Blue Note was having a banner year in 1967. The sounds of hard bop emanated from Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey as the label’s stable of artists churned out records...
When saxophonist Ike Quebec died in 1963, Alfred Lion, one of the two founders of Blue Note, was in a tight spot. Quebec had recorded many fine singles and albums for the label and, perhaps more importantly,...
Trumpeter Kenny Dorham has been described by jazz critic Gary Giddins as “virtually synonymous with underrated.” While his albums for Blue Note and other labels contain some of the most virtuosic...
A Blue Note recording artist since 1991, the grounded but searching tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano released Cross Culture, his 23rd album for the label, this Tuesday, January 8th. Over the phone...
