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The Best of Ken Burns Jazz
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074646143926
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 61439
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: November 07, 2000
Studio: Sony
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Editorial Review:
Ken Burns, America's premier documentary filmmaker, scores another hit with his landmark 10-part, 19-hour PBS documentary, Jazz. This sampler is a smaller version of the accompanying five-CD box set, with 22 selections spanning the music's many styles: from Benny Goodman's 1938 classic rendition of "King Porter Stomp" to John Coltrane's immortal "Giant Steps." Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan form a sweeping spectrum of jazz singing with their varying styles. Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker's "Groovin' High," Thelonious Monk's riff blues "'Straight, No Chaser," and Miles Davis's modal masterpiece "So What" are among the music's "greatest hits" compiled here. Louis Armstrong's down-home treatment of Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust" and Duke Ellington's rousing "Cotton Tail" show why they are the alpha and the omega of this music. Although the documentary and the sampler omit the avant-garde and Latin jazz, this is, overall, good one-stop shopping for those just getting in the groove. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Essential for any jazz lover or Ken Burns JAZZ series collector!
Don't feel like buying every single artist in the 'Ken Burns JAZZ' series? Well, now there's a solution. 'The Best of Ken Burns JAZZ' offers all of the highlights from the discs you can buy in the series on one CD!
All of the jazz giants are here. Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and Dizzy Gillespie are all on this disc. These artists all had discs in Burns' series.
Another pleasant treat? The inclusion of artists that were not in the series! ... Read More
Rating: - Fabulous Compilation
This a great CD to own if one hasn't listen to jazz before. I do not own many jazz CDs, but I greatly enjoy listening to this one. I would recommend this CD to anyone that wants to listen to something upbeat. The CD is great to listen to during a bbq, dinner, other family events, etc. Ken Burns provides the best jazz music in this compilation.
Rating: - Gift
I bought this as a gift for my son. It will be my last purchase at Amazon as long as they promote products that encourage animal fighting.
Rating:  - Good overview for a novice
I'm a complete novice to Jazz. Hence this purchase. It serves its purpose of providing a good introduction, and has informed my further exploration of this music. I much prefer the more recent work such as from Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. But the sound quality on all tracks is good.
Rating: - A Great Jazz Overview
I have had an interest in jazz for a long time but I was always looking for a good introduction to this most American of music. I continued to have questions as to how jazz evolved and even though I knew the names of many of the great jazz musicians, such as Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, my listening was limited to Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Finding this CD helped me to explore jazz in much more depth. The Best of Ken Burns Jazz is an offshoot of his documentary film and the series ... Read More
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