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Ken Burns: Jazz: The True Welcome (1929 - 1934)

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The True Welcome (1929 - 1934)

In 1929 as the Great Depression begins, New York is now America's jazz capital. On Broadway, Louis Armstrong revolutionizes the art of American popular song. In Harlem, Chick Webb pioneers his own big-band sound and in the city's clubs, pianists Fats Waller and Art Tatum dazzle audiences. But it is Duke Ellington who takes jazz beyond category, composing hit tunes that has critics comparing him to Stravinsky.
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Length: 02:01:06  Posted: 1/2/2008

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