![]() Having appeared in the late 50s and early 60s on significant envelope-pushing LPs by jazz iconoclasts Ornette Coltrane, John Coltrane, and Albert Ayler, Cherry presented his unique personal musical manifesto on Complete Communion, his debut as a leader. Oklahoma-born trumpeter Cherry was 29 when he recorded this groundbreaking album, the first of three long-players for Blue Note. Let us know in the comments, below, which ones you think we may have missed. ![]() This list of 50 albums is a mere fraction of the LPs that Blue Note has put over the years. It is a mission that he never wavered from, nor have the Blue Note albums that have followed in his illustrious footsteps. But when Alfred Lion started the label in 1939 with a recording of boogie-woogie pianists Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons, his intention was simple: To release music that he felt was important. Blue Note is unquestionably the most iconic jazz label there’s ever been.
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