Piano Blues: Director and piano player Clint Eastwood ( Bird, Unforgiven) explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare and historical footage combined with interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball. This five-disc, 116-track box set presents a sweeping history of the blues from its emergence in the early 1900s clear through to its various contemporary guises, and includes samples of country blues in all of its regional variations, as well as cuts from string bands, jug bands, jazz combos, gritty. Figgis himself participated, albeit in a minor way, in this period of history, playing in a blues band with Bryan Ferry, a band that was the nucleus for the first Roxy Music. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues Review.
The film examines the circumstances of this vibrant period. Red, White, & Blues: Director Mike Figgis ( Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America. Along with never-before-seen archival footage of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner, and Sam Lay. Godfathers and Sons: Director Marc Levin ( Slam, Whiteboys, Brooklyn Babylon) travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to Chess Records) to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they produce an album that brings veteran blues players together with contemporary hip hop musicians. Warming by the Devil’s Fire: Director Charles Burnett ( My Brother’s Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy’s encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin’ Wolf and Rufus Thomas.
Pearce’s homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. The Road to Memphis: Director Richard Pearce ( The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. The film tells the story of these artists’ lives in music through a fictional film-within-a-film, rare archival footage, and covers of their songs by contemporary musicians, including Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Lou Reed, Eagle Eye Cherry, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cassandra Wilson and others. Lenoir-in part history and part personal pilgrimage. The Soul of a Man: Director Wim Wenders ( Buena Vista Social Club Paris, Texas) explores the lives of his favorite blues artists-Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, and J. I did find it unfocused, a bit lame in structure, and most of his comments were uninspired, but it was clear that he has a genuine love for the music.
The film celebrates the early Delta bluesmen through original performances by Willie King, Taj Mahal, Otha Turner, and Ali Farka Toure and rare archival footage of Son House, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Re: Martin Scorsese presents The Blues Clint's film wasn't bad, a collage is as good a term as any. Musician Corey Harris travels to Mississippi and on to West Africa, exploring roots of the music. The Blues captures the essence of blues music and delves into its global influence from its roots in Africa to its inspirational role in today’s music.įeel Like Going Home: Martin Scorsese ( Raging Bull, Gangs of New York) pays homage to the Delta blues.
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A companion to the groundbreaking PBS documentary series, this volume is a unique and timeless celebration of the blues, from writers and artists as esteemed and revered as the music that moved them.Įssays by David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Suzan-Lori Parks, Elmore Leonard, Luc Sante, John Edgar Wideman, and many others Timeless archival pieces by writers such as Stanley Booth, Paul Oliver, and Mack McCormick Evocative color illustrations and rare vintage photography Illuminating and in-depth conversations and portraits of musicians, ranging from Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith to John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton Lyrics of legendary blues compositions Personal essays by the series directors Martin Scorsese, Charles Burnett, Richard Pearce, Wim Wenders, Marc Levin, Mike Figgis, and Clint Eastwood Excerpts from literary masters James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and William FaulknerTracing the art form's path from juke joints, house parties, and recording studios to musicians such as Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues proves, in the words of Willie Dixon, "The blues are the roots every-thing else is the fruits.This seven-film television series contains personal and impressionistic feature-length films viewed through the lens of seven world-famous directors who share a passion for the music.
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