blue note

noun

, Jazz.

1. a flatted note, especially the third or the seventh degree of the scale, recurring frequently in blues and jazz as a characteristic feature.

blue note

noun

1. jazz a flattened third or seventh, used frequently in the blues

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue note¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Blue Note has just released a previously unreleased 1969 concert by Monk in Paris, Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969.

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He reached for his paper knife, ripped open the envelope and drew forth a sheet of blue note paper.

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August 7th, 185-How many times have I not read through you during the last two years, my little blue note-book!

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For his personal correspondence he used blue note paper, and signed his name in the left-hand corner of the envelope.

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He fumbled in a drawer of this, and returned holding in his hand a pink-and-blue note of the Banque de France.

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He held a tangle of golden hair in one hand and a sheet of blue note-paper in the other.

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