Jazz. Episode four, The true welcome / a film by Ken Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; [a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC].
Publisher:
PBS,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodisc (approx. 120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: spectacular motion menus; 52 special music information cards. Commentary (in order of appearance): Stanley Crouch, Norma Miller, Matt Glaser, James Lincoln Collier, Jon Hendricks, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Giddins, Buck O'Neil, Arvell Shaw, Frankie Manning, Ossie Davis, Albert Murray, James Maher, Studs Terkel, Artie Shaw, Jerry Jerome, Jimmy Rowles, Margo Jefferson, Milt Hinton, Helen Oakley Dance ; narrated by Keith David.
Summary:
Amid the hard times of the Depression new dances, the Lindy Hop and Swing, caught on at the dance halls of New York even as the jobless lined the streets and drought ruined Midwest farms. Jazz, during 1929 through 1935, lifted the nation's spirit. Record sales boomed while Armstrong became a major entertainer as singer, trumpeter, band leader, radio and film performer. Ellington's elegance, compositions, brilliant band films and recordings created a huge following in America and abroad. This segment also visits the careers of Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, Billy Rose, Chick Webb, Fats Waller, Art Tatum and the record producer, John Hammond.
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.