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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)
Directed by Sophie Huber
Overview
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.
Length 85 minutes
Actors
Don Was | Herbie Hancock | Lou Donaldson | Wayne Shorter | Norah Jones | Robert Glasper | Rudy Van Gelder | Michael Cuscuna | Ambrose Akinmusire | Derrick Hodge | Keith Lewis | Lionel Loueke | Terrace Martin | Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Kendrick Scott | Marcus Strickland | Art Blakey | Clifford Brown | John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Kendrick Lamar | Meade 'Lux' Lewis | Alfred Lion | Bruce Lundvall | Thelonious Monk | Ike Quebec | Pee Wee Russell | Horace Silver | Bobby Timmons | Francis Wolff