The second volume of tracks chronicling the history of
Blue Note Records, 2014's
Icon 2: The Best of Blue Note, features recordings from throughout the storied label's history. Included here are cuts from such classic artists as
Thelonious Monk,
Clifford Brown,
Art Blakey, and
Lee Morgan. Also featured are more recent recordings by such lauded musicians as
Cassandra Wilson,
Norah Jones, and
Robert Glasper. Ultimately,
Icon 2 offers another very listenable and historical thumbnail sketch of
Blue Note's ongoing, swinging, soulful legacy. ~ Matt Collar