THE BLUE NOTES

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The Blue Notes were a South African jazz sextet, whose definitive line up featured Chris McGregor on piano, Mongezi Feza on trumpet, Dudu Pukwana on alto saxophone, Nikele Moyake on tenor saxophone, Johnny Dyani on bass, and Louis Moholo on drums. After moving away from their home country in 1964, they established themselves on the European jazz circuit, where they continued to play and record through the 1970s. They are now considered one of the great free jazz bands of their era, whose music was given a unique flavour by their integration of African styles such as Kwela into the progressive jazz ideas of the time.

Although the band was initially based in Cape Town, they came to prominence at the 1963 National Jazz Festival in Johannesburg. An album recorded after the festival was released as Jazz - The African Sound, but this was not a Blue Notes record per se,
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THE BLUE NOTES Blue Notes for Mongezi album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Notes for Mongezi
African Fusion 1976
THE BLUE NOTES Blue Notes for Johnny album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Notes for Johnny
African Fusion 1987
THE BLUE NOTES Township Bop album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Township Bop
African Fusion 2002

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THE BLUE NOTES In Concert Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In Concert Volume 1
African Fusion 1978
THE BLUE NOTES The Blue Notes Legacy: Live in South Africa album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Blue Notes Legacy: Live in South Africa
African Fusion 1995
THE BLUE NOTES Before the Wind Changes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Before the Wind Changes
African Fusion 2012

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THE BLUE NOTES The Ogun Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Ogun Collection
African Fusion 2008

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