Ken Burns 's series tracing the history of jazz, narrated by Keith David , continues with tonight's double bill.
Risk. The postwar years bring prosperity to America, but Cold War threatens nuclear annihilation. In jazz, this underlying tension is reflected in the broken rhythms of bebop and the troubled life of its biggest star Charlie
"Bird" Parker. Meanwhile, audiences swoon over a new singer-Frank Sinatra. (S)
8.00 Irresistible. Visionary pianist Thelonius Monk infuses his music with his own eccentricity, while John Lewis and his Modern Jazz Quartet refine bebop's balance, while the new mellow sound of cool jazz emerges and Miles Davis unveils his own innovative musical direction.
The series continues on Monday at 11.20pm (S)