Discover
Original Release
01/29/2001
US Release
01/29/2001
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Armstrong | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Art Blakey | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Lester Bowie | Self |
| Ray Charles | Self |
| Ornette Coleman | Self |
| Stanley Crouch | Self |
| Michael Cuscuna | Self |
| Keith David | Narrator |
| Miles Davis | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Ossie Davis | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Armstrong | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Art Blakey | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Lester Bowie | Self |
| Ray Charles | Self |
| Ornette Coleman | Self |
| Stanley Crouch | Self |
| Michael Cuscuna | Self |
| Keith David | Narrator |
| Miles Davis | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Ossie Davis | Self |
| Gerald Early | Self |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self |
| Gary Giddins | Self |
| Matt Glaser | Self |
| Billie Holiday | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Margo Jefferson | Self |
| Joe Lovano | Self |
| Branford Marsalis | Self |
| Wynton Marsalis | Self |
| Jackie McLean | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Natalie Bullock Brown | Producer |
| Victoria Gohl | Producer |
| Peter Miller | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
