Single-CD collections that feature the most influential blues artists.Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - A series of 7 films by world famous directors in a luxury DVD boxed setĭirector Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz, Raging Bull, Gangs of New York) pays homage to the Delta blues. The Blues Twelve (12) Individual Artist Collections Red, White & Blues Directed by Mike Figgis Godfathers and Sons Directed by Marc Levin
Warming by the Devil's Fire Directed by Charles Burnett The Road to Memphis Directed by Richard Pearce The Soul of a Man Directed by Wim Wenders Soundtrack CDs contain 20+ NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED-SONGSNew Recordings of Classic Blues Songs by Contemporary Artists.įeel Like Going Home Directed by Martin Scorsese Individual companion CDs to each of the seven films featuring original recordings and blues classics handpicked by the directors. The BluesSeven (7) Individual Soundtrack CDs
King, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among others. Martin Scorsese Presents The Best of the BluesĪ single-CD compilation that offers an overview of The Blues project, featuring signature recordings by Robert Johnson,īessie Smith, Muddy Waters, B.B. This five-CD deluxe boxed set includes a comprehensive collection of the music from the seven films in The Blues series.įeatures over 100 songs-among the best and most important blues recordings ever madefrom the earliest recordings made over 80 years ago toĬontemporary artists and new recordings made specifically for The Blues. Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues≺ Musical Journey Individual films will be available on DVD and VHS in 2004.Īll CDs will be released on September 9th, 2003 King, Cassandra Wilson, Chris Thomas King, Lou Reed, Lulu, Otis Rush, Koko Taylor, The ElectriK Mud Kats (with vocals by Chuck D and Common), Jeff Beck, Hubert Sumlin & David Johansen, and many others.
Live performances not seen in the films, including footage of B.B.The DVDs will contain a myriad of special features, including: The Blues VHS box set will be available for sale on October 15th, 2003Īll seven films in The Blues series will be released as a collectors' set on DVD and VHS concurrent with the PBS broadcast. The Blues DVD box set will be available for sale on October 15th, 2003 Universal Music Enterprises and Sony Music present music and DVDs from the PBS series, The Blues™, Literary and music luminaries such as Elmore Leonard, David Halberstam, Lucinda Williams, Studs Turkel, Nick Cave, John Edgar Wideman, Suzan-Lori Reader part history, part literary celebration - that includes a sweeping historical essay by Robert Santelli illuminating archival materialįrom Peter Guralnick biographical essays by Christopher John Farley captivating interviews with Executive Producer Martin Scorsese and seriesĭirectors Charles Burnett, Clint Eastwood, Mike Figgis, Marc Levin, Richard Pearce, and Wim Wenders and numerous original personal essays from Martin Scorsese Presents THE BLUES is both a complement to the PBS series, The Blues, and a stand-alone for the general Order CDs, DVDs, VHS, and The Blues film series companion book.