Jazz/Labels/Blue Note
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Blue Note
Activity
- Country: US
- Active period: 1939-1965 (independent) 1965-1979 (as a subsidiary), then revived 1985-today (as a subsidiary)
- Production type: original (plus a few recent reissues of "cousin" labels)
- Founded by: Alfred Lion & Francis Wolff
- Is/was a subsidiary of: -
- Has/had subsidiaries: Capitol Jazz, Pacific Jazz and Roulette Jazz (as Blue Note is now the flagship EMI Group jazz label)
Current Status
- Sold to: Liberty Records (1965), which was bought by United Artists (1969), which was bought by EMI Group (1979)
- Top parent company: EMI Group
- Distributed by: Capitol???
- Catalog reissued by: Some things appear on Mosaic Records
External links
- Wikipedia: Blue Note
- Official web site: Blue Note and Blue Note UK
Comments
One of the most important jazz label of the 50s/60s. Actual production also stretches toward various electro/remix stuff.
Partial Catalog
Only the historical catalog for now (1939-1979), and also missing the singles.
Check Plosin or the Usual suspects
The following detailed explanations are copied from Plosin:
- "The Blue Note Modern Jazz Series began in late 1951 with the following 10" monaural LPs. Some of these LPs were later reissued as part of the Blue Note 1500 Series of 12" LPs. At first, recordings were made in various studios in New York (Reeves Sound Studio, WOR Studios, Apex Studios, Audio Video Studios). Beginning in October 1953, however, most Blue Note sessions took place in Rudy van Gelder's home studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. (Van Gelder moved the studio to Englewood Cliffs in early July 1959.) The sessions were produced by Alfred Lion and engineered by Van Gelder, and many LP covers featured photographs by Lion's childhood friend Francis Wolff. Blue Note made the change to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Most of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and artificial stereo versions (BST 81000 series). Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. Together with Alfred Lion's production, Rudy van Gelder's engineering, and Frank Wolff's photography, Miles' designs defined the Blue Note look and sound. The Blue Note 4000 series began in the mid-1950s with many of the same artists. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit K2 CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc. In addition, originally unissued material from these late 50s dates was made available on Toshiba's 1600 series (20-bit K2 CDs). Toshiba/Blue Note 1600 series These CDs make available originally unissued material from the sessions which gave us the 1500 series of Blue Note LPs. They are manufactured by Toshiba and employ 20-bit, 88.2 KHz recording technology."
Modern Jazz 5000 series (10 inch LP)
| BLP 5001 | V.A. | Mellow the Mood: Jazz in a Mellow Mood | |
| BLP 5002 | Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music | |
| BLP 5003 | Bud Powell | The Amazing Bud Powell | |
| BLP 5004 | Fats Navarro | Fats Navarro Memorial Album | |
| BLP 5005 | James Moody | James Moody with Strings | |
| BLP 5006 | James Moody | James Moody and his Modernists with Chano Pozo | |
| BLP 5007 | Erroll Garner | Overture to Dawn, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 5008 | Erroll Garner | Overture to Dawn, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5009 | Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5010 | Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey | New Sounds | |
| BLP 5011 | Milt Jackson | Wizard of the Vibes | |
| BLP 5012 | Howard McGhee's All Stars | The McGhee-Navarro Sextet | |
| BLP 5013 | Miles Davis | Young Man with a Horn | |
| BLP 5014 | Erroll Garner | Overture to Dawn, Vol. 3 | |
| BLP 5015 | Erroll Garner | Overture to Dawn, Vol. 4 | |
| BLP 5016 | Erroll Garner | Overture to Dawn, Vol. 5 | |
| BLP 5017 | Dizzy Gillespie | Horn of Plenty | |
| BLP 5018 | Horace Silver | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5019 | The Swinging Swedes/The Cool Britons | New Sounds from the Old World | |
| BLP 5020 | Gil Melle | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5021 | Lou Donaldson | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5022 | Miles Davis | Miles Davis, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5023 | Kenny Drew | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5024 | Howard McGhee | Howard McGhee, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5025 | Wynton Kelly | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5026 | V.A. | Memorable Sessions | |
| BLP 5027 | V.A. | Swing Hi-Swing Lo | |
| BLP 5028 | J.J. Johnson with Clifford Brown | J.J. Johnson with Clifford Brown | |
| BLP 5029 | Elmo Hope | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5030 | Lou Donaldson/Clifford Brown | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5031 | Wade Legge | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5032 | Clifford Brown | New Star on the Horizon | |
| BLP 5033 | Gil Melle | Gil Melle Quintet, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5034 | Horace Silver | Horace Silver Trio, Vol. 2 / Art Blakey | Sabu, Spotlight on Drums |
| BLP 5035 | Sal Salvador | Sal Salvador Quintet | |
| BLP 5036 | Urbie Green | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5037 | Art Blakey | A Night at Birdland with Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 5038 | Art Blakey | A Night at Birdland with Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5039 | Art Blakey | A Night at Birdland with Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 3 | |
| BLP 5040 | Miles Davis | Miles Davis, Vol. 3 | |
| BLP 5041 | Bud Powell | The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5042 | Tal Farlow | Tal Farlow Quartet | |
| BLP 5043 | Frank Foster | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5044 | Elmo Hope Quintet, Vol. 2 | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5045 | George Wallington and his Band | ||
| BLP 5046 | Lionel Hampton in Paris | ||
| BLP 5047 | Clifford Brown Quartet | ||
| BLP 5048 | Gigi Gryce | Clifford Brown Sextet | |
| BLP 5049 | Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown | Gigi Gryce and his Big Band, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 5050 | Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown | Gigi Gryce and his Little Band, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5051 | Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown | Gigi Gryce Quintet/Sextet, Vol. 3 (not released) | |
| BLP 5052 | The Cool Britons | New Sounds from Olde England | |
| BLP 5053 | Julius Watkins | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5054 | Gil Melle Quintet, Vol. 3 | New Faces-New Sounds | |
| BLP 5055 | Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2 | ||
| BLP 5056 | Jutta Hipp | New Faces-New Sounds from Germany | |
| BLP 5057 | The Eminent J.J. Johnson | ||
| BLP 5058 | Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 1 | ||
| BLP 5059 | V.A. | Best from the West: Modern Sounds from California, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 5060 | V.A. | Best from the West: Modern Sounds from California, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 5061 | The Swinging Fats Sadi Combo | ||
| BLP 5062 | Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 2 | ||
| BLP 5063 | Gil Melle Quintet, Vol. 4 | Five Impressions of Color | |
| BLP 5064 | Julius Watkins Sextet, Vol. 2 | ||
| BLP 5065 | Kenny Dorham | Afro-Cuban | |
| BLP 5066 | Hank Mobley Quartet | ||
| BLP 5067 | Lou Mecca Quartet | ||
| BLP 5068 | The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 | ||
| BLP 5069 | The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2 | ||
| BLP 5070 | The Eminent J.J. Johnson, Vol. 3 |
Dixieland 7000 series (10 inch LP)
| BLP 7001 | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen with "Wild Bill" Davison | |
| BLP 7002 | Sidney Bechet | Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 |
| BLP 7003 | Sidney Bechet | Jazz Classics, Vol. 2 |
| BLP 7004 | Art Hodes and his Chicagoans | The Best in 2 Beat |
| BLP 7005 | Art Hodes' Hot Five with Sidney Bechet and "Wild Bill" Davison | |
| BLP 7006 | Art Hodes' Blue Note Jazz Men | Dixieland Jubilee |
| BLP 7007 | Edmond Hall/Sidney DeParis | Jamming in Jazz: Hall-DeParis' Blue Note Jazz Men |
| BLP 7008 | Sidney Bechet/Bunk Johnson | Days Beyond Recall |
| BLP 7009 | Sidney Bechet and his Blue Note Jazz Men with "Wild Bill" Davison | |
| BLP 7010 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 1 | Echoes of New Orleans |
| BLP 7011 | James P. Johnson | Rent Party |
| BLP 7012 | James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen | Jazz Band Ball |
| BLP 7013 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 2 | Echoes of New Orleans |
| BLP 7014 | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen with "Wild Bill" Davison, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 7015 | Art Hodes' Hot Seven with Max Kaminsky and Bujie Centobie | Dixieland Clambake |
| BLP 7016 | Sidney DeParis' Blue Note Stompers with Jimmy Archey and Omer Simeon | |
| BLP 7017 | Albert Ammons Memorial Album | Boogie Woogie Classics |
| BLP 7018 | Meade "Lux" Lewis | Boogie Woogie Classics |
| BLP 7019 | Pete Johnson | Boogie Woogie Blues and Skiffle |
| BLP 7020 | The Fabulous Sidney Bechet and his Hot Six with Sidney DeParis | |
| BLP 7021 | Art Hodes' Back Room Boys | Out of the Back Room |
| BLP 7022 | Sidney Bechet | Port of Harlem Six |
| BLP 7023 | Mezz Mezzrow and his Band featuring Lee Collins and Zutty Singleton | |
| BLP 7024 | Sidney Bechet | Jazz Festival Concert, Paris 1952, Vol. 1 |
| BLP 7025 | Sidney Bechet | Jazz Festival Concert, Paris 1952, Vol. 2 |
| BLP 7026 | Dixie by the Fabulous Sidney Bechet | |
| BLP 7027 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 3 | |
| BLP 7028 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 4 | |
| BLP 7029 | Sidney Bechet | Olympia Concert, Paris 1954, Vol. 1 |
| BLP 7030 | Sidney Bechet | Olympia Concert, Paris 1954, Vol. 2 (not released) |
Traditional Jazz 1200 series (12 inch LP)
| BLP 1201 | Sidney Bechet Jazz Classics, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1202 | Sidney Bechet Jazz Classics, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1203 | Sidney Bechet | Giant of Jazz, Vol. 1 |
| BLP 1204 | Sidney Bechet | Giant of Jazz, Vol. 2 |
| BLP 1205 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1206 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1207 | The Fabulous Sidney Bechet | |
| BLP 1208 | George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers | Concert! |
Modern Jazz 1500 series (12 inch LP)
| BLP 1501 | Miles Davis, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1502 | Miles Davis, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1503 | The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1504 | The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1505 | The Eminent J.J. Johnson, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1506 | The Eminent J.J. Johnson, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1507 | Art Blakey | The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 |
| BLP 1508 | Art Blakey | The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 |
| BLP 1509 | Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet | |
| BLP 1510 | Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 |
| BLP 1511 | Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 |
| BLP 1512 | Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 1 | A New Sound-A New Star |
| BLP 1513 | Thad Jones | Detroit-New York Junction |
| BLP 1514 | Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 2 | The Champ |
| BLP 1515 | Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1516 | Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1517 | Gil Melle | Patterns in Jazz |
| BLP 1518 | Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers | |
| BLP 1519 | Herbie Nichols Trio | |
| BLP 1520 | Horace Silver and Spotlight on Drums: Art Blakey | Sabu |
| BLP 1521 | A Night at Birdland with Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1522 | A Night at Birdland with Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1523 | Introducing Kenny Burrell | |
| BLP 1524 | Kenny Dorham | 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia |
| BLP 1525 | Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol. 3 | The Incredible |
| BLP 1526 | Clifford Brown Memorial Album | |
| BLP 1527 | The Magnificent Thad Jones | |
| BLP 1528 | The Incredible Jimmy Smith at Club Baby Grand, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1529 | The Incredible Jimmy Smith at Club Baby Grand, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1530 | Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims | |
| BLP 1531 | The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1532 | The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1533 | Introducing Johnny Griffin | |
| BLP 1534 | Paul Chambers | Whims of Chambers |
| BLP 1535 | Kenny Dorham | Afro-Cuban |
| BLP 1536 | J.R. Monterose | |
| BLP 1537 | Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet | |
| BLP 1538 | Lee Morgan Indeed! | |
| BLP 1539 | Horace Silver | 6 Pieces of Silver |
| BLP 1540 | Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan | |
| BLP 1541 | Lee Morgan, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1542 | Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 | |
| BLP 1543 | Kenny Burrell, Vol. 2 | |
| BLP 1544 | Hank Mobley and his All Stars | |
| BLP 1545 | Lou Donaldson | Wailing with Lou |
| BLP 1546 | The Magnificent Thad Jones, Vol. 3 | |
| BLP 1547 | A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 |
|| BLP 1548 || A Date with Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2 %
