Explore the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label. Since 1939, Blue Note artists have been encouraged to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions. 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 today’s political climate.
Direction
Sophie Huber weaves archival gold with raw studio intimacy.
Production
Rare footage of giants like Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell.
Sound
Modern sessions with Glasper, Hancock — old soul, new fire.
Director
Sophie Huber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The label's famous cover aesthetic came from co-founder Francis Wolff's photography hobby, not a design department.
Blue Note's 1950s roster was so radical that the FBI kept files on several artists as suspected communist sympathizers.
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