Henry Rollins Talks Blue Note on KCRW

KCRW DJ Henry Rollins dropped by Tom Schnabel’s show on Sunday to present his new Blue Note collection, Rollins’ Choice, a 2-CD import from the Netherlands.

Henry says he was approached with the idea by a friend in Europe and called it a daunting task since “almost everyone in jazz has walked through the hallways of Blue Note at one point.” He spun John Coltrane’s “Blue Train” (recorded right after he left Miles Davis and from his only record on that label) and Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” on Tom’s show, but you can see the full playlist below.

Check out the interview in our archives here

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Rollins’ Choice: Selections from Blue Note

Disc: 1

1. Modal Mood (Rudy Van Gelder 24 Bit Remastering) (2004 Digital Remaster) – Dexter Gordon

2. Sortie (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2003 Digital Remaster) – Art Blakey

3. Asiatic Raes (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2003 Digital Remaster) – Sonny Rollins

4. The Rake (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (1999 Digital Remaster) – Dizzy Reece

5. Creepin’ In (2004 Digital Remaster) – Horace Silver

6. Far Away Lands – Hank Mobley

7. Open Sesame (2002 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) – Freddie Hubbard

8. Our Thing (2000 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) – Joe Henderson

9. Sunset (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (1999 Digital Remaster) – Kenny Dorham

10. Blue Train (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2003 Digital Remaster) – John Coltrane

11. Stolen Moments (2000 Digital Remaster) – Booker Ervin

Disc: 2

1. Footprints (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2000 Digital Remaster) – Wayne Shorter

2. Maiden Voyage (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (1999 Digital Remaster) – Herbie Hancock

3. Voodoo (2008 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) – Sonny Clark

4. Les Noirs Marchant (Rudy Van Gelder 24Bit Mastering) (2002 Digital Remaster) – Bobby Hutcherson

5. Subterfuge (2004 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) – Andrew Hill

6. Out To Lunch (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (1999 Digital Remaster) – Eric Dolphy

7. There is the Bomb (1995 Digital Remaster) – Don Cherry

8. Airborne – Ornette Coleman

9. Starbrite – Duke Jordan Quintet