Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
Brief Synopsis
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The story of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, who became jazz fans in Germany before Hitler clamped down on "degenerate" art. They established Blue Note Records in New York, which eventually went on to record the bulk of the great jazz musicians performing in the 1950s. The second half of the document
Cast & Crew
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Andreas Missler-morell
Director
Herbie Hancock
Himself
Carlos Santana
Himself
Ruth Lion
Herself
Bertrand Tavernier
Himself
Cassandra Wilson
Herself
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Music
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The story of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, who became jazz fans in Germany before Hitler clamped down on "degenerate" art. They established Blue Note Records in New York, which eventually went on to record the bulk of the great jazz musicians performing in the 1950s. The second half of the documentary deals with the issue of the greater popularity and appreciation of jazz in Europe than in the United States.
Cast
Herbie Hancock
Himself
Carlos Santana
Himself
Ruth Lion
Herself
Bertrand Tavernier
Himself
Cassandra Wilson
Herself
Ron Carter
Andre Previn
Himself
Taj Mahal
Himself
Kareem Abdul-jabbar
Max Roach
Crew
Philippe Auliac
Camera
Heinz Baumann
Lighting
Gary Becker
Camera
Abdou Benarous
Camera Assistant
Brad Bergbom
Sound
Stephen Breitling
Audio
Claus Buchner
Consultant
Dan Creighton
Camera Assistant
Sharon Davis
Unit Manager
Sherry Simpson Dean
Unit Manager
Stuart Deutsch
Sound
Erich Ebert
Sound Mixer
Vanya Edwards
Lighting
Belinda Ellis
Unit Manager
Martin Endert
Production Manager
Michael Goock
Lighting
Winifried Hartl
Assistant Director
Torsten Hauer
Camera
Bernd Hellthaler
Executive Producer
Lee Hirsch
Unit Manager
Andrew Hulme
Avid Editor
Hans Jung
Consultant
Michael Krause
Producer
Peter Kuczinski
Production Manager
Jochen Lusch
Editor
Leo Macdougall
Camera Assistant
Ian Mccausland
Camera
Frank Mccormack
Lighting
Daniel Mcintosh
Sound
Kati Meister
Rights & Clearances
Brian Miksis
Sound
Rory Nix
Sound
Katrina O'gilvie
Unit Manager
Peter Pfanner
Avid Editor
Ulli Pfau
Executive Producer
Julia Pimsleur
Unit Manager
Kristine Pollack
Consultant
Lutz Reitemeier
Camera
William Rexer
Director Of Photography
Stefan Schaaf
Lighting
Bernd Schmidt
Camera Assistant
Dave Schneider
Sound
Klaus Scholz
Consultant
Eileen Schreiber
Camera Assistant
Don Sickler
Music Supervisor
Georg Steinweh
Director Of Photography
Jamie Tabachnick
Camera
Sttphane Thitbaut
Sound
Susy Wehrli
Sound
Gunther Zorn
Post-Production Supervisor
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Music
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
