[JPL] Blue Note Records Vs. Prestige Records

[Nou Dadoun]

 Interesting question, I think the big difference is that Blue Note usually
provided (and paid for) rehearsal time which led to more sophisticated
arrangements, a more consistent presentation, and more original
compositions.  Many of Prestige's sessions were blowing dates in which
(admittedly very talented) artists would be put into a head-blow-head
situation without rehearsal time.  In fact, Prestige at one time was
referred to as a junkie's label because strung-out musicians could come in,
do a blowing date for a flat fee and fix (without retaining any rights to
the material).  Notwithstanding, some classic material was produced for
Prestige but I think that attitude towards the rehearsal time and the
artists personal as well as artistic development tips the hat to Blue Note
... N

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> The current year of 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of Alfred Lion’sBlue
> Note Records, it also is the 60th anniversary of Bob Weinstock’s Prestige
> Records. Both labels have an amazing discography of classic recordings by
> gifted artists, both used Rudy van Gelder, there are many artists whom
> recorded for both labels, both had outstanding liner notes by prominent
> writers and both were early on champions for Latin jazz session among other
> similarities. IMO Blue Note Records had the more prolific artwork.
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> Which is your preferred label of the two?
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