Celebrate the great Women in Jazz from Jutta Hipp to Norah Jones to the all-female supergroup ARTEMIS.
The 1970s were a vibrant decade in Blue Note’s story. From Soul Jazz to Jazz Funk to R&B Fusion, Blue Note legends like Donald Byrd, Grant Green & Horace Silver were at the forefront of the changing music with new stars like Bobbi Humphrey & Earl Klugh.
Jimmy Smith may have reinvented the Hammond B3, but Blue Note’s roster of organists went deeper from the imaginatively funky Lonnie Smith to the soulful grooves of Big John Patton to the Conltranesque explorations of Larry Young.
Dig deeper into the Blue Note vaults to discover hidden gems from some of the label’s most underrated artists.
Blue Note has recorded some of the greatest voices in jazz including Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Norah Jones, Kurt Elling, Gregory Porter & Kandace Springs.
These forward-thinking artists have found fertile ground at the intersection of Jazz, R&B and Hip Hop.
Attain a state of serenity with the most breathtakingly beautiful ballads from the Blue Note vaults.
Hip hop stars like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, J Dilla, Beastie Boys & Kendrick Lamar have mined Blue Note’s rich catalog for inspiration. Explore our most sampled tracks.

