Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Piano Blues

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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Piano Blues
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Soundtrack album by
Various
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
RecordedDecember 1938 – July 2003
Genre Blues, jazz, stride, boogie-woogie
Length1:15:33
LanguageEnglish
Label Columbia Records, Legacy Recordings, Sony
Producer Clint Eastwood, Bruce Ricker, Jeffrey Peisch
Compiler Clint Eastwood, Bruce Ricker
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Piano Blues is the soundtrack to the documentary film directed by Clint Eastwood. This is the seventh part of the critically acclaimed television documentary series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues shown on PBS in September 2003. This collection of music represents what Eastwood said "...in my film Piano Blues I'm trying to investigate who influenced everyone, and who the great players were."

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."How Long Blues" Leroy Carr Jimmy Yancey 3:01
2."Boogie Woogie Prayer. Pt. 1" Albert Ammons, Meade Lewis, Pete Johnson The Boogie Woogie Boys2:20
3."How Long Blues"Carr Count Basie And His Orchestra3:01
4."Driftin' Blues" Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 3:13
5."The Fat Man" Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew Fats Domino 2:35
6."Tatum Pole Boogie" Art Tatum Art Tatum2:24
7."Tipitina" Henry Roeland Byrd Professor Longhair 2:37
8."What'd I Say, Parts 1 and 2" Ray Charles Ray Charles6:27
9."Good Morning Mr. Blues" Otis Spann Otis Spann3:22
10."Backward Country Boy Blues"Duke Ellington Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach 6:19
11."Blue Monk" Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk6:14
12."Piney Brown Blues" Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson Big Joe Turner, Jay McShann 5:24
13."Mission Ranch Blues"Jay McShann, Dave Brubeck Jay McShann, Dave Brubeck3:47
14."The Ladder" Joe Turner Big Joe Turner2:21
15."Honey Dripper" Joe Liggins Dr. John 3:35
16."World Full Of People" Henry Townsend Henry Townsend4:00
17."Big Chief" Earl King Dr. John2:59
18."Carmel Blues" Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Marcia Ball Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Marcia Ball2:57
19."Travelin' Blues"Dave BrubeckDave Brubeck3:19
20."How Long Blues"Leroy CarrDr. John, Pete Jolly, Henry Gray 5:13

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Piano Blues". Allmusic . Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  2. PBS: The Songs & The Artists - Piano Blues

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