Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018)
19K Documentary Genre History Music Alfred Lion Ambrose Akinmusire Barbara Simon Brent Johnson Carla Jean Barwineck Chris Maddi Chris Murphy Cindy Person Clayton James Clifford Brown Cynthia Garratt Derrick Hodge Don Was Francis Wolff Gail Anderson Gary Cipinko Herbie Hancock Jim Mallon John Coltrane Keith Lewis Kendrick Scott Kevin Murphy Kevin Sperle Kim MacDonald Leon Serruys Lionel Loueke Lou Donaldson Marcus Strickland Meade 'Lux' Lewis Michael Cuscuna Peter Carlson Rick Lee Robert Glasper Rudy Van Gelder Sophie Huber Stephen Hollenhorst Terrace Martin Thelonious Monk Tom Hommeyer Tom Matoushek Vince Rodriguez Walter Pridgen Wayne Shorter 2018 7.5 English Germany Sophie Huber
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes: Directed by Sophie Huber. With Robert Glasper, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Strickland, Lionel Loueke. A revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the finest jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
“If you have any appreciation whatsoever for Jazz, you must watch this movie. I had no idea at all that these two German refugees — with no real knowledge of music or business — had started this extraordinary company, one which defied all the norms of the mercenary recording industry. A pleasure from start to finish.”
