Jazz - 5-DVD Boxset

Jazz - 5-DVD Boxset (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
876 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ken Burns

Written By:
Ken Burns

Actors:
Keith David ..... Narrator (10 episodes, 2001)
Keith David ..... Narrator (10 episodes, 2001)
Charles J. Correll ..... Andrew 'Andy' Brown (from 'Check and Double Check' (1930)) (unknown episodes)
Freeman F. Gosden ..... Amos (from 'Check and Double Check' (1930)) (unknown episodes)
Edward R. Murrow ..... Himself (interviews Duke Ellington) (unknown episodes)
Richard Nixon ..... Himself (presents Duke Ellington with Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969) (unkn
Franklin D. Roosevelt ..... Himself (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

This series explores the history of the major American musical form. We track its development in African American culture, its rise to prominence with its golden age of popularity spanning from the 1920's to the mid 1940's both in its original form and in Swing through its popular decline and the rise of vital new sub-genres into the present day. Along the way, we learn of the lives and work of major contributors to the form such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Charlie 'Bird' Parker and many others who helped form Jazz into the vibrant musical form it is. Moreover, we see how the music reflected the political and social issues of the African American community over the course of the form's history.
Season 1
Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917
The Gift: 1917-1924
Our Language: 1924 -1929
The True Welcome: 1929-1934
Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939
Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945
Risk: 1945-1955
The Adventure: 1956-1960
A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present

Season 1
Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917
S1, Ep1 Jan. 9, 2001
The Gift: 1917-1924
S1, Ep2 Jan. 9, 2001
Our Language: 1924 -1929
S1, Ep3 Jan. 10, 2001
The True Welcome: 1929-1934
S1, Ep4 Jan. 15, 2001
Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
S1, Ep5 Jan. 17, 2001
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939
S1, Ep6 Jan. 22, 2001
Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945
S1, Ep7 Jan. 23, 2001
Risk: 1945-1955
S1, Ep8 Jan. 24, 2001
The Adventure: 1956-1960
S1, Ep9 Jan. 29, 2001
A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present
S1, Ep10 Jan. 31, 2001

A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 April, 2021.