The label started in 1939 as the leader label of Blue Note Records, a record company from New York. Focused on jazz swing recordings through the 1940s. Later Blue Note became a label of EMI. 1985 relaunched as part of Capitol Records subsidiary Manhattan Records in 1985. In 2012, Blue Note's president, and the label's owner, EMI, was purchased by the 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
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
