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GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana joins the Blue Note Records family with the release of 12 Stars, her debut album... 

At 27 years old, tenor saxophonist and composer Joe Henderson was already in his full artistic stride by the time he made Inner Urge, his... 

In May 1968 when he entered Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to record his album ¡Caramba!, trumpeter Lee Morgan was still... 

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Joe Pass’ For Django, recorded for Pacific Jazz in 1964, has long been considered a classic of the jazz guitar repertoire with Pass paying tribute... 

Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 soul jazz classic Rough ‘N Tumble finds a deep and bluesy groove that doesn’t let up from start... 

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The innovative hard bop of Jackie McLean began to evolve and take on a harder edge as the early-1960s progressed. Inspired... 

Cornetist Don Cherry first rose to prominence as part of the revolutionary Ornette Coleman Quartet that turned... 

Iconoclastic saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman shook the jazz world when he arrived at... 

Scorned by critics at the time of its release, Miles Davis' 1972 album On The Corner is now seen as a forerunner of... 

London-based Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats make their full-length Blue Note Records debut with Motherland Journey, an album years... 

Following the critical acclaim of the 2020 compilation Pyramid Pieces, The Roundtable return with a second offering... 

'The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus' is a compilation of some of the jazz bassist and composer's material for... 

Released in 1955, Dexter Gordon's 'Daddy Plays the Horn' captures the legendary saxophonist at a point at which his art form and... 

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The “folk” in the title of Forfolks, Jeff Parker’s album of solo electric guitar, is no accident. Parker is a part of Chicago’s jazz... 

Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins follows-up his acclaimed debut Omega (NY Times Best Jazz Album of 2020) with another striking album... 

First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings is a thrilling previously unreleased... 

The Indianapolis-born trumpeter Freddie Hubbard introduced his prodigious talent on Blue Note Records with a run of remarkable albums... 

Many great Blue Note artists have hailed from the jazz hotbed of Detroit over the course of the... 

The Incredible Jimmy Smith was a self-taught keyboard virtuoso who gave up the piano in 1954 in favor of the Hammond B3 organ, setting up... 

Following his 1968 Blue Note debut On Broadway, Hammond B3 organist Reuben Wilson returned to Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in March 1969 to... 

Doug Carn made four records for the Black Jazz label, more than any other artist, and each one topped the previous release's lofty standard. Adam's... 

Bay Area jazz guitar legend Calvin Keys released his debut solo record, Shawn-Neeq, in 1971, and it remains one of the most beloved... 

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"Backlash" - Freddie Hubbard (fgh, tp); James Spaulding (as, fl); Albert Dailey (p); Bob Cunningham... 

Originally released by Bethlehem Records in 1959, Nina Simone and Her Friends was a compilation album comprising the few... 

In 1968, Don Cherry had already established himself as one of the leading voices of the avant-garde. Having pioneered free jazz... 

Donald Byrd’s 1975 fusion classic Places and Spaces was the culmination of the legendary trumpeter’s vibrant latter Blue Note years. Byrd... 

The timeless 1960 hard bop classic The Big Beat was the album that first introduced one of the greatest line-ups of... 

Bobbi Humphrey was one of the most prominent stars on the Blue Note roster of the 1970s. The flutist debuted on the label in 1971 with... 

At 27 years, Horace Silver’s tenure as a Blue Note recording artist was the longest of any artist in the history of... 

After nearly six decades, a private recording of a rare, nightclub performance by John Coltrane of his magnum opus, A... 

Keyboardist Walter Bishop, Jr. recorded the second album released by the Black Jazz label, Coral Keys, a masterpiece of... 

The album title is apt, as this was saxman Rudolph Johnson's second album for the Black Jazz label (and this reissue marks only... 

Blue Note Records has announced a December 3 vinyl release of Breathe, the acclaimed new album by NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith. The... 

In February 1964, Eric Dolphy assembled a formidable quintet of modern jazz visionaries with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Bobby Hutcherson on... 

Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock’s tremendous 1960s Blue Note output, 1965’s Maiden Voyage remains one of the... 

"One of the great Ellington albums, one of the great Hawkins albums and... 

Crescent is widely regarded as one of John Coltrane's finest albums, featuring the talents of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy... 

‘Live’ at the Village Vanguard (Impulse! AS-10), was... 

Always an independent spirit, Cherry brought his openness and burgeoning knowledge of traditional music from around the world to... 

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Pianist Duke Pearson recorded his Christmas album I in 1969 with Bob Cranshaw on bass and Mickey Roker on drums, as well as percussionist Airto... 

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Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in... 

An addendum to Makaya McCraven's critically-acclaimed 2018 release Universal Beings, which The New York Times said "affirms... 

Nearly 48 hours of live improvised performance recorded at 1 venue over 12 months and 28 shows - culled, cut, rendered, and remixed into... 

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They say you can't judge a book by its cover, and going by 'Jazz Rock’, nor a record by... 

By the time he recorded GO! in 1962, Dexter Gordon had already lived several lifetimes in jazz. He was among the first to adapt the language of... 

Released in 1995, 'Sarala' marked its time by generating a genuine enthusiasm for Mandingo music, encouraging many Western musicians to go to... 

Badbadnotgood return with their highly anticipated new album, Talk Memory, a psychedelic jazz record that explores balance and harmony through... 

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Billy Cobham is one of the greatest jazz-fusion drummers from the last decades. Shortly after he left the band Mahavishnu Orchestra he... 

The soulful and elegant pianist Sonny Clark brings his A-game to My Conception, a program of all-Clark originals recorded in 1959 but... 

Time and troubles seem to melt away during the 15 enrapturing minutes of Idle Moments, the opening track of Grant Green’s sublime 1963... 

Guitarist Kenny Burrell debuted on Blue Note Records in 1956 and over the following 7 years made a series of excellent albums for the... 

A deep dive into the one of most collectable jazz catalogues in the world, a selection of some of the rarest and most sought-after recordings... 

Jimmy Smith was a self-taught pianist who abandoned the instrument in 1954 in favour of the Hammond B3 organ, renting a... 

Conrad Yeatis Clark, otherwise known as Sonny Clark, was in many ways the quintessential hard bop pianist. Possessed of an enviable lyrical... 

Three giants of West Coast Jazz came together in this deeply swinging session recorded for the Pacific Jazz/World... 

On October 15, 1965, tenor saxophone master and composer Wayne Shorter recorded The All Seeing Eye, a brilliant and ambitiously multi-layered... 

The only 'group' on the Black Jazz roster, The Awakening today should be heralded as one of the great bands in early '70s jazz. That they're not... 

Bassist Henry Franklin’s 1972 release for Black Jazz, The Skipper, is one of the highlights in a label catalog full of many, and... 

Keyboardist Carn’s 1971 debut record for Black Jazz introduced his stylistic wrinkle of adding lyrics to jazz classics like John Coltrane’s “Acknowlegement... 

Aside from McCoy Tyner's "Contemplation," John Coltrane's "Naima," and René McLean sic McClean's "Jihad," Doug Carn himself takes the composing... 

With long-standing stints in Tower of Power and Santana, Chester Thompson just might be the most decorated and distinguished keyboardist in... 

Collection showcases some of Coltrane's best recordings as a side artist and features collaborations with such jazz greats as Miles... 

March 30, 2021 (New York) – Saxophonist, composer, philosopher and writer Shabaka Hutchings returns with a brand-new album from... 

Twice Grammy nominated, Melbourne-based group Hiatus Kaiyote returns to announce their new... 

Twice Grammy nominated, Melbourne-based group Hiatus Kaiyote returns to announce their new album Mood Valiant, out June 25th... 

Twice Grammy nominated, Melbourne-based group Hiatus Kaiyote returns to announce their new album Mood Valiant, out... 

Miles Davis’ performance at Jazz a Vienne on July 1, 1991 became one of his final live performances before he passed away... 

Final Floor is eleven new tracks featuring saxophonist Kamasi Washington and trumpeter Erik Jekabson with... 

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley had already led nine dates for Blue Note Records by the time he arrived at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio on... 

More than any other album in the canon of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1958’s Moanin’—featuring the great drummer... 

Following the sell-out success of our landmark compilation, J Jazz: deep modern jazz from Japan 1969-1984, BBE... 

Crystal Silence launched one of jazz’s most long-lasting small groups, whose history would extend over more than 40 years. On... 

It had been preceded by ECM duo albums with Barre Phillips and with Derek Bailey as well as the cooperative band Circle’s great... 

Recorded in 1977 in Oslo, Places was an important album for Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, and – with its stellar line-up including Americans... 

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'Nuff Said! Is an album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. In 1969, the album was placed on peak 44 in R&B Albums Chart. The... 

After making a striking appearance on Joel Ross’ KingMaker, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins delivers an expansive opus about the Black... 

Dream team collective featuring Robert Glasper, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Terrace Martin, Derrick Hodge,Taylor McFerrin & Justin Tyson release... 

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Repress alert! We’ve done a limited 500 copies re-run of this now-classic compilation of... 

A new Sun Ra LP touches ground in the earthly bins, 50 years after its creation!

Sun... 

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