Branford Marsalis: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Soundtrack review – Chicago 1927 revisited – The Guardian

JazzMarsaliss film soundtrack is an impeccable recreation of Ma Raineys studio sessions
Sat 23 Jan 2021 11.00 EST
August Wilsons 1982 play, and the 2020 Netflix film, are about a lot more than music, but Gertude Ma Rainey (Mother of the Blues) was a real person, and the action takes place around what was a real recording session. Music, and how its treated, is the basic metaphor here, so music is an important accompaniment to the story. In this case like the clothes, the cars and the surrounding…

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