Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917

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Jazz
9th January 2001 1 hour 22 mins Season 1 Episode 1

"Gumbo" traces the roots of jazz from the 1800s to 1917. The viewer will catch glimpses of Jelly Roll Morton, who erroneously claimed to have invented jazz, and the tragic, though influential, figure of trumpeter Buddy Bolden.

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Season 1 · Episode 2

The Gift: 1917-1924

How can one explain the genius of a Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington? Blessed with skill and talent far exceeding their peers, one can only define what they possess as a gift from the gods. These early portraits are imperative, because both figures have been so canonized that it is easy to forget the significance of their gifts.
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01 Keith David profile Keith Davidas Narrator (voice) 02 Louis Armstrong profile Louis Armstrongas Self (archive footage) 03 Duke Ellington profile Duke Ellingtonas Self (archive footage) 04 Benny Goodman profile Benny Goodmanas Self (archive footage) 05 Artie Shaw profile Artie Shawas Self (archive footage) 06 Billie Holiday profile Billie Holidayas Self (archive footage) 07 Glenn Miller profile Glenn Milleras Self (archive footage) 08 Dave Brubeck profile Dave Brubeckas Self (archive footage) 09 Art Tatum profile Art Tatumas Self (archive footage) 10 John Coltrane profile John Coltraneas Self (archive footage) 11 Art Blakey profile Art Blakeyas Self (archive footage) 12 Geoffrey C. Ward profile Geoffrey C. WardWriter
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