Jazz
Episode three : Our language
by Ken Burns
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By 1924 to 1928 jazz is everywhere in America and spreading abroad. For the first time, soloists and singers take center stage, transforming the music with their distinctive voices. This episode traces the careers of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Sidney Bechet, Bessie Smith, Earl Hines, Ethel Waters, Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz artist and Benny Goodman, the son of Jewish immigrants.
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Jazz, History and criticismShowing 11 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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Edition Notes
"PBS DVD Gold."
Bonus DVD features: Spectacular motion menus; 57 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, Sandra Marie Christie.
Commentary, Jon Hendricks, Wynton Marsalis, Artie Shaw, Stanley Crouch, Gerald Early, Margo Jefferson, Gary Giddins, Doc Cheatham, James Lincoln Collier, Studs Terkel, Richard Sudhalter, John Sanders ; 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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