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 prompted them to devote their lives to its proliferation. Wolffs skills, as an executive and a photographer, were important contributions to the success of the blue note record label. Freddie hubbard, gil melle, herbie hancock, horace silver, carlos santana, johnny griffin, bertrand tavernier. Blue note records listen to free radio stations accuradio.
Blue note, the uniquely american jazz label, was formed by german immigrants who loved the music form and wanted to tell the world about it. It mustnt be understated just how important this milestone is for jazz and for the greater good of music as a whole. In the 1950s and 60s, blue note provided urban america its soundtracka gritty, organic, humid music, the love child of bebop and cool jazz that came to be known as hard bop. Joe lovano on blue note 1991 1999 blue note records. Featuring bob belden, joachim ernst berendt, art blakey, ron carter, john coltrane, bob cranshaw, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, herbie. A blue note founders view of jazz musics private side. Click here to find out how much we can pay for your blue note records. Jul 20, 2003 blue note, the uniquely american jazz label, was formed by german immigrants who loved the music form and wanted to tell the world about it. Blue note a story of modern jazz tv movie 1997 imdb. The song was made popular by singer songwriter norah jones, featured on her debut studio album, come away with me 2002, which featured harris on acoustic guitar. Weve handpicked classic jazz albums that we think youve never heard, but certainly should have. Blue note a story of modern jazz tv movie 1997 on imdb. The story of the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis and john coltrane. Blue note new york performance schedule blue note jazz club.
Blue note jazz cd exclusive collections mosaic records. A story of modern jazz, a various artists compilation. Modern jazz is a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody. Lewis, who went on to mastermind the music of the modern jazz quartet for much of the next forty years or so, was only just starting his. These hundred titles are meant to provide a broad sampling of jazz classics and wonders across the musics. A story of modern jazz also works quite well as a introductory sampler for neophytes. May 14, 2008 julian benedikt is a documentary filmmaker with a taste for jazz he has made a handful of movies about jazz in europe, the drummer chico hamilton, and in 1997 the great blue note record. Each one is here on merit, giving you a chance to explore the depth of amazing music that.
The passionate saga of how two german jews created blue note records. Blue note, a story of modern jazz documentary now on. What follows is a list compiled with the help of my new yorker colleague richard brody. This style of jazz ultimately became synonymous with bebop, as either category reached a certain final maturity in the 1960s. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. A story of jazz is a brief, singledisc overview of blue notes history as one of the most influential jazz labels ever. The story of blue note, the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis, john coltrane, herbie hancock, thelonious monk, art. The recent release, from mosaic records, of the eightdisk set the complete hank mobley blue note sessions 196370 does more than make a significant batch of mobleys music compendiously. The story of blue note, the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis, john coltrane, herbie hancock, thelonious monk, art blakey, dexter gordon and. This is not so much a history of blue note records or even a history of jazz in the blue note era, but actually a love note to one man never shown in this documentary for more than a moment or two until the end.
Blue note a story of modern jazz 1997 tv movie plot. May 31, 2015 most of the jazz theory thats taught these days comes from the 1940s50s and there arent many modern jazz artists who do much that hasnt already been done by the kind of musicians that blue note recorded in their heyday, whether its miles davis, wayne shorter, sam rivers, andrew hill, ornette coleman or cecil taylor. Rudy van gelder, engineer behind sound of modern jazz. The watershed pianist geri allen had carved out a deeply personal jazz style by the time she recorded maroons, her second of four albums for blue note. Francis wolff april 6, 1907 march 8, 1972 was a record company executive, photographer and record producer. A short history of dont know why jesse harris, 1999.
Or as lion and wolff would say in their accented english, schwing. Featuring bob belden, joachim ernst berendt, art blakey, ron carter, john coltrane, bob cranshaw, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, herbie hancock, freddie hubb. Over the phone before a village vanguard gig with sound prints, the fivepiece he coleads with trumpeter dave douglas, we talked to lovano about some of his key blue note recordings from the 90s. In a genre such as jazz, where the recorded performance takes precedence over the printed page as a work, blue note had a farreaching impact on sound, style, and technical standards, particularly in the hard bop genre. We are always looking for soughtafter titles, and there are. In that sense, the compilation is a fairly useless promotional tool, as it doesnt really illuminate why the label is so iconic.
I bought this latest threedisc offering partly on the strength of the title, blue note. Blue note, a story of modern jazz documentary full documentary now available on qwest tv. Blue note a story of modern jazz awards and nominations. 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. The recorded legacy of jazz musics greatest record company listen now.
Greece transliterated title blue note i istoria tis syghronis jazz. Blue note records new york jazzlabel documentation movie eric friedler and. Established in 1939 by alfred lion and max margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Blue note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous. Blue note was not the only jazz label recording americas indigenous music from the 30s through the 1960s, but it may be the only one that mattered. Nov 14, 2014 john fordham tells the story of blue note through a selection of its famous album covers. But the deeper question is how the labels owners, two german jewish immigrants named alfred lion and francis wolff, could as outsiders immerse themselves. Blue note records new york jazzlabel documentation movie eric friedler and wim. Judging by what is on two of these cds blue note is just another contemporary label with bad packaging. A story of modern jazz p motion picture soundtrack. 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. Blue note, jazz, spiritual jazz from the archives, a tribute that is worthy to the testimony that blue note is 70 years young this year 2009.
The story of blue note records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles. Belgium 9 october 2001 flanders international film festival also known as aka original title blue note a story of modern jazz. Subscribe to our jazzlist email mailing list for late breaking news, timesensitive offers and special. Blue note records is an american jazz record label owned by universal music group and operated under capitol music group. A story of modern jazz, there was some swing going on. The 100 greatest jazz album covers is a visual feast of some of the 20th centurys best design. A story of jazz and other related sounds, that will attract as wide a spectrum of buyers as possible. Blue note a story of modern jazz tv movie 1997 plot. Sell blue note record collection we buy blue note records online or at our nj music store. A portrayal of the rise of modern jazz, the film explores a very special friendship in exile and uncompromising artistic excellence. The soundtrack to a documentary on the blue note labels history, blue note. A story of jazz is a brief, singledisc overview of blue note s history as one of the most influential jazz labels ever. A story of modern jazz 1996 tv documentary various artists artist. Mar 25, 2015 featuring bob belden, joachim ernst berendt, art blakey, ron carter, john coltrane, bob cranshaw, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, herbie hancock, freddie hubb.
Hank jones blue note, new york city august 11, 2003 by ashley kahn bosendorfers must dream of nights like this. The only documentary about the legendary jazz record label includes original footage from concert recordings by blue note label artists. The mix ranges from bebop howard mcghee and fats navarros boperation to some freeform hard bop grachan moncur iis evolution, with plenty of distinct voices to hear along the way the full list is predictably stunning. Even in the ballads, bassist ron carter says in the 1997 documentary blue note. Julian benedikt is a documentary filmmaker with a taste for jazz he has made a handful of movies about jazz in europe, the drummer chico hamilton, and in 1997 the great blue note. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, the label switched its attention to modern jazz around 1947. A story of modern jazz tells the story of alfred lion, francis wolff, and the record label they founded. Alfred lion, a german expatriate who left his home, eventually came to new york and cofounded blue note in 1939 and ran the label until 1967. Blue note a story of modern jazz tells the story of alfred lion and francis wolff, of a friendship in exile and of uncompromising artistic excellence. Oct 26, 2010 blue note a story of modern jazz tells the story of alfred lion and francis wolff, of a friendship in exile and of uncompromising artistic excellence. The story of the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis, john coltrane, herbie hancock, thelonious monk, art blakey, dexter. The piano at new yorks blue note club was played by a series of legends, leading lights and longdistance runners all in celebration of hank joness 85th birthday.
A blue note recording artist since 1991, the grounded but searching tenor saxophonist joe lovano released cross culture, his 23rd album for the label, this tuesday, january 8th. Most of the musicians photographed by wolff are men, because most of blue note s roster of musicians were male. In blue note records, the biography, author richard. A story of modern jazz 1997 the story of the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis, john coltrane, herbie hancock, thelonious monk, art blakey, dexter gordon and. A story of modern jazz is about blue note records, a label that has played an important role in documenting american blues, swing, hardbop and avantgarde jazz.