Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - A Musical Journey
starring: Carl Lumbly, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Nathaniel Lee Jr., Sonny Boy Williamson, Susan McWilliams
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780738903897
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Black & White, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0738903892
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Sony
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 14, 2003
Running Time: 780 minutes
Sales Rank: 12882
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
It may have been underrated when first broadcast on PBS on consecutive nights in the fall of '03, but executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues is a truly significant, if imperfect, achievement. 'Musical journey' is an apt description, as Scorsese and the six other directors responsible for these seven approximately 90-minute films follow the blues--the foundation of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock & roll--from its African roots to its Mississippi Delta origins, up the river to Memphis and Chicago, then to New York, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Some of the films (like Wim Wenders's The Soul of a Man and Charles Burnett's Warming by the Devil's Fire) use extensive fictional film sequences, generally to good effect. There's also plenty of documentary footage, interviews, and contemporary studio performances recorded especially for these films.
The last are among the best aspects of the DVDs, as the bonus material features the set's only complete tunes. Lou Reed's 'See That My Grave Is Kept Clean' and the ElektriK Mud Kats' (with Chuck D. of Public Enemy) hip-hop-cum-traditional updating of Muddy Waters's 'Mannish Boy' are among the best of them; on the other hand, a rendition of 'Cry Me a River' by Lulu (?!) is a curious choice, even with Jeff Beck on hand. The absence of lengthier vintage clips, meanwhile, is the principal drawback. For that reason alone, Clint Eastwood's Piano Blues is the best of the lot; a musician himself, Eastwood simply lets the players play, which means we get extensive file footage of the likes of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Nat 'King' Cole, as well as new performances by Ray Charles, Dr. John, and others. Overall, this is a set to savor, a worthwhile investment guaranteed to grow on you over the course of repeated viewings. --Sam Graham
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- Avoid This Walking Disaster Of A Documentary Like The Plague!!!Blues is a genre of music that is greatly under-appreciated by most Americans, despite being the fundamental ... Read More
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- For true fans of the BluesIf you love music and love the Blues, this is a must have for your collection.
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- B-O-R-I-N-G treatment of an awesome genre of music.Save your money and instead borrow this set from your local public library. There is nothing about any of these ... Read More
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- This is realI learned blues this DVD. This is my teacher about blues.
I met several musicians in this DVD, I remembered ... Read More
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- Martin Scorsese Presents The BluesI purchased this for my son for Christmas. He likes it very much.
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