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Part VI: Appendixes
Blue Note Records
Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion, Blue Note has a long, illustrious track record
when it comes to delivering blue-chip jazz. The label has also closely kept to
Lion’s original mission of capturing the essential “impulse” of “hot jazz or
swing” — not its “commercial adornments.” In other words, Lion was a purist
who worshipped authentic jazz and wasn’t interested in modifying it for
broader commercial appeal.
Lion’s earliest recordings include pianists Albert Ammons and Meade Lux
Lewis. Blue Note later recorded several famed artists:
� Sidney Bechet, clarinetist
� Earl Hines, pianist
� Charlie Christian, guitarist
� Tadd Dameron, pianist
� Fats Navarro, trumpeter
� Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, pianists
Blue Note hit a high mark during the ’50s and ’60s with big names:
� Drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
� James Moody, Dexter Gordon, and Sonny Rollins, saxophonists
� Horace Silver, pianist
� Miles Davis and Clifford Brown, trumpeters
Revived and restored to its original mission in 1985, the Blue Note label has
developed new talents such as singers Kurt Elling and Cassandra Wilson.
Check out Blue Note online: www.bluenote.com.
Bluebird Jazz
Bluebird made its mark with bargain Depression-era prices (35 cents per
record) at a time when the going rate was 75 cents. Today the label (revived
in the 1970s after being dormant since 1950) is flying high with an ongoing
stream of reissues from its vast catalog.
Artists who have a history with the label include