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Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
“It must schwing!”
7.2 / 10• 1997• 1h 53m•NR• English
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Storyline
"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 & Crew
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Freddie Hubbard
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Gil Mellé
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Herbie Hancock
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Horace Silver
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Carlos Santana
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Johnny Griffin
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Bertrand Tavernier
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Ron Carter
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Julian Benedikt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
