Jazz


Our Language (1924–1929) (E03)

(episode)
  • USA Our Language (1924–1929)
Documentary / Music
UK / USA, 2001, 1 h 59 min (Alternative: 59 min)

Directed by:

Ken Burns

Screenplay:

Geoffrey C. Ward

Cinematography:

Buddy Squires, Ken Burns

Cast:

Keith David (narrator), Louis Armstrong (a.f.), Duke Ellington (a.f.), Benny Goodman (a.f.), Ethel Waters (a.f.), Samuel L. Jackson, Artie Shaw
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As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America, and now, for the first time soloists and singers take center stage, transforming the music with their distinctive voices and the unique stories they have to tell. (PBS)