Ken Burns Jazz
Subtitle: the story of America's music
Contributors: McDowell, Fred; Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955; Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937; Morton, Jelly Roll, -1941; Williams, Clarence, 1893-1965; Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974; Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967; Beiderbecke, Bix, 1903-1931; Trumbauer, Frank; Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977; Lunceford, Jimmie; Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986; Basie, Count, 1904-1984; Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959; Heywood, Eddie, 1915-1989; Tatum, Art, 1909-1956; Johnson, Pete, 1904-1967; Turner, Joe, 1911-1985; Webb, Chick; Fitzgerald, Ella; Reinhardt, Django, 1910-1953; Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975; Hawkins, Coleman; Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004; Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944; Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956; Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973; Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993; Monk, Thelonious; Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955; Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990; Baker, Chet; Mulligan, Gerry; Silver, Horace, 1928-2014; Brown, Clifford; Roach, Max, 1924-2007; Rollins, Sonny; Coleman, Ornette; Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979; Burns, Ken, 1953-; Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band; Original Dixieland Jazz Band; King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band; Red Hot Peppers (Musical group); Blue Five (Musical group); Hot Five; Hot Seven; Washingtonians (Musical group); Jungle Band (Jazz ensemble); Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra; Benny Goodman Sextet; Kansas City Seven (Count Basie); Jones-Smith Incorporated (Musical group); Hot Club de France. Quartette; All Star Quintet (Dizzy Gillespie); Dizzy Gillespie Sextet; Charlie Parker's Reboppers; Charlie Parker Quintet; Bud Powell Trio; Miles Davis Nonet; Jazz Messengers; Modern Jazz Quartet; Dave Brubeck Quartet; Miles Davis Sextet; John Coltrane Quartet; Cecil Taylor Trio
Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment; Manufactured by Columbia Records
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording] :
Subjects: Jazz vocals; Jazz
Other titles: Jazz : the story of America's music; Story of America's music; Jazz (Television program)
Notes: Contains much of the music featured in Ken Burns's PBS television mini-series "Jazz."

Compilation produced by Ken Burns ... [et al].

Various artists.

Tracks recorded and/or released between 1917 and 1995.

Compact disc.

Companion booklet at Main Library (789.9 W212k) contains program and background notes for the sound recording;  essay written by Geoffrey C. Ward, in part from his book, Jazz: a history of America's music.
Table of contents: title: disc 1.; title: Star dust --; title: Soon one mornin' (death come a-creepin' in my room) --; title: Memphis blues --; title: Livery stable blues --; title: Charleston --; title: Chimes blues --; title: Back water blues --; title: Pears --; title: Dead man blues --; title: Wild cat blues --; title: Cake walkin' babies (from home) --; title: Sugar foot stomp --; title: Heebie jeebies --; title: Potato head blues --; title: West End blues --; title: Mooche --; title: East St. Louis toodle-oo --; title: Black beauty --; title: Mood indigo --; title: There ain't no sweet man (worth the salt of my tears) --; title: Singin' the blues --; title: Riverboat shuffle --; title: Hotter than 'ell --; title: I got rhythm --; title: disc 2.; title: It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) --; title: Echoes of Harlem --; title: Moten swing --; title: St. Louis blues --; title: Ain't misbehavin' --; title: For dancers only --; title: King Porter stomp --; title: Rose room --; title: Sing, sing, sing (with a swing) --; title: Jumpin' at the Woodside --; title: Sent for you yesterday and here you come today --; title: Lester leaps in --; title: Oh, lady, be good! --; title: Without your love --; title: Strange fruit --; title: God bless the child --; title: Three little words --; title: Rebecca --; title: Harlem congo --; title: A-tisket a-tasket --; title: Shine --; title: Dear old Southland --; title: disc 3.; title: Body and soul --; title: Cotton tail --; title: Take the 'A' train --; title: Begin the beguine --; title: In the mood --; title: Well, git it! --; title: Solitude --; title: Drum boogie --; title: Salt peanuts --; title: Groovin' high --; title: Ko-Ko --; title: Scrapple from the Apple --; title: Embraceable you --; title: Get happy --; title: Epistrophy --; title: Straight, no chaser --; title: Manteca --; title: Moon dreams --; title: Just friends --; title: Rockin' chair --; title: They can't take that away from me --; title: Walkin' shoes --; title: Fine and mellow --; title: disc 4.; title: Doodlin' --; title: I get a kick out of you --; title: St. Thomas --; title: Django --; title: Take five --; title: So what --; title: Giant steps --; title: Rick kick shaw --; title: Chronology --; title: Original Faubus fables --; title: Love supreme.; title: Acknowledgment --; title: disc 5.; title: Hello, Dolly! --; title: Desafinado --; title: In a sentimental mood --; title: Tourist point of view --; title: E.S.P --; title: Spanish key -- (single version); title: Birdland --; title: Mister Magic --; title: Rockit --; title: Ange en danger --; title: Tanya --; title: Soon all will know --; title: Death letter --; title: Take the 'A' train.