Piano Blues

El episodio 7 de la formidable serie producida por Scorsese,  The Blues





El episodio 7 de la formidable serie producida por Scorsese.

Aquí, el director Clint Eastwood, quien es también un reconocido compositor e intérprete de piano, entrevista y filma tocando a varios grandes pianistas de blues, intercalando con filmaciones de ellos y otros maestros (Ray Charles, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, entre otros)

Director: Clint Eastwood. This episode is dedicated to blues music played on the piano. Eastwood, a piano player and accomplished composer, interviews such key figures as Dr. John, Ray Charles and Pinetop Perkins.

In the documentary Eastwood explores his lifelong passion for piano blues and jazz. He interviews artists as Ray Charles, Dr. John, Marcia Ball, Pinetop Perkins, Dave Brubeck, Jay McShann, Henry Gray and shows archival performances of Fats Domino, Otis Spann, Art Tatum, Albert Simmons, Pete Johnson, Jay McShann, Big Joe Turner, Nat King Cole, Martha Davis, Professor Longhair, Charles Brown and Duke Ellington. Remarkable are two early performances of the Chess Records houseband with Otis Spann (piano), Willie Dixon (bass) and, probably, Fred Below (drums).

Eastwood shows his interest in jazz music with an interview and performance of improvising musician Pete Jolly, who introduces Phineas Newborn. Also Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk are present in the film with several performances. Eastwood explains his love for piano playing because of his mother took many Fats Waller records home saying; "This is real piano playing!".

As Clint Eastwood in his documentary states:
"I've always felt that jazz and blues were true American art forms. Maybe the only really original art forms that we have."