If you enjoy jazz this documentary is riveting. Packed worth footage from its earliest days it’s also a social commentary of the race divides of the period. Highly recommended 1 Vote up! See also his New York. Both quite old now but still utterly compelling. 0 Vote up! Is this the Ken Burns one? It’s like two decades old isn’t it? 0 Vote up! Yep 0 Vote up! It hasn’t aged and as I haven’t seen it before it’s entirely fresh to me 0 Vote up! Wynton Marsalis is especially good on this iirc. 0 Vote up! I’m coming to the end of this. It’s just like a book you don’t want to finish. The music, the period footage and the story is utterly compelling even to my novice ear. As you say Bertha, Marsalis’ commentary is a superb insightful accompaniment. Beautiful beautiful beautiful. 1 Vote up! Refresh Back to board Join the discussion Login Register 0 Vote up!
I’m coming to the end of this. It’s just like a book you don’t want to finish. The music, the period footage and the story is utterly compelling even to my novice ear. As you say Bertha, Marsalis’ commentary is a superb insightful accompaniment. Beautiful beautiful beautiful. 1 Vote up!
See also his New York. Both quite old now but still utterly compelling.
Is this the Ken Burns one? It’s like two decades old isn’t it?
Yep
It hasn’t aged and as I haven’t seen it before it’s entirely fresh to me
Wynton Marsalis is especially good on this iirc.
I’m coming to the end of this. It’s just like a book you don’t want to finish.
The music, the period footage and the story is utterly compelling even to my novice ear.
As you say Bertha, Marsalis’ commentary is a superb insightful accompaniment.
Beautiful beautiful beautiful.
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