Host Paul Booth reviews this wonderful, brilliant and all-too important documentary about Blue Note Records; a Jazz label that was home to such (human) Legendary Jazz musicians as Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, Monk, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter (to name a few). 

BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES explores the unique vision behind the iconic jazz record label. Through rare archival footage, current recording sessions and conversations with Blue Note artists, the film reveals a powerful mission and illuminates the vital connections between jazz and hip hop. With Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Robert Glasper, Norah Jones, Don Was and many more.

Special Guests interviewed in the Film include:

Ambrose Akinmusire Michael Cuscuna Lou Donaldson Robert Glasper Herbie Hancock Derrick Hodge Norah Jones Keith Lewis Lionel Loueke Terrace Martin Ali Shaheed Muhammad Kendrick Scott Wayne Shorter Marcus Strickland Rudy Van Gelder Don Was.