Continuing the series documenting the history of jazz.

As the Depression ends and America faces the threat of war, a new way of playing jazz - fast, intricate and chaotic- is introduced by the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Then, as that threat becomes a reality, big band music forms part of the arsenal, boosting morale at home and abroad.
(Next episode tomorrow at 11.20pm)
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Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues
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