As the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Count Basie and the Kansas City sound reignite the spirit of swing. By the decade's end, Duke Ellington...
Aired: Jan 8, 2001Jazz begins in New Orleans, 19th century America's most cosmopolitan city, wh...
Aired: Jan 8, 2001Speakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of ...
Aired: Jan 9, 2001In the 1920s, jazz is everywhere, and for the first time soloists and singers...
4. The True Welcome: 1929-1934
Aired: Jan 14, 2001In 1929 as the Great Depression begins, New York is now America's jazz capita...
5. Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
Aired: Jan 16, 2001As the Great Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as it has ever come to ...
6. Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939
Aired: Jan 21, 2001As the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fa...
7. Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945
Aired: Jan 22, 2001When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. Bandleaders li...
Aired: Jan 23, 2001The postwar years bring prosperity, but the Cold War threat makes these anxio...
Aired: Jan 28, 2001For jazz, the late 1950s is a period of transition when old stars like Billie...
10. A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present
Aired: Jan 30, 2001During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble. Though Louis Armstrong briefly outsel...
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