Ken Burns clearly understands that condensing thirty-nine years of jazz history into just two hours of video is unrealistic, so viewers shouldn’t anticipate that. The documentary features a fantastic biography of John Coltrane and includes footage of Miles Davis' incredible quintet from the mid-‘60s. Additionally, there’s a lovely segment dedicated to the brilliant Charles Mingus.
Show
Jazz
Episode
S01E10
Air Date
Jan 31, 2001
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917
S01E02
The Gift: 1917-1924
S01E03
Our Language: 1924 -1929
S01E04
The True Welcome: 1929-1934
S01E05
Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
S01E06
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939
S01E07
Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945
S01E08
Risk: 1945-1955
S01E09
The Adventure: 1956-1960
S01E10
A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present