Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
19971h 53m7.2
Documentary, Music
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genre
- Documentary
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Australia, New Zealand, Spain.
Details
- Director
- Julian Benedikt, Andreas Morell
- Writing
- Andreas Morell
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 1, 1997
- Studio
- ARTE, Danmarks Radio (DR)
Cast
Freddie Hubbard
Self
Gil Mellé
Self
Herbie Hancock
Self
Horace Silver
Self
Carlos Santana
Self
Johnny Griffin
Self
Bertrand Tavernier
Self
Ron Carter
Self
Maurice Cullaz
Self
Ruth Lion
Self - Alfred's wife
Hans Borgelt
Self - Historian
Taj Mahal
Self
Joe Chambers
Self
Bobby Hutcherson
Self
Bob Cranshaw
Self
J.J. Johnson
Self
Brigitte Mira
Self
Konrad Kellen
Self - Writer
Lorraine Gordon
Self - Lion's First Wife
Herman Haarmann
Self - Historian
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