"It may have been underrated when first broadcast on PBS on consecutive nights in the fall of '03, but executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues is a truly significant, if imperfect, achievement. "Musical journey" is an apt description, as Scorsese and the six other directors responsible for these seven approximately 90-minute films follow the blues--the foundation of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock & roll--from its African root ..."
Frame by Frame III(1st Edition) A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004 by Audrey Thomas Mccluskey , Foreword-Edward Mapp Hardcover, 1,112 Pages, Published 2007 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34829-6, ISBN: 0-253-34829-3