Russell Davies presents a history of jazz, from its earliest stirrings to the end of the millennium.
17: Early Chamber Jazz
Delicacy and understatement may not be qualities automatically associated with early jazz, but chamber jazz groups have flourished since the twenties. The collaborations of violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist Eddie Lang , delicate duets by Bix Beiderbecke and Frankie Trumbauer , and the subtle explorations of Red Norvo, set the tone for chamber jazz from the earliest times. And then
Benny Goodman 's quartet, which included
Teddy Wilson on piano and Lionel Hampton on vibes, produced some of the finest jazz in the history of music.