

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
1 hour 25 minutes2019-06-14
6.9
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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.
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)
