"Alts 'N Outs: The Other Side of Blue Note” ist eine Compilation von alternativen Takes und Outtakes aus legendären Blue-Note-Alben und enthält seltene Aufnahmen von Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith oder Sonny Clark. (Das Album gab es zuvor nur excl. zum Record Store Day 2025 auf blauem Vinyl.)

Tracklisting:

SIDE A
1. Bangoon (written by Hank Jones)  5:05
Bonus track from Cannonball Adderley – “Somethin’ Else”
Featuring: Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Miles Davis, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums
Recorded March 9, 1958, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ

2. Jean de Fleur (written by Grant Green)  8:09
Alternate take from Grant Green – “Idle Moments”
Featuring: Grant Green, guitar; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Harewood, drums
Recorded November 4, 1963, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

3. Dance Cadaverous (written by Wayne Shorter)  6:37
Alternate take from Wayne Shorter – “Speak No Evil”
Featuring: Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Recorded December 24, 1964, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

SIDE B
1. Moanin’ (written by Bobby Timmons)  9:19
Alternate take from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – “Moanin’”
Featuring: Art Blakey, drums; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass
Recorded October 30, 1958, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

2. On the Sunny Side of the Street (written by Fields, McHugh)  5:45
Bonus track from Jimmy Smith – “Back At The Chicken Shack”
Featuring: Jimmy Smith, organ; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Kenny Burrell, guitar, Donald Bailey, drums
Recorded April 25, 1960, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

3. Lover (written by Rodgers, Hart)  7:01
Bonus track from Sonny Clark – “Cool Struttin’”
Featuring: Sonny Clark, piano; Art Farmer, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax, Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Recorded January 5, 1958, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ.