ðə blˈuː nˈoʊts wɜːɹ ɐ sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən dʒˈæz sɛkstˈɛt, hˌuːz dᵻfˈɪnɪtˌɪv lˈaɪnˌʌp fˈiːtʃɚd kɹˈɪs mə ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹ ˌɔn piˈænoʊ, mˈɔndʒɛzi fˈɛzə ˌɔn tɹˈʌmpɪt, dˈuːduː pʌkwˈɑːnə ˌɔn ˈæltoʊ sˈæksəfˌoʊn, nˈaɪkəl mˈɔɪeɪk ˌɔn tˈɛnɚ sˈæksəfˌoʊn, dʒˈɑːni daɪˈɑːni ˌɔn bˈeɪs, ænd lˈuːi mˈoʊhəlˌoʊmˈoʊhəlˌoʊ ˌɔn dɹˈʌmz.
The Blue Notes were a South African jazz sextet, whose definitive line-up featured Chris McGregor on piano, Mongezi Feza on trumpet, Dudu Pukwana on alto saxophone, Nikele Moyake on tenor saxophone, Johnny Dyani on bass, and Louis Moholo-Moholo on drums.