Blue Bottle Coffee Debuts Notes In Repose, A Limited-edition Vinyl Celebrating Coffee, Jazz And The Art Of Composition

Blue Bottle Coffee today announced the launch of Notes in Repose, its first-ever compilation album, created in celebration of the brand’s Signature Blends. The limited-edition vinyl brings together 10 contemporary jazz compositions from artists representing nine cities across Blue Bottle’s cafe markets in North America and Asia, including Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Angel Bat Dawid and the Kyoto Jazz Massive. Woven together with ambient recordings captured in Blue Bottle cafes, the album invites listeners to slow down, brew a cup of coffee and give the music their undivided attention.

Born from Blue Bottle’s ongoing exploration of flavor, its Signature Blends have become some of the brand’s most iconic coffees. For Blue Bottle, blending is an act of thoughtful composition: bringing distinct coffees from different origins together to create balance, harmony and complexity. “Giant Steps," a bold and chocolatey Signature Blend named after John Coltrane’s landmark 1960 composition, embodies this connection between coffee and music. Together, “Giant Steps" and “Notes in Repose" celebrate the artistic spirit shared by coffee blending and musical composition.

“There’s a creative tension in both jazz and blending coffee: you’re bringing distinct elements together, preserving what makes each one interesting while creating something entirely new,” said Simone Hodges, Chief Brand Officer. “We created Notes in Repose to celebrate that shared approach to composition, and vinyl felt like the natural medium. There’s something visceral about putting on a record—the sound, the physicality, the artwork all become part of how you experience the music.”

Jazz has been part of Blue Bottle’s story from the beginning. Founder James Freeman was a working clarinetist before opening the first Blue Bottle cafe, and his appreciation for the music helped shape the company’s creative approach to coffee. That connection deepened through the influence of Japanese jazz kissas, where coffee and music come together in an environment designed for focused listening. Inspired by that tradition, Notes in Repose takes its name from the sense of pause the album is intended to create—an invitation to slow down, settle in and let both the coffee and the music unfold.

Only 1,500 copies of Notes in Repose will be produced and will be available beginning October 6 at bluebottlecoffee.com while supplies last. Giant Steps, part of Blue Bottle's Signature Blend collection, is available year-round online and in Blue Bottle cafes.

About Blue Bottle Coffee

Blue Bottle Coffee was founded by James Freeman in Oakland, California, in 2002 with a simple yet revolutionary idea: to serve delicious coffee, roasted fresh and brewed to order, sourced from the finest coffee farms. Today, Blue Bottle is a global network of cafes in the US and Asia. We are the leader in specialty coffee, driven by our obsession for quality and our commitment to environmental health. Our belief is simple and our goal unchanged: to connect the world to delicious coffee, because delicious coffee makes life more beautiful. Follow Blue Bottle on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or visit bluebottlecoffee.com for more information.