Discover
Original Release
01/09/2001
US Release
01/09/2001
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Narrator |
| Art Tatum | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) |
| John Coltrane | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) |
| Lester Young | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Art Blakey | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Miles Davis | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Sidney Bechet | (archive footage) / Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - composer / saxophonist / clarinetist |
| Wynton Marsalis | Self / Self - Trumpet / Self - Trumpeter / composer / jazz historian / Self - trumpeter |
| Glenn Miller | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self - Trombonist, Bandleade |
| Charles Mingus | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917 | Tuesday, 09 January 2001 |
| 2 | The Gift: 1917-1924 | Tuesday, 09 January 2001 |
| 3 | Our Language: 1924 -1929 | Wednesday, 10 January 2001 |
| 4 | The True Welcome: 1929-1934 | Monday, 15 January 2001 |
| 5 | Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 | Wednesday, 17 January 2001 |
| 6 | Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939 | Monday, 22 January 2001 |
| 7 | Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945 | Tuesday, 23 January 2001 |
| 8 | Risk: 1945-1955 | Wednesday, 24 January 2001 |
| 9 | The Adventure: 1956-1960 | Monday, 29 January 2001 |
| 10 | A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present | Wednesday, 31 January 2001 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Narrator |
| Art Tatum | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) |
| John Coltrane | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) |
| Lester Young | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Art Blakey | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Miles Davis | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Sidney Bechet | (archive footage) / Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - composer / saxophonist / clarinetist |
| Wynton Marsalis | Self / Self - Trumpet / Self - Trumpeter / composer / jazz historian / Self - trumpeter |
| Glenn Miller | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self - Trombonist, Bandleade |
| Charles Mingus | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self |
| Louis Armstrong | Self / (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self - trumpeter / composer / vocalist / actor |
| Duke Ellington | Self / (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self - composer / pianist / bandleader |
| Billie Holiday | Self / (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) |
| Benny Goodman | (archive footage) / Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - clarinetist / bandleader |
| Artie Shaw | (archive footage) / Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - clarinetist / composer / bandleader / actor |
| Dave Brubeck | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self / Self - Piano |
| Gary Giddins | Self / Self - music critic |
| Kevin Conway | (voice) / Narrator |
| Delroy Lindo | (voice) / Narrator |
| Gerald Early | Self / Self - Writer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Natalie Bullock Brown | Producer |
| Victoria Gohl | Producer |
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Peter Miller | Producer |
| Madison D. Lacy | Producer |
| Shola Lynch | Producer |
Editors
Sarah E. Hill, Lewis Erskine, Sandra Christie, Erik Ewers, Craig Mellish, Tricia Reidy, Aaron Vega, Shannon Robards, Paul Barnes
