It was Rudy Van Gelder’s brilliant engineering skills that give so many jazz recordings, in particular those for Blue Note Records, their distinctive sound.
The artwork of the legendary Blue Note jazz record label has come to represent everything that is brilliant and innovative in album cover design.
On that fateful 3 March 1939, it was the release date for the first two Blue Note recordings.
The series will celebrate the bespoke imagery of the label's classic era with framed canvas prints in archival quality,
The landmark will include a documentary film, live events, vinyl catalogue reissues, branded apparel, art prints and much more.
Blue Note is an iconic jazz label, so it only makes sense to put together a list of the greatest Blue Note albums. Find out what’s on our list here.