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Jazz· Season 1 · Episode 2

The Gift: 1917-1924

S01E02·6.1·January 9, 2001·1h 49m·PBS

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.

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+0.4vs season avgSeason 1 averages 5.7
2001First airedJanuary 9, 2001

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