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Blue Note

American record label; main imprint of Blue Note Records, Inc.

Also known as LC 0133 · LC 00133 · Blue Note Records

Founded: 1939
Founded by: Alfred Lion
, Francis Wolff
, Max Margulis
Headquarters: United States
Country: United States
Parent: Capitol Music Group
, EMI
Website: bluenote.com

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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 Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz around 1947. From there, Blue Note grew to become one of the most prolific, influential and respected jazz labels of the mid-20th century, noted for its role in facilitating the development of hard bop, post-bop and avant-garde jazz, as well as for its iconic modernist art direction.

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Genre: jazz
Owned by: Capitol Music Group
Discography: Blue Note catalog
Official name: Blue Note
Different from: Blue Note criterion used: brand, trademark, band name or organization name refers to multiple entities
Operator: Blue Note Records Inc.
Social media followers: 135,811(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22663414
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Related category: Category:Blue Note Records artists category contains: band, recording artist, signed to this record label

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