Jazz. Episode Six, Swing, The Velocity Of Celebration
Summary
In the late 1930s, as the Great Depression deepens, jazz thrives. The saxophone emerges as an iconic instrument of the music; this segment introduces two of its masters, Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Young migrates to Kansas City, where a vibrant music scene is prospering with musicians such as... Full description
- Kansas City
- The Count
- Memories of you
- Musical kinship
- A whore in church
- The Ray
- Strange fruit
- A reason for living.