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Jazz
Season 1 · Episode 2
The Gift: 1917-1924
6.11h 49mJanuary 9, 2001
How can one explain the genius of a Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington? Blessed with skill and talent far exceeding their peers, one can only define what they possess as a gift from the gods. These early portraits are imperative, because both figures have been so canonized that it is easy to forget the significance of their gifts.