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Blue Note Records turns 70, goes on tour

To kick off Blue Note Record's 70th birthday bash, bebop cover band The Blue Note 7—comprised of Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton and Bill Charlap among others—will embark on a 50-city American tour today. ...  read more

Blue Note mines old hip-hop grooves

[Above: The jazz-rap fiends of A Tribe Called Quest] Ever since Prince Paul cooked up the psychedelic stew of samples that became De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising, hip-hop producers have excelled at taking the dusty grooves of yesteryear and turning them into hits for contemporary rappers. Sometimes, these samples develop reputations of their own, such as Clyde Stubblefield's ubiquitous "Funky Drummer" pattern or the fascinating history behind the Winstons' "Amen" break. But more often than not, the vast majority of hip-hop listeners have no idea what obscure old b-sides producers are tapping for their samples. Working to...  read more