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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

Thu 6 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.

  • Grant Green

    Born To Be Blue

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

  • Donald Byrd

    Black Byrd

    • Black Byrd.
    • Capitol Records.
    • LC-133.

  • Madlib

    Song For My Father

    • Shades Of Blue.
    • Blue Note.
    • N-A.

  • Madlib

    Mystic Bounce

    • Shades Of Blue.
    • Blue Note.
    • N-A.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

    • A Night At The Village Vanguard.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72434-9979529.

  • Andrew Hill

    Sideways

    • Passing Ships.
    • Blue Note Records.
    • N-A.

  • Lou Donaldson

    Blues Walk

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

  • Dianne Reeves

    Lullaby Of Birdland

    • The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan.
    • Blue Note Records.
    • N-A.

  • Norah Jones

    DON'T KNOW WHY

    • COME AWAY WITH ME.
    • CAPITOL.
    • NORAH-001.

  • Lee Morgan

    The Sidewinder

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

  • Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

    Jennifer She Said

    • Collection.
    • Polygram TV.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 May 201902:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 6 Feb 202002:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music