The story of blue note spans over eight decades and includes about a thousand records. A story of modern jazz, director julian benedikt explores the labels ascendance, beginning with lion and wolffs emigration from nazi germany to new york city, where their mutual passion for jazz blossomed and. Beyond the notes, a stylish and engaging new documentary by sophie huber, opens in the recording studio, with a toptier crew of modern jazz musicians going about their business. Blue note is an iconic jazz label, so it only makes sense to put together a list of the greatest blue note albums. The vital task of record pressing moved overnight from plastylite nj, who had pressed all blue notes to date. Sophie hubers documentary explores what was behind the making of blue note.
It should only contain pages that are blue note records albums or lists of blue note records albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. The labels past, present, and future are celebrated in sophie hubers blue note records. Kindred spirits live at the libero was cut at the 150yearold libero theater in santa barbara on march 15 his actual birthday. Beyond the notes, chronicling the pioneering record label that gave voice to some of the finest and most iconic jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Shop exclusive music and apparel from the official blue note records store. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for blue note records releases. Blue note nailed this combination often with artists like hancock, shorter, hank mobley, jackie mclean and lee morgan. A collectors perspective last updated may 24, 2019 the history of blue note records from a record collectors perspective, supplemented with commentary regarding audio quality, a topic on which wiki editors and music journalists alike appear entirely oblivious. Through the film i would like to transmit the depth of the music of human expression and how affecting and necessary it is. Discography of the blue note label blue note was started in new york city in 1938 by alfred w.
More stock coming soon jackie mclean a fickle sonance lp. Beyond the notes by sophie huber takes you inside the world of blue note records, told via interviews and archival footage. Complete blue note lee morgan fifties sessions lee. The sale of blue note to the giant liberty records in mid1966 marked the end of an era. The full show was released as an expensive, limitededition package that included three lps, two compact discs, and a dvd of the entire performance, along with a whopping 96page hardcover book and a pair of photo prints. Saxophonist and composer charles lloyd celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018. Beyond the notes is the second documentary feature by swiss filmmaker sophie huber. Excellent history of blue note records from its earliest years, the author mostly writes about what matters, the music. Side b label has blue note records 47 west 63rd nycsame as your no 3 blue note labels cheat sheet. Beyond the notes by mira film on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
This new film takes you behind the scenes of legendary blue. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Documentary the film explores the vision behind the iconic american jazz record label. His wife and manager dorothy darr decided to commemorate it with a series of shows that would, in and of themselves, be remarkable celebrations. Beyond the notes, which screens during the 2018 tribeca film festival. Also, the following links list some of the jazz musicians, jazz record labels and formats that we are especially interested in buying and selling. The film strives to transmit the values that jazz embodies and that blue. Beyond the notes explores the unique vision behind the iconic american jazz record label, blue note. Sep 06, 2019 beyond the notes focuses a solid gaze on john coltranes blue train, a gamechanger that also invented a new sport, if you will, crossing populist, soulful jazz with a brave new world of firstglimpsed ideas. Beyond the notes is a revelatory, dynamic and emotional journey behind the scenes of blue note records, the pioneering american label that gave voice to some of the finest jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
This is the discography of blue note records, the american jazz record label. Selling blue note jazz records, cds and dvds is easy. Lee morgan recorded for blue note in the late 50s, playing seven dates between 1956 and 1958. The visionary south african pianist, composer, and healer nduduzo makhathini has released his blue note records debut modes of communication. After the premiere a live concert will be held, presenting robert glasper, kendrick scott and derrick hodge. Mar 08, 2018 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. Beyond the notes will screen at the 38th san francisco jewish film festival sfjff. Beyond the notes is celebrating its world premiere at the tribeca film festival. Blue note s tone poet series is produced by joe harley and features allanalog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by kevin gray, manufactured at rti, and packaged in deluxe stoughton printing old style gatefold tipon. The film is set to premiere at the tribeca film festival in new york in april 2018.
Blue note records founded january 6, 1939, new york. Founded in new york in 1939 by german jewish refugees alfred lion and francis wolff, the history of blue note records goes beyond the landmark recordings, encompassing the pursuit of musical freedom, the conflict between art and commerce and the idea of music as a transformative and revolutionary force. Beyond the notes filmze gratuit, blue note records. When the german jewish refugees alfred lion and francis wolff started blue note in. Watch new trailer for blue note documentary beyond the notes. 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. This new film takes you behind the scenes of legendary. We see brilliant blackandwhite photographs taken during. Explore the tone poet audiophile vinyl reissue series on the official blue note records store.
Beyond the notes and the many amazing talents those two old white german jewish immigrant refugees brought. This list could easily have been a hundred records. The story behind blue note records, founded in new york in 1939 by two german jewish refugees who allowed their musicians complete. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. Beyond the notes streaming dvdrip, regarder blue note records. Behind each record is a human being, an expression of our time. What follows is simply a list of blue note recordings i return to at the very least semiannually. Anyone who has a real love for music will want to see and learn from blue note records. As an independent collector with no editor or advertisers to please, i can offer. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. We buy blue note cds, bluenote records, as well as titles from hundreds of other jazz labels. Blue note records is the subject of this fascinating documentary exploring the unique vision behind the iconic jazz record label and the many artists it. One night with blue note is a 1985 feature length jazz film directed by john charles jopson to celebrate record executive bruce lundvall having relaunched the defunct blue note records label in 1985 under the parent label emi manhattan records, he and music director michael cuscuna staged a concert on february 22, 1985 at the town hall in new york city, bringing together some of.
It opens with a rehearsal by the blue note allstars, formed in 2014 to celebrate the labels 75th anniversary. Beyond the notes focuses a solid gaze on john coltranes blue train, a gamechanger that also invented a new sport, if you will, crossing populist, soulful jazz with a brave new world of firstglimpsed ideas. Blue note blp 1518 horace silver and the jazz messengers 1956 blue note bst 81518 pseudo stereo blue note cdp 7 46140 2 1987 blue note bst 84325 the best of horace silver 1969 blue note blp 5062 horace silver quintet, vol. Alfred and frank, i never got the sense of pressure from them, to create in any kind of way other than what might come out of me, shares herbie hancock in an interview from the film. Yes, blue note records went into decline after the retirement of alfred lion. The recording of this album forms a leitmotif through the film as it looks back at the history of blue note. Beyond the notes is a revelatory journey behind the scenes of one of the most important labels in the history of jazz and by extension, that of american music blue note has been home to groundbreaking legends as well as presentday luminaries. Since 1939, blue note artists have been encouraged to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions. Our selection of favorite tracks from the blue note vaults, updated monthly so. My only complaint is the authors obvious bias against the 70s.
Morgan was still in his teens at the time and half of the joy of the complete blue note lee morgan fifties sessions is hearing the trumpeter develop at a rapid rate. The following history of the blue note record label is from the blue note website. Choosing what to leave off was as hard as picking what to include. The film incorporates gobs of classic blue note music the labels roster included just about every viable figure in modern jazz along with live footage both vintage and more modern, scads of blackandwhite still photos, interviews herbie hancock, max roach and any number of behindthescenes folk, anecdotes and more. Most of the records were studio recordings produced by alfred lion or francis wolff. Beyond the notes a revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of blue note records with the film blue note records. With ambrose akinmusire, art blakey, clifford brown, john coltrane. Letters from the underworlds, an expansive album anchored by makhathinis expressive piano in which lyrical, plaintive horns. Blue note records beyond the notes if you love music, especially jazz, this is your documentary. I couldnt say it better than the blurb for the film. This tidy, thoughtful film gets at jazzs joy and pain.
Letters from the underworlds, an expansive album anchored by makhathinis expressive piano in which lyrical, plaintive horns mingle with percussion, pained. He was joined during the second set by organist booker t. This book, chronicles the life of the most famous and influential jazz label of them all. They might sound stylistically disparate, but everyone on the classic blue note label was totally authentic and swung hard. Glenn kenny, the new york times critics pick jazz may be a quintessentially american art form, but it is europeans who make some of the best jazz documentaries, with the captivating blue note records. Song for my father, sidewinder, cantaloup island, congoralre, blue bossa, maiden voyage etc and. Same as your no 1 blue note labels cheat sheet on the runoff it has rvg etched, ear and etched 9m. We have tried to swerve the obvious tunes that tend to get dropped on comps like the bestest blue note album in the whole wide world since the beginning of time ever part 6 you know the ones. The film burbles with an endless stream of beautiful jazz and the stark.
Modern fable whose style evokes spirit of prewar french cinema and the carefullyphotographed look of tv advertising of. Pages in category blue note records artists the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 218 total. One night with blue note, volume 1 1985, vinyl discogs. The two main series were 1500, which ran from 1955 to 1958, and 4000, which ran c. Beyond the notes explores the vision behind the iconic american jazz record label. 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. I still play blue note titles with astonishing regularity, many of them from the 70s, 80s, and 1990s. Not rated 1h 25min documentary, music 14 june 2019 usa. Beyond the notes will play in the following us cities in july and august. Apr 25, 2018 they might sound stylistically disparate, but everyone on the classic blue note label was totally authentic and swung hard. 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 todays political climate. Explore the vision behind the iconic american jazz record label. The fourdisc box set the complete blue note encompasses sessions with horace silver, paul chambers, benny golson, wynton kelly, sonny. Topics about blue note records albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories.