VHS #368
Martin Scorsese – The Blues
Finish up #4 and then 5-7.
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the rest of episode #4, Warming by the Devil's Fire by Charles Burnett1:08
See the whole thing here: http://www.magazzininesistenti.it/warming-by-the-devils-fire-charles-burnett-documentary-film-2003/
WC Handy - Beale Street Blues, Joe Turner’s Blues, Rev Gary Davis - Death Don’t Have No Mercy, MS John Hurt - Candyman, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, MS John Hurt - Spike Driver Blues, Bessie Smith - Muddy Water, Billie Holiday - I’m A Fool To Want You, Lightnin' Hopkins - Lonesome Road, Frank Jordan - I’m Going To Leland, South Carolina Chain Gang - Jumpin’ Judy, WC Handy - St Louis Blues, Bessie Smith, Elizabeth Cotton - Freight Train, worked for a dollar a month, Willie Dixon - Nervous, Victoria Spivey - T.B. Blues, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Key To The Highway, John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker - Never Get Out of These Blues Alive.
Big Bill Broonzy
Elizabeth Cotten
Reverend Gary Davis
Ida Cox
Willie Dixon
Jesse Fuller
John Lee Hooker
Lightnin' Hopkins
Son House
Mississippi John Hurt
Vasti Jackson
Bessie Smith
Mamie Smith
Victoria Spivey
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Dinah Washington
Muddy Waters
Sonny Boy Williamson
(not in order)
1. Jelly Roll Morton
Turtle Twist
Jelly Roll Morton (piano); Barney Bigard (clarinet); Zutty Singleton (drums)
Recorded New York City, New York; December 17, 1929
2. Ma Rainey
See See Rider
Ma Rainey (vocal) acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band: Louis Armstrong (trumpet); Fletcher Henderson (piano)
Recorded New York City, New York; October 16, 1924
3. Son House
Death Letter
Recorded New York City, New York; April 12-14, 1965
4. Billie Holiday
I'm A Fool To Want You
Billie Holiday (vocal)
Recorded New York City, New York; February 19, 1958
5. Mississippi John Hurt
Big Leg Blues
Recorded New York City, New York; December 21, 1928
6. Memphis Jug Band
K.C. Moan
Recorded Memphis, Tennessee; October 4, 1929
7. Robert Johnson
Sweet Home Chicago
Recorded San Antonio, Texas; November 23, 1936
8. Tommy McClennan
Deep Blue Sea Blues
Recorded Chicago, Illinois; September 15, 1941
9. Bessie Smith
Muddy Waters
Bessie Smith (vocal); Coleman Hawkins (clarinet); Fletcher Henderson (piano)
Recorded New York City, New York; March 2, 1927
10. Sonny Boy Williamson
Cross My Heart
Sonny Boy Williamson (vocal-harmonica); Robert Jr. Lockwood (guitar);, Otis Spann (piano); Willie Dixon (bass)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois; September, 1957
11. Elmore James
Dust My Broom
Sonny Boy Williamson (harmonica)
Recorded Jackson, Mississippi; August 5, 1951
12. Willie Dixon
Nervous Blues
Archival Footage
13. Muddy Waters
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
Muddy Waters (vocal-guitar); Otis Spann (piano)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois; April 1964
14. W.C. Handy
Beale Street Blues
15. Charley Patton
Hang It On The Wall
Recorded New York City, New York; February 1, 1934
16. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air
Recorded New York City, New York; November 24, 1947
17. Carmen Twillie
Give Me Freedom
18. Mildred Jones
Mr. Thrill
Recorded Houston, Texas; 1954
19. Lightnin' Hopkins
Lonesome Road
From Archival Footage
20. John Lee Hooker
I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
John Lee Hooker (vocal-guitar); Muddy Waters (guitar); Otis Spann (piano)
Recorded New York City, New York; August 30, 1966 , Live At The Café au Go Go
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excerpt from Honeyboy and the History of the BluesSee the whole thing here: https://vimeo.com/12249843
Catfish Blues - David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Bruce Iglauer, BB King, indirect song - baby, I’m gonna leave you = leave the boss, Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don’t Go, drunk off that dago wine, Muddy Waters - I’mYour Hoochie Coochie Man, Honeyboy Edwards - Who May Your Regular Be.
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Godfathers and SonsDirected by Marc LevinThursday
? in a club in Chicago, Marshall Chess, Koko Taylor! - Wang Dang Doodle, Chuck D, Muddy Waters - I’m A Man, Little Walter - Key To The Highway, pics of Leonard Chess, Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone, Electric Mud - people hated it, Muddy Waters - I’mYour Hoochie Coochie Man, Public Enemy, She’s Alright, Marshall talking about a hip hop version of Electric Mud, Otis Rush live at the Chicago Blues Festival - I Wonder Why (Will My Man Be Home Tonight), Waling The Back Streets And Crying, Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Bound (neat night steam train footage), Phil Chess, Maxwell St, Magic Slim, Lonnie Brooks - Feel Good Doin’ Bad, Chess Studios, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf - Evil (Is Going On), didn’t know it would be a great name, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Marshall’s bar mitzvah, Bo Diddley - We’re Gonna Get Married, Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf - Spoonful, Koko, I Got What It Takes, Mrs Willie Dixon, Magic Slim, Muddy Waters- I’m Ready, Ike Turner & Pinetop Perkins, Common, Rolling Stones - I Just Wanna Make Love To You, recorded 2nd album in the summer of ’64, Sam Lay, Butterfield Blues Bad, Mike Bloomfield, Newport, Dylan at Newport, musicians defend Electric Mud, session, Rocket 88, Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy played in studio for the new band, still not afraid to make the worst blues album ever made, Etta James - I’d Rather Be Blind on Chess, Marshall ran the Rolling Stones record company for 7 years, Cocksucker Blues, got into sex, drugs, quit, got married, father never complemented him, Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode, Electric Lady Studios, Jimi Hendrix, Koko - Wang Dang Doodle.
Lonnie Brooks
Paul Butterfield *
Common
Chuck D and Public Enemy *
Bo Diddley *
Sam Lay
Ike Turner
Pinetop Perkins
Otis Rush
Magic Slim
Smokey Smothers
Koko Taylor
Sonny Terry * & Brownie McGhee *
"Electric Mud Band": Pete Cosey, Phil Upchurch, Louis Satterfield, Morris Jennings
Kyle Rahzel and Ahmir (a.k.a. ?uestlove) of The Roots
Muddy Waters *
Sonny Boy Williamson *
Howlin' Wolf *
Willie Dixon *
Blind Arvella Gray *
Carrie Robinson *
*indicates archival performance
Interviews in Godfathers and Sons
Marshall Chess
Chuck D
Jamar Chess
Phil Chess
Koko Taylor
Magic Slim
Common
Sam Lay
Interviews: Marshall Chess, Chuck D, Jamar Chess, Phil Chess, Koko Taylor, Magic Slim, Common, Sam Lay, Morris Jennings, Phil Upchurch, Louis Satterfield, Gene Barge, Pete Cosey, Kyle, Juice, Bob Koester
Featured Performers: Ike Turner, Pinetop Perkins, Otis Rush, Koko Taylor, Chuck D, Common, Sam Lay, Lonnie Brooks, Smokey Smothers, Magic Slim, "Electric Mud Band": Pete Cosey, Phil Upchurch, Louis Satterfield and Morris Jennings, Kyle, Rahzel and Ahmir (a.k.a. ?uestlove) of The Roots
Archival Performances: Paul Butterfield, Bo Diddley, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf
(not in order)
1. Jimmy Rogers
Chicago Bound — 2:40
(James A. Lane)
Jimmy Rogers (vocal, guitar); Muddy Waters (guitar); Little Walter (harmonica); Henry Gray (piano); Willie Dixon (bass); Elga Edmonds (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, January 7, 1954
Originally Chess 1574
Courtesy of Vee-Jay Limited Partnership By Arrangement With Warner Strategic Marketing
2. Muddy Waters
Mannish Boy — 2:54
(Melvin London-Ellas McDaniel-McKinley Morganfield)
Muddy Waters (vocal); Little Walter (harmonica); Jimmy Rogers (guitar); Otis Spann (piano); Willie Dixon (bass); Francis Clay (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, May 24, 1955
Originally Chess 1602
Courtesy of MCA Records
3. Howlin' Wolf
Spoonful — 2:43
(Willie Dixon)
Howlin' Wolf (vocal, harmonica); Hubert Sumlin, possibly Freddy King (guitars); Willie Dixon (bass); Fred Below (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, June 1960
Originally Chess 1762
Courtesy of MCA Records
4. Buddy Guy
I Cry And Sing The Blues — 3:02
(Willie Dixon)
Buddy Guy (vocal, guitar); remainder of personnel unknown
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, July 1967
Originally on MCA-Chess CHD2-9337, The Complete Chess Studio Recordings
Courtesy of MCA Records
5. Jimmy Reed
Bright Lights, Big City — 2:41
(Jimmy & Mary Reed)
Jimmy Reed (vocal, harmonica)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, 1961
Originally Vee-Jay 398
Courtesy of Vee-Jay Limited Partnership By Arrangement With Warner Strategic Marketing
6. Howlin' Wolf
Evil (Is Going On) — 2:53
(Willie Dixon)
Howlin' Wolf (vocal, harmonica); Otis Spann (piano); Jody Williams, Hubert Sumlin (guitars); Willie Dixon (bass); Earl Phillips (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, May 25, 1954
Originally Chess 1575
Courtesy of MCA Records
7. Little Walter
Key To The Highway — 2:46
(Bill Broonzy)
Little Walter (vocal, harmonica); Otis Spann (piano); Muddy Waters (slide guitar); Luther Tucker (guitar); Willie Dixon (bass); George Hunter (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, circa August 1958
Originally Checker 904
Courtesy of MCA Records
8. Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle — 3:00
(Willie Dixon)
Koko Taylor (vocal); Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon (background vocal)
Produced by Willie Dixon
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, December 7, 1965
Originally Checker 1135
Courtesy of MCA Records
9. Howlin' Wolf
The Red Rooster — 2:27
(Willie Dixon)
Howlin' Wolf (vocal-guitar); Johnny Jones (piano); Hubert Sumlin (guitar); Willie Dixon (bass); Sam Lay (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, June 1961
Originally Chess 1804
Courtesy of MCA Records
10. Koko Taylor
I Got What It Takes — 3:05
(Willie Dixon)
Koko Taylor (vocal); Buddy Guy.
Produced by Willie Dixon
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, June 30, 1964
Courtesy of MCA Records
11. Otis Rush
Walking The Backstreets And Crying (live) — 5:59
(Sandy Jones, Jr.)
Otis Rush (vocal, guitar)
Recording Engineer - Richard Pooler
Recorded at Chicago Blues Fest, Chicago, Illinois, June 9, 2001
First Issue
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12. Muddy Waters
(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man — 2:50
(Willie Dixon)
Muddy Waters (vocal, guitar); Little Walter (harmonica); Jimmy Rogers (guitar); Otis Spann (piano); Willie Dixon (bass); Fred Below (drums)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, January 7, 1954
Originally Chess 1560
Courtesy of MCA Records
13. Lonnie Brooks
Feel Good Doin' Bad (live) — 5:37
(Lee Baker)
Lonnie Brooks (vocal, guitar)
Recorded at Koko Taylor's Celebrity, Chicago, Illinois, August 23, 2001
14. Bo Diddley
Diddley Daddy — 2:28
(Ellas McDaniel)
Bo Diddley (vocal, guitar); Little Walter (harmonica); Willie Dixon (bass); The Moonglows (backing vocals)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, May 15, 1955
15. Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Talk To Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out) (live) — 6:55
(Elmore James)
Magic Slim (vocal, guitar)
Recorded at Chicago Blues Fest, Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 2001
16. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Born In Chicago — 3:06
(Nick Gravenites)
Paul Butterfield (vocal, harmonica); Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop (guitars); Mark Naftalin (organ);
Recorded 1965
17. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Shake Your Money Maker — 2:27
(Elmore James, adapted by Paul Butterfield)
Paul Butterfield (vocal-harmonica); Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop (guitars); Mark Naftalin (organ)
Recorded 1965
18. Bob Dylan
Maggie's Farm — 3:56
(Bob Dylan)
Cumulative Session Credits: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Kenneth Rankin (guitars); Will Lee
Recorded New York, New York, January 15, 1965
19. Public Enemy
Show 'Em Whatcha Got — 1:57
Chuck D (vocals); Flava Flav (vocals)
Produced by Hank Shocklee & Carl Ryder
Recorded New York, New York; Roslyn, New York; and Hempstead, New York
Originally on Def Jam 44303, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
20. Common
Dooinit — 3:38
(Lonnie Lynn-James Yancey)
Common (vocals); Jay Dee (scratches)
Recorded Dearborn Heights, Michigan & New York, New York
21. The ElectriK Mud Kats A.K.A. (The Electric Mud Band)
with vocals by Chuck D, Common & Kyle Jason
Mannish Boy — 5:19
Chuck D (vocals); Common (vocals)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and Shokan, New York, 2002/2003
22. Etta James
I'd Rather Go Blind — 2:34
Etta James (vocals)
Recorded Muscle Shoals, Alabama, August 23, 1967
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Hendrix and the Blues 1/2 hr
See the whole thing here: https://dai.ly/x23o3ji
Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Burden, Dick Cavett, Tom Finnegan, Hear My Train A Comin' (Live at Berkeley), Vernon Reid, played backup to the Isley Brothers, Eddie Kramer, Noel Redding, Chuck D, Howlin Wolf - Killing Floor, Hubert Sumlin, Jimi playing Killing Floor at Monterey, Red House (Isle of Wight), Star Spangled Banner, Buddy Guy, Voodoo Chile (Woodstock then Berkeley 2nd show).
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Red, White & BluesDirected by Mike FiggisFriday
Mick Fleetwood, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck at Abbey Road, Van Morrison, Jon Cleary, Van singing something, English jazz band players, Lonnie Donnegan tells of his the first jazz band he saw, Big Bill Broonzy, John Mayall, Albert Lee, Bert Jansch, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Lonnie sings Sloop John B, Steve Winwood, Leadbelly, Van, Ramblin Jack Elliot - Skiffle aint’ worth shit, Georgie Flame, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Joe Meek engineered Bad Penny Blues, Lady Madonna same feel, Jon Cleary - Big Chief, Eddie Cochran, Ray Charles - What’d I Say, Muddy Waters - You Can’t Lose What You Never Had, Mick Fleetwood, Tom Jones & Jeff Beck - Love Letters, Otis Redding, Eric Burden, Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions, Chris Farlowe and Albert Lee - Stormy Monday Blues, Jeff Beck? - Rollin and Tumblin, Jeff Beck - Cry Me A River, BB King, Alexis Korner - Hootchie Coochie Man, John Mayall - Have You Heard, Clapton, Spencer Davis Group with Steve Winwood - Georgia On My Mind, John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band - Yer Blues, Rolling Stones - I Just Want To Make Love To You, Cream - Crossroads, Tom Jones - Hard Times, The Band - The Load, Van sings something else, Lulu - Drown In My Own Tears.
Performances in Red, White & Blues
Jeff Beck
Big Bill Broonzy *
Cream *
Lonnie Donnegan
Georgie Fame
Chris Farlowe
Tom Jones
B.B. King
Peter King
Alexis Korner *
Albert Lee
Lulu
Humphrey Lyttelton
Sonny Terry * & Brownie McGhee *
Van Morrison
Rolling Stones *
Sister Rosetta Tharpe *
Muddy Waters *
Lead Belly *
Jon Cleary
*indicates archival performance
Interviews in Red, White & Blues
Tom Jones
Jeff Beck
Van Morrison
John Porter
Humphrey Lyttelton
George Melly
Lonnie Donnegan
Chris Barber
Eric Clapton
John Mayall
B.B. King
Albert Lee
Chris Farlowe
Bert Jansch
Eric Burdon
Stevie Winwood
Davey Graham
Georgie Fame
Mick Fleetwood
Peter Green
(not in order)
1. Tom Jones & Jeff Beck
Goin' Down Slow — 5:02
Tom Jones (vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar); Peter King (saxophone); Jon Cleary (piano); Ian Jennings (bass); Marc Mondesir (drums)
Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 12, 2002
2. Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
Back O' Town Blues (live) — 4:13
Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Bobby Hackett (cornet); Jack Teagarden (trombone); Peanuts Hucko (clarinet)
Recorded live at Town Hall, New York, New York, May 17, 1947
3. Dixie Four
St. Louis Man — 2:30
Jimmy Blythe (piano, director); W.E. "Buddy" Burton (piano, vocal interjections); Bill Johnson (string bass); Clifford "Snags" Jones (percussion)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, June 11, 1928
4. Big Bill Broonzy
Black, Brown, And White Blues — 2:41
Big Bill Broonzy (vocals, guitar)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois. November 14, 1956
5. Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Marie Knight
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air — 2:28
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (vocals, guitar); Marie Knight (vocals); with The Sammy Price Trio
Recorded New York, New York, November 24, 1947
6. Lonnie Donegan
Rock Island Line — 3:20
Lonnie Donegan (vocals, guitar)
Recorded London, England, 1954
7. Lulu with Jeff Beck
Cry Me A River — 5:29
Lulu (vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar); Peter King (saxophone); Jon Cleary (piano)
Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 13, 2002
8. Miles Davis
Generique — 2:46
Miles Davis (trumpet)
Recorded Paris, France, December 4/5, 1957
9. Tom Jones with Jeff Beck
Love Letters — 3:18
Tom Jones (vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar); Peter King (saxophone); Jon Cleary (piano)
Mixed by John Porter
10. Humphrey Lyttelton
Bad Penny Blues
Humphrey Lyttelton (trumpet, leader)
Recorded London, England, April 20, 1956
11. Little Joe Cook (a/k/a Chris Farlowe)
Stormy Monday Blues, Parts 1 & 2
Chris Farlowe (vocals); Albert Lee (guitar)
Recorded London, England, 1965
12. Tom Jones & Jeff Beck
Hard Times — 3:53
Tom Jones (vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar); Peter King (saxophone); Jon Cleary (piano)
Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 12, 2002
13. Ray Charles
Tell The Truth (live) — 3:14
Ray Charles (vocals, electric piano); David "Fathead" Newman (alto sax, tenor sax solo); Bennie "Hank" Crawford (baritone sax); The Raelets (backing vocals)
Recorded live at Herdon Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, May 19, 1959
14. Spencer Davis Group
Hey Darling — 4:45
Probably: Stevie Winwood (vocals, keyboards); Spencer Davis (guitar)
Produced by Chris Blackwell
Recorded 1965
15. Fleetwood Mac
Shake Your Money Maker
Peter Green (vocals, guitar); Jeremy Spencer (vocals, guitar); John McVie (bass); Mick Fleetwood (drums)
Recorded London, England, December 11, 1967
16. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
Have You Heard — 5:53
John Mayall (vocals, keyboards); Eric Clapton (guitar); John Almond (baritone sax); John McVie (bass)
Recorded London, England, April, 1966
17. Cream
Crossroads — 4:13
Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Jack Bruce (bass); Ginger Baker (drums)
Recorded live at Winterland, San Francisco, California, March 10, 1968
18. Jeff Beck
Rollin' & Tumblin' (live in studio) — 2:17
Jeff Beck (guitar)
Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 12, 2002
19. Tom Jones
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (live in studio) — 2:20
Tom Jones (vocals); Jon Cleary (piano)
Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 12, 2002
20. Lulu with Jeff Beck
Drown In My Own Tears — 4:54
Lulu (vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar); Peter King (saxophone); Jon Cleary (piano)
Recorded live at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 12, 2002
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A Conversation With Mike FIggisThe Abbey Road Sessions: Mike Figgis, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Pete King, Van Morrison - liked the band, recorded acoustically so they’d listen to each other, film close to the musicians, close shots of Jon Cleary, his start, listening, summing it up.
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Piano BluesDirected by Clint Eastwood~1 hrSaturday
See (pretty much) the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/q763H0MBOrA
The invention of the piano, Paderewski, Ray Charles, how Ray got started in music, Ray has a cough, What’d I Say, Meade Lux Lewis, Martha Davis, Duke Ellington, Big Joe Turner & Jay McShann, Charles Brown, Dave Brubeck, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Nat King Cole, Dr John, Professor Longhair, Marcia Ball, Fats Domino, Fats on Austin City Limits, Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters & Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, Henry Gray, Pete Jolly, tape runs out.
Performances by:Marcia Ball
Dave Brubeck
Ray Charles Jay McShann
Pinetop Perkins
(not in order)
1. Jimmy Yancey
How Long Blues - 3:01
Jimmy Yancey (piano solo)
Recorded May 4, 1939
2. The Boogie Woogie Boys
Boogie Woogie Prayer, Pt. 1 - 2:22
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis (piano)
Recorded December 30, 1938
3. Count Basie And His Orchestra
How Long Blues - 3:00
Count Basie (piano, leader); Buck Clayton, Lester Young (tenor saxophone); Freddie Green (guitar); Jo Jones (drums); Jimmy Rushing (vocals)
Recorded June 24, 1939
4. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Driftin' Blues - 3:12
Charles Brown (piano, vocals); Johnny Moore (guitar); Eddie Williams (bass); Johnny Otis (drums)
Recorded September 11, 1945
5. Fats Domino
The Fat Man - 2:38
Fats Domino (piano, vocals); Dave Bartholomew (trumpet);); Earl Palmer (drums)
Recorded December 10, 1949
6. Art Tatum
Tatum Pole Boogie - 2:23
Art Tatum (piano)
Recorded 1949
7. Professor Longhair
Tipitina - 2:40
Professor Longhair (piano, vocals); Lee Allen (tenor saxophone); Red Tyler (baritone saxophone); Edgar Blanchard, Irving Charles (guitar); Frank Fields (bass); Earl Palmer (drums)
Produced by Ahmet Ertegun & Jerry Wexler
Recorded November, 1953
8. Ray Charles
What'd I Say, Parts 1 & 2 - 5:07
Ray Charles (electric piano, vocals); David Newman (alto, tenor saxophone); Hank Crawford (baritone saxophone); The Raeletts (background vocals)
Recorded February 18, 1959
9. Otis Spann
Good Morning Mr. Blues - 3:19
Otis Spann (piano, vocals)
Recorded Copenhagen, 1961-1962
10. Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus & Max Roach
Backward Country Boy Blues - 6:33
Duke Ellington (piano); Charles Mingus (bass); Max Roach (drums)
Recorded September 17, 1962
11. Thelonious Monk
Blue Monk - 6:14
Thelonious Monk (piano)
Recorded November 19, 1968
12. Big Joe Turner & Jay McShann
Piney Brown Blues - 5:00
Jay McShann (piano); Big Joe Turner (vocals)
Recorded 1974
13. Jay McShann & Dave Brubeck
Mission Ranch Blues
Dave Brubeck, Jay McShann (piano)
Recorded Carmel, California, September 21, 2002
14. Joe Turner
The Ladder - 2:30
Big Joe Turner (piano)
Recorded February 25, 1975
15. Dr. John
Honey Dripper - 3:38
Dr. John (piano)
Recorded 1981
16. Henry Townsend
World Full Of People - 3:59
Henry Townsend (piano, vocals); Ron Edwards (slide guitar); Sho Komiya (bass)
Recorded October 12-13, 1999
17. Dr. John
Big Chief
Dr. John (piano, vocals)
Recorded Burbank, July 1, 2003
18. Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins & Marcia Ball
Carmel Blues
Marcia Ball, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (piano)
Recorded Carmel, California, September 21, 2002
19. Dave Brubeck
Travelling Blues
Dave Brubeck (piano)
Recorded Carmel, California, September 21, 2002
20. Dr. John, Pete Jolly, Henry Gray
How Long Blues
Dr. John (piano, vocals); Pete Jolly, Henry Gray (piano)
Recorded Burbank, July 1, 2003
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