Blue Note Records
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Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by German-Jewish emigrants Alfred Lion and Max Marguli
Thelonious Monk performing in 1947, the same year he would record his first sessions for Blue Note
Iconic Blue Note label design on an Art Hodes record
Ron Carter
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Ronald Levin Carter is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards, and is also a ce
Blue Note Records
…appeared on the debut album by Herbie Hancock - by the mid 1960s, all four of the younger members of the Miles Davis quintet (Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams) were recording for the label, and Hancock and Shorter in particular produced a succession of superb albums in a mix of styles. Carter…
Carter performing at Berkeley Jazz Festival in May 1980
Carter performing at the European Jazz Expò 2007
Carter at George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 2009, Newport, Rhode Island