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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey

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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
Box set by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003
RecordedAugust 10, 1920 – April 9, 2003
GenreBlues
Length6:10:47
LabelHip-O Records, Sony
ProducerVarious, Mark Abramson
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey is a 2003 box set released on Hip-O Records. It is the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese PBS documentary series The Blues.[2] The box set attempts to present a history of the blues from the dawning of recorded music to the present day. It offers a survey of many different blues subgenres and tangential music styles, as well as a survey of almost all the most notable blues performers over time.

In 2004, the box set won two Grammy Awards for Best Historical Album and Best Album Notes.[3][4] The previous year it was number 2 on the Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.[5]

Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey is also the title of a 2003 companion book to the series. Writers/editors include Peter Guralnick, Robert Santelli, Holly George-Warren and Christopher John Farley.[6]

Track listing

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Disc one

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Shortnin' / Henduck"Othar Turner & the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band2:52
2."Long John"Lightning & Group5:25
3."Crazy Blues"Mamie Smith3:29
4."St. Louis Blues"W. C. Handy3:02
5."Muddy Water"Bessie Smith3:08
6."Match Box Blues"Blind Lemon Jefferson3:01
7."Billy Lyons & Stack-O-Lee"Furry Lewis2:36
8."Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"Ma Rainey3:03
9."Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground"Blind Willie Johnson3:21
10."Savoy Blues"Louis Armstrong3:27
11."Downtown Blues"Frank Stokes3:10
12."Frankie"Mississippi John Hurt3:24
13."Fishing Blues"Henry Thomas2:43
14."How Long, How Long Blues"Leroy Carr3:06
15."Canned Heat Blues"Tommy Johnson3:38
16."Statesboro Blues"Blind Willie McTell2:30
17."It's Tight Like That"Tampa Red & Georgia Tom3:04
18."Pine Top's Boogie Woogie"Pinetop Smith3:22
19."Guitar Blues"Lonnie Johnson3:15
20."Pony Blues"Charley Patton2:59
21."Diddie Wah Diddie"Blind Blake2:58
22."K.C. Moan"Memphis Jug Band2:32
23."Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)"Jimmie Rodgers2:39
24."Sittin' on Top of the World"Mississippi Sheiks3:04
25."Preachin' the Blues"Son House3:02
Total length:1:18:50

Disc two

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Disc three

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Disc four

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Disc five

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Thrill Is Gone"B.B. King4:03
2."Dallas"Johnny Winter2:45
3."Have You Ever Loved a Woman"Derek and the Dominos6:53
4."Give Me Back My Wig"Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers3:35
5."One Way Out"The Allman Brothers Band4:57
6."Down Home Blues"Z. Z. Hill3:59
7."Pride and Joy"Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble3:40
8."Smoking Gun"Robert Cray4:00
9."Tuff Enuff"The Fabulous Thunderbirds3:22
10."I'm in the Mood"John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt4:31
11."Timbarma"Ali Farka Touré4:11
12."Am I Wrong?"Keb' Mo'2:19
13."Cherry Red Wine"Luther Allison4:23
14."Bill"Peggy Scott-Adams4:18
15."Just Won't Burn"Susan Tedeschi4:46
16."Voodoo Music"Los Lobos3:23
17."Round and Round"Bonnie Raitt3:39
18."Vietnam Blues"Cassandra Wilson4:32
19."I Pity the Fool"Robert Cray & Shemekia Copeland3:40
20."Sweet Home Chicago"Keb' Mo' & Corey Harris2:51
Total length:1:19:47

References

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  1. ^ a b "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey - Original soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Blues". PBS. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  3. ^ "The Grammy Award Winners of 2004". New York Times. February 4, 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey - Original soundtrack | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  5. ^ "Blues Albums". Billboard. October 18, 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Peter Guralnick; Robert Santelli; Holly George-Warren; Christopher John Farley, eds. (2003). Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey. Amistad / HarperCollins. ISBN 0060525444. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Hoffman, Larry (2003). Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey (CD box set booklet notes). Various Artists. Hip-O Records. B0000393-02.