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, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw....

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Corporate Authors:	Florentine Films, British Broadcasting Corporation, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), PBS DVD (Firm)
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, Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971, Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986, Webb, Chick, Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956, Lunceford, Jimmie, Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944, Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004, Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : PBS DVD, c2000.
Series:	Jazz ; 0005
Subjects:	Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971. Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974. Goodman, Benny, > 1909-1986 Webb, Chick. Dorsey, Tommy, > 1905-1956. Lunceford, Jimmie. Miller, Glenn, > 1904-1944. Shaw, Artie, > 1910-2004 Holiday, Billie, > 1915-1959. Savoy Ballroom (Harlem, New York, N.Y.) > History. Depressions > 1929 > United States > History > Songs and music. Jazz > 1931-1940 > History and criticism. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography. African American musicians > Biography. African Americans > Music. Jazz dance > United States. Swing (Music) > History and criticism. Discrimination in public accommodations > United States > History > 20th century. Discrimination in employment > United States > History > 20th century. Jazz musicians. African American musicians. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs.

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