Jazz : a film by Ken Burns. Episode 5. Swing, pure pleasure

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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 of rivals, among them Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glen Miller and Artie Shaw. L...

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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
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [United States] : PBS DVD, ©2000.
Series:Jazz, a film by Ken Burns ; Episode 5
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 (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.
DVD-Video discs.
Documentary television programs.
Biographies.
Documentary > Television mini-series.

Lake Agassiz Regional Library

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Call Number: DVD 781.65 JAZ

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