Lou Donaldson

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many musicians were emulating Charlie Parker’s drug abuse, Brown inspired others to achieve greatness while living a clean life. Ironically, he was killed in a car accident at the age of 25. This feature-length documentary presents a richly detailed account of Brown’s life, and examines his historical importance in the context of three criteria–innovation, influence, and individuality.

Blue Note Records, l'un des labels les plus importants de l'histoire du jazz, a accueilli des artistes révolutionnaires tels que Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell et Art Blakey. Fondé à New York en 1939 par Alfred Lion et Francis Wolff, l'histoire de Blue Note Records va au-delà des enregistrements phares, englobant la poursuite de la liberté musicale, le conflit entre l'art et le commerce, l'idée que la musique est une force transformatrice et révolutionnaire.

A documentary about the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records and its German founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. As jews they had to flee Germany and the Hitler regime in the late 1930s. In New York they wrote music history with their record label Blue Note Records.