Jazz Miniseries Episode 6 Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939 2001
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Swing would be reacquainted with its blues roots by way of Kansas City, when Count Basie and the Barons of Rhythm brought their hot sound to the Big Apple. Basie would also give Billie Holiday her first break, offering her a chance to travel, perform, drink, and gamble with the rest of the band. Another young singer named Ella Fitzgerald would get her start in Chick Webb’s band at the Savoy Ballroom, and then be named top female vocalist—over Billy Holiday—by Down Beat in 1937.
- Released: 2001-01-22
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Keith David, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman
- Director: Geoffrey C. Ward, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns
