It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018) (DVD) (*)

$35.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Uncut
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2018 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Eric Friedler

Written By:
Eric Friedler

Actors:
Herbie Hancock ..... Self
Quincy Jones ..... George Benson
Sonny Rollins ..... Ron Carter
Wayne Shorter ..... Michael Cuscuna
George Benson ..... Jimmy Heath
Kenny Burrell ..... Rolf Kühn
Ron Carter ..... Bennie Maupin
Michael Cuscuna ..... McBee, Cecil
Lou Donaldson ..... Dan Morgenstern
Benny Golson ..... Barry Singer
Jimmy Heath ..... Charles Tolliver
Sheila Jordan ..... Rudy Van Gelder
Rolf Kühn ..... Peter von Drenkmann
Bennie Maupin ..... Kenneth Wolfe
Cecil McBee ..... Reggie Workman
Dan Morgenstern
Barry Singer
Charles P. Tolliver II
Rudy Van Gelder
Peter von Drenkmann
Kenneth Wolfe
Reggie Workman

Synopsis:

In 1939, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two young émigrés from Berlin, founded the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records in New York. The label dedicated itself exclusively to the recording of American jazz music and developed its own unmistakeable recording style and sound. Blue Note Records discovered and produced an impressive roster of international jazz stars. This included Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk and Quincy Jones. At a time when Afro-American musicians in the USA were discriminated against and ostracised, Blue Note records respected them as artists and equals. Not only did the label value their talents, it also gave them a much-needed platform. 'It Must Schwing!' tells the moving story of two friends, united by a passionate love for jazz, and of their profound belief in equality and freedom for every single human being.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 17 May, 2022.