BLUE NOTE The Blue Note Highlights Collectors Box (2009 UK 8-CD album box set - Compiled by jazz icon Hans Mantel to commemorate the 70th Birthday of Blue Note Records, this boxed set contains four single CD's, and two double CD's, each with their own specific theme. The emphasis is on Blue Note's golden era between 1955 and 1967 with all material taken from comercially available recordings. The CD's almost exclusively feature artists who were protagonists of Blue Note and whose recordings helped to define the Blue Note sound. With a catalogue as rich and abundant as Blue Note's this proved to be a daunting task, but a strenuous effort was made to make this set as comprehensive as possible. These eight high quality compilations include exquisite artwork, liner notes and booklets)