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When America enters WWII in 1941, swing becomes a symbol of democracy and entertainers like Dave Brubeck, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw take their music to the armed forces overseas. In Nazi-occupied Europe, gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt blends jazz with his own musical traditions. In New York Billie Holiday is unofficial queen despite a growing addiction to narcotics. Duke Ellington, assisted by the gifted young arranger, Billy Strayhorn, brings his music to ever-greater heights. After dark a small underground of gifted young musicians led by the trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonists Charlie Parker and Ben Webster begin to develop a new fast and intricate way of playing, developing a new music called bebop. Meanwhile in 1945, black soldiers return home to the same racism they fought against, and a growing unrest sets the seeds for future rebellions.
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Edition Notes
"PBS DVD Gold."
Bonus DVD features: Spectacular motion menus; 51 special music information cards; link to JAZZ website; complete performance Duke Ellington "C-Jam Blues" (1942, 3 min.)
Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition.
Dual layer format.
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editor, Erik Ewers.
Commentary, Wynton Marsalis, Arvell Shaw, Joya Sherrill, Albert Murray, Stanley Crouch, Gary Giddins, Mercedes Ellington, Milt Hinton, John Sanders, Stan Levy, 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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