A Masterpiece By Midnight - JAZZ - A Film By Ken Burns Episode 10

"The conclusion covers the years 1961-2000, when the jazz world, says narrator Keith David, "was a tower of Babel," bebop morphed into hard bop, avant garde and "free jazz," and Miles Davis began... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Release Date: January 1
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Dive into the world of Jazz.

Original title: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns TV Mini Series 2001 1h 48m 10 episodes Filmmaker Ken Burns can do nothing wrong and does everything to its fullest. In this case, we dive into the world of jazz. We learn everything from the concept to the execution. As much as you think you know going into the series, Ken can find something you missed. Separated into 10 disks, it could easily have been 20 disks, as they are each approximately two hours long. The information is so concentrated that you can be overloaded in an hour. Then you have to take a day to investigate the background of the artists and the information given. Speaking of information, the presentation is filled with still pictures, film clips, knowledgeable presenters (they explain things in their own way), and quotes from people of the time. I am now having to go back and read Ralph Ellison; I thought he was the invisible man and did not know about his musical background. You will have to go through the series at least once more.