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Meaning of "blue note" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUE NOTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUE NOTE

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Blue note is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLUE NOTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blue note

In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres.

Definition of blue note in the English dictionary

The definition of blue note in the dictionary is a flattened third or seventh, used frequently in the blues.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUE NOTE

blue jeans
blue john
blue laws
blue lias
Blue Mantle
blue merle
blue moon
blue mould
Blue Mountains
blue murder
Blue Nile
blue pencil
blue penguin
blue peter
blue pointer
blue poppy
blue racer
blue riband
blue ribband
blue ribbon

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE NOTE

advice note
consignment note
cover note
credit note
currency note
delivery note
eighth note
fit note
gold note
grace note
liner note
note
of note
pound note
promissory note
quarter note
strike the right note
suicide note
take note
treasury note
whole note

Synonyms and antonyms of blue note in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blue note» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE NOTE

Find out the translation of blue note to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue note from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue note» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝色音符
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nota azul
570 millions of speakers

English

blue note
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लू नोट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مذكرة الزرقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Blue Note
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Blue Note
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল নোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

note bleue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nota biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blue Note
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブルーノート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블루 노트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru cathetan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưu ý màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல குறிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळा नोट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mavi not
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blue note
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blue Note
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Blue Note
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nota albastru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε σημείωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou noot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blå anteckning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blue Note
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blue note

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE NOTE»

The term «blue note» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blue note

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE NOTE»

Discover the use of blue note in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blue note and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blue Note: Album Cover Art - The Ultimate Collection
Depicts nearly four hundred legendary album covers from the 1950s through the 1990s for jazz recordings on the Blue Note record label, featuring such performers as Sonny Rollins, Stanley Turrentine, Ornette Coleman, and Bobby Hutcherson.
‎2002
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Blue Note Records: The Biography
Blue Note Records is the first full history of the most noted label in jazz. Cook lingers with record-collector zeal in analyzing everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper. Insightful scenes abound.
Richard Cook, 2004
3
The Blue Note label: a discography
Provides a complete discography of all recordings made or issued on the Blue Note label from 1939 through 1999.
Michael Cuscuna, Michel Ruppli, 2001
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The Cover Art of Blue Note Records: The Collection
This new edition is the complete compilation of the original volumes published nearly two decades ago. Including every cover, essay and photo that appeared in the original volumes, this collection is bound to appeal.
Graham Marsh, Glyn Callingham, 2011
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The Blue Note
During the Second World War, Eastenders Miranda and Ted are sent to the country with another young evacuee, Roberta (Bobbie), to live with two unmarried sisters in their idyllic rectory.
Charlotte Bingham, 2010
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Blue Note
But Del Gerritsen is framed for the murder. He must pursue Conners in LA's skid row. At the story's climax the LAPD on Conners's tail under Gil Rivers converges on its quarry as time is about to run out for Del Gerritsen.
Tom Stapleton, 2004
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The Blue Note Years: The Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff
This book presents over 200 of those intimate photographs and the text details the history of the label and the fascinating stories behind some of its most legendary recordings.
Michael Cuscuna, Charlie Lourie, Oscar Schnider, 2005
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Blue Note jazz photography of Francis Wolff
This collection of previously-unseen photos by Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff was taken between 1941 and 1965, and features images of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and more. Color and b&w photos.
Francis Wolff, Michael Cuscuna, Charlie Lourie, 2000
9
Theo And the Blue Note
Even though he only knows one note, Theo the cat wants to play the saxophone and gets a chance of a lifetime to jam with such jazz greats as Charlie Porker and Duck Ellington when a rocket ship takes him to the moon.
Peter Kuper, 2006
10
Playing the Blue Note: Journeying Into Hope
The story of a pilgrimage of hope that began in Donegal in the West of Ireland, and ended one cold December evening in the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Peter Price, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE NOTE»

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Ambrose Akinmusire, Partisans and Hugh Masekela light up Love …
Its Saturday night belongs to Blue Note, and especially Ambrose Akinmusire (top), whose performance equals the label's classic era. «Jazzwise magazine, Jul 15»
2
Cory Weeds – Condition Blue – The Music Of Jackie McLean …
Jackie McLean was a hard-bop alto saxophonist with a fiery tight tone, who recorded extensively in the '50s and '60s mainly with Blue Note ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»
3
KOOP 91.7FM 3rd Annual Red-Hot Hootenanny & Best-By-Golly Pie …
Some of Austin's most exacting pie experts from Tiny Pies and Blue Note Bakery will judge KOOP 91.7 FM Community Radio's annual Best-by-Golly Pie-Baking ... «Austin Monthly, Jul 15»
4
Interest in Cunard "reignited" by anniversary celebrations
... two of our ships in the last 18 months and we're building on our strengths, with new partnerships with the Telegraph and Blue Note Records. «TTG Digital, Jul 15»
5
Six best albums for walking
Expansions (Blue Note/UMC). Jazz for tramping up and down steady gradients needs to offer solace and ease, but not so much the physical ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Blue Note to open jazz club in China
The groundswell is such that Blue Note, one of the world's best-known jazz franchises, has announced an expansion to China as it banks on a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Love Supreme Jazz Festival opens its gates with Jazzwise as media …
There will be two listening panels at 10.30am on both Saturday and Sunday morning – the first covering a history of Blue Note records with ... «Jazzwise magazine, Jul 15»
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Super Mambo, featuring Costa Rican vibraphonist Felipe Fournier …
Super Mambo, featuring Costa Rican vibraphonist Felipe Fournier, pays tribute to Tito Puente at New York City Blue Note Jazz Festival. «The Tico Times, Jul 15»
9
Natalie Cole Enchants the Audience at the Blue Note Jazz Festival
Appearing at Town Hall with a big band (featuring Billy Stritch on piano) and two backup singers, Natalie Cole managed to make the concert ... «The Epoch Times, Jun 15»
10
Blue Note Expands With New Venues In Hawaii, China
blue note The Blue Note night club chain is expanding it's brand beyond current outlets in New York City, Japan and Italy, with deals to add ... «hypebot.com, Jun 15»

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