This new film takes you behind the scenes of legendary. Celebrate the legendary jazz record label with performances by three outstanding artists. Sold to liberty records, the label continued to release some great music throughout the sixties, but the great era of the blue note sound had passed by about 1967. This book, chronicles the life of the most famous and influential jazz label of them all. Beyond the notes will play in the following us cities in july and august. Wolff started blue note in 1939 in new york, the two berliners allowed the. After the premiere a live concert will be held, presenting robert glasper, kendrick scott and derrick hodge. 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 nailed this combination often with artists like hancock, shorter, hank mobley, jackie mclean and lee morgan. The film is set to premiere at the tribeca film festival in new york in april 2018. Blue note records 80th birthday celebration da camera. Houston native pianist james francies released his blue note debut flight in 2018, and is enjoying a meteoric rise in the jazz world and beyond. The following history of the blue note record label is from the blue note website.
The sale of blue note to the giant liberty records in mid1966 marked the end of an era. As an independent collector with no editor or advertisers to please, i can offer. Lee morgan recorded for blue note in the late 50s, playing seven dates between 1956 and 1958. Intimate perspective of a label legacy that continues to be vital today. Nearly double the price of the previous record setter for blue note.
Beyond the notes a revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of blue note records with the film blue note records. 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. It must schwing the blue note story 2disc special edition bluray 2018. And the 2018 tribeca film festival has started and we had the privilege to watch a couple of music focused documentaries howard and blue note records. Horace silver, herbie hancock and wayne shorter the last two are. Shop exclusive music and apparel from the official blue note records store. Excellent history of blue note records from its earliest years, the author mostly writes about what matters, the music. When the german jewish refugees alfred lion and francis wolff started blue note in. The vital task of record pressing moved overnight from plastylite nj, who had pressed all blue notes to date. The best of blue note, features recordings from throughout the storied labels history. Blue note records founded january 6, 1939, new york. 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.
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. A riff through jazz n blues history ian39125 8 june 2019. Established in 1939 by alfred lion and max margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Kandace springs counts billie holiday, roberta flack and norah jones as her heroes, but as evidenced by her. 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. Directed by sophie huber, the film premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2018. Blue note new york gift cards are eligible to be used at our gift shop and on food and beverage purchases in the club. The visionary south african pianist, composer, and healer nduduzo makhathini has released his blue note records debut modes of communication. Identified by the 20xx blue note records along outer edge on right side of label and 150 5th avenue address on back cover.
Well made doco that explains the roots of hip hop, the passion of jazz musos and the record label founders that recorded them for the love of the. Also featured are more recent recordings by such lauded musicians as cassandra wilson, norah jones, and. The most important jazz musicians are the ones who are successful in creating their own original world of music with its own rules, logic, and surprises. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, the label switched its attention to modern jazz around 1947. In blue note records, the biography, author richard. Beyond the notes explores the vision behind the iconic american jazz record label. Anyone who has a real love for music will want to see and learn from blue note records.
The fourdisc box set the complete blue note encompasses sessions with horace silver, paul chambers, benny golson, wynton kelly, sonny. The two main series were 1500, which ran from 1955 to 1958, and 4000, which ran c. The two bonus tracks of glasper, hancock and shorter are a real bonus. Beyond the notes and the many amazing talents those two old white german jewish immigrant refugees brought. 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. Type dining bond in the extra message box at checkout. Yes, blue note records went into decline after the retirement of alfred lion. The story behind blue note records, founded in new york in 1939 by two german jewish refugees who allowed their musicians complete artistic freedom. Thelonious monk, who was criticized by observers who failed to listen to his music on its own terms, suffered through a decade of neglect before h.
Beautiful reproductions of original artwork and labels. Most of the records were studio recordings produced by alfred lion or francis wolff. Beyond the notes by sophie huber takes you inside the world of blue note records, told via interviews and archival footage. Included here are cuts from such classic artists as thelonious monk, clifford brown, art blakey, and lee morgan. Beyond the notes, premiered in 2018 on the international film scene. Blue note records is forever linked to many of the most important. Blue note records beyond the notes if you love music, especially jazz, this is your documentary. Blue note is an iconic jazz label, so it only makes sense to put together a list of the greatest blue note albums. The second volume of tracks chronicling the history of blue note records, 2014s icon 2.
Explore the tone poet audiophile vinyl reissue series on the official blue note records store. A music documentary about the legendary label blue note records. Upcoming events event grid submit an event series festivals. Our selection of favorite tracks from the blue note vaults, updated monthly so. A revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of blue note records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the finest. Blue note s 70th anniversary deserves more than a cake, a toast, and a chorus of for hes a jolly good fellow. Complete blue note lee morgan fifties sessions lee. Beyond the notes is celebrating its world premiere at the tribeca film festival. Letters from the underworlds, an expansive album anchored by makhathinis expressive piano in which lyrical, plaintive horns. 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. I couldnt say it better than the blurb for the film. Since 1939, blue note artists have been encouraged to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions. Discography of the blue note label blue note was started in new york city in 1938 by alfred w. An exclusive new compilation album on 2lp, 180g vinyl of current drummers from the blue note roster and beyond including brian blade, kendrick scott, tony allen, chris dave, nate smith, eric harland, and rob turner of gogo penguin paying tribute to the great tony williams by reinterpreting williams compositions from the six albums he made for blue note between 19851992.
Blue notes musical legacy lives on in the hearts and mind of blue note aficionados, however, and is there for everyone to discover and enjoy. My only complaint is the authors obvious bias against the 70s. Blue note label guide the jazz record explorations. Watch new trailer for blue note documentary beyond the notes. 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. Frog pad records, electric recording company, blue note tone poet art dudley feb 5, 2020 as i write this, on the day after thanksgiving, 2019s bluegrass season is only a memory, and the 2020 season is more than a half a year away. This is the discography of blue note records, the american jazz record label.