Genre: TV Series
Grade: A+
Notable People: Ken Burns, Lynn Novak,
Title: Jazz
Grade: I simply run out of accolades for Burns’ incredible documentaries of American life in all its forms. Watched this in dinner installments over a six-month period and was riveted by every moment of its 10 episodes and 16 hours. Makes a solid case that Louie Armstrong and Duke Ellington are the most significant figures in American, and maybe all, 20th century music. The footage is incomparable, the narrating brilliant and the interviews- oh, my- completed around 20years ago, it features some of the true greats before they passed, like Artie Shaw and Dave Brubeck. Must watch TV.