Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)
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.
Director: Sophie Huber
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Don Was as Self |
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Herbie Hancock as Self |
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Lou Donaldson as Self |
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Wayne Shorter as Self |
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Norah Jones as Self |
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Robert Glasper as Self |
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Rudy Van Gelder as Self |
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Michael Cuscuna as Self |
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Ambrose Akinmusire as Self |
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Derrick Hodge as Self |
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Keith Lewis as Self |
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Lionel Loueke as Self |
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Terrace Martin as Self |
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Ali Shaheed Muhammad as Self |
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Kendrick Scott as Self |
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Marcus Strickland as Self |
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Art Blakey as Self (archive footage) |
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Clifford Brown as Self (archive footage) |
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John Coltrane as Self (archive footage) |
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Miles Davis as Self (archive footage) |
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Kendrick Lamar as Self (voice) |
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Meade 'Lux' Lewis as Self (archive footage) |
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Alfred Lion as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
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Bruce Lundvall as Self (archive footage) |
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Thelonious Monk as Self (archive footage) |
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Ike Quebec as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
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Pee Wee Russell as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
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Horace Silver as Self (archive footage) |
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Bobby Timmons as Self (archive footage) |
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Francis Wolff as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| Directing | Sophie Huber | Director |
| Writing | Sophie Huber | Writer |
| Camera | Shane Sigler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Russell Greene | Editor |
| Camera | Patrick Lindenmaier | Director of Photography |
