Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945

"Dedicated to Chaos" finds jazz musicians teetering on the brink of the modern era, fighting against the straightjacket of clichéd, big band arrangements. The revolution started at Minton’s Playhouse, a rundown club where musicians like Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Christian jammed on Monday nights. When they hooked up with a young saxophone player from Kansas City named Charlie Parker, the bop insurgency had arrived.

Writing:
  • Geoffrey C. Ward

Stars:
Release Date: 2001-01-09
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 8.0/10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 120

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