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S1E5: Swing: Pure Pleasure, 1935 - 1937
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Jazz S1E5: Swing: Pure Pleasure, 1935 - 1937

  • Aired: 2001-01-17
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
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Overview

5 - "Swing: Pure Pleasure" - (1935–1937) - Discrimination in public accommodations, Great Depression, Savoy Ballroom, swing music - Personalities: Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Chick Webb, Teddy Wilson