CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 53m

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

It must schwing!

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"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.

Directed byJulian Benedikt, Andreas Morell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
October 1, 1997
Studios
ARTEEuroArtsDanmarks Radio (DR)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Freddie Hubbard

Self

Gil Mellé

Self

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Self

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

Self

Ruth Lion

Self - Alfred's wife

Creative team
Directed by
Julian Benedikt
Andreas Morell
Written by
Andreas Morell
Produced by
Michael Krause
Ulli Pfau

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