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Happy Belated Birthdays, Clifford Brown & Lou Donaldson!
“Wee Dot” from A Night At Birdland Clifford Brown (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (alto sax), Horace Silver (piano), Curly Russell (bass), Art Blakey (drums) / recorded 1954 for Blue Note Records… more →
Bop and Beyond
the visual side of jazz: jazz photographers
wrote 5 days ago: the golden age of modern jazz is worlds away from the music scene in 2009, but its doors are not clo … more →
The Blue Note Highlights Collectors Box
wrote 1 week ago: Various Artists | The Blue Note Highlights Collectors Box – [Blue Note Records, 2009] VA, Blue … more →
LIONEL LOUEKE RETURNS FEB. 9 WITH “MWALIKO”
wrote 1 week ago: Lionel Louke - MwalikoOn February 9, 2010, Blue Note Records will release Mwaliko, the new album fro … more →
36,000,000 Sold And Counting
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wrote 2 weeks ago: In the annals of American Jazz one label stands apart from the rest: Blue Note. It was initially fou … more →
Norah Jones' "The Fall" Review
wrote 2 weeks ago: Album Cover Norah Jones “The Fall” November 2009; Blue Note Records By Emily J Ramey Those of us imm … more →
on my ipod: jackie mclean's "cheers"
wrote 2 weeks ago: altoist jackie mclean. my last top ten list, of alto solos on blue note, has gotten me listening to … more →
the blue note top tens: alto solos
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wrote 2 weeks ago: the questionably talented lou donaldson may have been the most publicized exponent of the alto saxop … more →
the blue note top tens: piano solos
wrote 2 weeks ago: the piano is such a widely played instrument that it can be hard to pick out the wheat from the chaf … more →
the blue note top tens: bass solos
wrote 2 weeks ago: a famous story about bassist charles mingus goes like this: mingus was soloing with his band at the … more →
the blue note top tens: tenor solos
wrote 3 weeks ago: the tenor saxophone could be called the blue note instrument, so many of its practitioners recorded … more →
the blue note top tens: trumpet solos
wrote 3 weeks ago: most of the era’s top-notch musicians made or played on blue note records during the 1950s and … more →
dig dis: the music of hank mobley
wrote 3 weeks ago: hank mobley is one of those tragedies of jazz. he may not be one of the more famous, like clifford b … more →
Late nite jazz portraits..
wrote 4 weeks ago: ..from the great record producer and photographer, Francis Wolff. Jazz cats might recognize that som … more →
on my ipod: bud powell's peas and beans
wrote 1 month ago: i was on a road trip recently, and somewhere in new york started delving into the uncharted waters o … more →
on my ipod: monk's "carolina moon"
wrote 1 month ago: pianist and genius of modern music thelonious monk. i recently had the urge to listen to some early … more →
Pete Rock – “Diggin’ On Blue”
wrote 1 month ago: 01 Sittin’ Duck.mp3 02 Summer Song.mp3 03 Little Green Apples.mp3 04 Reuben Wilson – We … more →
VA- Blue Breaks Beat Compilations Volume 1-4
wrote 1 month ago: Blue Break Beats Vol.1 Grooving With Mr. G – Richard Groove Holmes Sookie Sookie – Grant … more →
NPR Music Streams Debut of Norah Jones Album
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wrote 1 month ago: NPR’s digital platform is diverse and often sets the standard for ways that broadcast stations … more →
Happy Belated Birthdays, Clifford Brown & Lou Donaldson!
wrote 1 month ago: “Wee Dot” from A Night At Birdland Clifford Brown (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (alto sax), H … more →
