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主演：MarciaBall/雷·查尔斯/Dr.John/JayMcShan导演：ClintE[展开]
主演：MarciaBall/雷·查尔斯/Dr.John/JayMcShan导演：ClintEastwood语言：英语地区:美国编剧：类型：纪录片上映时间：2003-10-04 别名：用户标签：纪录片,音乐,克林特·伊斯特伍德,ClintEastwood,美国,钢琴,blues,2003片长：88minimdb编号：tt1065624ClintEastwooddirectedandhostedthisfinalsegmentoftheseven-partBluesdocumentarywhichwasairedonPBSintheUnitedStatesandthenreleasedonDVD.Eastwoodhasbeenalongtimefanofthepianoandofbluesandjazzartists.Heoncedidamoviecalled"Bird"aboutjazzmanCharlieParker.
Here,ClintsitsatthepianonexttopeoplelikeRayCharles,DaveBrubeck,MarciaBall,Dr.Johnandothersandinterviewsthem.Mostaren'tgoodintervieweesandsayverylittle,especiallyCharleswhorevealednothingabouthimselforhismusic;absolutelynoinsight.Brubeckdoesabeautifulnumberbutitsjazz,notblues.Apparently,Eastwoodforgotthiswasadocumentaryonblues.Abouthalfofthematerialhereismoreonjazzgreats,likeBrubeckorOscarPeterson,TheloniousMonk,DukeEllington,Nat"King"Cole,etc.
ThebestpartswereclipsofolderanddeceasedpianogreatslikeArtTatum,whomaybethebestofalltime,asshownhere.HewasawesomeandIadmitIknewlittleaboutthemanuntilthisepisode.
OtherfootagehighlightsOtisSpannandtheChicagoelectricbluessound,whichismorelikeit,tobluesfanslikeme.CharlesBrownofferssomegoodboogiewhileBigJoeTurnerandJayMcShann,PinetopPerkins,PeteJolly,FatsDomino,ProfessorLonghairandotherscontributeeitherliveorinfootage.
Meanwhile,filmofaslinkywomaninasequineddressplayingsomeboogie-woogiestuffwasahighlighttome,too.Man,shecouldplayandwasfuntowatch.I'dliketoseemoreofher,oratleastfindoutwhoshewas.(Ishouldhavetakennotes.).
Charles,viaoldTVtape,concludesthisepisodewithhisbluesyversionof"America"whichstillinuniqueandwonderful. [收起]
