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"The Blues" (2003)Original Air Date:
4 October 2003 (Season 1, Episode 7)Plot:
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Clint, This Was Supposed To Be About Blues, Not Jazz moreUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 27 | 12:30 AM | PBS | Piano Blues | #1.7 |
Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Marcia Ball | ... | Herself |
 | Ray Charles | ... | Himself |
| Dr. John | ... | Himself |
 | Clint Eastwood | ... | Himself |
| Jay McShann | ... | Himself |
Series Cast
These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode? | Mya | ... | Herself |
 | Carl Lumbly | ... | Narrator |
| Taj Mahal | ... | Himself |
| John Mayall | ... | Himself |
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Clint Eastwood directed and hosted this final segment of the seven-part Blues documentary which was aired on PBS in the United States and then released on DVD. Eastwood has been a longtime fan of the piano and of blues and jazz artists. He once did a movie called "Bird" about jazzman Charlie Parker.
Here, Clint sits at the piano next to people like Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Marcia Ball, Dr. John and others and interviews them. Most aren't good interviewees and say very little, especially Charles who revealed nothing about himself or his music; absolutely no insight. Brubeck does a beautiful number but its jazz, not blues. Apparently, Eastwood forgot this was a documentary on blues. About half of the material here is more on jazz greats, like Brubeck or Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Nat "King" Cole, etc.
The best parts were clips of older and deceased piano greats like Art Tatum, who may be the best of all time, as shown here. He was awesome and I admit I knew little about the man until this episode.
Other footage highlights Otis Spann and the Chicago electric blues sound, which is more like it, to blues fans like me. Charles Brown offers some good boogie while Big Joe Turner and Jay McShann, Pinetop Perkins, Pete Jolly, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair and others contribute either live or in footage.
Meanwhile, film of a slinky woman in a sequined dress playing some boogie-woogie stuff was a highlight to me, too. Man, she could play and was fun to watch. I'd like to see more of her, or at least find out who she was. (I should have taken notes.).
Charles, via old TV tape, concludes this episode with his bluesy version of "America" which still in unique and wonderful.