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 ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.

The mighty Blue Note Records jazz label was founded 85 years ago, and that rich, vibrant legacy will be celebrated with a 35-date national tour that kicks off this week and stretches into spring.

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 ...

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing. By Barry Singer This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — ...

Renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, a leading figure in contemporary jazz for over four decades, has signed with Blue Note Records, the iconic label synonymous with jazz excellence. Marsalis’ ...

The all-star collective, initially assembled to mark the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records, honors the legacy of the ...

John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter—just hearing these names can evoke memorized melodies. Beyond their enduring influence on jazz, these musicians share a profound ...

The oldest of the Marsalis family sons, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, is releasing a new album on a new label, Blue Note, this spring. The quartet applied Marsalis’ previous approach to classics by ...

Long-time Mosaic fans will know of our connection—professional and emotionally—to Blue Note Records. Our very first collection, just over 40 years ago, featured the complete Thelonious Monk Blue Note ...

This article was first published at All About Jazz in September 2002 under the old Combing the Blue Note Catalog column. The Rascals knew all about it. They expressed it perfectly in one of their ...

He handled albums from Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Lou Rawls and box sets of music from the likes of Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, T-Bone Walker and Amos Milburn. By Mike Barnes Senior ...