Blue Note Records was founded 87 years ago today on January 6, 1939 when Alfred Lion produced his first recording session! Journey thru our musical history with the playlist "Blue Note: The Finest In Jazz Since 1939": bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNote-The... Shop the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com

NEW TONE POET VINYL PRE-ORDER: Andrew Hill "Compulsion" store.bluenote.com/products/and... One of the boldest statements in Hill’s discography, this 1965 album was the pianist’s expression of the avant-garde through the prism of jazz’s roots in African rhythms.

NEW TONE POET VINYL PRE-ORDER: Lawrence Marable "Tenorman" (Jazz: West, 1956) store.bluenote.com/products/law... A West Coast jazz date that blows with hard bop gusto, drummer Lawrence Marable introduced the young Texan tenor James Clay with support from pianist Sonny Clark & bassist Jimmy Bond.

Happy Birthday Dizzy Reece who was born on this day January 5, 1931 in Kingston, Jamaica. The trumpeter performed across Europe in the '50s & moved to NYC after Blue Note released his debut "Blues In Trinity" followed by 3 more sessions including "Star Bright" store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Nels Cline's acclaimed 2016 Blue Note debut "Lovers"—a "mood music" project inspired by the likes of Gil Evans, Jim Hall, Bill Evans, Johnny Mandel & Henry Mancini—celebrates its 10th anniversary this year & has been repressed on vinyl to mark the occasion! store.bluenote.com/products/nel...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of “The New Groove: The Blue Note Remix Project” (1996) which featured The Roots, Guru, Easy Mo Bee & more remixing jazz classics by Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Foster & more. Hear tracks on our “Jazz Meets Hip-Hop” playlist bluenote.lnk.to/JazzMeetsHip...

Shop our New Year’s Sale happening now on the Blue Note Store Sale! Get 25% off Music & Merch, up to 15% off Home Décor & free U.S. shipping on orders over $85! store.bluenote.com

Happy Birthday Nels Cline who is 70 years old today! Stay tuned for some Nels news coming tomorrow & in the meantime revisit his most recent Blue Note album “Consentrik Quartet”: nelscline.lnk.to/consentrikqu...

30 years ago today on January 3,1996 guitarist Charlie Hunter was in the studio recording his 2nd Blue Note album “Ready…Set…Shango!” with Calder Spanier on alto saxophone, Dave Ellis on tenor saxophone & Scott Amendola on drums. Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/CharlieHunte...

Herbie Nichols was born in NYC on this day January 3, 1919. One of the most original & under-recognized pianists/composers in Jazz history, Nichols recorded his incredibly hip, angular compositions like "The Third World" & "2300 Skiddoo" for Blue Note in the 1950s: store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Let 'Em Roll into the New Year with our Blue Note Store Sale! Get 25% off Music & Merch, up to 15% off Home Décor & free U.S. shipping on orders over $85! Shop now: store.bluenote.com

40 years ago in January 1986 organ legend Jimmy Smith returned to Van Gelder Studio to record “Go For Whatcha Know” with Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell, Buster Williams, Grady Tate & others for a newly relaunched Blue Note. Stream our playlist “Blue Note: The Rebirth”: bluenote.lnk.to/TheRebirth

New Year, New Music! Vibraphonist Joel Ross will release "Gospel Music" on Jan. 30, a musical exploration of his faith featuring Josh Johnson on alto saxophone, Maria Grand on tenor saxophone, Jeremy Corren on piano, Kanoa Mendenhall on bass & Jeremy Dutton on drums: joelross.lnk.to/GospelMusic

J.J. Johnson “The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2” (BLP 1506) Classic Vinyl Edition out Feb. 20! Pre-order now during our Blue Note Store sale: store.bluenote.com/products/j-j...

Thelonious Monk “Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2” (BLP 1511) Classic Vinyl Edition out Feb. 20! Pre-order now during our Blue Note Store sale: store.bluenote.com/products/the...

Our first new release of the new year is Julian Lage’s 5th Blue Note album "Scenes from Above" (out Jan. 23), which finds the guitarist debuting a striking quartet with John Medeski on organ/piano, Jorge Roeder on bass & Kenny Wollesen on drums: julianlage.lnk.to/ScenesFromAb...

Stream the January edition of “The Blue Note Monthly,” which features a track from each of the albums to be reissued in the Tone Poet Vinyl Series in 2026 including “Fit For A Hanker” from Hank Mobley’s album “Hank”: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteMont...

Milt Jackson was born in Detroit on this day January 1, 1923. The 1956 release “Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet” (BLP 1509) expanded his 10” LP “Wizard of the Vibes” with tracks from 1948 and 1951 dates led by Monk. Listen or get the Classic Vinyl Edition bluenote.lnk.to/MiltJacksonW...

Let 'Em Roll into the New Year with our Blue Note Store Sale happening Jan. 1-6! Get 25% off Music & Merch, up to 15% off Home Décor & free U.S. shipping on orders over $85! Shop now: store.bluenote.com

Groove into the New Year with our “Blue Groove” playlist & funky tracks like “Shine It” from Medeski Martin & Wood’s “End of the World Party (Just In Case)”! bluenote.lnk.to/BlueGroove

Gil Melle was born in New York City on this day December 31, 1931. A saxophonist, composer & visual artist, Melle made a series of unique records for Blue Note in the mid-1950s culminating with "Patterns In Jazz”: www.bluenote.com/artist/gil-m...

It’s been an incredible year of new music & we’re looking forward to more to come in 2026 including new releases from Julian Lage, Joel Ross, Ron Carter, Melissa Aldana, Bill Frisell, Walter Smith III, Immanuel Wilkins, Gabrielle Cavassa & more! Stay tuned: bluenote.lnk.to/JazzNow

Stream our "Jazz Meets Hip Hip" playlist to explore all the ways jazz & hip-hop have cross-pollinated on Blue Note from Grant Green tracks sampled by A Tribe Called Quest to Madlib​’s invasion of our catalog to Robert Glasper’s genre-bending “Black Radio” albums: bluenote.lnk.to/JazzMeetsHip...

Artemis “Arboresque” & Joshua Redman “Words Fall Short” are on the Guardian’s list of the Best Jazz Albums of 2025! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

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Pianist Michel Petrucciani was born on this day December 28, 1962 in Orange, France. After performing with Charles Lloyd's quartet in the mid-1980s, Michel recorded a series of stellar Blue Note albums as a leader thru the early-1990s beginning with “Pianism”: bluenote.lnk.to/MichelPetruc...

Rise & Shine with feel-good Blue Note tracks to start your day right like “Nice & Easy” from “Introducing Johnny Griffin”... bluenote.lnk.to/RiseAndShine

Read our Spotlight feature “Kenny Burrell At The Five Spot Cafe” www.bluenote.com/spotlight/ke...

Swing into your weekend with our “Hard Bop” playlist featuring Blue Note classics like “The Changing Scene” from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard’s 1960 album “Goin’ Up”: bluenote.lnk.to/HardBop

Wall Street Journal: ‘Motion II’ by Out Of/Into Review: A Quintet’s Jazz Evolution www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Attain a state of serenity with our “Classic Ballads” playlist featuring beautiful ballads like Herbie Hancock’s “Alone and I”: bluenote.lnk.to/ClassicBallads

Join the Tone Poet Society! Our subscription service dedicated to the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series enters its 2nd year offering members 4 tiers with increasing savings & benefits. Get details & join now at tonepoetsociety.com!

The brilliant pianist Don Pullen was born on this day in 1941. Pullen made a series of remarkable Blue Note albums in a variety of settings including the trio album “New Beginnings” featuring Gary Peacock & Tony Williams which was reissued in our Classic Vinyl Series: bluenote.lnk.to/DonPullen-Ne...

Happy Birthday Julian Lage! The incredible guitarist will release his 5th Blue Note album “Scenes From Above” on Jan. 23. Pre-save & hear the gorgeous lead track “Opal” now: julianlage.lnk.to/ScenesFromAb...

Merry Christmas! Yule Be Boppin’ with our Blue Christmas playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueChristmas

Stream our “Blue Christmas” playlist featuring tracks from the great vocalist Dianne Reeves’ 2004 holiday album “Christmas Time Is Here”: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueChristmas

60 years ago today on December 24, 1965, cornetist Don Cherry recorded his bold leader debut “Complete Communion” featuring saxophonist Gato Barbieri, bassist Henry Grimes & drummer Ed Blackwell. Listen or get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition: bluenote.lnk.to/DonCherry-Co...

In 2025, we released "Motion II” by the Blue Note collective Out Of/Into featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott & bassist Matt Brewer: outofinto.lnk.to/MotionII

In 2025, we teamed with Decca Records for the release of "Chet Baker Re:Imagined," a collection marking the 70th anniversary of "Chet Baker Sings" with a new generation of artists celebrating Chet’s enduring legacy including dodie, Hohnen Ford, grentperez & more: chetbakerreimagined.lnk.to/album

Chet Baker was born on this day December 23, 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma. The trumpeter & vocalist made some of his most enduring recordings for Pacific Jazz in the 1950s including his vocal debut "Chet Baker Sings" featuring indelible versions of beloved standards: chetbaker.lnk.to/Chet-Baker-S...

In 2025 Dave McMurray released “I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting,” an affirmation of the saxophonist’s indomitable spirit & a celebration of his Detroit hometown featuring covers & originals that burst with soulful melodicism, emotional immediacy & irresistible grooves davemcmurray.lnk.to/ILOVELIFE

Looking for a last-minute gift idea? Give the gift of jazz with the Blue Note Store digital gift card! store.bluenote.com/products/blu...

Stream our “Blue Christmas” playlist featuring festive holiday tracks from across the Blue Note catalog including vocalists Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Gregory Porter & Norah Jones: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueChristmas

In 2025, we released “On View At The Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters,” an expanded Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of guitarist Kenny Burrell’s 1959 hard bop summit with drummer Art Blakey featuring 6 previously unissued tracks: bluenote.lnk.to/KennyBurrell...

In 2025, Harold López-Nussa released “NUEVA TIMBA,” the Cuban-born pianist’s vibrant 2nd Blue Note album featuring his brother Ruy Adrian López-Nussa on drums, Luques Curtis on bass & harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret: haroldlopeznussa.lnk.to/NuevaTimba

Satisfy your soul with some of the greatest classic Soul Jazz tracks from the Blue Note vaults by Hammond B3 organist Big John Patton & more! Stream our “Soul Jazz” playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/SoulJazz

In 2025, we released “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse,” a never-before-issued 1965 live recording of a powerhouse line-up of the Horace Silver Quintet with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor sax, Teddy Smith on bass & Roger Humphries on drums: horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...

In 2025, pianist Paul Cornish released his debut album “You’re Exaggerating!,” a lyrical program of engaging originals performed by a trio featuring bassist Joshua Crumbly & drummer Jonathan Pinson with a special guest appearance by guitarist Jeff Parker: paulcornish.lnk.to/YoureExagger...

40 years ago today on December 20, 1985, Michel Petrucciani recorded his Blue Note debut “Pianism” featuring the remarkable pianist in a trio with Palle Danielsson on bass & Eliot Zigmund on drums. Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/MichelPetruc...

A restock of Frank Sinatra “In The Wee Small Hours” Tone Poet Vinyl Edition is on the way! Order now on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/products/fra...