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1964 was momentous for saxophonist Wayne Shorter, starting the year in Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers before making his own debut (Night Dreamer/JuJu). He joined the Miles Davis Quintet that summer, cementing a seminal lineup in jazz history.
A decade into his recording career, pianist Horace Silver made the album that would endure as the crown jewel of a catalog that boasts numerous hard-bop classics.
Time and troubles seem to melt away during the fifteen enrapturing minutes of "Idle Moments," the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album of the same name.
Julian Lage returns with Speak To Me, his remarkable fourth release for Blue Note, which finds the guitar virtuoso broadening his sonic palette in collaboration with esteemed producer Joe Henry who enhances Lage's trademark melodic lyricism on this wide-r
Robert Glasper's 2005 Blue Note debut, Canvas, signaled the arrival of a singular new voice in jazz. His 2007 follow-up, In My Element, solidified his status as a rising star who was taking the music some place new.
Jimmy Smith was a self-taught pianist who helped popularize the Hammond B3 organ with a revolutionary style that caught the ear of Alfred Lion at Blue Note who later dubbed him The Incredible Jimmy Smith.
When Shorter entered Van Gelder Studio on Christmas Eve with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Elvis Jones, they created a masterpiece with Speak No Evil, a transcendent set of six Shorter originals...
Ike Quebec's aptly titled 1961 album Heavy Soul was a soul jazz masterclass with the tenor saxophonist joined by Freddie Roach (organ), Milt Hinton (bass) and Al Harewood (drums).
Meshell Ndegeocello - "The Omnichord Real Book" - Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning musician, singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with her new album, The Omnichord Real Book.
Miles Davis was still near the start of his storied career when he cut the three sessions that comprise his Blue Note recordings in 1952, 1953, and 1954. In 1955, Blue Note compiled the tracks into two 12" LPs as part of the 1500 series.
Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The first release of the album dates back to 1955 on 10" Vinyl, featuring only four tracks and having a different cover artwork. Some time later, Blue Note decided to add three tracks and iss
Mono version. 11 tracks recorded over the course of 3 sessions 1949-1950. Unusual instrumentation and notable musicians. Innovative arrangements influenced by classical music techniques such as polyphony-- a major development in post-bebop jazz.
Featuring a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, GO! Was a showcase of Gordon's limitless creativity on hard-swinging numbers as well as his peerless artistry on ballads
The tenor saxophonist had already notched several hard bop masterpieces in his belt, but No Room for Squares was an even more ambitious effort that found Mobley elevating his game as a bandleader, improviser, and a composer.
On Cautious Clay's deeply personal Blue Note debut KARPEH, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer takes an artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective album about growth.
Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley had been recording for Blue Note for a decade when he made his excellent 1965 album A Caddy for Daddy featuring a first-class sextet with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins.
The Kansas City born trumpeter Carmell Jones was quickly signed by Pacific Jazz soon after his arrival in Los Angeles in 1960, and began a promising recording career with his impressive and accurately titled 1961 debut The Remarkable Carmell Jones.
On February 7, 1960, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley with pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey, laid down what would become his masterpiece: Soul Station.
