Ken Burns "Jazz"

[Philly123]

For those of you who missed it last time around, this excellent series is being shown again on PBS America from 1st April.

 

[Il Padrino]

Thanks for the heads up on this.

 

[SopJob]

Don't buy the Charlie Parker CD from the series. Tunes are excellent, but the sound quality is terrible.

 

[alto andy]

For those of you who missed it last time around, this excellent series is being shown again on PBS America from 1st April.

Cheers I have watched 2 in the series one was on swing and the other was bebop is there more in the series I have the other 2 recorded might have to get series link .

 

[Philly123]

There are about 10 different episodes, each coveringa different period or theme. Here is a link to some wiki info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_(TV_series)#Episodes