Jazz Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939 (Season 1, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 102 min | Documentary, History, Music

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Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939 (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 102 min | Documentary, History, Music

As the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Count Basie and the Kansas City sound reignite the spirit of swing. By the decade's end, Duke Ellington ...See moreAs the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Count Basie and the Kansas City sound reignite the spirit of swing. By the decade's end, Duke Ellington has been hailed as a hero in Europe, amid anxious preparations for war. And weeks after that war begins, Coleman Hawkins startles the world with a glimpse of what jazz will become, improvising a new music on the old standard, "Body and Soul." Written by Anonymous See less

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