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Usually ships in 11-22 business days | | | | | | Blue Note Records is the first full history of the most noted label in jazz. Cook lingers with record-collector zeal in analyzing everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper. Insightful scenes abound. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Richard Cook | | Paperback: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | Justin, Charles & Co. | | Publication Date: | April 12, 2004 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1932112278 | | Product Length: | 8.52 inches | | Product Width: | 6.12 inches | | Product Height: | 0.88 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.94 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.3 inches | | Package Width: | 6.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 10 reviews |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 GREAT...IF NEW TO BLUE NOTE... Jan 22, 2006
By Richard J. Oravitz
Yes, I was hoping for some sort of in-depth tell-all... However,what I came across was a pretty good read and better than most(of this type) overview of a record company. Blue Note certainly deserves MORE...and it will come. But I must say that I did enjoy the book and that it was both entertaining and informative. The author does "intrude" with his own personal taste as to let's say Dexter Gordon's works...but heh, I agree with him on this...& I found his observations on the many other STARS: Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan...etc, to be pretty much ON TARGET....according to ME...but I'm no expert. I will say that reading this book has encouraged me to seek out certain composers/leaders & their works & has helped in building a jazz collection of Blue Note classics...& after all, isn't that what it's all about.....
24 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 A Poor History and Critical Discography May 06, 2003
By J. E. Fox
"jazz fan"
Richard Cook apologizes in his introduction for the limitations of his text, and well he should, for a reading of the book reveals a paucity of research, both in the available text materials and in the Blue Note Records catalog, both in print and out of print. There are numerous errors and omissions in the history, especially on interesting and revealing items such as how Frank Wolff got to the USA, what he did when he got here, how Alfred Lion met Sidney Bechet, Ike Quebec and Art Blakey and what their various relationships were, what Quebeec did for the label and when, Lion's and Blue Note's relationship with Miles Davis, Monk, Bud Powell, Duke Pearson, ... For a long time jazz enthusiast like myself, these omissions were maddening.
What's worse, it's obvious Cook has not listened to all the Blue Note Records! This is especially true of the out-of-print stuff, such as much of the swingtet material, the 10" stuff that hasn't been released on 12"/CD, etc. His critical judgements are therefore completly flawed-he really does not understand what Blue Note was about and what they produced. He seems to use minimal understanding of Lion's interests in jazz and trends in music (such as the craze arising from Olatunji/Drums of Passion) that explain Blue Note records like the early Dixieland stuff, Art Blakey and Sabu drum fests, Bossa Nova Baccanal (never mentioned), etc.
The great book on Blue Note Records has still to be written.
11 of 14 found the following review helpful:
I really wanted to like this book Jul 19, 2004
By R. J. Marsella
I was disappointed with the fairly dry presentation of material that I expected to be so interesting. The book is not without it's merits for the jazz lover who enjoys the recordings described. there is some inside info here but not much that couldn't be gathered from reading the excellent liner notes on the cd's themselves. The music captured on the Blue Note label is one of the great joys of my life. The RVG series of reissues on CD are consistently outstanding and capture a cultural period that was almost unbelievable in terms of the talent and creativity being expressed. I bought this book because I couldn't resist the desire to know as much as possible about the period and the personalities involved. The treatment here is adequate at best and at times quite dull. Sorry, but I can't give this more than 3 stars and that is based on the subject matter more than the style in which it is presented.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Exciting story with just enough detail May 16, 2003
I'm not a jazz "expert." The jazz I like tends to be older, such as Miles, Brubeck, Coltrane, and Horace Silver. I picked up this history of Blue Note after seeing it reviewed in Rolling Stone, and I was not disappointed. It's a great story of the classic age of jazz! There are great sketches of dozens of major artists, and the story of the company itself is fascinating, including how they got the Blue Note "sound" in the studio. If what you want is an exhaustive list cross-referencing every session drummer and bass player, this isn't it. But if you want to get the sound and feel for what it must have been like at those 3 AM sessions, this is a great book.
A captivating look at the greatest jazz label of all time May 20, 2003
I picked this book up after reading about it in Rolling Stone. They gave it a very positive review - one that I agree with. Richard Cook certainly has done a great deal of research. His dry wit brings the tale of Blue Note Records to life. This book is a must buy for anyone interested in jazz.
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