Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

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.

Details

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)