Blue Note wasn’t quite what it was, though, and there was worse to come. In 1971, Liberty was bought by United Artists Records; in 1979, they were bought by EMI Records. The new owners announced ...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Blue Note Records. This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going.

Other musicians who did some of their best work for Blue Note, and were photographed in action by Wolff, included the superstars John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Herbie ...

On all of those counts, Blue Note, the greatest of all jazz labels, and still going strong 85 years after its founding, more than qualifies. Look, style, and mystique — there’s even a bit of ...