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Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 10 (A Masterpiece By Midnight (1961 - PRESENT))
Date de diffusion: : 31 Janvier 2001During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble. Though Louis Armstrong briefly outsells the Beatles with "Hello Dolly," most jazz musicians are desperate for work and many head for Europe. In the 1970s, jazz loses the exuberant genius of Louis...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 9 (The Adventure (1955-1960))
Date de diffusion: : 29 Janvier 2001For jazz, the late 1950s is a period of transition when old stars like Billie Holiday and Lester Young will burn out while young talents arise to take the music in new directions. New virtuosos push the limits of bebop: saxophone...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 8 (Risk (1945 - 1955))
Date de diffusion: : 24 Janvier 2001The postwar years bring prosperity, but the Cold War threat makes these anxious years as well. In jazz, this underlying tension will be reflected in bebop, and in the troubled life of it's biggest star, Charlie Parker. Dizzy Gillespie,...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 7 (Dedicated to Chaos (1940 - 1945))
Date de diffusion: : 23 Janvier 2001When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. Bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their swing to the troops overseas. Many black Americans, segregated at home and in uniform, find themselves...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 6 (Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937 - 1939))
Date de diffusion: : 22 Janvier 2001As the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Count Basie and the Kansas City sound reignite the spirit of swing. By the decade's end, Duke...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 5 (Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935 - 1937))
Date de diffusion: : 17 Janvier 2001As the Great Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as it has ever come to being America's popular music. It has a new name, Swing, and for millions of young fans, it will be the defining music of their generation. Benny Goodman is...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 4 (The True Welcome (1929 - 1934))
Date de diffusion: : 15 Janvier 2001In 1929 as the Great Depression begins, New York is now America's jazz capital. On Broadway, Louis Armstrong revolutionizes the art of American popular song. In Harlem, Chick Webb pioneers his own big-band sound and in the city's clubs,...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 3 (Our Language (1924 - 1929))
Date de diffusion: : 10 Janvier 2001In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers take center stage. We meet Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues; Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz star; and Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, for whom...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 2 (The Gift (1917 - 1924))
Date de diffusion: : 09 Janvier 2001Speakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of jazz becomes a tale of two great cities, Chicago and New York, and of two extraordinary artists whose lives and music will span almost three-quarters of a...
Ken Burns: Jazz Episode 1 (Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917))
Date de diffusion: : 08 Janvier 2001Jazz begins in New Orleans, 19th century America's most cosmopolitan city, where the sound of marching bands, Italian opera, Caribbean rhythms, and minstrel shows fills the streets with a richly diverse musical culture. In the 1890s,...