Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire

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Annotation

Label: Columbia/Legacy - Catalog #: 90490

Annotation last modified on 2005-11-14 10:10 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Turtle Twist
recording of:
Turtle Twist
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton3:07
2See See Rider
recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version) (on 1924-10-16)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
Ma Rainey3:12
3Death Letter
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2007)
recording of:
Death Letter (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Son House
publisher:
Sondick Music
Son House54:23
4I’m a Fool to Want You
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-02-20)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-02-20)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1958-02-20) and David Soyer (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1958-02-20)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-02-20), Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1958-02-20), Thomas Parshley (on 1958-02-20) and Romeo Penque (on 1958-02-20)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1958-02-20)
harp:
Janet Putman (on 1958-02-20)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1958-02-20)
solo trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-02-20)
trombone:
Jack Green (on 1958-02-20) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1958-02-20), Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-02-20) and Bernie Glow (on 1958-02-20)
viola:
Sidney Brecher (on 1958-02-20) and Richard Dickler (on 1958-02-20)
violin:
Emmanual Green (on 1958-02-20), Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1958-02-20), Harry Katzman (on 1958-02-20), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-02-20), Milton Lomask (on 1958-02-20), Harry Melnikoff (on 1958-02-20), George Ockner (on 1958-02-20) and Sam Rand (violinist) (on 1958-02-20)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1958-02-20) and Miriam Workman (on 1958-02-20)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1958-02-20)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (on 1958-02-20)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1958-02-20)
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Billie Holiday43:27
5Big Leg Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Big Leg Blues (on 1928-12-21)
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:52
6K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert Burse (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tee Wee Blackman (in 1929)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (Memphis Jug Band) (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04), Will Shade (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band32:33
7Sweet Home Chicago
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
cover recording of:
Sweet Home Chicago (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Standing Ovation and Encore Music, The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) and Horoscope Music (in 1982)
Robert Johnson42:59
8Deep Blue Sea Blues
Tommy McClennan3:01
9Muddy Water
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-02)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1927-03-02)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1927-03-02) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1927-03-02)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1927-03-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1927-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1927-03-02)
trombone:
Jimmy Harrison (on 1927-03-02)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1927-03-02)
recording of:
Muddy Water (on 1927-03-02)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose and Harry Richman
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Bessie Smith3:09
10Cross My Heart
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1955-08-12 until 1958-03-27)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:23
11Dust My Broom
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
electric bass guitar:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
membranophone:
Frock O'Dell
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James
recording of:
Dust My Broom (on 1951-08-05)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:46
12You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1964-04-09)
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (on 1964-04-09)
guitar:
James "Pee Wee" Madison (on 1964-04-09)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1964-04-09)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1964-04-09)
recording of:
You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had (on 1964-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters42:57
13Beale Street Blues
William Christopher Handy2:42
14Hang It on the Wall
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-02-01)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-02-01)
recording of:
Hang It on the Wall
writer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton2:46
15Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-24)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1947-11-24) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
recording of:
Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (on 1947-11-24)
lyricist and composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
publisher:
Princess Music Publishing Corp
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:34
16Give Me Freedom
Stephen James Taylor3:33
17Mr. Thrill
recording of:
Mr. Thrill (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Mildred Jones
Mildred Jones2:34
18I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Boogie One Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
John Lee Hooker4:45