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Jamie Cullum tells the story of Blue Note Records and the rise of modern jazz, seventy years after Alfred Lion held the very first 1939 recording session for the label in New York.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2009.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Feb 202002:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Lee Morgan

    The Sidewinder

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.

  • John Coltrane

    Blue Train

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World....Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.

  • Cannonball Adderley

    Somethin' Else

    • Somethin' Else.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72434-9532922.

  • Miles Davis

    AUTUMN LEAVES

    • Somethin' Else.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72434-9532922.

  • Herbie Hancock

    Watermelon Man

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.

  • Herbie Hancock

    Canteloupe Island

    • Blue 'N' Groovy - Various Artists.
    • EMI Records.
    • LC-0133.

  • Sheila Jordan

    Baltimore Oriole

    • Portrait Of Sheila.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7890022.

  • Art Blakey

    Moanin'

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World....Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.

  • Kenny Burrell

    Midnight Blue

    • Midnight Blue.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7463992.

  • Lee Morgan

    The Sidewinder

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 8 May 201902:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 5 Feb 202002:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music