Jazz. Episode Seven, Dedicated to Chaos
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Commentary, Wynton Marsalis, Arvell Shaw, Joya Sherrill, Albert Murray, Stanley Crouch, Gary Giddins, Mercedes Ellington, Milt Hinton, John Sanders, Stan Levy, Jimmy Rowles ; narrator, Keith David.
When America enters WWII in 1941, swing becomes a symbol of democracy and entertainers like Dave Brubeck, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw take their music to the armed forces overseas. In Nazi-occupied Europe, gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt blends jazz with his own musical traditions. In New York Billie Holiday is unofficial queen despite a growing addiction to narcotics. Duke Ellington, assisted by the gifted young arranger, Billy Strayhorn, brings his music to ever-greater heights. After dark a small underground of gifted young musicians led by the trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonists Charlie Parker and Ben Webster begin to develop a new fast and intricate way of playing, developing a new music called bebop. Meanwhile in 1945, black soldiers return home to the same racism they fought against, and a growing unrest sets the seeds for future rebellions.
DVD, stereo.
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Great submitted by 0liviap0pp on August 22, 2011, 7:33am This is a great film that takes place during WWII.
PUBLISHED
[United States] : PBS DVD, c2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: ILL
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1415702454 (set) :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Burns, Ken, 1953-
David, Keith.
Ward, Geoffrey C.
Novick, Lynn.
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- .
Sherrill, Joya, 1927-
Murray, Albert.
Crouch, Stanley.
Giddins, Gary.
Ellington, Mercedes.
Hinton, Milt.
Sanders, John, 1925-
Levy, Stan.
Rowles, Jimmie.
Florentine Films.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
PBS DVD (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974.
Parker, Charlie, -- 1920-1955.
Gillespie, Dizzy, -- 1917-1993.
Shaw, Artie, -- 1910-2004. .
Miller, Glenn, -- 1904-1944.
Brubeck, Dave.
Webster, Ben.
Strayhorn, Billy.
Reinhardt, Django, -- 1910-1953.
Holiday, Billie, -- 1915-1959.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Songs and music.
Jazz -- 1941-1950 -- History and criticism.
Jazz musicians -- Biography.
African American musicians -- Biography.
African Americans -- Music.
Racism -- History -- 20th century.
Swing (Music) -- History and criticism.
Bop (Music) -- History and criticism.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.