• Estreou: Jan 2001
  • Episódios: 10
  • Seguidores: 9
  • Finalizada
  • PBS
  • Desconhecido
  • Documentary History

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Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917)
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Jan 09, 2001
"Gumbo" traces the roots of jazz from the 1800s to 1917. The viewer will catch glimpses of Jelly Roll Morton, who erroneously claimed to have invented jazz, and the tragic, though influential, figure of trumpeter Buddy Bolden.
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The Gift (1917–1924)
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Jan 09, 2001
How can one explain the genius of a Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington? Blessed with skill and talent far exceeding their peers, one can only define what they possess as a gift from the .. show full overview
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Our Language (1924–1929)
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Jan 10, 2001
Colorful characters like the tragic Bix Beiderbecke, powerhouse Bessie Smith, and the braggart Jelly Roll Morton, make the study of jazz fascinating. Perhaps most touching in this .. show full overview
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The True Welcome (1929–1934)
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Jan 15, 2001
"The True Welcome" continues many of the stories begun in Episode 3, following several troubling years for Louis Armstrong (who was arrested for marijuana possession), Duke Ellington’s .. show full overview
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Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935–1937)
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Jan 17, 2001
1935 was the year that swing became the most popular music in the country and that the king of swing, Benny Goodman, became a matinee idol. Americans, stifled by the Depression, seemed .. show full overview
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Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937–1939)
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Jan 22, 2001
Swing would be reacquainted with its blues roots by way of Kansas City, when Count Basie and the Barons of Rhythm brought their hot sound to the Big Apple. Basie would also give Billie .. show full overview
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Dedicated to Chaos (1940–1945)
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Jan 23, 2001
"Dedicated to Chaos" finds jazz musicians teetering on the brink of the modern era, fighting against the straightjacket of clichéd, big band arrangements. The revolution started at .. show full overview
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Risk (1945–1955)
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Jan 24, 2001
The bop revolution's influence would spread to other musicians, but unlike swing, it would never become a popular music. The rapid-fire solos and complicated chord structures made bop a .. show full overview
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The Adventure (1956–1960)
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Jan 29, 2001
Critics who had believed that Charlie Parker was "too much" musically, could not have welcomed the arrival of Ornette Coleman. Coleman and John Coltrane would edge jazz toward even more .. show full overview
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A Masterpiece by Midnight (1960 to the Present)
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Jan 31, 2001
Obviously Ken Burns knows that he can't fit the last thirty-nine years of jazz history onto two hours of video tape, so from the outset, that shouldn't be expected. There's an excellent .. show full overview

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