Das Label wurde 1939 als führendes Label von Blue Note Records, einer Plattenfirma aus New York, gegründet. Konzentriert sich auf Jazz-Swing-Aufnahmen in den 1940er Jahren. Später wurde Blue Note ein Label von EMI. 1985 1985 als Teil der Capitol Records-Tochtergesellschaft Manhattan Records neu aufgelegt. Im Jahr 2012 wurde der Präsident von Blue Note und Eigentümer des Labels, EMI, von der Universal Music Group gekauft.
Sublabels: "Unissued Masters" Series, 24 Bit By RVG, 50th Anniversary Collection, Back To Blue, Blue Brazil, Blue Break Beats, Blue Breakbeats, Blue Juice, Blue Notables, Blue Note Best & More 1100, Blue Note BLP 1500 Series, Blue Note CLASSIC, Blue Note Collector's Choice, Blue Note Connoisseur Series, Blue Note Jazz Classic Series, Blue Note Legends, Blue Note Masterpiece (Vol.1), Blue Note Masterpiece (Vol.2), Blue Note Masterpiece (Vol.3), Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150, Blue Note Original 5000 Series Collection, Blue Note Plays, Blue Note Rare Groove Series, Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative, Cadre Rouge Audiophile Edition, Doubletime Series, Groovexperience, Immortal Masterpiece Selection, Jazz Profile, Jazz References, Jazztime Paris, Modern Jazz Series, Music For Lovers, New Wave In Jazz, Roulette Jazz, RVG Edition, The Artist Selects, The Blue Note Cover Series, The Blue Note Re-Issue Series, The Blue Note Years, The Blue Series, The BN Works 1500 Series, The BN Works 1500 Unissued, The BN Works 4100 Series, The BN Works 4200 Series, The BN Works 4300 Series, The BN Works Funk Series, The BN Works LEE MORGAN, The BN Works Rare Groove, The Finest In Jazz, The Hits Of Blue Note Part 1, The Hits Of Blue Note Part 2, The Jazz File, The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series, The Ultimate, TSF Explore Blue Note, Unissued Masters Series Part 1, Unissued Masters Series, Part 2, World First Appearance
Mutterlabel: Capitol Records -> Universal Music Group
Sublabels: "Unissued Masters" Series, 24 Bit By RVG, 50th Anniversary Collection, Back To Blue, Blue Brazil, Blue Break Beats, Blue Breakbeats, Blue Juice, Blue Notables, Blue Note Best & More 1100, Blue Note BLP 1500 Series, Blue Note CLASSIC, Blue Note Collector's Choice, Blue Note Connoisseur Series, Blue Note Jazz Classic Series, Blue Note Legends, Blue Note Masterpiece (Vol.1), Blue Note Masterpiece (Vol.2), Blue Note Masterpiece (Vol.3), Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150, Blue Note Original 5000 Series Collection, Blue Note Plays, Blue Note Rare Groove Series, Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative, Cadre Rouge Audiophile Edition, Doubletime Series, Groovexperience, Immortal Masterpiece Selection, Jazz Profile, Jazz References, Jazztime Paris, Modern Jazz Series, Music For Lovers, New Wave In Jazz, Roulette Jazz, RVG Edition, The Artist Selects, The Blue Note Cover Series, The Blue Note Re-Issue Series, The Blue Note Years, The Blue Series, The BN Works 1500 Series, The BN Works 1500 Unissued, The BN Works 4100 Series, The BN Works 4200 Series, The BN Works 4300 Series, The BN Works Funk Series, The BN Works LEE MORGAN, The BN Works Rare Groove, The Finest In Jazz, The Hits Of Blue Note Part 1, The Hits Of Blue Note Part 2, The Jazz File, The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series, The Ultimate, TSF Explore Blue Note, Unissued Masters Series Part 1, Unissued Masters Series, Part 2, World First Appearance
Mutterlabel: Capitol Records -> Universal Music Group
