Blues Legends: Champion Jack Dupree
Blues Legends: Champion Jack Dupree DVD VIDEO MUSIC performance 1986 recording
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Storyville Films
2003
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BLUES LEGENDS: CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
Champion Jack Dupree performs at Sound Track Studios and Rådhuskhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark, and at his home in Hannover, Germany. Recorded in 1986 with the Kenn Lending Blues Band (featuring Kenn Lending, Sverri Svansson, Kjeld Lauritsen, Frank Larsen and Jorgen Lang) and with guest Louisiana Red. Directed by Bent Zimmermann Nielsen and Ib Skovmand. Produced by Bent Zimmermann Nielsen and Bent Norby Bonde. Directors of Photography: Marcel Berga, Peter Roos and Henrik Sabinsky.
This recording was made in early 1986 at various locations in Europe. Originally from New Orleans, Dupree moved to Europe in part to avoid the racism he experienced in the United States. He endured a difficult youth but found musical inspiration early on; ALBERTA, which he performs on this release, was one of his first compositions.
In his early years Dupree met many blues greats, including Peetie Wheatstraw, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller. He later began a boxing career and earned the nickname that stuck with him. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Dupree worked a variety of difficult gigs before relocating to Europe in 1959, where he lived for many years.
This release captures a variety of settings: nightclub performances, studio recordings and intimate home sessions. The recording showcases Dupree's barrelhouse piano style and his broad emotional range. In quieter moments we hear deep, melancholy songs such as YOU CAN MAKE IT and WHEN I WAS ONE YEAR OLD. Studio tracks include ALBERTA, the instrumental CROSSROADS and the funky MY HOME IN LOUISIANA. The nightclub performances present Dupree in a lively, party mood backed by the Kenn Lending Blues Band. Equally compelling are Dupree's unguarded facial expressions and shifting moods, at times playful, intense and joyful.
Champion Jack on singing: "Singing the blues is like writing a letter. Everything I sing about is part of my life, either something that's happened to me or people I know... It's like making up pictures in your head, like a kind of movie, and it ends up as a blues."
Track listing:
DUPREE SPECIAL (RK) - 6:19
WHEN I WAS ONE YEAR OLD (HR) - 4:26
CROSSROADS (ST/KL) - 3:19
WHEN I GOT MARRIED (RK) - 9:40
MEAN OLD LONESOME TRAIN (HR+LR) - 3:52
MY HOME IN LOUISIANA (ST/KL) - 4:07
ALBERTA (ST) - 3:50
CHAMPION JACK'S BOOGIE (RK) - 6:23
YOU CAN MAKE IT (HR) - 4:02
Credits: All compositions by Champion Jack Dupree. Recordings feature Rådhuskhallen with the Kenn Lending Blues Band; Champion Jack Dupree solo in Hannover; Kenn Lending at Sound Track Studios; sessions with Louisiana Red. Photo: Storyville archive. Artwork: CMO.
Technical details: Total running time approx. 48 minutes. NTSC video. Dolby Digital. Made in the E.E.C.
For DVD Player (North American NTSC)
Champion Jack Dupree performs at Sound Track Studios and Rådhuskhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark, and at his home in Hannover, Germany. Recorded in 1986 with the Kenn Lending Blues Band (featuring Kenn Lending, Sverri Svansson, Kjeld Lauritsen, Frank Larsen and Jorgen Lang) and with guest Louisiana Red. Directed by Bent Zimmermann Nielsen and Ib Skovmand. Produced by Bent Zimmermann Nielsen and Bent Norby Bonde. Directors of Photography: Marcel Berga, Peter Roos and Henrik Sabinsky.
This recording was made in early 1986 at various locations in Europe. Originally from New Orleans, Dupree moved to Europe in part to avoid the racism he experienced in the United States. He endured a difficult youth but found musical inspiration early on; ALBERTA, which he performs on this release, was one of his first compositions.
In his early years Dupree met many blues greats, including Peetie Wheatstraw, Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Boy Fuller. He later began a boxing career and earned the nickname that stuck with him. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Dupree worked a variety of difficult gigs before relocating to Europe in 1959, where he lived for many years.
This release captures a variety of settings: nightclub performances, studio recordings and intimate home sessions. The recording showcases Dupree's barrelhouse piano style and his broad emotional range. In quieter moments we hear deep, melancholy songs such as YOU CAN MAKE IT and WHEN I WAS ONE YEAR OLD. Studio tracks include ALBERTA, the instrumental CROSSROADS and the funky MY HOME IN LOUISIANA. The nightclub performances present Dupree in a lively, party mood backed by the Kenn Lending Blues Band. Equally compelling are Dupree's unguarded facial expressions and shifting moods, at times playful, intense and joyful.
Champion Jack on singing: "Singing the blues is like writing a letter. Everything I sing about is part of my life, either something that's happened to me or people I know... It's like making up pictures in your head, like a kind of movie, and it ends up as a blues."
Track listing:
DUPREE SPECIAL (RK) - 6:19
WHEN I WAS ONE YEAR OLD (HR) - 4:26
CROSSROADS (ST/KL) - 3:19
WHEN I GOT MARRIED (RK) - 9:40
MEAN OLD LONESOME TRAIN (HR+LR) - 3:52
MY HOME IN LOUISIANA (ST/KL) - 4:07
ALBERTA (ST) - 3:50
CHAMPION JACK'S BOOGIE (RK) - 6:23
YOU CAN MAKE IT (HR) - 4:02
Credits: All compositions by Champion Jack Dupree. Recordings feature Rådhuskhallen with the Kenn Lending Blues Band; Champion Jack Dupree solo in Hannover; Kenn Lending at Sound Track Studios; sessions with Louisiana Red. Photo: Storyville archive. Artwork: CMO.
Technical details: Total running time approx. 48 minutes. NTSC video. Dolby Digital. Made in the E.E.C.
For DVD Player (North American NTSC)
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