Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

1997
1h 53m
7.2

7.2/10

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"It must schwing!"

Overview

"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ARTE Danmarks Radio (DR) EuroArts
Spoken Languages
German French English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 1, 1997
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0127466

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

Key Crew

Julian Benedikt
Director
Andreas Morell
Director
Andreas Morell
Writer
Bernd Hellthaler
Executive Producer
Michael Krause
Producer
Ulli Pfau
Producer