Blue Note: RD 112 (35812 2--35815 2); also on label: CDP 7243 8 35811 2 2. "This compilation of recordings is part of America's Jazz Heritage: a Partnership of the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund ...

The name Blue Note Records calls to mind a once-regnant sound in jazz: the hard-bop of the 1950s and ’60s, with its springy four-beat swing rhythm, its spare-but-lush horn harmonies, its flinty, ...

A great record label is about more than music. Yes, it’s about the quality of that music, the character of that music, the sound of that music. Yet it’s also about things beyond what’s heard. A great ...

Might as well start at the inception of Blue Note Records with Alfred Lion's first release, BN 1. A record collector himself, he persuaded two pianists, Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis to record a ...

Jazz was born in America, and helped create a new America. An upstart art, this revolutionary music didn’t come from old European capitals but from Southern cities and Northern slums. A hot, hip ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. One of the most storied and influential labels in jazz history, Blue Note Records is celebrating its 70th anniversary - and ...

Blue Note Records started releasing jazz records 85 years ago this month when German-Jewish immigrant Alfred Lion held the first recording sessions for the label in New York City. Much has changed ...