The passionate saga of how two german jews created blue note records. Blue note records was founded in the 1930s and has played a vital role in the development of jazz for more than 60 years. The story of blue note records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles. A story of modern jazz, a various artists compilation. This is not so much a history of blue note records or even a history of jazz in the blue note era, but actually a love note to one man never shown in this documentary for more than a moment or two until the end. Blue note is an iconic jazz label, so it only makes sense to put together a list of the greatest blue note. Important works by some of the greatest jazz musicians in history john. Blue note is unquestionably the most iconic jazz label there has ever been. Various the new groove the blue note remix project volume 1.
The film incorporates gobs of classic blue note music the labels roster included just about every viable figure in modern jazz along with live footage both vintage and more modern, scads of blackandwhite still photos, interviews herbie hancock, max roach and any number of behindthescenes folk, anecdotes and more. So for nprs a blog supreme, we asked seven young jazz fans. Their close friendship was cemented by a mutual love for contemporary. The repertoire of most jazz singing was rooted in the socalled american songbook of repertory from plays and movies. In the 1950s and 60s, blue note provided urban america its soundtracka gritty, organic, humid music, the love child of bebop and cool jazz that came to be known as hard bop. Nagra av blue notes mest beromda artister ar horace silver, jimmy smith, freddie. Blue note, a story of modern jazz documentary full documentary now available on qwest tv. A blue note founders view of jazz musics private side. Boyoboy, did blue note dates schwing a solid, musiclaced documentary about the legendary jazz record label. In saying that, it may well be the most iconic record label of all time. Blue note a story of modern jazz tells the story of alfred lion and francis wolff, of a friendship in exile and of uncompromising artistic excellence.
Blue note records new york jazzlabel documentation movie eric friedler and wim. Blue note, a story of modern jazz documentary now on. Blue note a story of modern jazz 1997 rotten tomatoes. Featuring bob belden, joachim ernst berendt, art blakey, ron carter, john coltrane, bob cranshaw, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, herbie. Blue note a story of modern jazz tv movie 1997 imdb. The story of blue note, the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis, john coltrane, herbie hancock, thelonious monk, art.
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