Founded by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion in 1939, Blue Note Records has been synonymous with extraordinary jazz since its inception. If you don’t know the name, you’ve probably heard at least one of ...

Sophie Huber's documentary 'Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes' chronicles the history of the seminal jazz record label. By Frank Scheck Sophie Huber’s consistently fascinating documentary about Blue ...

Musicians young and old drop a lot of heavy-duty jazz wisdom throughout Beyond the Notes, a new documentary about Blue Note Records that features commentary from the label’s Sixties stars such as ...

Jazz may be a quintessentially American art form, but it is Europeans who make some of the best jazz documentaries, with the captivating “Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes” being the latest case in ...

Jazz is an art form that can be examined any number of ways — historically, racially, structurally, even philosophically — but choosing one of those runs the risk of ignoring the equally-important ...

A new edition of Richard Havers’ lavishly illustrated history of Blue Note records is an occasion for recalling how that unsurpassed small jazz label was the brainchild of German Jewish refugees in ...

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing. By Barry Singer This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — ...

Featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and other luminaries, a new documentary examines Blue Note’s legacy from Thelonious Monk to hip-hop. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Blue Note, the venerable jazz label that cracked the pop charts with Norah Jones and Amos Lee, has been elevated by parent EMI to focus on the general adult marketplace. Conglom has restructured its ...

The photographer of jazz whose work is art in itself is Roy DeCarava. His book “The Sound I Saw”—a montage of his images and texts that he composed in the early nineteen-sixties but was unpublished ...

EMI Music has tapped Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishing to represent legendary jazz imprint Blue Note Records for synchronization of its master recordings on a global basis. EMI appointed Boosey & ...

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, a stylish and engaging new documentary by Sophie Huber, opens in the recording studio, with a top-tier crew of modern jazz musicians going about their business.