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The story of jazz

Title
The story of jazz / a co-production of Toby Byron/Multiprises in association with Taurus Film, Munich, BMG Video and VideoArts Music ; produced by Toby Byron, Richard Saylor ; written by Chris Albertson with Matthew Seig ; directed by Matthew Seig.
Publication
New York, NY : Distributed by BMG Video, [1993]

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Additional Authors
  • Byron, Toby.
  • Saylor, Richard.
  • Albertson, Chris.
  • Seig, Matthew.
  • Richards, Lloyd.
  • Toby Byron/Multiprises.
  • Taurus Film GmbH.
  • BMG Video.
  • VideoArts Music (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (97 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
This program profiles the pivotal figures in American jazz with authoritative commentary and first-hand observations. Includes archive footage of performances by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and many other important artists.
Series Statement
Masters of American music series
Uniform Title
Masters of American music series
Subject
  • Jazz > History and criticism
  • Jazz musicians
  • Documentary films
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Jazz
  • Jazz music
  • African American musicians
  • Closed caption video recordings
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and Factual Films
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • Documentary films.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
  • Documentaires.
Note
  • Digitally mastered.
  • Videocassette release of the 1991 documentary film.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Herbert Forsberg ; editor, Faith Patrice Jones ; narrator, Lloyd Richards.
System Details (note)
  • VHS format.
Language (note)
  • Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Contents
Mood indigo (Duke Ellington) -- How high the moon (Ella Fitzgerald) -- Carolina shout (Willie "The Lion" Smith) -- Hot house (Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie) -- Dinah (Louis Armstrong) -- Nagasaki (Jimmy Lunceford) -- One o'clock jump (Charles Mingus and Count Basie) -- Fine and mellow (Billie Holiday) -- 'Round midnight (Thelonius Monk) -- Blues for Pablo (Miles Davis and Gil Evans) -- Cherokee (The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Sarah Vaughan).
LCCN
  • 723338008837
  • 2333800883
OCLC
  • ocm42265051
  • 42265051
  • SCSB-1200681
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library