Blue Note Records, the legendary jazz label, who gave us artists like Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson and many more, turned 70 in January.  At least a small part of Blue Note’s success must be dedicated to Reid Miles, who joined Blue Note in 1956. His inventive use of type, [...]

Blue Note Records just turned 70. Founder Alfred Lion arranged Blue Note’s very first recording session on January 6, 1939 and from there the label grew to become one of the, if not the, most successful and influential Jazz label in the world, bringing us Jazz icons like Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, John [...]