 ACOUSTIC ROUTES (E) 1992 LEMAN,JAN £14.99
Documentary that sets out to tell the story of the influential Scottish
folk singer-songwriter Bert Jansch. Born in Glasgow and raised in
Edinburgh, Jansch came to prominence in London in the 1960s with his
unique take on American blues and is said to have influenced a number of
musicians including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Neil Young. Billy
Connolly and Brownie McGhee are among those to testify to the importance
of his work.
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JAZZ: A FILM BY KEN BURNS (E) 2011 £49.99
Ken Burns directs this documentary series chronicling the history of
jazz. During the 1920s, coronetist Buddy Bolden might have been the man
who invented jazz, but it was pianist Jelly Roll Morton who claimed that
mantle when he became the first man to write the new form down. Other
jazz pioneers featured include clarinet prodigy Sidney Bechet, trumpet
player Freddie Keppard, and 1920s talents Louis Armstrong, Duke
Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw.
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