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blue note
noun
, Jazz.
- 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
- jazz a flattened third or seventh, used frequently in the blues
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blue note1
First recorded in 1925–30
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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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