George Howard

Dexter Gordon was born on this day February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles. Long Tall Dexter was a giant of the tenor saxophone & his 1960s Blue Note albums are all hard bop classics. Browse vinyl & merch: store.bluenote.com/collections/... Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/DexterGordon...

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The Temptations

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Bobby Hutcherson “Waiting” was recorded 50 years ago February 24–26, 1976 -> Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/BobbyHutcher...   Bobby Hutcherson: vibraphone, marimba
Emanuel Boyd: saxophone, flute
George Cables: piano
James Leary III: bass
Eddie Marshall: drums
Kenneth Nash: percussion

Mongo Santamaria

Uncle George Duke

WALTER BECKER: Today I’m remembering Walter Becker on what would’ve been his 76th birthday. I have such warm memories of Walter, especially from the 2014 tour with Steely Dan, when my Bobby Broom Organi-Sation had the privilege of opening the shows. This pic is from that tour.

Happy Birthday John Lewis 2/21/1940 - 7/17/2020

Happy Birthday John Lewis 2/21/1940 - 7/17/2020

Hammond B3 organ master Jimmy Smith recorded his debut album "Jimmy Smith At The Organ, Vol. 1: A New Sound, A New Star" 70 years ago today on February 18, 1956! Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/JimmySmith-A...

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Happy Birthday Larry Mizell! With his brother Fonce, the Mizell Bros deeply influenced the sound of Blue Note in the 70s with their visionary production work. Stream our spotlight playlist bluenote.lnk.to/MizellBrothe... ALBUM OF THE WEEK "Stepping Into Tomorrow" bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek

It’s Larry Mizell’s birthday & we’re celebrating the visionary producer by making Donald Byrd’s 1974 R&B-Funk fusion masterpiece "Stepping Into Tomorrow" our ALBUM OF THE WEEK! Get 20% off the all-analog 180g Classic Vinyl Edition: bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek

25 years ago today in 2001, the great vocalist Dianne Reeves released “The Calling,” a celebration of Sarah Vaughan produced by George Duke & featuring orchestral arrangements by Billy Childs. Hear “Speak Low” & “Embraceable You” on our “Jazz Vocals” playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/JazzVocals

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Liora Twani

Happy 74th Birthday, Michael McDonald 🎂 🗣I keep forgetting things will never be the same again.... A lot of us music lovers have this one in rotation 🔥🔥

Happy 99th Birthday to Leontyne Price... Born Violet Leontine Price Born February 10, 1927 in Laurel, Mississippi, is an American lyric soprano, the first African American singer to achieve an international reputation in opera. #africanancestryheritage&historymonth

Why do people keep messin’ with Nesta Robert Marley's real name?

Beatifik

Comin’ Feb 8, 2026

Happy Birthday Nesta Robert Marley #reggaelegend

Terri Lyne Carrington

(feat. Wendy Moten) Kirk Whalum

George Duke

Deodato #classic John Tropea on guitar

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Happy Birthday, Joshua Redman! The incredible saxophonist released his 2nd Blue Note album “Words Fall Short” last year featuring his remarkable new quartet with Paul Cornish, Philip Norris & Nazir Ebo: joshuaredman.lnk.to/WordsFallShort @joshuaredman.bsky.social

Sabrina Malheiros

Name a song with the word "Move" in the title or lyrics...🎶

10 years ago today on January 29, 2016, Dr. Lonnie Smith returned to Blue Note with the release of "Evolution," bringing the B3 master home to the label where he had first made a name for himself in the late-1960s. Listen: drlonniesmith.lnk.to/Evolution

Name a song with the word "Wrong" in the title or lyrics...🎶

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Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was born on this day January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles. Bobby recorded a vast & widely varied catalog of Blue Note albums that span 1963-2014 including classics such as "Dialogue," "Happenings" & "Montara." Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/BobbyHutcher...

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Ray Obiedo

Read Nate Chinen’s WRTI feature on Blue Mitchell’s “March On Selma” in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day! www.wrti.org/wrti-spotlig...

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers “Free For All” comes out this Friday in a new Classic Vinyl Edition! The set includes Wayne Shorter’s powerful title track & Freddie Hubbard’s churning piece “The Core” dedicated to the Congress of Racial Equality. Listen or pre-order: bluenote.lnk.to/ArtBlakey-Fr...

Watch Joshua Redman's incredible live performance of "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans" featuring Gabrielle Cavassa, Paul Cornish, Philip Norris & Nazir Ebo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1K1... Revisit Redman's 2023 Blue Note debut "where are we": joshuaredman.lnk.to/wherearewe

Whatever Makes You Happy Patchwork Inc. feat. Taylor Williams

Hear some of vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's most beautiful ballad performances on our "Classic Ballads" playlist including "Bouquet," "Tranquillity" & "A Time To Go"... bluenote.lnk.to/ClassicBallads