Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

Overview

"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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1997

Original language

English

Spoken languages

german, french, english

Production

ARTE,EuroArts,Danmarks Radio (DR),ARTE, Danmarks Radio (DR), EuroArts

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0127466