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Blue Note [videorecording] : a story of modern jazz / a co-production of EuroArts Entertainment OHG and SDR/Arte, in association with BRAVO and Danmarks Radio ; a film by Julian Benedikt ; producer, Michael Krause.

The story of Blue Note Records, the jazz record company founded in 1939 by German refugees, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. The history of the company has been intimately linked with the evolution of jazz and the development of jazz musicians.

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street)
Corporate Authors: EuroArts Entertainment, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE Deutschland TV, Bravo Films, Danmarks radio, Medici Arts (Firm)
Other Authors: Benedikt, Julian, Krause, Michael, 1956-, Leiber, Uwe (Journalist), Morell, Andreas, Pfau, Ulli, Hellthaler, Bernd, Hulme, Andrew
Other title:Story of modern jazz
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Berlin?] : [Place of publication not identified] : EuroArts Entertainment ; Medici Arts, ©2007.
Subjects:
Blue Note (Firm)
Lion, Alfred.
Wolff, Francis.
Sound recording executives and producers > United States.
Record labels > United States.
Jazz > History and criticism.
Jazz.
Record labels.
Sound recording executives and producers.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Description
Summary:The story of Blue Note Records, the jazz record company founded in 1939 by German refugees, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. The history of the company has been intimately linked with the evolution of jazz and the development of jazz musicians.
Item Description:"Licensed for non-commercial private use only."
Originally released: ©1997.
Program notes by Marcus A. Woelfle in German with English and French translations (8 pages) inserted in container,
Physical Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:TV producer, Uwe Leiber ; TV director, Andreas Missler-Morell ; producer, Ulli Pfau ; executive producer, Bernd Hellthaler ; writer, director, Julian Benedikt ; editor, Andrew Hulme.
Participant or Performer:Read by David Michael Johnson ; guests and players, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Dextor Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Cassandra Wilson, Junko Onishi, The Blue Note All Stars, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Taj Mahal, Max Roach, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Smith, Bob Belden, Joachim Ernst Berendt, Bob Cranshaw, Lou Donaldson, Lorraine Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, J.J. Johnson, Ruth Lion, Gil Melle, Brigitte Mira, Francis Paudras, André Previn, Bertrand Tavernier and Tommy Turrentine.
Language:With English, German, French and Spanish subtitles.

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