Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)

7.2 113 min Movie
DocumentaryMusic

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.

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Cast

Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Self
Gil Mellé Gil Mellé Self
Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock Self
Horace Silver Horace Silver Self
Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Self
Johnny Griffin Johnny Griffin Self
Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier Self
Ron Carter Ron Carter Self
Maurice Cullaz Maurice Cullaz Self
Ruth Lion Ruth Lion Self - Alfred's wife
Hans Borgelt Hans Borgelt Self - Historian
Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Self

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