Hofner Blue Notes is the nineteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in July 2003 by his own record label, Jazzee Blue.[1][2]
Background
The album was part of series of largely instrumental blues and jazz albums released by his label Jazzee Blue and mostly fronted by his band members,[3][4] of which this album was preceded by Rea’s eighteenth studio and instrumental album Blue Street (Five Guitars) released on the same date in 2003 (peaked as #8 at the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart[5]).[6]
The album was part of Hofner Blue Notes, a project about Höfner guitar because Rea’s first electric guitar was a 1961 Höfner V3 bought from a second-hand shop while he was working in his father’s ice cream factory in early 1970s, and continued with The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes in 2008.[7]
Track listing
- “Spy” – 5:05
- “Expectations” – 3:59
- “Hofner Blue Notes” – 2:52
- “Paris in Minneapolis” – 5:05
- “São Paulo Blue” – 4:58
- “What Became” – 4:44
- “Detroit” – 3:54
- “Goodnight Joe” – 4:15
- “Take the Mingus Train” – 4:24
- “Alone” – 3:39
- “Saudi Blue” – 4:06
- “Kestrel Avenue” – 3:28
Personnel
- Chris Rea – all instruments, paintings
- Kiadan Quinn – producer
- Stuart Epps – engineer
- Stewart Eales – engineer
- Mainartery – album design
- John Knowles – management
- Recorded at Sol Mill Studios (Berkshire, England)
- Mastered at The Soundmasters (London, UK)
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[8] | 20 |
References
- ^ “Chris Rea – Hofner Blue Notes”. Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ “Hofner Blue Notes – Chris Rea | Album | AllMusic”. AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Mark Edwards (27 July 2003). “Chris Rea: Blue Street”. The Times. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (22 December 2025). “Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road”. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ “Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 3/8/2003”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ “Blue Street (Five Guitars)”. Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ “Middlesbrough superstar Chris Rea speaks exclusively about recovering from illness and his return to touring”. Ne4me.dev.visualsoft.co.uk. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ “Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 9/8/2003 – Top 30“. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
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