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.
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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.
Don Was
Self
Herbie Hancock
Self
Lou Donaldson
Self
Wayne Shorter
Self
Norah Jones
Self
Robert Glasper
Self
Rudy Van Gelder
Self
Michael Cuscuna
Self
Ambrose Akinmusire
Self
Derrick Hodge
Self
Keith Lewis
Self
Lionel Loueke
Self
Terrace Martin
Self
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Self
Kendrick Scott
Self
Marcus Strickland
Self
Art Blakey
Self (archive footage)
Clifford Brown
Self (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self (archive footage)
Kendrick Lamar
Self (voice)
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Lion
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Bruce Lundvall
Self (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
Self (archive footage)
Ike Quebec
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Pee Wee Russell
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Horace Silver
Self (archive footage)
Bobby Timmons
Self (archive footage)
Francis Wolff
Self (voice) (archive footage)
