Ken Burns jazz [Disco compacto] : the story of America´s music.

Music compiled for the PBS television series, Jazz, directed by Ken Burns.

Program notes by Geoffrey C. Ward in booklet inserted in container.

cd. 1: Star dust / Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra -- Soon one mornin´ (Death come a-creepin´ in my room) / Mississippi Fred McDowell -- Memphis blues / Jim Europe´s 369th Infantry Band -- Livery stable blues / Original Dixieland Jazz Band -- Charleston / James P. Johnson -- Chimes blues / King Oliver´s Creole Jazz Band -- Back water blues / Bessie Smith -- The pearls / Jelly Roll Morton -- Dead man blues / Jelly Roll Morton´s Red Hot Peppers -- Wild cat blues ; Cake walkin´ babies : from home / Clarence Williams´s Blue Five -- Sugar foot stomp / Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra -- Heebie jeebies / Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five -- Potato head blues / Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven -- West End blues / Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five -- Mooche / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra -- East St. Louis toodle-oo / Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians -- Black beauty / Duke Ellington -- Mood indigo / Jungle Band -- There ain´t no sweet man (worth the salt of my tears) / Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra -- Singin´ the blues ; Riverboat shuffle ; Hotter than ´ell / Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra -- I got rhythm / Ethel Waters.

cd. 2: It don´t mean a thing (if it ain´t got that swing) ; Echoes of Harlem / Duke Ellington & his Orchestra -- Moten swing / Benny Moten´s Kansas City Orchestra -- St. Louis blues ; -- Ain´t misbehavin´ / Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra -- For dancers only / Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra -- King Porter stomp / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra -- Rose room / Benny Goodman Sextet -- Sing, sing, sing : with a swing / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra -- Jumpin´ at The Woodside ; Sent for you yesterday & here you come today / Count Basie & His Orchestra -- Lester leaps in / Count Basie´s Kansas City Seven -- Oh, lady, be good! / Jones-Smith Incorporated-- Without your love / Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra -- Strange fruit / Billie Holiday -- God bless the child / Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra -- Three little words / Art Tatum -- Rebecca / Pete Johnson &Joe Turner -- Harlem congo / Chick Webb & His Orchestra -- A-tisket a-tasket / Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald -- Shine / Django Reinhardt & Le Quartet du Hot Club de France -- Dear old southland / Noble Sissie & His Orchestra.

cd. 3: Body & soul / Coleman Hawkins -- Cotton tail ; Take the ´A´ train / Duke Ellington & his Orchestra -- Begin the beguine / Artie Shaw & his Orchestra -- In the mood / Glenn Miller & his Orchestra -- Well, git it! / Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra -- Solitude / Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra -- Drum boogie / Gene Krupa & His Orchestra -- Salt peanuts / Dizzy Gillespie & His All Star Quintet -- Groovin´ high / Dizzy Gillespie Sextet -- Ko-Ko / Charlie Parker´s Re-boppers -- Scrapple from the apple / Charlie Parker Quintet -- Embraceable you / Charlie Parker Quintet -- Get happy / Bud Powell Trio -- Epistrophy / Thelonious Monk -- Straight, no chaser / Thelonious Monk -- Manteca / Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra -- Moon dreams / Miles Davis Nonet -- Just friends / Charlie Parker -- Rockin´ chair / Louis Armstrong -- They can´t take that away from me / Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio -- Walkin´ shoes / Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan -- Fine & mellow / Billie Holiday.

cd. 4: Doodlin´ / Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers -- I get a kick out of you / Clifford Brown & Max Roach -- St. Thomas / Sonny Rollins -- Django / Modern Jazz Quartet -- Take five / Dave Brubeck Quartet -- So what / Miles Davis Sextet -- Giant steps / John Coletrane Quartet -- Rick Kick Shaw / Cecil Taylor Trio -- Chronology / Ornette Coleman -- Original Faubus Fables / Charles Mingus -- Acknowledgement: from a love supreme / John Coletrane Quartet.

cd. 5: Hello, Dolly! / Louis Armstrong -- Desafinado / Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd -- In a sentimental mood / John Coltrane & Duke Ellington -- Tourist point of view / Duke Ellington & his Orchestra -- E.S.P. / Miles Davis Quintet -- E.S.P. / Miles Davis Quintet -- Spanish key / Miles Davis -- Birdland / Weather Report -- Mister magic / Grover Washington -- Rockit / Herbie Hancock -- Une ange en danger / Ron Carter, M.C. Solaar -- Tanya / Dexter Gordon -- Soon all will know / Wynton Marsalis -- Death letter / Cassandra Wilson -- Take the A train / Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

Various artists.