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Film / 2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Directed by
Sophie Huber
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.
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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.
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Cast
Don WasSelf
Herbie HancockSelf
Lou DonaldsonSelf
Wayne ShorterSelf
Norah JonesSelf
Robert GlasperSelf
Rudy Van GelderSelf
Michael CuscunaSelf
Ambrose AkinmusireSelf
Derrick HodgeSelf
Keith LewisSelf
Lionel LouekeSelf
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Terrace MartinSelf
Ali Shaheed MuhammadSelf
Kendrick ScottSelf
Marcus StricklandSelf
Art BlakeySelf (archive footage)
Clifford BrownSelf (archive footage)
John ColtraneSelf (archive footage)
Miles DavisSelf (archive footage)
Kendrick LamarSelf (voice)
Meade 'Lux' LewisSelf (archive footage)
Alfred LionSelf (voice) (archive footage)
Bruce LundvallSelf (archive footage)
Thelonious MonkSelf (archive footage)
Ike QuebecSelf (voice) (archive footage)
Pee Wee RussellSelf (voice) (archive footage)
Horace SilverSelf (archive footage)
Bobby TimmonsSelf (archive footage)
Francis WolffSelf (voice) (archive footage)
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