This documentary takes a look at the life and career of legendary jazz man William "Count" Basie, a pianist, composer, and...
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2008
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Performance footage of Billie Holiday may admittedly be scant, but this issue compiles into a single release song cuts from...
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2008
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2004
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Made famous by singer Billie Holiday in an unforgettable 1939 recording, the haunting anti-lynching anthem "Strange Fruit"...
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2002
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1993
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Two vocalists are captured performing some of their famous songs. "Jumpin' the Blues" and "Symphony in Black" are featured...
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1992
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This video documents the evolution of jazz. It began in 19th century New Orleans, where the slaves first introduced the...
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Musical Performer
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1991
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This vintage collection of great jazz moments include the Count Bassie Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Theolonius Monk Trio,...
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1991
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Billie Holiday is recognized as one of the greatest blues and jazz vocalists of all time. This program tells her story....
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Musical Performer
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1991
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1989
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This black-and-white documentary traces the life and music career of Charlie Parker, known around the world as "Bird." The...
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1987
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The Swing era conjures up images of sophisticated ladies, debonair gentlemen, and the big bands who entertained them with a...
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1987
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Volume 2 of this 2 video set feature title and film selections from black jazz bands such as Hot Chocolate (Ellington 1941),...
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1986
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This musical presentation features Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra. These two vintage film shorts are "Black and Tan"...
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1986
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This three-part historical epic of the lives and misfortunes of the Vrhunc family in the former Yugoslavia is divided into...
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Featured Music
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1985
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1983
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In this installment in the All You Need Is Love documentary series, filmmakers examine blues music, a style that developed...
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1976
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Diana Ross plays the magnificent, tragic song stylist Billie Holiday, who while writhing in a strait jacket in a prison cell,...
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Book Author
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1972
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The best-remembered episode of the shortlived CBS public-affairs series Seven Lively Arts, this program offers a copacetic...
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1957
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This television special, originally aired on December 8, 1957, offers performances from some of the greatest names in jazz...
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1957
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This musical performance video features four shorts: "Band Parade," "Basie's Conversation," "Basie Boogie," and "Sugar Chili...
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1950
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New Orleans is Republic Pictures' spin on such "musical origin" films as Birth of the Blues and Dixie. Covering nearly four...
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1947
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1935
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1935
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