HAPPY BIRTHDAY 70th BLUE NOTE RECORDS
This issue was refered to BLUE NOTE RECORDS. 2009-Jan-06 It was 70 years ago today - January 6, 1939 - that a young German immigrant and passionate jazz fan named Alfred Lion held the very first recording session for what was to become Blue Note Records. Two weeks prior Lion had found his calling as he sat spellbound by two boogie-woogie pianists - Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis - at the legendary Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, and the world's premiere and longest-running Jazz label was born. To celebrate the label's history and mark this important milestone, NPR Talk of the Nation will host an hour of conversation and music this afternoon with the label's current president Bruce Lundvall—who relaunched Blue Note 25 years ago—as well as longtime producer Michael Cuscuna and pianist Bill Charlap.
Click HERE for show info and to check out the online feature THE BLUE NOTE 7 CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS
( Above figure is quoted from BLUE NOTE RECORDS)
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December 05. 2008
ALL-STAR SEPTET FEATURES MUSICAL DIRECTOR BILL CHARLAP WITH NICHOLAS PAYTON, RAVI COLTRANE, STEVE WILSON, PETER BERNSTEIN, PETER WASHINGTON AND LEWIS NASH
On January 13, Blue Note Records will commemorate the label's 70th anniversary with the release of Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, an eight-song collection of classic Blue Note repertoire re-envisioned by The Blue Note 7.
