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ANNOUNCING THE 2026 LINE-UP OF THE TONE POET VINYL SERIES
Announcing the 2026 line-up for the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series! The acclaimed series is produced by the “Tone Poet” Joe Harley and presents definitive audiophile quality vinyl reissues that are mastered all-analog directly from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent... read more
CONGRATS 2026 GRAMMY NOMINEES: BRANFORD MARSALIS, IMMANUEL WILKINS & GERALD CLAYTON
Congratulations to our Blue Note nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards! Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Branford Marsalis – Belonging The saxophonist’s Blue Note debut is a full album interpretation of Keith Jarrett’s 1974 ECM album of the same name featuring Marsalis’ longtime... read more
HEAR DAVE McMURRAY’S NEW SINGLE “THE JUNGALEERS”
Saxophonist Dave McMurray has released his new single “The Jungaleers,” taken from his upcoming Blue Note release I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting out Nov. 14. The album is an affirmation of his indomitable spirit and a celebration of the love that he has for his hometown of Detroit, as well... read more
MAYA DELILAH SHARES NEW SINGLE “CALIFORNIA” FROM “THE LONG WAY ROUND: DELUXE EDITION”
Maya Delilah has announced the Jan. 9 release of an expanded digital Deluxe Edition of her debut album The Long Way Round, which adds four new tracks including the dreamy folk-pop confection “California” out today. The London-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist began her year by being named... read more
NEVER-BEFORE-ISSUED 1965 LIVE HORACE SILVER ALBUM “SILVER IN SEATTLE: LIVE AT THE PENTHOUSE” OUT NOW
Blue Note Records has released Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse, a never-before-issued live recording of Blue Note legend Horace Silver captured 60 years ago at The Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, Washington in August 1965. The album features a short-lived powerhouse line-up of the... read more
AARON PARKS SHARES NEW SINGLE “LITTLE RIVER” DEDICATED TO HIS SON
Pianist Aaron Parks has released “Little River,” the newest single from his third Blue Note Records album By All Means, out November 7. By All Means is a luminous new set of original Parks compositions that expands his acclaimed trio into a quartet, exploring a new color palette with bassist... read more
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AARON PARKS “BY ALL MEANS”
By Lauren Du Graf In the spring of 2023, while on tour in Portugal, Aaron Parks had a dream. It concerned an upcoming week of shows at the Village Vanguard, where he was scheduled that July to play alongside the bassist Ben Street and drummer Billy Hart. The trio had been intermittently active since 2012, although the bonds between them ran far deeper than a decade of occasional gigs might suggest. That... read more
CHARLES LLOYD “FIGURE IN BLUE”
By Evan Haga Converse with the saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd — a titan of an improviser, still digging deep onstage at age 87 — and you will inevitably arrive at this subject: gratitude. He generously bestows his gratitude in multiple directions: upon his musical heroes, his beloved collaborators, and the spirits that lift him up and guide his breath through his horn. To hear Lloyd describe his... read more
JOHNATHAN BLAKE “MY LIFE MATTERS”
By Shannon J. Effinger For Johnathan Blake, music has always been a family affair. The drummer and bandleader’s previous Blue Note album, Passage (2023), was an homage to his father and chief mentor, the late jazz violinist John Blake Jr. The album cover features a sepia-toned snapshot of father and son, taken by his godfather, Eugene Wood. On his label debut Homeward Bound (2021), Blake honored the memory of... read more
HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA “NUEVA TIMBA”
By Evan Haga On NUEVA TIMBA, the new Blue Note album from the Cuban-born pianist Harold López-Nussa, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming and strikingly accomplished. Featuring a core of unmatched talent — Harold’s brother, Ruy Adrian López-Nussa, on drums; Luques Curtis on bass; and the harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret... read more
PAUL CORNISH “YOU’RE EXAGGERATING!”
By Evan Haga Every artist who records for Blue Note is part of a grand legacy, now in its 86th year. But pianist Paul Cornish is a torchbearer for several remarkable Blue Note legacies, all at once. Which makes You’re Exaggerating!, his powerfully lyrical trio debut for the label, a mission statement for Blue Note’s next generation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6EAEln-a7Q To begin, Cornish is part... read more
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A musical tour of Blue Note Records that traces the evolution of the label from Early Jazz thru Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde, Fusion & into the vibrant sounds of now.
Our selection of favorite tracks from the Blue Note vaults, updated monthly so you can keep discovering & enjoying The Finest In Jazz.
The perfect starting point for getting to know Blue Note Records, these are the timeless tracks that define the classic “Blue Note Sound.”
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