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On January 13, Blue Note Records will commemorate the label’s 70th anniversary with the release (CD & Digital) of Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, an eight-song collection of classic Blue Note repertoire re- envisioned by The Blue Note 7, an all-star tribute band comprised of current jazz luminaries.

The all-star septet includes:
pianist, musical director and current Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap with:
trumpeter Nicholas Payton
tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane
alto saxophonist/flutist Steve Wilson
guitarist Peter Bernstein
bassist Peter Washington
drummer Lewis Nash.

Mosaic features new versions of jazz classics such as Thelonious Monk’s “Criss Cross,” Herbie Hancock’s “Dolphin Dance,” McCoy Tyner’s “Search For Peace” and Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers’ “Mosaic.” “We chose to record compositions that would honor the label and its key players, whittling it down to eight of our favorites from Blue Note’s wide-ranging and extensive catalog,” Charlap says.

More arrangements of songs from the Blue Note library will be created for The Blue Note 7 tour, which began on January 7 in Yakima, Washington, and continues with stops in over 50 cities across North America. The tour will culminate in a six-night run in mid-April at Birdland in New York. Source: OTMG

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Live Review

Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 at the Kennedy Center

Read "Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 at the Kennedy Center" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner


Blue Note 7 Kennedy CenterApril 5, 2009Washington, D.C. Featuring a super group compiled from its illustrious roster, last Sunday night's concert at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Blue Note recording label with a series of musical snapshots of some of its most renowned composers, performers, and individual compositions. Arranged somewhat like a historical documentary, or perhaps a eulogy, the evening proceeded in ...

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Album Review

The Blue Note 7: Mosaic

Read "Mosaic" reviewed by Marcia Hillman


Celebrating the 70th/25th anniversaries of Blue Note Records (70 years since its founding and 25 years since its re-launch), The Blue Note 7 makes its debut with a resounding impact. Pianist Bill Charlap, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash perform eight songs from the classic Blue Note '50 bop repertoire, endowing each with a fresh approach and new arrangements by each band member, two done ...

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Blue Note 7: Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records

Read "Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records" reviewed by J Hunter


Blue Note's 70th anniversary deserves more than a cake, a toast, and a chorus of “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." To that end, The Blue Note 7's Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records is a collection of music from some of the imprint's greatest masters, as interpreted by a group of Blue Note's current leading lights. The $64,000 Question is: Why is Mosaic merely good, when it should be great?

A front line of Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane ...

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The Blue Note 7: Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records

Read "Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records" reviewed by Chris May


2009 is the 70th anniversary of the birth of Blue Note, the label founded in New York by German emigre Alfred Lion.  During its mid-1950s to mid-1960s heyday, it was practically synonymous with hard bop, nurturing a great many of its leading artists and recording dozens upon dozens of classic albums.  2009 is also the 25th anniversary of the relaunch of Blue Note under the leadership of Bruce Lundvall.To mark the occasion, Blue Note assembled the seven-piece band which ...

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The Blue Note 7 Finding New Facets in a Treasury of Old Diamonds

The Blue Note 7 Finding New Facets in a Treasury of Old Diamonds

Source: Michael Ricci

The Blue Note 7, appearing through Sunday night at Birdland, upholds an extremely clear agenda with crisp results.

Assembled as a tie-in to the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, the group has an album, Mosaic, featuring new versions of classic tunes from the labels catalog. And this weeks run concludes a tour that began at the start of this year, hitting 50 cities across the country. Theres reason to trust that the ensemble a coalition of bandleaders, almost to ...

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Jazz Video Guy Meets Blue Note's Magnificent 7

Jazz Video Guy Meets Blue Note's Magnificent 7

Source: All About Jazz

The Blue Note 7 performing Steve Wilson's arrangement of Thelonious Monk's “Criss Cross" highlights the latest entry from Jazz Video Guy Bret Primack's bi-weekly blog, jazzvideoguy.tv. Blue Note Records' 70th Anniversary was the catalyst for the group featuring Nicholas Payton, Steve Wilson, Ravi Coltrane, Bill Charlap, Peter Bernstein, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash playing their own arrangements of Blue Note classics. A few months after the group recorded an album, Mosaic, they began an extensive US tour thanks to Danny ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on the Blue Note 7

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on the Blue Note 7

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

We've super-sized this week's video post to bring you a preview of the Blue Note 7, who will be in St. Louis next Sunday, February 22 to perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall under the combined auspices of Jazz St. Louis and the Sheldon.Because the band is an all-star group assembled specifically for a tribute album and 50-city tour commemorating the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, there's no video ...

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The Blue Note 7 Release Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records

The Blue Note 7 Release Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records

Source: On Target Media Group

Blue Note Records released Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records this week to commemorate the label’s 70th anniversary. The eight-song collection features classic Blue Note repertoire re-envisioned by The Blue Note 7, an all-start tribute band comprised of current jazz luminaries. The all-star septet includes pianist, musical director and current Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap with trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, alto saxophonist/flutist Steve Wilson, guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Peter Washington and ...

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The Blue Note 7: And They're Off

The Blue Note 7: And They're Off

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey

In the second concert of their 50-stop national tour, the Blue Note 7 drew a full house Friday night at The Seasons Performance Hall in Yakima, Washington. From the opener, Horace Silver's “The Outlaw," to the encore, Bud Powell's “Dance of the Infidels," the all-star band dipped into the vast repertoire of compositions by artists who have recorded for Blue Note Records in its 70-years. Although the Blue Note 7 have recorded one album, the little time they have ...

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The Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 Years of Blue Note Records With Album Release and 50+ City North American Tour

The Blue Note 7 Celebrates 70 Years of Blue Note Records With Album Release and 50+ City North American Tour

Source: All About Jazz

All-Star Septet features musical director Bill Charlap with Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Wilson, Peter Bernstein, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash On January 13, Blue Note Records will commemorate the label's 70th anniversary with the release of Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, an eight-song collection of classic Blue Note repertoire re-envisioned by The Blue Note 7, an all-star septet comprising pianist, musical director, and current Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap with trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Ravi ...

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