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It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

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In 1939 Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff found Blue Note Records in New York.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 03/16/2020
Setting aside some distracting computer-animated sequences, this is lovely nonfiction filmmaking. Go to Full Review Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader 08/19/2019
The movie makes a strong case for how Blue Note helped change race relations in the U.S. Go to Full Review Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 09/10/2018
An unusually lustrous-though admittedly esoteric-gem was Eric Friedler's "It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story." Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Eric Friedler

Director

George Benson

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Kenny Burrell

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Ron Carter

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Michael Cuscuna

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Lou Donaldson

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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1939 Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff found Blue Note Records in New York.
Director
Eric Friedler
Producer
Thomas Beyer
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 55m