<em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The most storied label in jazz turns 80 this year. This is some of the music that shaped its legacy.</em> Port of Harlem ...
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 — ...
The name Blue Note Records calls to mind a once-regnant sound in jazz: the hard-bop of the 1950s and ’60s, with its springy four-beat swing rhythm, its spare-but-lush horn harmonies, its flinty, ...