The story of jazz [videorecording] / a co-production of Toby Byron/Multiprises in association with Taurus Film, Munich, BMG Video and VideoArts Music ; produced by Toby Byron, Richard Saylor ; written by Chris Albertson with Matthew Seig ; directed by Matthew Seig.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Distributed by BMG Video,
Copyright Date:
p2002
Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Digitally mastered. Videodisc release of the 1991 documentary film. Narrator: Lloyd Richards ; Commentary by Wynton Marsalis, Lester Bowie, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham, Bud Freeman, Zilner Randolph, Randy Weston, Billy Taylor, Jay McShann, Buddy Tate, Claude Williams, Haywood Henry, Illinois Jacquet, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Grover Mitchell, Tony Bennett, Carmen McRae, Buck Clayton, Annie Ross, Jimmy Heath, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Riley, Roy Haynes, Barry Harris, Joe Williams, Rashied Ali, Wayne Shorter.
Summary:
This program profiles, with first-hand observation and historical detail, the pivotal people and places in American jazz. Includes archive footage of performances by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and many other important artists.
Series:
Masters of American music series
OCLC:
(OCoLC)53335815
Locations:
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.