Home » Jazz Articles » Radio & Podcasts » April Blue Note 50th Anniversaries & More
April Blue Note 50th Anniversaries & More
Click the play button to listen
This week, we salute Blue Note recordings from April, 1969. In addition, we track both sides of Blue Note 8, sides recorded during Blue Note's first day in business in 1939. It's also the 50th anniversary of the
Dexter Gordon
saxophone, tenor1923 - 1990
James Moody
woodwinds1925 - 2010
Playlist
" data-original-title="" title="">McCoy Tyner "Song for My Lady" from Cosmos (Blue Note) 00:00McCoy Tyner
piano
1938 - 2020- " data-original-title="" title="">McCoy Tyner "Vibration Blues" from Cosmos (Blue Note) 07:48
McCoy Tyner
piano
1938 - 2020 - McCoy Tyner "Cosmos" from Cosmos (Blue Note) 16:49
" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Pearson "How Insensitive" from How Insensitive (Blue Note) 26:25Duke Pearson
piano
1932 - 1980-
" data-original-title="" title="">Herbie Hancock "I Have a Dream" from The Prisoner (Blue Note) 28:58Herbie Hancock
piano
b.1940 - Herbie Hancock "The Prisoner" from The Prisoner (Blue Note) 40:24
- Herbie Hancock "Firewater (alternate take)" from The Prisoner (Blue Note) 48:51
" data-original-title="" title="">Lou Donaldson "Hot Dog" from Hot Dog (Blue Note) 57:38Lou Donaldson
saxophone
1926 - 2024- Lou Donaldson "Turtle Walk" from Hot Dog (Blue Note) 1:09:26
" data-original-title="" title="">Meade Lux Lewis "The Blues, Part 1" from The First Day (Blue Note) 1:17:10Meade Lux Lewis
piano
1905 - 1964- Meade Lux Lewis "The Blues, Part 2" from The First Day (Blue Note) 1:22:29
- " data-original-title="" title="">Dexter Gordon "Monmartre" from The Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige) 1:27:21
Dexter Gordon
saxophone, tenor
1923 - 1990 - Dexter Gordon "Sticky Wicket (alternate take)" from The Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige) 1:38:20
- Dexter Gordon "Dinner for One Please, James" from The Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige) 1:47:56
Tags
Radio
McCoy Tyner
Marc Cohn
Dexter Gordon
James Moody
Duke Pearson
Herbie Hancock
Lou Donaldson
Albert Ammons
Comments
PREVIOUS / NEXT
Support All About Jazz
All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.
Go Ad Free!
To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.
New York City
Concert Guide | Venue Guide | Local Businesses
| More...
Showcase
Featured
Darwin AI: Surivior Choice
By Alex Otey buy
Giveaway
Featured Playlist
Premium
Weekly newsletter
Get more of a good thing
Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes your local jazz events calendar.
New York City
Concert Guide | Venue Guide | Local Businesses | More...Showcase
Buy Now
Featured
Darwin AI: Surivior Choice
By Alex Otey buyGiveaway
