Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

85 mins | Documentary, Music | June 14, 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.

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

85 mins | Documentary, Music | June 14, 2019

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers isotopefilms, Eagle Rock Entertainment, SRG SSR, RTS, SRF, Mira Film, Téléclub, Final Cut USA, BBC Music
Original title Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Directors Sophie Huber
Writers Sophie Huber

Cast

Don Was

as Self

Herbie Hancock

as Self

Lou Donaldson

as Self

Wayne Shorter

as Self

Norah Jones

as Self

Robert Glasper

as Self

Rudy Van Gelder

as Self

Michael Cuscuna

as Self

Derrick Hodge

as Self

Keith Lewis

as Self

Lionel Loueke

as Self

Terrace Martin

as Self

Kendrick Scott

as Self

Art Blakey

as Self (archive footage)

Clifford Brown

as Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis

as Self (archive footage)

Kendrick Lamar

as Self (voice)

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

as Self (archive footage)

Alfred Lion

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Bruce Lundvall

as Self (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk

as Self (archive footage)

Ike Quebec

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Pee Wee Russell

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Horace Silver

as Self (archive footage)

Bobby Timmons

as Self (archive footage)

Francis Wolff

as Self (voice) (archive footage)