A musical tour of Blue Note Records that traces the evolution of the label from Early Jazz thru Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde, Fusion & into the vibrant sounds of now.
Our selection of favorite tracks from the Blue Note vaults, updated monthly so you can keep discovering & enjoying The Finest In Jazz.
The perfect starting point for getting to know Blue Note Records, these are the timeless tracks that define the classic “Blue Note Sound.”
Jazz Now! Hear the latest sounds from the Jazz greats of today who keep the music moving forward.
Hip hop stars like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, J Dilla, Beastie Boys & Kendrick Lamar have mined Blue Note’s rich catalog for inspiration. Explore our most sampled tracks.
Satisfy your soul with some of the greatest classic Soul Jazz tracks from the Blue Note vaults.
Before the label became known as the premiere source for hard bop, Blue Note recorded bebop masters like Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Miles Davis & Fats Navarro.
Blue Note greats like Horace Silver & Art Blakey took the innovations of bebop, added the influence of the blues & gospel, and created the timeless sound of Hard Bop.
In the mid-1960s jazz moved into more expansive territory as artists like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson & McCoy Tyner stretched out into modality and experimented with new forms.