This five-disc, 116-track box set presents a sweeping history of the blues from its emergence in the early 1900s clear through to its various contemporary guises, and includes samples of country blues in all of its regional variations, as well as cuts from string bands, jug bands, jazz combos, gritty Chicago blues outfits, and a look at how rock artists like Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix incorporated the blues into their distinctive styles. Intelligently gathered and arranged, it treats the blues both from a historical perspective and from a working assumption that the form is still alive and well, continually morphing and transforming itself. There simply isn't a better or deeper survey of the blues on the market. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
09/09/2003 | Hip-o Records
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Mama Reed
- Vocals
- Scott Matthews
- Drums
- Joe McCoy
- Tuba (Bass)
- Robert Lee McCoy
- Guitar
- Hugh McCracken
- Guitar
- Andy McKaie
- Compilation Producer, A&R
- Ernest McLean
- Guitar
- Pete McShann
- Drums
- Gabriel Mekler
- Producer
- Jack Meyers
- Bass
- Gene Miller
- Trumpet
- Dan Minor
- Trombone
- Frank Mitchell
- Trumpet
- Joe Montgomery
- Piano
- Joe Morris
- Trumpet
- Muddy Waters
- Guitar, Vocals
- Richard Mullen
- Producer
- Mark Naftalin
- Keyboards, Group Member
- Bob Neely
- Sax (Tenor)
- Walter Nelson
- Guitar
- David "Fathead" Newman
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Floyd Newman
- Saxophone
- Bobby Nicholson
- Bass
- Charlie "Bozo" Nickerson
- Piano
- Frock O'Dell
- Drums
- Berry Oakley
- Bass, Group Member
- Odie Payne
- Drums
- Dave Olson
- Drums
- Hot Lips Page
- Trumpet
- Joseph M. Palmaccio
- Mastering
- Earl Palmer
- Drums
- Junior Parker
- Vocals
- Frank Pasley
- Guitar
- Philip Paul
- Drums
- Earl Phillips
- Drums
- Brewer Phillips
- Guitar, Group Member
- Eugene Floyd Phillips
- Guitar
- Tom Piazza
- Liner Notes
- John Porter
- Producer
- Forest Powell
- Trumpet
- Wesley Race
- Producer
- Carl Radle
- Bass
- Ben Ramey
- Kazoo, Vocals
- James Robertson
- Drums
- Arnold Rogers
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Rogers
- Guitar
- Cesar Rosas
- Guitar, Group Member
- Paul Rothchild
- Producer
- Art Rupe
- Producer
- Rudy Rutherford
- Clarinet
- Washboard Sam
- Washboard
- Richard Sanders
- Sax (Baritone)
- Russ Savakus
- Bass
- Johnny Lee Schell
- Guitar, Vocals
- Tommy Shannon
- Bass, Group Member
- Roosevelt Sheffield
- Bass
- Jesse "Po" Simpkins
- Bass
- Willie Sims
- Drums
- Frank Sleet
- Sax (Alto)
- Stockholm Slim
- Piano
- Huey "Piano" Smith
- Piano
- James Solberg
- Guitar
- Otis Spann
- Piano
- Louis Speiginer
- Guitar
- Wolf Stephenson
- Producer
- Bill Szymczyk
- Producer
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Guitar, Vocals
- Pete Thomas
- Percussion, Group Member, Drums
- Pat Thrall
- Engineer
- Dad Tracy
- One-String Fiddle
- Butch Trucks
- Drums, Group Member
- John Turner
- Percussion
- Aaron Varnell
- Saxophone
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Guitar, Vocals
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Dennis Walker
- Producer
- Mickey Waller
- Drums, Group Member
- Leonard Ware
- Bass
- Bill Warren
- Drums
- Earle Warren
- Sax (Alto)
- Jack Washington
- Sax (Baritone)
- Dick Waterman
- Photography
- Riley Webb
- Trumpet
- Willie Weeks
- Bass
- Dicky Wells
- Trombone
- Richard Wells
- Saxophone
- Harold "Doc" West
- Drums, Group Member
- Tom West
- Organ
- Jerry Wexler
- Producer
- Carson Whitsett
- Keyboards
- Sonny Boy Williamson
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Bill Willis
- Bass
- Albert Winston
- Bass
- Jimmy Witherspoon
- Vocals
- Al Wynn
- Trombone
- Mighty Joe Young
- Guitar
- Dino Zimmerman
- Guitar
- Bert de Coteaux
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Keb' Mo'
- Guitar, Vocals
- Kevin Breit
- Guitar
- Steve Durkee
- Engineer
- Tuff Green
- Bass
- Willie Kizart
- Guitar
- Willie Wilkes
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ernest Elliott
- Clarinet
- Tom Hambridge
- Drums, Producer
- Al Jackson, Jr.
- Drums
- Pee Wee Madison
- Guitar
- Dick McDonough
- Guitar
- Corey Harris
- Guitar, Vocals
- Otha Turner
- Fife, Vocals
- Sam Phillips
- Producer
- Chick Booth
- Drums
- Roger Dawkins
- Drums
- Bill Greensmith
- Photography
- Fats Morris
- Trombone
- Dewey Oldham
- Organ, Piano
- Timothy Overton
- Sax (Tenor)
- Red Tyler
- Sax (Baritone)
- Johnny Dunn
- Cornet
- Vartan
- Art Direction
- Willie Dixon Band
- Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Lee Allen & His Band
- Sax (Tenor)
- Nedra Olds-Neal
- Research, Supervisor, A&R
- Christopher Austopchuk
- Art Direction
- Howard Fritzson
- Art Direction
- David Gahr
- Photography
- Margery Greenspan
- Design
- Charlotte Chenault
- Vocals (Background)
- Charles McCoy
- Guitar
- Dana Smart
- Associate Producer
- Mike Vlahakis
- Keyboards
- Louie Pérez
- Guitar, Group Member
- Adam Blackburn
- Engineer
- Ray Flerlage
- Photography
- Artie Starks
- Clarinet
- Geary Chansley
- Photo Research
- Jerry Rappaport
- Compilation Producer, A&R
- Valerie Wilmer
- Photography
- Ed Lewis
- Trumpet
- Gavin Lurssen
- Mastering
- Baron Wolman
- Photography
- Ken Faltinson
- Bass
- Tommy Nevue
- Trumpet
- Sylvia Pitcher
- Photography
- Rob Stupka
- Drums
- Charles Burbank
- Sax (Tenor)
- Andre Evans
- Drums (Bass)
- Martin Scorsese
- Liner Notes, Executive Producer
- Raymond Thomas
- Sax (Alto)
- Charles Waller
- Sax (Baritone)
- Vernon King
- Bass
- Susan Tedeschi
- Guitar, Vocals
- Shemekia Copeland
- Vocals
- Margaret Bodde
- Producer
- David Swope
- Mixing Assistant
- Elliott Landy
- Photography
- Billy Diamond
- Bass
- Sam Andrews
- Guitar
- Jim Lamond
- Bass
- Patti Matheny
- A&R
- Steve Jordan
- Drums, Remix Producer, Producer
- Robert Petway
- Guitar, Vocals
- Brian Smith
- Photography
- Matt Murphy
- Guitar
- Max Feldman
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Pat Lawrence
- Executive Producer
- Cougar Estrada
- Percussion, Group Member
- Alex Gibney
- Compilation Producer, Series Producer
- David Robinson
- Producer
- Charles Crawford
- Sax (Baritone)
- Johnny Moore Band
- Guitar
- Bobby Nunn
- Vocals
- Jeffrey Peisch
- Series Producer
- Rhonda Shields
- Project Manager
- Luther Dickinson
- Producer
- Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Sammy Price & His Texas Bluesicians
- Accompaniment
- Johnny Otis Quintette
- Accompaniment
- James "Ham" Jackson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Adam Owett
- Art Direction
- Darren Salmieri
- A&R
- Eddie Williams
- Bass
- Jeff Scott Young
- Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Vocals
- Dope Andrews
- Trombone
- Bair Bey, Vincent
- Sax (Alto)
- Ryan Null
- Photo Research
- Preston "Peppy" Prince
- Drums
- Michele Horie
- Production Coordination
- R.L. Boyce
- Drums (Bass), Drums (Snare)
- Paul "PDA" Allen
- Executive Producer
- Paul "Harry" Harris
- Keyboards
- Dan Luskin
- Photo Research
- Marvin Sewall
- Guitar
- Walter McNeil
- Organ
- Salimah El Amin
- Photo Research
- Richard Hutton
- Producer
- William Peebles
- Drums
- Ellen Nygaard
- Icon
- Donata Wenders
- Photography
- John Brownie
- Trumpet
- Watt Casey
- Photography
- Bernice T. Evans
- Drums (Snare)
- Rodney Evans
- Drums (Bass), Drums (Snare)
- Jo Hay
- Design
- Jody Patton
- Executive Producer
- Steve Berkowitz
- Compilation Producer
- Wild Bill Davis
- Piano
- Tampa Red
- Guitar, Vocals
- Don Wilkerson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Gene Barge
- Saxophone
- Dave Bartholomew
- Trumpet
- Bill Black
- Bass
- Choker Campbell
- Saxophone
- Al Copley
- Keyboards, Group Member
- Sam Lay
- Drums
- Smiley Lewis
- Vocals
- Lightning
- Vocals
- Andrew McMahon
- Bass
- Scotty Moore
- Guitar
- Muscle Shoals Horns
- Horn
- Noel Redding
- Bass
- Jeremy Spencer
- Guitar, Group Member
- Mike Vernon
- Producer
- Jody Williams
- Guitar
- Al Wilson
- Harmonica
- John McVie
- Bass, Group Member
- Bobby Gregg
- Drums
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Guitar, Vocals
- Coleman Hawkins
- Clarinet
- Johnny St. Cyr
- Guitar
- Big Maceo Merriweather
- Piano, Vocals
- T-Bone Walker
- Guitar, Vocals
- Songhai
- Percussion
- Walter Vinson
- Guitar, Vocals
- Jim Gordon
- Drums
- Sammy Price
- Piano, Group Member
- Blind Blake
- Guitar, Vocals
- Steven Berkowitz
- Producer, Compilation Producer, A&R
- Sonny Thompson
- Piano
- Kim Wilson
- Harmonica, Vocals, Group Member
- Walter Page
- Bass
- Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
- Bass
- Mark Abramson
- Producer
- Duane Allman
- Guitar, Slide Guitar, Group Member
- Thomisene Anderson
- Vocals (Background)
- Tom Archia
- Sax (Tenor)
- Louis Armstrong
- Trumpet
- Lil Armstrong
- Piano
- Jerome Arnold
- Bass, Group Member
- Joe Arnold
- Flute, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone)
- Theodore Arthur
- Sax (Tenor)
- Alex Atkins
- Sax (Alto)
- Lee Baker
- Guitar
- Maury Baker
- Drums
- Carl Banks
- Organ
- Jewel Bass
- Vocals (Background)
- Ralph Bass
- Producer
- Lefty Bates
- Guitar
- Edward Truman Beal
- Piano
- Julien Beasley
- Saxophone
- Laval Belle
- Drums
- Leard Bell
- Drums, Group Member
- Fred Below
- Drums
- Wayne Bennett
- Guitar
- Steve Berlin
- Sax (Baritone), Group Member
- Big Tiny
- Sax (Tenor)
- Billie Holiday
- Vocals
- Victor Bisetti
- Percussion, Group Member
- Tewee Blackman
- Guitar, Vocals
- Chuck Blackwell
- Drums
- Edgar Blanchard
- Bass
- Bo Diddley
- Guitar, Vocals
- Peter Boe
- Keyboards
- Abe Bolar
- Bass, Group Member
- Niko Bolas
- Mixing
- Benny Booker
- Bass
- Oscar Lee Bradley
- Drums
- Jackie Brenston
- Vocals
- Joe Bridgewater
- Trumpet
- Joe Britton
- Trombone
- Bruce Bromberg
- Producer
- Johnny Brown
- Guitar
- Teddy Buckner
- Trumpet
- Howlin' Wolf
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Charlie Burse
- Guitar, Vocals
- Don Byas
- Sax (Tenor)
- Roy Byrd
- Piano, Vocals
- Red Callender
- Bass
- Brad Campbell
- Bass
- Richard Cason
- Keyboards, Programming
- Lonnie Castille
- Drums
- Ben Cauley
- Trumpet
- Charles Chalmers
- Saxophone
- Chas Chandler
- Producer
- Bo Chatmon
- Violin
- Lonnie Chatmon
- Violin
- Fran Christina
- Drums, Vocals, Group Member
- Eric Clapton
- Guitar, Vocals
- Francis Clay
- Drums
- Shirley Clay
- Cornet
- Terry Clements
- Sax (Tenor)
- Cornelius Coleman
- Drums
- Chasey Collins
- Washboard
- Leroy Cooper
- Saxophone
- Tommy Couch
- Producer
- Richard Cousins
- Bass
- Ed Cuffee
- Trombone
- Billy Davenport
- Drums, Group Member
- Thomas Maxwell Davis
- Leader, Sax (Tenor)
- Mario Delagarde
- Bass, Group Member
- Derek & the Dominos
- Arranger, Producer
- Charlie Dixon
- Banjo
- Fats Domino
- Piano, Vocals
- Tom Dowd
- Executive Producer
- Paul Drake
- Piano
- Frank Driggs
- Producer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Bass
- Elgin Edmonds
- Drums
- Arthur Edwards
- Bass
- Alfred Elkins
- Bass, Tuba (Bass)
- Leroy Emanuel
- Guitar
- Ahmet Ertegun
- Producer
