Ken Burns jazz [sound recording] : the story of America's music
- Imprint
- New York : Columbia/Legacy, p2000.
- Physical description
- 5 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 p. : ill. ; 23 x 17 cm)
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Creators/Contributors
- Contributor
- Burns, Ken, 1953- Director
- Ward, Geoffrey C. Writer of accompanying material
- Alexander, Van, 1915-2015.
- Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986.
- Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 Performer
- Atkins, Boyd.
- Baker, Chet.
- Basie, Count, 1904-1984.
- Beinhorn, Michael.
- Bigard, Barney.
- Brooks, Harry, 1895-1970.
- Brown, Clifford.
- Brown, Lew.
- Brubeck, Dave.
- Byrd, Donald.
- Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981.
- Carter, Ron, 1932-
- Clarke, Kenny, 1914-1985.
- Coleman, Ornette.
- Conrad, Con, 1891-1938.
- Creamer, Henry, 1879-1930.
- Dabney, Ford T., 1883-1958.
- De Lange, Eddie.
- Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956.
- Durham, Eddie, 1906-1987.
- Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989.
- Eyton, Frank.
- Fisher, Fred, 1875-1942.
- Fitzgerald, Ella.
- Fuller, Gil, 1920-1994.
- Garland, Joe, 1903-1977.
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
- Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
- Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986.
- Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990.
- Green, Johnny, 1908-1989.
- Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958.
- Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952.
- Hendricks, Jon, 1921-2017
- Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019
- Herzog, Arthur, Jr.
- Heyman, Edward, 1907-1981.
- Heywood, Eddie, 1915-1989.
- Hickman, Art, 1886-1930.
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
- House, Son.
- Jobim, Antonio Carlos.
- Johnson, Pete, 1904-1967.
- Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947.
- Klenner, John, 1899-1955.
- Koehler, Ted, 1894-1973.
- Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973.
- Kurtz, Manny, 1911-1984.
- Lange, Johnny, approximately 1905-2006.
- Laswell, Bill.
- Layton, Turner, 1894-1978.
- Lee, Marvin, 1880-1949.
- Lewis, John, 1920-2001.
- Lewis, Sam M., 1885-1959.
- Lopez, Ray.
- Lunceford, Jimmie.
- MacDonald, Ralph.
- MacGregor, Chummy, 1903-1973.
- Mack, Cecil, 1883-1944.
- Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
- McDowell, Fred.
- Mendonça, Newton, 1927-1960.
- Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976.
- Mills, Irving, 1894-1985.
- Miley, Bubber, 1903-1932.
- Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979.
- Monk, Thelonious.
- Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
- Moten, Benny, 1916-1977
- Mulligan, Gerry.
- Norton, George A.
- Nuñez, Alcide, 1884-1934.
- Oliver, King, 1885-1938.
- Oliver, Sy.
- Paparelli, Frank.
- Parish, Mitchell.
- Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.
- Powell, Bud.
- Pozo, Chano.
- Prima, Louis, 1910-1978.
- Raye, Don.
- Razaf, Andy, 1895-1973.
- Reinhardt, Django, 1910-1953.
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007.
- Robinson, J. Russel.
- Ruby, Harry.
- Rushing, Jimmy.
- Salter, William (Composer)
- Schoen, Vic.
- Shorter, Wayne.
- Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975.
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
- Smith, Chris, 1879-1949.
- Solaar, M. C.
- Sour, Robert.
- Strayhorn, Billy.
- Stryker, Fred.
- Taylor, Cecil, 1929-2018
- Tatum, Art, 1909-1956.
- Trumbauer, Frank.
- Troy, Henry, 1908-1962.
- Turner, Joe, 1911-1985.
- Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990.
- Waller, Fats, 1904-1943.
- Washington, Grover.
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
- Webb, Chick.
- White, Harry.
- Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967.
- Williams, Clarence, 1893-1965.
- Williams, Harry, 1879-1922.
- Wilson, Cassandra, 1955-
- Young, Joe, 1889-1939.
- Young, Lester, 1909-1959.
- Zawinul, Joe, 1932-2007.
- Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919 Performer
- Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955 Performer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Performer
- Moten, Benny, 1916-1977 Performer
- Hawkins, Coleman Performer
- Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 Performer
- Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 Performer
- Silver, Horace, 1928-2014. Performer
- Brown, Clifford Performer
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007 Performer
- Rollins, Sonny Performer
- Brubeck, Dave Performer
- Getz, Stan, 1927-1991 Performer
- Byrd, Charlie, 1925-1999 Performer
- Coltrane, John, 1926-1967 Performer
- Davis, Miles Performer
- Artie Shaw Orchestra.
- Benny Goodman Orchestra.
- Benny Goodman Sextet.
- Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra.
- Bud Powell Trio.
- Cecil Taylor Trio.
- Charlie Parker Quintet.
- Charlie Parker's Reboppers.
- Chick Webb Orchestra.
- Clarence Williams' Blue Five.
- Count Basie Orchestra.
- Dizzy Gillespie Quintet.
- Dizzy Gillespie Sextet.
- Duke Ellington Orchestra.
- Eddie Heywood Orchestra.
- Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra.
- Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra.
- Gene Krupa Orchestra.
- Glenn Miller Orchestra.
- Hot Five.
- Hot Seven.
- Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band.
- Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra.
- Jones-Smith Incorporated (Musical group)
- Jungle Band (Jazz ensemble)
- Kansas City Seven (Count Basie)
- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
- Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
- Louis Armstrong Orchestra.
- Miles Davis Nonet.
- Miles Davis Sextet.
- Modern Jazz Quartet.
- Noble Sissle & His Orchestra.
- Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
- Quartet du Hot Club de France.
- Red Hot Peppers (Musical group)
- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
- Washingtonians (Musical group)
- Weather Report (Musical group)
- Columbia Records, Inc.
- Legacy Recordings.
- Legacy Entertainment, Inc.
- Verve Music Group.
- Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
- Universal Music Group.
- Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band Performer
- Original Dixieland Jazz Band Performer
- Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. Performer
- Jazz Messengers Performer
- Modern Jazz Quartet Performer
- Dave Brubeck Quartet. Performer
- John Coltrane Quartet Performer
- Miles Davis Quintet Performer
Contents/Summary
- Partial contents
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- Disc 1: Star dust Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish (Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra) (3:33)
- Soon one mornin' (Death come a-creepin' in my room) Mississippi Fred McDowell (Mississippi Fred McDowell) (3:12)
- Memphis blues W.C. Handy, George Norton (Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band) (2:36)
- Livery stable blues Marvin Lee, Ray Lopez, Alcide "Yellow" Nunez (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) (3:05)
- Charleston James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack (James P. Johnson) (1:49)
- Chimes blues King Oliver (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band) (2:51)
- Back water blues Bessie Smith (Bessie Smith) (3:17)
- The pearls Jelly Roll Morton (Jelly Roll Morton) (2:48)
- Dead man blues Jelly Roll Morton (Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers) (3:13)
- Wild cat blues / Fats Waller, Clarence Williams (Clarence Williams's Blue Five) (2:59)
- Cake walkin' babies : from home Chris Smith, Henry Troy, Clarence Williams (Clarence Williams's Blue Five) (2:55)
- Sugar foot stomp Louis Armstrong, King Oliver (Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra) (2:49)
- Heebie jeebies Boyd Atkins (Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five) (2:52)
- Potato head blues Louis Armstrong (Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven) (2:55)
- West End blues King Oliver, Clarence Williams (Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five) (3:18)
- The Mooche Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (Duke Ellington & His Orchestra) (3:13)
- East St. Louis toodle-oo Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley (Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians) (2:52)
- Black beauty Duke Ellington (Duke Ellington) (3:01)
- Mood indigo Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (Jungle Band) (2:56)
- There ain't no sweet man (worth the salt of my tears) Fred Fisher (Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra) (3:29)
- Singin' the blues / Con Conrad, Sam M. Lewis, J. Russel Robinson, Joe Young (Frankie Trumbauer & his Orchestra) (3:00)
- Riverboat shuffle Hoagy Carmichael (Frankie Trumbauer & his Orchestra) (3:08)
- Hotter than 'ell Fletcher Henderson (Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra) (2:51)
- I got rhythm George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (Ethel Waters) (3:03).
- Disc 2: It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (Duke Ellington & his Orchestra) (3:08)
- Echoes of Harlem Duke Ellington (Duke Ellington & his Orchestra) (2:59)
- Moten swing Benny Moten (Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra) (3:22)
- St. Louis blues / W.C. Handy (Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra) (3:00)
- Ain't misbehavin' Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller (Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra) (3:11)
- For dancers only Sy Oliver, Don Raye, Vic Schoen (Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra) (2:36)
- King Porter stomp Jelly Roll Morton (Benny Goodman & His Orchestra) (3:08)
- Rose room Art Hickman, Harry Williams (Benny Goodman Sextet) (2:47)
- Sing, sing, sing : with a swing Louis Prima (Benny Goodman & His Orchestra) (8:37)
- Jumpin' at The Woodside / Count Basie (Count Basie & His Orchestra) (3:07)
- Sent for you yesterday & here you come today Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing (Count Basie & His Orchestra) (2:55)
- Lester leaps in Lester Young (Count Basie's Kansas City Seven) (3:13)
- Oh, lady, be good! George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (Jones-Smith Incorporated) (3:05)
- Without your love John Lange, Fred Stryker (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) (2:51)
- Strange fruit Lewis Allan (Billie Holiday) (3:10)
- God bless the child Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday (Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) (2:53)
- Three little words Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby (Art Tatum) (2:24)
- Rebecca Joseph Vernon Turner (Pete Johnson & Joe Turner) (2:40)
- Harlem congo Harry White (Chick Webb & His Orchestra) (3:14)
- A-tisket a-tasket Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald (Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald) (2:36)
- Shine Lew Brown, Ford Dabney, Cecil Mack (Django Reinhardt & Le Quartet du Hot Club de France) (2:55)
- Dear old southland Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (Noble Sissle & His Orchestra) (2:34).
- Disc 3: Body & soul Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour (Coleman Hawkins) (3:00)
- Cotton tail / Duke Ellington (Duke Ellington & his Orchestra) (3:10)
- Take the "A" train Billy Strayhorn (Duke Ellington & his Orchestra) (2:54)
- Begin the beguine Cole Porter (Artie Shaw & his Orchestra) (3:13)
- In the mood Joe Garland, Andy Razaf (Glenn Miller & his Orchestra) (3:33)
- Well, git it! Sy Oliver (Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra) (3:00)
- Solitude Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) (3:12)
- Drum boogie Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa (Gene Krupa & His Orchestra) (3:06)
- Salt peanuts Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie (Dizzy Gillespie & His All Star Quintet) (3:12)
- Groovin' high Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli (Dizzy Gillespie Sextet) (2:39)
- Ko-Ko Charlie Parker (Charlie Parker's Re-boppers) (3:12)
- Scrapple from the apple Charlie Parker (Charlie Parker Quintet) (2:56)
- Embraceable you George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (Charlie Parker Quintet) (3:42)
- Get happy Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler (Bud Powell Trio) (2:50)
- Epistrophy Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk (Thelonious Monk) (3:05)
- Straight, no chaser Thelonious Monk (Thelonious Monk) (2:55)
- Manteca Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo (Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra) (3:05)
- Moon dreams Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer (Miles Davis Nonet) (3:18)
- Just friends John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis (Charlie Parker) (3:30)
- Rockin' chair Hoagy Carmichael (Louis Armstrong) (3:03)
- They can't take that away from me George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio) (2:40)
- Walkin' shoes Gerry Mulligan (Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan) (3:09)
- Fine & mellow Billie Holiday (Billie Holiday) (8:00).
- Disc 4: Doodlin' Jon Hendricks, Horace Silver (Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers) (6:44)
- I get a kick out of you Cole Porter (Clifford Brown & Max Roach) (7:40)
- St. Thomas Sonny Rollins (Sonny Rollins) (6:41)
- Django John Lewis (Modern Jazz Quartet) (7:02)
- Take five Paul Desmond (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (5:22)
- So what Miles Davis (Miles Davis Sextet) (9:22)
- Giant steps John Coltrane (John Coltrane Quartet) (4:43)
- Rick Kick Shaw Cecil Taylor (Cecil Taylor Trio) (6:03)
- Chronology Ornette Coleman (Ornette Coleman) (6:03)
- Original Faubus Fables Charles Mingus (Charles Mingus) (9:04)
- Acknowledgement (from A love supreme) John Coltrane (John Coltrane Quartet) (7:47).
- Disc 5: Hello, Dolly! Jerry Herman (Louis Armstrong) (2:23)
- Desafinado Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca (Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd) (5:49)
- In a sentimental mood Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills (John Coltrane & Duke Ellington) (4:14)
- Tourist point of view Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (Duke Ellington & his Orchestra) (5:07)
- E.S.P. Wayne Shorter (Miles Davis Quintet) (5:30)
- Spanish key Miles Davis (Miles Davis) (2:49)
- Birdland Joe Zawinul (Weather Report) (5:57)
- Mister magic Ralph MacDonald, William Salter (Grover Washington) (9:02)
- Rockit Michael Beinhorn, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell (Herbie Hancock) (3:55)
- Un ange en danger Ron Carter, Michael Solar (Ron Carter, M.C. Solaar) (3:49)
- Tanya Donald Byrd (Dexter Gordon) (7:24)
- Soon all will know Wynton Marsalis (Wynton Marsalis) (3:35)
- Death letter Son House (Cassandra Wilson) (4:13)
- Take the A train Billy Strayhorn (Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra) (5:34).
- Summary
- Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns.
Subjects
- Subjects
- Jazz.
Bibliographic information
- Release date
- 2000
- Production date
- 1917
- Title variation
- Jazz
- Story of America's music
- Note
- Columbia/Legacy: C5K 61432 (CK 61433--CK 61437).
- Music compiled for the PBS television series, Jazz, directed by Ken Burns.
- Program notes by Geoffrey C. Ward in booklet inserted in container.
- Participant
- Various artists.
- Event
- Recorded 1917-1995.
- Related Work
- Jazz (Television program)
- Publisher number
- C5K 61432 Columbia/Legacy
- CK 61433--CK 61437 Columbia/Legacy
- 61432-2 Columbia/Legacy