Blue Note Records

24/01/2025

What's the vibe this weekend?
Blue Groove: https://bluenote.lnk.to/BlueGroove
Calm: https://bluenote.lnk.to/calm
Classic Hits: https://bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteClassicHits
Jazz Now: https://bluenote.lnk.to/JazzNow
Hard Bop: https://bluenote.lnk.to/HardBop
Soul Jazz: https://bluenote.lnk.to/SoulJazz
The 70s: https://bluenote.lnk.to/The70s
Jazz Vocals: https://bluenote.lnk.to/JazzVocals
Jazz Meets Hip Hop: https://bluenote.lnk.to/JazzMeetsHipHop
& more! https://bluenote.com/playlists

24/01/2025

Listen to “Komorebi,” the 2nd single to be revealed from Artemis' new album "ARBORESQUE" out Feb. 28! https://artemis.lnk.to/Komorebi

Featuring pianist Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda & drummer Allison Miller the album is a paean to natural & environmental beauty. Written by Ueda, “Komorebi” takes its title from the Japanese word that signifies the effect of sunlight filtering through the leaves of a tree.

23/01/2025

Watch Aaron Parks Little Big perform "The Machines Say No" live at musig im pflegidach in Muri, Switzerland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8Wv3nxcDk

The pianist's new album "Little Big III" is out now: https://aaronparks.lnk.to/LittleBigIII

23/01/2025

A Jazz Thing: Music writer Jeff Weiss dives into the connections between jazz and hip-hop for Wrensilva, exploring the legacy of Blue Note Records and its role in shaping 90s rap.

Music writer Jeff Weiss dives into the connections between jazz and hip-hop, exploring the legacy of Blue Note Records and its role in shaping 90s rap.

23/01/2025

75 years ago today on January 23, 1950, trumpeter Howard McGhee was in WOR Studios in NYC recording a smoldering set of bebop with his All Stars featuring J.J. Johnson (trombone), Brew Moore (tenor saxophone), Kenny Drew (piano), Curly Russell (bass) & Max Roach (drums). Listen: https://bluenote.lnk.to/HowardMcGhee-AllStars

22/01/2025

Nels Cline : Consentrik Quartet : new album out March 14 marks the debut of the guitarist's band featuring saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, bassist Chris Lightcap & drummer Tom Rainey. Pre-order on color or black vinyl, CD or digital download: https://nelscline.lnk.to/ConsentrikQuartet

Listen to the lead single "The 23": https://nelscline.lnk.to/The23

22/01/2025

Read the uDiscover feature on trumpeter Dizzy Reece's 1958 Blue Note debut "Blues In Trinity" which is being reissued in our Tone Poet Vinyl Series on Feb. 7!

Caribbean jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece's debut album for Blue Note Records, 'Blues In Trinity,' was recorded in London in 1958.

22/01/2025

The January edition of "The Blue Note Monthly" highlights notable debut albums from across Blue Note history including tracks from 1990s debuts by Jason Moran, Stefon Harris, Jacky Terrasson & Brian Blade. Listen: https://bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteMonthly

22/01/2025

The great trombonist J.J. Johnson was born in Indianapolis on this day January 22, 1924. J.J. took the language of bebop and adapted it to his instrument winning the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker. After playing on Miles Davis’ 1st Blue Note session, Johnson led several dates in 1953-54 that were compiled on the 12” LP "The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1" featuring Clifford Brown, Charles Mingus & more. Listen or get the Classic Vinyl Edition: https://bluenote.lnk.to/EminentJJJohnson-V1

21/01/2025

21/01/2025

30 years ago today in 1995 the wonderful pianist Kevin Hays recorded "Go Round" featuring saxophonists Seamus Blake & Steve Hall, bassist Doug Weiss, drummer Billy Hart & percussionist Daniel Sadownick. Listen: https://bluenote.lnk.to/KevinHays-GoRound

21/01/2025

ALBUM OF THE WEEK | Julian Lage "Speak To Me" | GRAMMY-nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, the guitarist's vivid & wondrously textured album produced by Joe Henry found him traveling a wide range of American music from gospel hymn & rural blues to California singer-songwriter sunshine & boundary pushing jazz. Get the LP/CD/DL 20% off: https://bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek

21/01/2025

Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet performs "The 23" live in the studio! The guitarist's newest band features Ingrid Laubrock on saxophone, Chris Lightcap on bass & Tom Rainey on drums. Watch the video, stream the single & pre-order the album now: https://NelsCline.lnk.to/The23

21/01/2025

Pre-order our March Classic Vinyl reissues now on the Blue Note Store! Two new AAA 180g vinyl pressings of funky 1968 soul jazz albums mastered directly from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray: Lou Donaldson "Say It Loud!" & Horace Silver "Serenade to a Soul Sister" https://bluenote.lnk.to/ClassicVinyl

21/01/2025

30 years ago tonight on January 20, 1995 saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded disc 2 of his double album “Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard” at the legendary NYC jazz club with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Christian McBride on bass & Lewis Nash on drums. Listen: https://JoeLovano.lnk.to/Quartets-LiveAtTheVillageVanguard

20/01/2025

The 1961 debut by The Jazz Crusaders blended jazz aspirations with R&B roots to create a soulful sound embodied by Joe Sample’s stately civil rights anthem “Freedom Sound,” which gave the album its title. Listen or get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition: https://bluenote.lnk.to/JazzCrusaders-FreedomSound

20/01/2025

Pianist Herbie Hancock dedicated his 1969 album "The Prisoner" to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with stirring pieces like the sublime "I Have A Dream," “Firewater” & “He Who Lives In Fear.” Listen & get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition: https://bluenote.lnk.to/HerbieHancock-ThePrisoner

20/01/2025

Stream our playlist “The Freedom Rider: Jazz for Justice” featuring songs of freedom & the struggle including Art Blakey’s “The Freedom Rider,” Freddie Hubbard’s “CORE” dedicated to the Congress of Racial Equality, Blue Mitchell’s “March on Selma” & Herbie Hancock’s tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have A Dream”: https://bluenote.lnk.to/TheFreedomRider