Description |
1 videodisc (circa 120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital video stereo rda |
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DVD |
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video file DVD rda |
Note |
"PBS DVD Gold." |
Credits |
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editor, Sandra Marie Christie. |
Performer |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
System Details |
DVD, stereophonic. |
Subject |
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
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Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959.
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Smith, Bessie, 1898?-1937.
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Beiderbecke, Bix, 1903-1931.
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Hines, Earl, 1903-1983.
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Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
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Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986.
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Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004.
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Savoy Ballroom (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
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Cotton Club -- History.
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Jazz -- 1921-1930 -- History and criticism.
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Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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African American musicians -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Music.
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Jazz dance -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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David, Keith.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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Novick, Lynn.
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Hendricks, Jon, 1921-
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Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
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Crouch, Stanley.
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Early, Gerald Lyn.
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Jefferson, Margo.
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Giddins, Gary.
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Cheatham, Doc.
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Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-
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Terkel, Studs, 1912-
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Sudhalter, Richard M.
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Sanders, John, 1925-
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Florentine Films.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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PBS DVD (Firm)
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Added Title |
Our language |
Music No. |
B8265D PBS DVD Gold |
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