June 14, 2019
85 minutes
DocumentaryMusic
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
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.
Trailer
Cast
Don Was
(Self)
Herbie Hancock
(Self)
Lou Donaldson
(Self)
Wayne Shorter
(Self)
Norah Jones
(Self)
Robert Glasper
(Self)
Rudy Van Gelder
(Self)
Michael Cuscuna
(Self)
Ambrose Akinmusire
(Self)
Derrick Hodge
(Self)
Keith Lewis
(Self)
Lionel Loueke
(Self)
Terrace Martin
(Self)
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
(Self)
Kendrick Scott
(Self)
Marcus Strickland
(Self)
Art Blakey
(Self (archive footage))
Clifford Brown
(Self (archive footage))
John Coltrane
(Self (archive footage))
Miles Davis
(Self (archive footage))
Kendrick Lamar
(Self (voice))
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
(Self (archive footage))
Alfred Lion
(Self (voice) (archive footage))
Bruce Lundvall
(Self (archive footage))
Thelonious Monk
(Self (archive footage))
Ike Quebec
(Self (voice) (archive footage))
Pee Wee Russell
(Self (voice) (archive footage))
Horace Silver
(Self (archive footage))
Bobby Timmons
(Self (archive footage))
Francis Wolff
(Self (voice) (archive footage))
