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The Blue Note Years

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Everything about this box oozes passion, insight, taste, understanding.

The box itself, the book and its wonderful Frank Wolff photographs, the very good notes that come with each CD.

Do I like every recording ? Nope. Do I feel that all choices are relevant ? I think probably not. Is this really an exhaustive overview? Heck, no! But I forget all that when I take the box in my hands, read some of the materials, listen to some tracks: this is the work of people totally absorbed by jazz, totally committed to sharing their passion. It's a tribute to the Blue Note label and its founders, to the artists and their music, and to everyone of us who cares about jazz.

My advice? Go out now, get your copy!

André

I bought this sprawling box set when it first came out in 1998, and ten years later, I still listen to it regularly. Simply put, the musicians featured on these discs reads like a whose who list of the best jazz players of the 20th century assembled together on the best jazz label in existence! If you are new to jazz or a returning customer, this is the set to buy. Highly recommended!

Simply put, Blue Note was and still is the premire jazz label on the planet! This compilation distills the the essence of the finest jazz illuninarires of the 20th century.

Where else can one find master-works by the likes of Thelonious Monk, Sidney Bechet, Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly, Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Tadd Dameron, Art Blakey, Sonny Clarke, Jimmy Smith, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Burrell, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins and more?

With a roster like this, it's like putting together a baseball team comprised of every player enshrined in Cooperstown. If you want to own just one jazz anthology, look no further. This is the one to get.

Simply put, Blue Note was and still is the premire jazz label on the planet! This compilation distills the the essence of the finest jazz illuninarires of the 20th century.

Where else can one find master-works by the likes of Thelonious Monk, Sidney Bechet, Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly, Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Tadd Dameron, Art Blakey, Sonny Clarke, Jimmy Smith, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Burrell, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins and more?

With a roster like this, it's like putting together a baseball team comprised of every player enshrined in Cooperstown. If you want to own just one jazz anthology, look no further. This is the one to get.

This set is the crown jewel of my collection of nearly 500 cd's full of classical, jazz, rock, pop, boogie, easy listening, and new age music. Well worth the money. I've had it for a number of years and it get's lots of use. I was listening to it when I decided to check current availability.

I'm a 15 year old jazz enthusiast and saxophone player, and I haven't really built up my cd collection yet, so this was a great cd to get me aware of the artists out there. All I have of the set is the "Hard Bop and Beyond" set, but I've seen the others and I think this one's the best. I'd heard a lot of the artists on the cd, but I'm glad I hadn't heard all of them. I'll definitely be listening to a lot more Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley, Jazz Messengers...now that I have this cd. Out of all the cds I have, this one is probably, collectively, my favorite and I think anyone who likes jazz at all should get this cd.

Great Jazz - this is a must own collection from blue note - just one tip do not buy the box set for the rip off pricing $199-$400 as all of the CDs can be bought individually on Amazon. I paid about $55 total for the collection in like new condition, just look and buy each set used. The 14 CDs pack a lot of swing from a great label enjoy.