The official illustrated history of Blue Note, the most influential and important brand in jazz
Richard Havers was a British music author, journalist, consultant and broadcaster. He was the author of over fifty books, including Rolling Stones 50 and Verve: The Sound of America, both published by Thames & Hudson.
'Richard Havers’s book about Blue Note records, with its details of
the inspirations and excesses of the label’s major talents, amounts
to a history of jazz itself' - Guardian
'Sumptuous, opulent, definitive ... a dream come true for Blue Note
fans and will appeal to anyone who has more than the most fleeting
interest in jazz' - London Jazz News
'For fellow worshippers at the shrine of Blue Note, Havers’s book
is the closest thing they’ll find to holy scripture aside from the
records themselves' - Prospect Magazine
'Blue Note finally gets the book it deserves' - Jazzwise
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