Russell Davies presents a history of jazz, from its earliest stirrings to the end of the millennium.
9: Sax-o-Phun. It became apparent that large groups of musicians could play the new music as early as the First World War, but it was
Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Henderson who began to think seriously about the challenge of big band jazz. At the same time, the saxophone was shedding its image as a vaudeville novelty and emerging as a serious section instrument.
Producer David Perry
Repeated Friday 11.30pm