The duomo in milan is undoubtedly the crown jewel of the city, with its intricate gothic facade and impressive interiors. 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. Theres also nothing quite like the look of blue note albums. In that sense, the compilation is a fairly useless promotional tool, as it doesnt really illuminate why the label is so iconic. Member of the blue note family, alongside the legendary blue note jazz club in new york city and the blue note in tokyo and nagoya, it represents the perfect example of a successful jazz club. It must schwing the blue note story trailer deutsch. The club was opened on september 30, 1981, by owner and founder danny bensusan, with the nat adderley quintet being the featured performers for the night. Featuring bob belden, joachim ernst berendt, art blakey, ron carter, john coltrane, bob cranshaw, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, herbie hancock, freddie hubb. 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. A story of modern jazz, a various artists compilation. Many of those were for the blue note label, with which he was. 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. Blue note jazz club is a jazz club and restaurant located at 1 west 3rd street in greenwich village, new york city.
Blue note, a story of modern jazz documentary now on. The modern jazz series see the 5000 series below continued with the. It must schwing the blue note story 2disc special edition dvd 2018. Jump ahead of the long lines with this skiptheline admission ticket and tour the ancient structure that took over 600 years to complete. Feb 27, 2014 milans blue note milano is one of the most popular european jazz venues. The story of blue note, the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis, john coltrane, herbie hancock, thelonious monk, art. 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.
Legislation of this agreement can be found in the authorization given by the user to receive the blue note newsletter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. A story of modern jazz bbc subtitles episode list and air dates. Blue note, a story of modern jazz documentary full documentary now available on qwest tv. About us blue note milano jazz club, ristorante, location eventi milano. The passionate saga of how two german jews created blue note records. Blue note entertainment group was founded in 1981 by danny bensusan with the opening of the legendary blue note jazz club in new yorks greenwich village. This is the discography of blue note records, the american jazz record label. Jazz club, ristorante, location eventi milano blue note.
A story of modern jazz also works quite well as a introductory sampler for neophytes. Established in 1939 by alfred lion and max margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. 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. 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. Even in the ballads, bassist ron carter says in the 1997 documentary blue note. A story of modern jazz is made of interviews with jazz musicians, and brilliant ones. Blue note records is an american jazz record label owned by universal music group and operated under capitol music group. 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. Inglot cosmetics is the festivals official presenting sponsor. A story of jazz is a brief, singledisc overview of blue notes history as one of the most influential jazz labels ever. The ownerdata controller is blue note srl, with registered office in 20154 milan, via paolo lomazzo, 34 vat no. The new album by the saxophonist david sanchez, melaza columbiasony, is full of 16th note runs, played by mr.
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. 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. A story of modern jazz, there was some swing going on. 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. Or as lion and wolff would say in their accented english, schwing. 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. The story of modern jazz jewish music research centre. Blue note definition of blue note by the free dictionary. In blue note records, the biography, author richard.
Blue note a story of modern jazz 1997 tv movie awards. Blue note milano milan 2020 all you need to know before. Blue note travel is a customerfirst travel organization, dedicated to organizing enriching, cultural experiences around the world, with an emphasis on music. The soundtrack to a documentary on the blue note labels history, blue note. Blue note jazz cd exclusive collections mosaic records. A story of modern jazztells the story of alfred lion, francis wolff, and the record label they founded. Modern jazz at the blue note 1960 library of congress. Hank jones blue note, new york city august 11, 2003 by ashley kahn bosendorfers must dream of nights like this. 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. Hank mobley the complete hank mobley blue note sessions 196370 mosaic records presents the complete hank mobley blue note sessions 196370 8 cds with 74 tracks from the second great phase of hank mobleys career in stateoftheart sound.
Wer blue note a story of modern jazz anschaut, sieht wie ich alle funf sterne. 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. 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. In midmarch, italians shared videos of themselves giving the advice. 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. The only documentary about the legendary jazz record label includes original footage from concert recordings by blue note label artists. Nov 14, 2014 john fordham tells the story of blue note through a selection of its famous album covers.
Blue note a story of modern jazz tv movie 1997 imdb. Sony corporation is blue note jazz festivals official title sponsor. Jun 15, 2016 how to remake a blue note jazz album in pictures a stamper is a pressing machine at the record pressing plant, record technology inc, where legendary blue note vinyl is produced for reissue. Obituary for jazz engineer rudy van gelder the atlantic. 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. Herbie hancock, freddie hubbard, johnny griffin, jay jay johnson, max. Van gelder, a trained optometrist, began recording jazz sessions at his. The story of the jazz label that was home to such greats as miles davis and john coltrane. Sanchez and the altosaxophonist miguel zenon, as they go through hairpin turns of latin rhythmic accent. Iranian jazz italian jazz japanese jazz kansas city jazz latin american. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items. 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.
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