Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

Pianist Horace Silver recorded a number of classic albums for Blue Note.

Check out this excellent little write up and audio sampler from NPR's Talk of the Nation from 2009. It features 5 incredibly stellar cuts, including one of my all time personal faves by Hank Mobly; Remember.

Hear Pianist Bill Charlap's Five Blue Note Picks

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The Story

At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note Records headquarters were located @ 47 West 63rd St., New York 23. Personally, I feel this was the "Golden Age" of Blue Note, and my hands down all time favorite Jazz records emerged from this renaissance period. This era of Aflred Lion's visionary genius yielded some of Rudy Van Gelder's greatest recordings, Reid Miles' most groundbreaking design, and without a doubt Francis Wolff's finest imagery. At this certain pinnacle, it all came out of 47. And so, I pay homage..

The Goods

Please support the artists posted in this blog by buying their albums, merchandise, and going to their shows. Those who are still left out there are living legends, heroes and pioneers of what we call Jazz; the first indigenous American style of music to have transcended racial, social and academic boundaries. So, please support them in any way you possibly can. Feedback is always appreciated. If you're an artist and would like your music removed from the blog, just leave a comment. Many thanks.