Jazz. Episode two, The gift [videorecording] / a Florentine Films production ; produced in cooperation with BBC ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
PBS Home Video;aHollywoodCA:
Copyright Date:
c2004
Description:
1 videodisc (106 minutes) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as part of the television mini-series Jazz in 2000. Includes information on songs featured in the episode, music information cards, record company information, music and photo credits, and the complete performance of Louis Armstrong's I cover the waterfront. Commentary, Matt Glaser, Wynton Marsalis, Arvell Shaw, Joya Sherrill, Stanley Crouch, Gerald Early, Margo Jefferson, James Maher, Gary Giddins, Phoebe Jacobs, Mercedes Ellington, James Lincoln Collier, Studs Terkel, Milt Hinton, Benny Waters. aNarrator, Keith David.
Summary:
aFrom 1917 through 1924, the "Jazz Age" begins with speakeasies, flappers and easy money for some. The story of jazz becomes a tale of two cities, Chicago and New York, and of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, whose lives and music will span three-quarters of a century. This episode also follows the careers of jazz greats James Reese Europe, King Oliver, Willie Smith, Fletcher Henderson, Paul Whiteman and James P. Johnson.
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.