Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Documentary, Music

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Ken Mandel

Status Released

Release Date 1993-11-02

Storyline

Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.