Notes in a Minor Key
Overview
Set in Harlem in 1947, this film is the story of Grandpa Kansas and his jazz band that set out to become world famous only to be thwarted by jealousy and envy - leaving behind shattered dreams and deep regrets. Though made at NYU, this film was produced under Walt Disney / Hollywood Pictures Discretionary Fund Program, and has won the top prize in multiple film competitions by respected institutions, including The Black American Cinema Society, Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta / Image Film Festival.
Release date
09/09/1994
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Original Soundtrack
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A Little Jive Is Good for You
Harlem Nights
Second Chorus
Lady Sings the Blues
If Beale Street Could Talk
Music of the Heart
Sparni
Blues in the Night
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Honey
The Nutty Professor
Great Artists Steal
Sugar Hill
Hey Babu Riba
A Rage in Harlem
Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra
Band of Thieves
King of the Bingo Game
Pete Kelly's Blues
Double Deal