Jazz
Season 1 • Episode 2: The Gift: 1917-1924 • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: The Gift: 1917-1924
January 9, 2001 • 109 min
How can one explain the genius of a Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington? Blessed with skill and talent far exceeding their peers, one can only define what they possess as a gift from the gods. These early portraits are imperative, because both figures have been so canonized that it is easy to forget the significance of their gifts.
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