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10 videodiscs (approximately 19 hr.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Episode 1. Jazz is born in New Orleans at the turn of the century emerging from several forms of music including ragtime, marching bands, work songs, spirituals, creole music, funeral parade music and above all, the blues. Musicians profiled here who advanced early jazz are Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Freddie Keppard, and musicians of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Episode 2. From 1917 through 1924, the "Jazz Age" begins with...
2) Find a heart
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1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Denise Donatelli is a mesmerizing jazz vocalist, in command of her expressive instrument while offering her heart and soul with each note.
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1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : portraits ; 18 cm).
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English
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Featuring two performances by the foremost interpreter of the West Coast school of cool jazz. Filmed in Europe 15 years apart, these two shows seen together provide an overview of Baker's illustrious career.
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Jazz icons volume ser. 2
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1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Presents three concerts featuring Sarah Vaughan, the "Divine One", in her prime, wrapping her voice around jazz standards such as Lover man, Misty, and I got rhythm, and showtunes such as Over the rainbow and Maria, among others.
10) Al Di Meola
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 instruction booklet
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English
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Study the master's awesome right-hand picking up-close as he carefully demonstrates his methods for technique development, muting and chordal picking.
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1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
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English
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One of the finest lineups in the history of jazz--Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt, Benny Golson, and the legendary trumpet player, Lee Morgan. This historic concert is the only known visual of this influential band.
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This program profiles, with first-hand observation and historical detail, the pivotal people and places in American jazz. Includes archive footage of performances by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, and many other important artists.
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1 videodisc (56 min.) : b sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Recounts the stellar singer's career from her beginnings at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, to her debut at the Apollo Theater and her pre-eminence in nightclubs, concert halls, and jazz festivals around the world.
18) Passion play
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The last thing washed up jazz musician, Nate Pool, wanted to do was betray sinister gangster, Happy Shannon. But it may be the last thing he does unless he can deliver Lily, a beautiful and mysterious carnival sideshow attraction.
19) Congo Square
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A musical tribute to New Orleans composed and performed by Wynton Marsalis, trumpet master from New Orleans and Yacub Addy, an African master drummer.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Elvin Jones is the archetypical modern jazz musician - instinct not intellect. There are some heavy-duty side-men in his present Jazz Machine: Sonny Fortune and Ravi John Coltrane, the son of the most influential tenor sax player ever.
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