Film

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

1997 · 1h 53m · Documentary · Music

It must schwing!

IMDb

7.6

"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.

Freddie Hubbard

Self

Gil Mellé

Self

Herbie Hancock

Self

Horace Silver

Self

Carlos Santana

Self

Johnny Griffin

Self

Bertrand Tavernier

Self

Ron Carter

Self

Maurice Cullaz

Self

Ruth Lion

Self - Alfred's wife

Hans Borgelt

Self - Historian

Taj Mahal

Self

Joe Chambers

Self

Bobby Hutcherson

Self

Bob Cranshaw

Self

J.J. Johnson

Self

• Julian BenediktDirector
• Andreas MorellWriter · Director
• Michael KrauseProducer
• Ulli PfauProducer
• Bernd HellthalerExecutive Producer
• William RexerDirector of Photography
• Georg SteinwehDirector of Photography
• Andrew HulmeEditor

Release date

October 1, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Genres

Documentary, Music

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