すべての人の人生にサウンドトラックがある。ここはわたしのサウンドトラック。 Soundtrack of my life.

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 - February 4, 2013 ; aged 80) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the rare bebop jazz musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock.
Caricatures is an album by Donald Byrd recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1976.　♭

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James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 - May 24, 2008 ; aged 72) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader.
His childhood friend, organist Jimmy Smith, had begun earning a substantial reputation in jazz for his Blue Note albums and McGriff became entranced by the organ sound while Richard "Groove" Holmes played at his sister's wedding. Holmes went on to become McGriff's teacher and friend.
Electric Funk is an album by the Jimmy McGriff of performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.　♭

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Ronald Wayne Laws (born October 3, 1950 ; age 71) is an American jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flutist Hubert Laws, jazz vocalist Eloise Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.
He started off by performing with trumpeter Hugh Masekela. In 1972, Laws joined the band Earth, Wind & Fire where he played saxophone and flute on their album Last Days and Time. After 18 months working with Earth, Wind and Fire, he decided to become a solo artist.
Fever is the second album of Ronnie Laws released in 1976 by Blue Note Records. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart.　♭

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Kenny Cox (November 8, 1940 - December 19, 2008 ; aged 68) was a jazz pianist performing in the post bop, hard bop and bebop mediums. Cox was pianist for singer Etta Jones during the 1960s and was also a member of a quintet led by trombonist George Bohannon. By the end of the late 1960s he had formed his own Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, which recorded two albums for Blue Note Records before the end of the decade.
Introducing Kenny Cox is the debut album by Kenny Cox featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label. The 2000 CD reissue added Cox's second Blue Note album Multidirection as bonus tracks.　♭

Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926; age 95) is an American semi-retired jazz alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.
Sophisticated Lou is an album by Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with Joe Farrell, Paul Winter, Joe Venuto, Derek Smith, Jay Berliner, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Omar Clay with a string section arranged by Wade Marcus.　♭

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Ronnie Foster (born May 12, 1950; age 71) is an American funk and soul jazz organist, and record producer. His albums recorded for Blue Note Records in the 1970s have gained a cult following after the emergence of acid jazz.
On the Avenue is the third studio album by Ronnie Foster recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.　♭

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Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 - August 15, 2016; aged 75) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke, and Stefon Harris.
The View from the Inside is an album by American Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.　♭

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Marlena Shaw, born Marlina Burgess (born September 22, 1942; age 79) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television commercials.
From the Depths of My Soul is an album by Marlena Shaw recorded in 1973 and released on the Blue Note label.　♭

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Grant Green (June 6, 1935 - January 31, 1979; aged 43) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms throughout his career.
Visions is an album by Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.　♭

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Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933 ; age 88) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader. Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Musicians include guitarist Gene Bertoncini, bassists Ron Carter and Cecil McBee and drummer Billy Hart, along with multiple percussionists.　♭

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