these classic Blue Note albums are absolutely a must have if you love jazz and vinyl. The re-mastering by Joe Harley is superb (on the releases I have heard) and the pressings are dead flat and quiet. The sleeves are made from thick laminated card and are a joy to look at. 

In honor of Blue Note Records’ 80th Anniversary, the legendary Jazz label is launching the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. Blue Note President Don Was brought in “Tone Poet” Joe Harley—co-founder and co-producer of the acclaimed Music Matters audiophile vinyl series—to produce this new series of all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is being manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

“Glamoured is a Gaelic word meaning to be whisked away,” says vocalist and songwriter Cassandra Wilson, explaining the title of her 2003 album. "It's like being in a daydream, those split seconds when you're transfixed and your eyes don't move and you have to shake yourself out of it. This album captures the feeling of that reverie." Indeed, Wilson sets such a mood with her trademark mix of first-rate originals and adventurous covers of other songwriters' works, this time picking material by Sting, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Muddy Waters and Abbey Lincoln. Such eclectic tastes come naturally to Wilson, who began her musical career performing in and around her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. "Down South, musicians have to be able to play in many different circumstances and in many contexts," she says. "They have to play jazz, they have to integrate the blues, and they have to know country. And the lines are kinda blurry sometimes, 'cause that's what everybody wants to hear." For the recording of Glamoured, Cassandra once again returned to her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi with a list of good songs and an open mind. "For some albums, I'll have a very clear idea of where I want it to go," she says, "but this time I had questions about what kinds of sounds to explore."

DISC 1:
1. Fragile (Side A)
2. Sleight of Time (Side A)
3. I Want More (Side A)
4. If Loving You Is Wrong (Side B)
5. Lay Lady Lay (Side B)
6. Crazy (Side B)
7. What Is It? (Side B)

DISC 2:
1. Heaven Knows (Side A)
2. Honey Bee (Side A)
3. Broken Drum (Side A)
4. On This Train (Side B)
5. Throw It Away (Side B)