Jazz Episode Five, Swing, Pure Pleasure
In the mid 1930s, as the Great Depression refuses to lift, Benny Goodman finds himself hailed as the "King of Swing" and becomes the first white bandleader to hire black musicians. He has a host or rivals among them, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glen Miller and Artie Shaw. L...
| Corporate Author: | Florentine Films., British Broadcasting Corporation., WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS DVD (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Burns, Ken, 1953-, David, Keith., Ward, Geoffrey C., Novick, Lynn., Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-, Murray, Albert., Maher, James T., Giddins, Gary., Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-, Hinton, Milt., Brubeck, Dave., Hampton, Lionel., Levy, Stan., Edison, Harry, 1915-1999. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[United States] :
PBS DVD,
c2000.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In the mid 1930s, as the Great Depression refuses to lift, Benny Goodman finds himself hailed as the "King of Swing" and becomes the first white bandleader to hire black musicians. He has a host or rivals among them, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glen Miller and Artie Shaw. Louis Armstrong heads a big band of his own, while Duke Ellington continues his independent course, but great black artists still can't eat or sleep in many of the hotels where they perform. Billie Holiday emerges from a childhood of tragedy to begin her career as the greatest of all female jazz singers. |
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| Item Description: |
"PBS DVD Gold." |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, stereo. |
| Production Credits: |
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editors, Tricia Reidy, Sarah E. Hill, and Shannon Robards. |