Blue Note Blend: On the Count of 3.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 Starbucks Coffee Company Releases Blue Note(TM) Blend Compact Disc and New Edition of Signature Coffee Blend Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX SBUX Starbucks Corporation (stock symbol) SBUX Starbucks Coffee Company ) celebrates the colorful tradition of jazz music with the release of Blue Note(TM) Blend: On the Count of 3 and Blue Note(TM) Blend coffee. The CD is the third compact disc produced with Blue Note(R) Records, and is accompanied by the third edition of the Company's signature coffee. "Our customers have passionately embraced the combination of music and coffee as elements of the Starbucks Experience," said Howard Schultz  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , chairman and ceo, Starbucks. "Blue Note Blend: On the Count of 3 and our Blue Note Blend coffee enables everyone to bring the coffeehouse atmosphere home." Blue Note Blend: On the Count of 3 spans nearly a half century of jazz and unites legends such as Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and singer. Specializing in relaxed, even melancholy music, Baker rose to prominence as a leading name in cool jazz in the 1950s. , Sarah Vaughan Noun 1. Sarah Vaughan - United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990) Vaughan and Art Blakey Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11 1919–October 16 1990), also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. with relative newcomers such as Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber Patricia Barber, born in 1956, is an American jazz singer, pianist, and bandleader. She was born in Chicago to parents who were both professional musicians (her father is Floyd "Shim" Barber, a former member of Glenn Miller's Band). and Renee Rosnes Irene Louise Rosnes (born 24 March 1962 in Regina, Saskatchewan), professionally known as Renee Rosnes (IPA ['ɹiːniː 'ɹɔznəs]), is a pianist and composer in the hard bop and post-bop mediums. . "Jazz lovers of all ages will take pleasure in listening to the mix of artists whose music spans decades of jazz," said Timothy Jones, manager, music programming and compilations for Starbucks. Blue Note Blend: On the Count of 3 also features Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green, Jacky Terrasson, Dr. John, Cannonball Adderley and Lou Donaldson on the 13-track collection. In tribute to the legends of jazz music, Starbucks signature Blue Note Blend coffee was created to celebrate the spirit and emotion of their genius. Like music, the coffee is an inspired creation by dedicated artists, a handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft masterpiece for all to enjoy. The blend is bright and lively, with complex flavors and a velvety vel·vet·y adj. vel·vet·i·er, vel·vet·i·est 1. Suggestive of the texture of velvet; soft and smooth: velvety skin. 2. smooth finish. Blue Note Blend is a limited release and will be available while supply lasts. "This year's Blue Note Blend is a combination of complex Latin American and floral-accented African beans and is wonderful both hot and over ice," says Mary Williams, senior vice president of Coffee, Starbucks Coffee. "The coffee pleases a wide range of palates from those who like a coffee that can be enjoyed cup after cup, to those looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something unique and complex." Both Blue Note Blend: On the Count of 3 and Blue Note Blend coffee are now available at Starbucks retail stores, online at Starbucks.com or through 1-800-STARBUC. The CD retails for $11.95 ($14.95 in Canada). Blue Note Blend coffee will be sold in 16-ounce bags for $10.95 ($14.50 in Canada). Consumers who wish to collect past Starbucks Blue Note Blend music selections for their library may also purchase a boxed set of the first two releases in Starbucks stores and at Starbucks.com for $18.95 ($23.95 in Canada). Blue Note Blend and Blue Note Blend 2 are sold separately on Starbucks web site for $11.95 (shipping to addresses in the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec). Blue Note(R) Records, with its slogan "The Finest in Jazz Since 1939," is widely considered the world's premier jazz label, issuing both old and unreleased catalogs, as well as works by many of today's most established jazz artists and the genre's brightest newcomers. The Blue Note family of labels include Blue Note, Manhattan, Capitol Jazz, World Pacific, Pacific Jazz and Roulette, and operate under the auspices of Capitol Records. Other compact discs jointly produced by Starbucks and Capitol Records are Cool Notes of Summer and Starbucks Winterludes: Cool Holiday Notes. Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading retailer, roaster and brand of specialty coffee in the world. In addition to its retail locations in North America, the United Kingdom, the Pacific Rim, and the Middle East, Starbucks sells whole bean coffees through its specialty sales group, direct response business, supermarkets and online at Starbucks.com. Additionally, Starbucks produces and sells bottled Frappuccino(R) coffee drink and a line of superpremium ice creams through its joint venture partnerships and offers a line of innovative premium teas produced by its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Tazo Tea Company. http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/sbux.htm NOD+ number is: 800/239-0317 |
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