Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)

It must schwing!

Directed by Julian Benedikt1h 53mDocumentary,Music

"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.

Year
1997
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 October 1997
TMDB
7.2 (8)
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Freddie Hubbard
Self
G
Gil Mellé
Self
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Self
H
Horace Silver
Self
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Self
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
Self
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier
Self
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Self
M
Maurice Cullaz
Self
R
Ruth Lion
Self - Alfred's wife
H
Hans Borgelt
Self - Historian
T
Taj Mahal
Self
J
Joe Chambers
Self
B
Bobby Hutcherson
Self
B
Bob Cranshaw
Self
J
J.J. Johnson
Self
Brigitte Mira
Brigitte Mira
Self
K
Konrad Kellen
Self - Writer
L
Lorraine Gordon
Self - Lion's First Wife
H
Herman Haarmann
Self - Historian
B
Bob Belden
Self - Producer
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Tommy Turrentine
Self
W
William Claxton
Self

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