Description
Bluesland: A Portrait of American Music / Masters of American Music / Directed by Ken Mandel / Written by Ralph Meyers, Toby Byron & Ken Mandel / Produced by Toby Byron & Richard Saylor / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 85 Minutes
UPC: 880242571687
| Label: | EuroArts – 2057168 |
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| Format: |
DVD, NTSC
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: | 2010 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Blues |
Bluesland: A Portrait of American Music presents a swinging look at the history and highlights of a rich musical heritage. Rare footage and concert films fill out this 90-minute documentary. As the soundtrack for the downtrodden, the blues has blossomed in folk circles. The characters that populate its landscape are both brilliant and tragic. Such artists making appearances in Bluesland: A Portrait of American Music are Bessie Smith, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, and Sonny Boy Williamson. Writers Albert Murray and Robert Palmer discuss the evolution of the blues.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Opening | 3:24 | |
| 2 | Blues In Many Styles | 5:12 | |
| 3 | Cotton Country | 8:21 | |
| 4 | Blind Lemon Jefferson | 8:35 | |
| 5 | St Louis Blues | 8:23 | |
| 6 | The Devils Music | 12:04 | |
| 7 | Take Me Back Baby | 12:47 | |
| 8 | Jump Blues | 8:46 | |
| 9 | Rock and Roll | 8:09 | |
| 10 | I Just Want To Make Love To You | 6:24 | |
| 11 | Credits | 3:20 |
