Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, ...

The trombonist’s collection features bebop music recorded across sessions between 1953 and 1955.

11 records we love from Blue Note and Colemine Records that are must own albums if you love jazz, soul, and R&B. Music venues are finally starting to reopen across the continent which is an ...

Midway through the essential new documentary, “Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes,” famed jazz pianist and producer Robert Glasper tries to describe the music he has spent his career furthering but ...

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.

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 ...

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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.