Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music [Box]

Pros: Historical collection of our greatest Jazz musicians in their finest hours

Cons: As with the television series, Burns shortchanged Jazz from 1940 to present

The Bottom Line: The history of America's greatest artistic contribution is well chronicled by the master story teller: Ken Burns.

Review: Rarely in the history of musical recordings has a compilation of any genre of music been as successful as Ken Burns' Jazz-The Story of American Music. The Smithsonian Collection is also great as well as Time-Life's wonderful re-creations of great jazz...

Pros: Awesome range of artists from all eras

Cons: too much of some artists: 7 Armstrong, 7 Ellington, etc.

The Bottom Line: If you want to get into jazz and are looking for something that won't skip anything, this set is for you. Unbelievable is the word to describe it.

Review: The title says it all: Ken Burns JAZZ: The History of America's Music. This 5CD set starts off right from the beginning with a 1931 of Louis Armstrong's "Star Dust" and heads through jazz history ending up with 1992's "Take the "A" Train" by The Lincoln...

Pros: great song selection and great recordings

Cons: a bit pricey if you are not a big jazz fan

The Bottom Line: A great collection that captures the entire genre of jazz throughout its history.

Review: The Ken Burns JAZZ: The Story of America's Music box set is a great collection of jazz tunes that will please the ears of any listener of jazz. With five discs the set follows jazz from its beginnings in New Orleans to its spread across American to be...