简介：ClintEastwooddirectedandhostedthisfinalsegmentoftheseven-partBluesdocumentarywhichwasairedonPBSintheUnitedStatesandthenreleasedonDVD.Eastwoodhasbeenalongtimefanofthepianoandofbluesandjazzartists.Heoncedidamoviecalled"Bird"aboutjazzmanCharlieParker. Here,ClintsitsatthepianonexttopeoplelikeRayCharles,DaveBrubeck,MarciaBall,Dr.Johnandothersandinterviewsthem.Mostaren'tgoodintervieweesandsayverylittle,especiallyCharleswhorevealednothingabouthimselforhismusic;absolutelynoinsight.Brubeckdoesabeautifulnumberbutitsjazz,notblues.Apparently,Eastwoodforgotthiswasadocumentaryonblues.Abouthalfofthematerialhereismoreonjazzgreats,likeBrubeckorOscarPeterson,TheloniousMonk,DukeEllington,Nat"King"Cole,etc. ThebestpartswereclipsofolderanddeceasedpianogreatslikeArtTatum,whomaybethebestofalltime,asshownhere.HewasawesomeandIadmitIknewlittleaboutthemanuntilthisepisode. OtherfootagehighlightsOtisSpannandtheChicagoelectricbluessound,whichismorelikeit,tobluesfanslikeme.CharlesBrownofferssomegoodboogiewhileBigJoeTurnerandJayMcShann,PinetopPerkins,PeteJolly,FatsDomino,ProfessorLonghairandotherscontributeeitherliveorinfootage. Meanwhile,filmofaslinkywomaninasequineddressplayingsomeboogie-woogiestuffwasahighlighttome,too.Man,shecouldplayandwasfuntowatch.I'dliketoseemoreofher,oratleastfindoutwhoshewas.(Ishouldhavetakennotes.). Charles,viaoldTVtape,concludesthisepisodewithhisbluesyversionof"America"whichstillinuniqueandwonderful.…