Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns
from: Pbs Paramount
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: KEN BURNS' JAZZ (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0841887051255
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Pbs Paramount
Manufacturer: Pbs Paramount
Number Of Items: 10
Publisher: Pbs Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 1140 minutes
Sales Rank: 8677
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 08, 2001
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
JAZZ is a ten-part nearly nineteen-hour documentary series that celebrates America's greatest original art form a music whose improvisational spirit perfectly reflects the nation that gave it birth. It is the first television series ever to tell the story of jazz. Beginning with the birth of jazz at the dawn of the Twentieth Century the film incorporates the wide range of American culture and historical events that interact directly with the music: among them the harsh racial polarization of the 1890s; the artistic and political ferment of the Harlem Renaissance; the exuberance of the Jazz Age; the Great Depression and the New Deal; the Second World War; the emergence of a youth culture in the 1950s and 1960s; the hope anger and expectations of the civil rights movement; and the search for identity and authenticity in the 1970s 1980s and 1990s.DVD Features: Featurette: 'Making of Jazz'Additional Scenes: Three full length performances not seen in the filmPlaylist information for over 500 songs Music and Photo creditsSystem Requirements: Running Time 1140 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 841887051255 Manufacturer No: 705125
Amazon.com essential video:
Accompanied by a menagerie of products, Ken Burns's expansive 10-episode paean, Jazz, completes his trilogy on American culture, following The Civil War and Baseball. Spanning more than 19 hours, Jazz is, of course, about a lot more than what many have called America's classical music--especially in episodes 1 through 7. It's here that Burns unearths precious visual images of jazz musicians and hangs historical narratives around the music with convincing authority. Time can stand still as images float past to the sound of grainy vintage jazz, and the drama of a phonograph needle being placed on Louis Armstrong's celestial 'West End Blues' is nearly sublime.
The film is also potent in arguing that the history of race in the 20th-century U.S. is at jazz's heart. But a few problems arise. First is Burns's reliance on Wynton Marsalis as his chief musical commentator. Marsalis might be charming and musically expert, but he's no historian. For the film to devote three of its episodes to the 1930s, one expects a bit more historical substance. Also, Jazz condenses the period of 1961 to the present into one episode, glossing over some of the music's giant steps. Burns has said repeatedly that he didn't know much about jazz when he began this project. So perhaps Jazz, for all its glory, would better be called Jazz: What I've Learned Since I Started Listening (And I Haven't Gotten Much Past 1961). For those who are already passionate about jazz, the film will stoke debate (and some derision, together with some reluctant praise). But for everyone else, it will amaze and entertain and kindle a flame for some of the greatest music ever dreamed. --Andrew Bartlett
Average Rating: 
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- Ken Burns didn't S#@8 about jazz when he did this and it showsMy main issue is that Wynton suggested after seeing Civil Wars and Baseball that Burns should do a ... Read More
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- "A" for Entertainment, "C-" for HistoryKen Burns is an effective filmakeer; if only he were an effective historian! Jazz is a deeply flawed ... Read More
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- What Do You Expect From Kenny-Boy?Those people who panned this series, gave it only 1 or 2 stars are absolutley correct: Burns shows his ... Read More
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- Very Worthwhile, Despite Some FlawsLike other Ken Burns documentaries, this is a high-quality, entertaining, and educational film, well-worth ... Read More
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- Great Series, Very EducationalI am a music teacher and have been sharing this series over the last few months with some of my young players ... Read More
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