Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1997-10-01 113 Min. PG-13
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Documentary, Music

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.

Cast

Freddie Hubbard is Self
Self
Gil Mellé is Self
Self
Herbie Hancock is Self
Self
Horace Silver is Self
Self
Carlos Santana is Self
Self
Johnny Griffin is Self
Self
Bertrand Tavernier is Self
Self
Ron Carter is Self
Self
Maurice Cullaz is Self
Self
Ruth Lion is Self - Alfred's wife
Self - Alfred's wife
Hans Borgelt is Self - Historian
Self - Historian
Taj Mahal is Self
Self
Joe Chambers is Self
Self
Bobby Hutcherson is Self
Self
Bob Cranshaw is Self
Self
J.J. Johnson is Self
Self
Brigitte Mira is Self
Self
Konrad Kellen is Self - Writer
Self - Writer
Lorraine Gordon is Self - Lion's First Wife
Self - Lion's First Wife
Herman Haarmann is Self - Historian
Self - Historian
Bob Belden is Self - Producer
Self - Producer
Tommy Turrentine is Self
Self
William Claxton is Self
Self

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