Jazz
Episode six : Swing: the velocity of celebration
by Ken Burns
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In the late 1930s, as the Great Depression deepens, jazz thrives. The saxophone emerges as an iconic instrument of the music; this segment introduces two of its masters, Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Young migrates to Kansas City, where a vibrant music scene is prospering with musicians such as trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and drummers Jo Jones and Chick Webb. Out of this ferment emerges pianist Count Basie, who forms a band that epitomizes the Kansas City sound. Billie Holiday cuts recordings while other women musicians, including pianist Mary Lou Williams and singer Ella Fitzgerald emerge on the jazz scene. Benny Goodman holds the first-ever jazz concert at Carnegie Hall while Duke Ellington tours Europe.
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Edition Notes
"PBS DVD Gold."
Bonus DVD features: Spectacular motion menus; 49 special music information cards; link to JAZZ website.
Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition.
Dual layer format.
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editor, Aaron Vega.
Commentary, Ossie Davis, Jon Hendricks, Wynton Marsalis, Artie Shaw, Albert Murray, Gerald Early, James Maher, Gary Giddins, Phoebe Jacobs, Phil Schaap, James Lincoln Collier, Norma Miller, Jimmy Rowles ; narrator, Keith David.
DVD, stereo.
NTSC.
System requirements: DVD ROM features require a DVD-ROM drive on your computer, with Windows 95 or higher, or MacOS90.4 or higher to access the Web link.
Closed-captioned.
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Companion Web site to a PBS documentary produced by Ken Burns. Enhances and expands on the film by providing episode descriptions, film clips, program airdates and times, and related links. Introduces the ensemble who produced the series and makes available transcripts of background interviews with jazz experts. Includes classroom activities for kids K-12.
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