Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

It must schwing!

1997 en 113 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

"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.

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Cast

Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard

Self

Gil Mellé

Gil Mellé

Self

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Self

Horace Silver

Horace Silver

Self

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

Self

Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

Self

Bertrand Tavernier

Bertrand Tavernier

Self

Ron Carter

Ron Carter

Self

Maurice Cullaz

Maurice Cullaz

Self

Ruth Lion

Ruth Lion

Self - Alfred's wife

Hans Borgelt

Hans Borgelt

Self - Historian

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Self

Joe Chambers

Joe Chambers

Self

Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson

Self

Bob Cranshaw

Bob Cranshaw

Self

J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

Self

Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira

Self

Konrad Kellen

Konrad Kellen

Self - Writer

Lorraine Gordon

Lorraine Gordon

Self - Lion's First Wife

Herman Haarmann

Herman Haarmann

Self - Historian

Bob Belden

Bob Belden

Self - Producer

Tommy Turrentine

Tommy Turrentine

Self

William Claxton

William Claxton

Self

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