Bibliograph

Jazz, the velocity of celebration, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns. --, Episode 6

Type

Label

Jazz, the velocity of celebration, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns. --, Episode 6

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Jazz

Medium

videorecording

Responsibility statement

a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns. --

Runtime

105

Sub title

the velocity of celebration

Summary

In the late 1930s, swing is still the national craze that keeps on growing despite the Depression, although commerce sometimes leads to compromise and the individual expression at the heart of jazz is too often kept under wraps. But in the middle of the country-- in balck dance halls, roadhouses and juke joints-- a new kind of music has been incubating

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Swing, the velocity of celebration

Classification