A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest names in American music, including the godfather of New Orleans jazz Louis Armstrong, the King of Swing Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.
這個系列是在探索美國主要的音樂生態的歷史.我們追溯到音樂在美國文化的發展,
他在1920年代至1940年代中期這段黃金時期的流行達至巔峰,無論是在他原始的形式
和當時流行的韻律或是現代新音樂形式的流行. 在這段期間的沿革,我們聽到了這些
對音樂有主要貢獻的音樂家和他們的作品,像是 Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington,
Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Charlie "Bird" Parker 和其他許多幫助制定
爵士樂成為像今日一樣振動響亮的音樂形式,甚至,我們看到了音樂在歷史上的演變
如何反映在美國公眾的政治和社會型態
全套10DVD完整记录了爵士乐的历史及发展。
介绍各种爵士音乐类型、爵士音乐之简历、风格、特质、乐器、著名歌手或音乐家简介。
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Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-time actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a Broadway playwright at 33, a silver screen ingénue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist at 73, a camp icon at 85 - West left no format unconq...
Clint Eastwood directed and hosted this final segment of the seven-part Blues documentary which was aired on PBS in the United States and then released on DVD. Eastwood has been a longtime fan of the piano and of blues and jazz artists. He once did a movie called "Bird" about jazzman Charlie Parker.
Here, Clint sits at the piano next to people like Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Ma...
This documentary presents clips from black films from 1929 through 1957. Musical performers include Paul Robeson (in Song of Freedom), Bessie Smith (St. Louis Blues), Eubie Blake and the Nicholas Brothers (Pie-Pie Blackbird), Lena Horne (Boogie Woogie Dream), Nat 'King' Cole (Killer Diller), Sammy Davis Jr. (Rufus Jones for President), Cab Calloway (Jitterbug Party), and Ethel ...
Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece ('A Rhapsody of Negro Life') with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: Dance, Jealousy, Blues, 3) A Hymn of Sorrow, 4) Harlem Rhythm.
