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During the Sixties, jazz is in trouble.

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Currents of change in American now impact Jazz.

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The postwar years bring America to a level of prosperity unimaginable a decade before.

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When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal.

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A new sound emerges- pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues.

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As the Depression drags on, jazz comes as close as ever to being America's music

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Jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country.

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As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America

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Louis Armstrong shows the whole world how to swing.

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JAZZ begins in New Orleans, nineteenth century America's most cosmopolitan city.

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Exuberant dancing at the Savoy Ballroom.

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Louis Armstrong's triumphant return to Europe.