Name: Episode 5 — Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937
Released: 2001-01-17
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Keith David, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw

Jazz (2001)

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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. "Swing: Pure Pleasure" follows the continuing careers of Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Armstrong, and the discovery of Billie Holiday.

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Episode air date	17.01.2001
Episode runtime	89 min
Episode rating	6.30
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.5
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	—
Country	US

Jazz (2001)

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