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BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES explores the unique vision behind the iconic jazz record label. Through rare archival footage, current recording sessions and conversations with Blue Note artists, the film reveals a powerful mission and illuminates the vital connections between jazz and hip hop. One of the most important record labels in the history of jazz — and, by extension, that of American music — Blue Note Records has been home to such groundbreaking artists as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell and Art Blakey, as well as present-day luminaries like Robert Glasper, Ambrose Akinmusire and Norah Jones. Founded in New York in 1939 by German Jewish refugees Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, the history of Blue Note Records goes beyond the landmark recordings, encompassing the pursuit of musical freedom, the conflict between art and commerce and the idea of music as a transformative and revolutionary force. Through rare archival footage, current recording sessions and conversations with jazz icons Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and today’s groundbreaking Blue Note musicians, BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES reveals a powerful mission and illuminates the vital connections between jazz and hip hop.
Original Release
11/29/2018
US Release
06/14/2019
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Glasper | Himself / Self |
Ambrose Akinmusire | Himself / Self |
Marcus Strickland | Himself / Self |
Lionel Loueke | Himself / Self |
Kendrick Scott | Himself / Self |
Derrick Hodge | Himself / Self |
Don Was | Himself / Self |
Wayne Shorter | Himself / Self |
Herbie Hancock | Himself / Self |
Terrace Martin | Himself / Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Glasper | Himself / Self |
Ambrose Akinmusire | Himself / Self |
Marcus Strickland | Himself / Self |
Lionel Loueke | Himself / Self |
Kendrick Scott | Himself / Self |
Derrick Hodge | Himself / Self |
Don Was | Himself / Self |
Wayne Shorter | Himself / Self |
Herbie Hancock | Himself / Self |
Terrace Martin | Himself / Self |
Alfred Lion | Himself (voice) (archive footage) / Self |
Francis Wolff | Himself (voice) (archive footage) / Self |
Rudy Van Gelder | Himself / Self |
Meade 'Lux' Lewis | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Lou Donaldson | Himself / Self |
Michael Cuscuna | Himself / Self |
Thelonious Monk | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
John Coltrane | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Clifford Brown | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Art Blakey | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Anke Beining | Executive Producer |
Owen Courtney | Executive Producer |
Geoff Kempin | Executive Producer |
Terry Shand | Executive Producer |
Sophie Huber | Producer |
Hercli Bundi | Producer |
Irène Challand | Producer |
Laura Coxson | Producer |
Susanne Guggenberger | Producer |
Vadim Jendreyko | Producer |
Chiemi Karasawa | Producer |
Will White | Producer |
Markus Wicker | Producer |
Peter Worsley | Producer |
Sven Wälti | Producer |
Antunes Filho | Producer |