He and his brother Alphonso became like the Gamble and Huff of Blue Note Records for much of the 1970s, producing a small harvest of catchy crossover albums by Humphrey and the trumpeter Donald Byrd.

The film has a sort of elder's council in saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock, who made some of the most enduring albums in the Blue Note catalog during the 1960s. Both musicians ...

Over its 70-year history, Blue Note Records has released milestones of jazz -- albums that changed the musical landscape not just at the time, but for generations to come. A rundown of a few of ...

“In the 1950s and ’60s Reid created an enduringly hip Blue Note aesthetic with album covers that were themselves works of art, and we hope new generations will discover his genius through UT ...

Coming together as the Blue Note All-Stars, their debut album, Our Point of View, which is available now, is a collective manifesto and a portrait of contemporary jazz. Today's Blue Note artists ...

3 John Coltrane: Blue Train (1957) This is the only album that Coltrane made for Blue Note as leader. By general acclaim, however, it is rated as the best of his early recordings, and among the ...

If you’ve somehow avoided jazz your entire life, you’ve likely seen (or seen the influence of) Blue Note album covers: the vibrant, brilliantly designed combinations of text, image ...

Saxophonist Jackie McLean ’s evocative 1965 album Jacknife is the latest entry in Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet series.

Learn about the care and artistry involved in recreating the album jackets and liner notes for every Blue Note Tone Poet Series record. Listen to "The Meat and Potatoes of the Old Style Tone Poet ...

Live At The Village Vanguard” and “Bells On Sand,” as well as performing on Blue Note albums by Charles Lloyd, Ambrose Akinmusire and Bill Frisell. Clayton said Blue Note president (and ...