Vinyl Cave: "Money Jungle" by Duke Ellington Expand The Blue Note label is a legendary marque with jazz listeners for the quality of the music presented by co-founder Alfred Lion during the label's original heyday, as well as eye catching packaging featuring iconic photography by Francis Wolff and art direction by Reid Miles. Over the years the original records developed a mystique with record collectors, with copies in top condition selling for increasingly astronomical sums. So, a good modern LP reissue series for the iconic label was probably an easy decision for musician Don Was when he became Blue Note president in 2012.