From: eri~ediaone.net (Eric F) Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 03:13:42 GMT Subject: Blues Masters DVD review
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:06:33 -0700, you wrote:
>This sounds(looks) like a great video to have.Can you give us some more details about >it?Where available etc. > Cheers.
It's available at reel.com at this link: http://www.reel.com/Content/moviepage.asp?mmid=3D44842 Well worth the $14 list retail price. Lucky for you I just happened to pop a short review of it up on usenet when I picked it up:
I had to go over $25 to use my $10 reel.com coupon so I decided to order this DVD really knowing nothing about it. Well, I must say I was pleasantly suprised. Blues Masters (Imagine Entertainment) is a recording of a 1966 CBC studio recorded blues concert. It's black and white (very clear not too many artifacts), and Dolby Digital mono (crystal clear), but I don't care. The sound and video is some of the best footage of these artists I've ever seen. For musicians it will be especially invaluable. Nice long shots of the artists doing their thing, Sonny Terry manipulating his harp, Willie Dixon's hands on his bass. Breathtaking. The only annoying part of this disk is Colin James narration and especially when they impose him with Willie Dixon and have them jam together. Colin, no offense, but you're not fit carry Willie's bass, much less jam with him. If you're a blues fan and own a DVD player you owe it to yourself to buy this disk.
Chapter Index 1. Got My Mojo Workin: Muddy Waters and Band 2. Blues Don't Like Nobody: Otis Spann 3. How Long This Train Been Gone: Mable Hillery 4. Cornbread and Pease: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee 5. Hooray, Hooray, These Woman...: Sonny Terry 6. Born & Livin' With the Blues: Brownie McGhee 7. Tin Pan Alley: Sunnyland Slim 8. T'ain't Nobody's Business: Otis Spann 9. Crazy for My Baby: Willie Dixon 10. Bassology: Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim 11. You Can't Loose What you Never Had: Muddy Waters 12. Bye Bye Baby/End Credits: Muddy Waters Band
