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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]