Jazz Episodes on PBS

2001, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Adventure (1956-1960) - Jazz

“The Adventure” (Part 9 of 10) follows jazz from 1956 to 1960. “The music,” says narrator Keith David, “was changing faster than ever.” Among the innovators: Miles Davis, saxophone “colossus” Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey and Sarah Vaughan. The period also saw the “spiritual awakening” of John Coltrane and the chordless “free jazz” of Ornette Coleman.

Episodes: Jazz - 11 total Episodes

2/1/2001: A Masterpiece by Midnight Season 1, Episode 10
1/30/2001: The Adventure (1956-1960) Season 1, Episode 9
1/25/2001: Risk (1945-1955) Season 1, Episode 8
1/24/2001: Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945) Season 1, Episode 7
1/23/2001: Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937-1939) Season 1, Episode 6
1/18/2001: Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935-1937) Season 1, Episode 5
1/16/2001: The True Welcome (1929-1935) Season 1, Episode 4
1/11/2001: Our Language (1924-1928) Season 1, Episode 3
1/10/2001: The Gift (1917-1924) Season 1, Episode 2
1/9/2001: Gumbo (Beginnings-1917)
Gumbo (Beginnings-1917) Season 1, Episode 1

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Premiered: January 08, 2001, on PBS

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Premise: Ken Burns' panoramic 10-part essay on `America's music.' Jazz, says narrator Keith David, is `creation on the spot.' Not so with this documentary series: It took six years to produce and featured some 500 pieces of music and 75 interviewees. The opinions of the primary one, Wynton Marsalis (billed as `senior creative consultant'), riled a number of critics. But few could dispute the genius of Burns' two key `Jazz' artists, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.