Jazz. Episode Ten, A Masterpiece By Midnight
Summary
In the 1960s jazz fragments into the avant-garde and many divided schools of thought. Many jazz musicians like Dexter Gordon are forced to leave America in search of work while other use the music as a form of social protest: Max Roach, Charles Mingus, and Archie Shepp make overtly political musical... Full description
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In the 1960s jazz fragments into the avant-garde and many divided schools of thought. Many jazz musicians like Dexter Gordon are forced to leave America in search of work while other use the music as a form of social protest: Max Roach, Charles Mingus, and Archie Shepp make overtly political musical statements. John Coltrane appeals to a broad audience before his untimely death. Saxophonist Stan Getz helps boost a craze for bossa nova music, but in the early 1970s jazz founders Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington pass away. Miles Davis leads a movement of jazz musicians who incorporate elements of rock and soul into their music and "fusion" wins listeners. By the mid-1980's jazz begins to bounce back led by Wynton Marsalis and a new generation of musicians. Now as it approaches its centennial, jazz is still alive, still changing and still swinging. |
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Item Description: |
"PBS DVD Gold." |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, stereo. |
Production Credits: |
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editors, Tricia Reidy and Sarah E. Hill. |