In 1939 Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two young German refugees from Berlin, founded the legendary Blue Note Records label. The label only recorded contemporary jazz music with an unique “life-like” recording style and subsequently discovered and assembled an impressive line-up of renowned jazz musicians like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Quincy Jones. In a time where Afro-Americans still faced discrimination and segregation Blue Note Records placed photographs of the black musicians themselves on the covers and respected them as artists with equal rights.

A moving story of two friends, joined in their love for music and a deep belief in freedom.

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Cast: Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Rudy Van Gelder, George Benson and many more

Director: Eric Friedler

Executive Producer: Wim Wenders

Associate Producer: Uwe Kiefer