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The story of jazz / a co-production of Toby Byron/Multiprises in association with Taurus Film, Munich, BMG Video and VideoArts Music ; produced by Toby Byron, Richard Saylor ; written by Chris Albertson with Matthew Seig ; directed by Matthew Seig.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 1110
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Masters of American music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jazz--History and criticism.
- Jazz.
- Jazz musicians.
- Documentary films.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Performances.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Distributed by BMG Video, [2002]
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- This program profiles, with first-hand observation and historical detail, the pivotal people and places in American jazz. Includes archive footage of performances by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and many other important artists.
- Participant:
- Narrator: Lloyd Richards ; Commentary by Wynton Marsalis, Lester Bowie, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham, Bud Freeman, Zilner Randolph, Randy Weston, Billy Taylor, Jay McShann, Buddy Tate, Claude Williams, Haywood Henry, Illinois Jacquet, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Grover Mitchell, Tony Bennett, Carmen McRae, Buck Clayton, Annie Ross, Jimmy Heath, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Riley, Roy Haynes, Barry Harris, Joe Williams, Rashied Ali, Wayne Shorter.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Herbert Forsberg ; editor, Faith Patrice Jones.
- Notes:
- Digitally mastered.
- Videodisc release of the 1991 documentary film.
- OCLC:
- 53335815
- Publisher Number:
- 7233380088 9 BMG Video
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