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演员:Keith David
第 1 季
10 集
Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917) - 1

Gumbo (Beginnings to 1917) - 1
JAZZ begins in the 1890s in New Orleans where the sounds of marching bands, Italian opera and Caribbean rhythms fill the streets with a diverse musical culture. Here, African-American musicians create a new music out of these ingredients.
1 小时 26 分钟
2001年1月8日
The Gift (1917 - 1924) - 2

The Gift (1917 - 1924) - 2
Speakeasies, flappers, and easy money.
1 小时 46 分钟
2001年1月7日
Our Language (1924 - 1929) - 3

Our Language (1924 - 1929) - 3
As the stock market soars, jazz is everywhere and soloists and singers – Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke and Benny Goodman – take center stage. In New York, Duke Ellington goes uptown to Harlem’s most celebrated nightspot, the Cotton Club.
1 小时 59 分钟
2001年1月7日
The True Welcome (1929 - 1934) - 4

The True Welcome (1929 - 1934) - 4
Louis Armstrong revolutionizes American popular song and becomes one of the nation’s top entertainers. Duke Ellington takes jazz “beyond category,” composing hit tunes with a sophistication that has critics comparing him to Stravinsky.
1 小时 59 分钟
2001年1月7日
Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935 - 1937) - 5

Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935 - 1937) - 5
Jazz has a new name – Swing. Bandleaders are matinee idols, with teenagers jitterbugging to the music of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, and Glenn Miller. Billie Holiday emerges as the greatest of all female jazz singers.
1 小时 26 分钟
2001年1月7日
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937 - 1939) - 6

Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937 - 1939) - 6
The pulsing Kansas City sound of Count Basie’s band comes to New York and quickly reignites the spirit of Swing. By the decade’s end Duke Ellington has been hailed as a hero in Europe.
1 小时 41 分钟
2001年1月7日
Dedicated to Chaos (1940 - 1945) - 7

Dedicated to Chaos (1940 - 1945) - 7
In Europe, jazz has been banned by the Nazis, but great musicians continue to play. For many black Americans, however, that sound has a hollow ring. They find themselves fighting abroad for liberties their own country denies them at home.
1 小时 55 分钟
2001年1月7日
Risk (1945 - 1955) - 8

Risk (1945 - 1955) - 8
Cold War tensions are reflected in the broken rhythms and dissonant melodies of “bebop.” Dizzy Gillespie tries to popularize the new sound, however, young audiences are now swooning over pop singers like Frank Sinatra.
1 小时 59 分钟
2001年1月7日
The Adventure (1955-1960) - 9

The Adventure (1955-1960) - 9
As the turbulent Sixties arrive, however, two freewheeling saxophonists – John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman – take jazz into uncharted terrain. For the first time, even musicians are starting to ask, Is it still jazz?
1 小时 51 分钟
2001年1月7日
A Masterpiece By Midnight (1961 - PRESENT) - 10

A Masterpiece By Midnight (1961 - PRESENT) - 10
During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble.
1 小时 48 分钟
2001年1月7日















