Summary In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers take center stage. We meet Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues; Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz star; and Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, for whom jazz offers a chance to escape the ghetto and achieve their dreams. Duke Ellington appears at the Cotton Club and Louis Armstrong performs his masterpiece, "West End Blues."
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Delroy Lindo Keith David Gary Giddins Wynton Marsalis
Genres : History Music Documentary
Release date : Jan 9, 2001
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom
Official sites : PBS
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Florentine Films General Motors Mark of Excellence Productions
Summary In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers take center stage. We meet Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues; Bix Beiderbecke, the first great white jazz star; and Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, for whom jazz offers a chance to escape the ghetto and achieve their dreams. Duke Ellington appears at the Cotton Club and Louis Armstrong performs his masterpiece, "West End Blues."
Genres : History Music Documentary
Release date : Jan 9, 2001
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom
Official sites : PBS
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Florentine Films General Motors Mark of Excellence Productions
