Season 1
During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble.
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A Masterpiece by Midnight
Currents of change in American now impact Jazz.
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The Adventure
The postwar years bring America to a level of prosperity unimaginable a decade before.
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Risk
Swing: The Velocity of Celebration
A new sound emerges- pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues.
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Swing: The Velocity of Celebration
As the Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as ever to being America's music
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Swing: Pure Pleasure
Jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country.
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The True Welcome
As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America
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Our Language
Louis Armstrong shows the whole world how to swing.
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The Gift
JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city.
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Gumbo
When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal.
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