Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)

Explore the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label. Since 1939, Blue Note artists have been encouraged to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions. Through current recording sessions, rare archive and conversations with iconic Blue Note artists, the film reveals an intimate perspective of a legacy that continues to be vital in today’s political climate.

Cast (30)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Don Was

Self

Herbie Hancock

Self

L

Lou Donaldson

Self

Wayne Shorter

Self

Norah Jones

Self

Robert Glasper

Self

R

Rudy Van Gelder

Self

M

Michael Cuscuna

Self

A

Ambrose Akinmusire

Self

D

Derrick Hodge

Self

K

Keith Lewis

Self

L

Lionel Loueke

Self

T

Terrace Martin

Self

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Self

K

Kendrick Scott

Self

M

Marcus Strickland

Self

Art Blakey

Self (archive footage)

C

Clifford Brown

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis

Self (archive footage)

Kendrick Lamar

Self (voice)

M

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Self (archive footage)

A

Alfred Lion

Self (voice) (archive footage)

B

Bruce Lundvall

Self (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk

Self (archive footage)

I

Ike Quebec

Self (voice) (archive footage)

P

Pee Wee Russell

Self (voice) (archive footage)

H

Horace Silver

Self (archive footage)

B

Bobby Timmons

Self (archive footage)

F

Francis Wolff

Self (voice) (archive footage)

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