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Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

Pianist Horace Silver recorded a number of classic albums for Blue Note, including Song for My Father and The Jody Grind. Francis Wolff/Mosaic Images hide caption

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Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

January 6, 2009 • From before bebop to the present day, some of the best jazz albums of all time have been issued by Blue Note Records. The label celebrates its 70th anniversary this week, and to honor the occasion, pianist Bill Charlap has chosen five of his all-time favorite Blue Note songs.

Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

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Songs For A Hot Summer Night

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August 19, 2008 • August is a month for moving at a relaxed pace, so it's a perfect time to seek out a tall cool one and some music to go with it. Here are five tunes to help you find the happily you're ever after.

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A Jazz Great Finds Rock's Rhythmic Abandon

April 25, 2007 • Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's brilliant Power To The People was recorded in 1969, when jazz musicians were confronting the influence of rock and soul. Some had trouble, but Henderson wrote tunes that always sneaked a step or two beyond convention.

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Joe Henderson Appreciation

July 1, 2001 • We remember tenor saxophonist and educator Joe Henderson, who died yesterday at the age of 64.

Joe Henderson Appreciation

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