For 75 years Blue Note Records has represented The Finest In Jazz. Founded in 1939 as an independent label by a German immigrant named Alfred Lion, Blue Note has since traced the entire history of the genre to become the longest-running & most-respected Jazz label in the world. Under the continued leadership of Bruce Lundvall and Don Was, Blue Note has been the home of the most prominent stars and cutting-edge innovators in Jazz today, while at the same time broadening its horizons to include quality music in multiple genres.