Blue Note Records
The recorded legacy of Jazz music’s greatest record company.
Nothin' But the Blues
Jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues
Pure Jazz
The rich art of Jazz: classic and modern, vocal and instrumental
New School Jazz
Jazz after bop!
Instrument: Jazz Bass
Covering all the bassists
A Great Day in Harlem
Jazz greats in the famous 1958 "Great Day in Harlem” photo
Bebop
The masters of swing rhythm and adventurous improvisation
Vocal Jazz
Legendary Jazz singers and their signature songs
Composers: Ellington
The timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
1960s Jazz
Post-bop, free jazz, and early fusion
Avant Garde Jazz
Jazz way outside the box
Straight Ahead Jazz
The 'lingua franca' of the jam session: 4/4 time and walking bass
Big Band Jazz
The large ensemble sound
Instrument: Jazz Drummers
The legends behind the kit
1950s Jazz
The golden age of bebop, hard bop, and cool jazz
Live Jazz
On stage recordings of Jazz greats
Third Stream
Where Jazz and Classical meet
1970s Jazz
When fusion was king, and the birth of the modern giants
1990s Jazz
Exciting new voices and elder statesmen in their later years
Spiritual Jazz
Jazz that explores the nature of God
Jazz
Only the very finest Jazz of all time
Top 50 Jazz Albums of All Time
Every track from the landmark LPs of Jazz history
Instrument: Solo Jazz Piano
The pure sound of piano: no pesky bass, drums, or horns
25 Greatest Jazz Standards
Lots of versions of 25 tunes in every musician's repertoire
Jazz and the Black Experience
Spirituals, protest songs, and music that highlights the African roots of Jazz
Composers: Strayhorn
Compositions by Ellington's right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn
Fifty/Fifty Jazz Holiday Blend
Great Jazz and Jazz renditions of holiday tunes at a 1-to-1 ratio
This Is Jazz: 1959
We look back six decades to what is arguably the greatest single year in recorded Jazz
Cocktails with Kurt
Great jazz for cocktail time, this month featuring pianist-vocalist Blossom Dearie
House Blend: Blue Note Records + 1960s Jazz
A blend of late '50s and '60s hard bop, modal, and avant garde Jazz
House Blend: Vocal Jazz + Smooth Jazz Vocals
A sweet collage of vocal inventors with textures from the modern breed.
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