Blue Note

Blue Note

Total Releases: 2910
Key Styles: Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Post Bop, Bop

Essential Blue Note Albums

Blue Train

Blue Train

John Coltrane

1958

Hard Bop

Somethin' Else

Somethin' Else

Cannonball Adderley

1958

Bop

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1958

Hard Bop

Come Away With Me

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2001

Contemporary Jazz

Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

Herbie Hancock

1965

Hard Bop

Shades Of Blue

Shades Of Blue

Madlib

2003

Instrumental

Places And Spaces

Places And Spaces

Donald Byrd

1975

Jazz-Funk

Blacks And Blues

Blacks And Blues

Bobbi Humphrey

1974

Jazz-Funk

Street Lady

Street Lady

Donald Byrd

1973

Soul-Jazz

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter

1966

Post Bop

Best Blue Note Albums by Style

Hard Bop

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

1958

Blue Train

Blue Train

John Coltrane

1958

Somethin' Else

Somethin' Else

Cannonball Adderley

1958

Soul Station

Soul Station

Hank Mobley

1960

Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

Herbie Hancock

1965

Contemporary Jazz

Come Away With Me

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2002

A Humdrum Star

A Humdrum Star

GoGo Penguin

2018

What Kinda Music

What Kinda Music

Tom Misch

2020

Wayfaring Stranger

Wayfaring Stranger

Jeremy Steig

1971

Tone Poem

Tone Poem

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels

2021

Post Bop

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter

1966

Out To Lunch!

Out To Lunch!

Eric Dolphy

1964

Basra

Basra

Pete La Roca

1965

Point Of Departure

Point Of Departure

Andrew Hill

1965

San Francisco

San Francisco

Bobby Hutcherson

1971

Similar Labels

Prestige

Hard Bop , Soul-Jazz
1635 releases

Muse Records

Hard Bop , Soul-Jazz
512 releases

We Jazz

Contemporary Jazz , Soul-Jazz
127 releases

Artists

MusicianInstrumentReleases
Art BlakeyDrums127
Lee MorganTrumpet90
Horace SilverPiano79
Paul ChambersBass76
Grant GreenGuitar73
Hank MobleyTenor Saxophone68
Donald ByrdTrumpet64
Gordon H JeeCreative Director63
Lou DonaldsonAlto Saxophone62
Jimmy SmithOrgan61

Personnel

PersonRoleReleases
Alfred LionProducer309
Rudy Van GelderLacquer Cut By270
Reid MilesDesign [Cover]237
Rudy Van GelderRecorded By [Recording By]224
Francis WolffPhotography By [Cover Photo]206
Rudy Van GelderRecorded By179
Leonard FeatherLiner Notes148
Greg CalbiMastered By85
George ButlerExecutive-Producer77
Nat HentoffLiner Notes75

Genres & Styles

GenreReleasesPercentage
Jazz273359.3%
Funk / Soul2976.4%
Electronic1904.1%
Pop1864%
Rock1102.4%
Blues1042.3%
Hip Hop851.8%
Folk, World, & Country821.8%
Latin481%
Stage & Screen200.4%
StyleReleasesPercentage
Hard Bop54411.8%
Contemporary Jazz4339.4%
Soul-Jazz3557.7%
Post Bop2786%
Bop2766%
Jazz-Funk2104.6%
Vocal1042.3%
Fusion992.1%
Cool Jazz801.7%
Latin Jazz781.7%

Releases Timeline

Blue Note Discography

Total: 2886 releases

ArtistAlbumStyleYear
"Fats" Sadi's Combo"Fats" Sadi's Combo1954
'Baby Face' WilletteFace To FaceHard Bop1961
'Baby Face' WilletteSwingin' At Sugar Ray's / Somethin' StrangePost Bop1961
'Baby Face' WilletteGoin' DownSoul-Jazz1961
'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenSoul-Jazz1962
Aaron NevilleMy True StoryDoo Wop2013
Aaron ParksInvisible CinemaContemporary Jazz2008
Aaron ParksLittle Big III2024
Aaron ParksBy All MeansContemporary Jazz2025
Aga Zaryan, Michał Tokaj, David Dorůžka, Michał Barański, Łukasz Żyta, Munyungo JacksonLooking Walking BeingSmooth Jazz2010
Aga Zaryan, Michał Tokaj, Larry Koonse, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Munyungo JacksonA Book Of Luminous Things2011
Agnes ObelIsland Of DoomContemporary2019
Agnes ObelMyopiaVocal2020
Al GreenI Can't StopSoul2003
Al GreenRainin' In My HeartSoul2003
Al GreenEverything's OKSoul2005
Al GreenLay It DownRhythm & Blues2008
Al GreenNo One Like YouFunk2008
Al GreenWhat More Do You Want From MeSoul2008
Al GreenJust For MeRhythm & Blues2009