Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

It must schwing!

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.

US

Made in US

7.2/10

1997

Documentary
Music
ARTEEuroArts

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Cast

Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard

As Self

Gil Mellé

Gil Mellé

As Self

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

As Self

Horace Silver

Horace Silver

As Self

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

As Self

Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

As Self

Bertrand Tavernier

Bertrand Tavernier

As Self

Ron Carter

Ron Carter

As Self

Maurice Cullaz

Maurice Cullaz

As Self

Ruth Lion

Ruth Lion

As Self - Alfred's wife

Hans Borgelt

Hans Borgelt

As Self - Historian

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

As Self

Joe Chambers

Joe Chambers

As Self

Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson

As Self

Bob Cranshaw

Bob Cranshaw

As Self

J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

As Self

Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira

As Self

Konrad Kellen

Konrad Kellen

As Self - Writer

Lorraine Gordon

Lorraine Gordon

As Self - Lion's First Wife

Herman Haarmann

Herman Haarmann

As Self - Historian

Bob Belden

Bob Belden

As Self - Producer

Tommy Turrentine

Tommy Turrentine

As Self

William Claxton

William Claxton

As Self

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