Satchmo, Bird, Basie, Lady Day...: vital musicians and fundamental icons, bastions of talent and beacons of creativity. They are amongst the 10 subjects featured in this essential 4 disc collection of landmark films from ACE Award-winning producer and jazz historian Toby Byron, tracing the history, the artistry and the complexity of a unique American art-form. Featuring spectacular archive footage, seamless performances and vivid, pivotal interviews with an extraordinary array of the most famous and infamous figures in the American jazz scene.
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour and B & W
Bonus:
In Depth Discographies for Each Artist
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following:
Jazz Pioneers
- "Satchmo - The Life Of Louis Armstrong"
- "Count Basie - Swingin' the Blues"
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following:
Jazz Innovators
- "Celebrating Bird - The Triumph Of Charlie Parker"
- "The World According To John Coltrane"
- "Thelonious Monk - American Composer"
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following:
Vocal Legends
- "Ray Charles - The Genius Of Soul" - "Lady Day: The Many Faces Of Billie Holiday"
- "Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One"
Disc 4:
This disc includes the following:
A History of Jazz
- "Bluesland - A Portrait In Music"
- "The Story Of Jazz"
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