Plot: 1935 was the year that swing became the most popular music in the country and that the king of swing, Benny Goodman, became a matinee idol. Americans, stifled by the Depression, seemed determined to dance their troubles away
Cast
Keith DavidNarrator (voice)Keith David was 44 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Mon, Jun 04 1956
Sidney BechetSelf (archive footage)Sidney Bechet was >> in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)Louis Armstrong would be no older than 69 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Sun, Aug 04 1901
Tue, Jul 06 1971
Tue, Jul 06 1971
Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)Duke Ellington would be no older than 75 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Sat, Apr 29 1899
Fri, May 24 1974
Fri, May 24 1974
Benny GoodmanSelf (archive footage)Benny Goodman would be no older than 77 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Sun, May 30 1909
Fri, Jun 13 1986
Fri, Jun 13 1986
Artie ShawSelf (archive footage)Artie Shaw was 90 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Mon, May 23 1910
Thu, Dec 30 2004
Thu, Dec 30 2004
Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)Billie Holiday would be no older than 44 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Wed, Apr 07 1915
Fri, Jul 17 1959
Fri, Jul 17 1959
Glenn MillerSelf (archive footage)Glenn Miller would be no older than 40 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Tue, Mar 01 1904
Fri, Dec 15 1944
Fri, Dec 15 1944
Dave BrubeckSelf (archive footage)Dave Brubeck was 80 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Mon, Dec 06 1920
Tue, May 01 2012
Tue, May 01 2012
Art TatumSelf (archive footage)Art Tatum was >> in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
John ColtraneSelf (archive footage)John Coltrane would be no older than 40 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Thu, Sep 23 1926
Mon, Jul 17 1967
Mon, Jul 17 1967
Art BlakeySelf (archive footage)Art Blakey would be no older than 71 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Sat, Oct 11 1919
Tue, Oct 16 1990
Tue, Oct 16 1990
Charles MingusSelf (archive footage)Charles Mingus would be no older than 56 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Sat, Apr 22 1922
Fri, Jan 05 1979
Fri, Jan 05 1979
Wynton MarsalisSelfWynton Marsalis was 39 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Wed, Oct 18 1961
Miles DavisSelf (archive footage)Miles Davis would be no older than 65 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Wed, May 26 1926
Sat, Sep 28 1991
Sat, Sep 28 1991
Lester YoungSelf (archive footage)Lester Young was >> in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Stanley CrouchSelfStanley Crouch was >> in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Crew
Ken BurnsDirectorKen Burns was 47 in Jazz - Season 1 - Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937 (Episode 5).
Birthday: Wed, Jul 29 1953