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Blue Note Records: An 85-Year Odyssey

In the annals of musical history, the tale of Blue Note Records stands as an enduring testament to the confluence of passion, innovation, and artistic genius. Eighty-five years...

PizzaExpress is set to launch new record label

PizzaExpress is set to launch its own record label in conjunction with its live music arm PizzaExpress Live. PX Records will release albums from new and established acts in the...

Reid Miles, The Guy Who Designed Blue Note.

There is no doubt that the cover art produced by Blue Note Records in the 50’s and 60’s is an example of iconic graphic design. There have been a number of coffee...

Le Coq Records Presents 2nd Volume Of Piano Trio Releases.

Le Coq Records continues its exploration of the boundless piano trio setting with The Jon Cowherd Trio’s Pride and Joy, an exemplary session featuring three of the most...

Mack Avenue Records supports artists through “allONE” campaign.

As we outlined earlier this month when we launched, together with All About Jazz, our “Buy Jazz Direct” Campaign, the new reality facing musical creatives from the...

Zev Feldman, Label Feature, Resonance Records

Since its foundation in 2008, award-winning Los Angeles based label Resonance Records has carved out a stellar reputation for its historical releases. Releases by artists such as...

Diggers Factory, A New Take on Vinyl.

Recently, I was made aware of the Diggers Factory, an innovative French company offering a solution to Indie artists looking to release their albums on vinyl. Being curious, I...

Resonance Records to release early Nat King Cole recordings

Resonance Records, the Los Angeles-based independent jazz label noted for its historical releases, will issue its most ambitious release to date, the seven-CD/10-LP Nat King Cole...

Whirlwind Recordings release 10 new vinyl albums ahead of 10th Anniversary.

Whirlwind recordings will celebrate their tenth anniversary in 2020, no mean feat for an independent label in these times. Founded in 2010 by bassist, composer and producer...

Miles Davis’ 1986 Lost Album ‘Rubberband’ Set for Release on September 06, 2019

The original producers and Davis’ nephew completed the album, abandoned in the mid-’80s In 1985, Miles Davis began recording an album called Rubberband, which was set to be...

Blue Note Records, 80 years on – A brief History.

Eighty years ago on January 6, 1939, a passionate Jazz fan named Alfred Lion produced a recording session in New York City with two Boogie Woogie pianists, founding what would...