Presented on four discs, held in a nice folding cardboard case and then within a sturdy slipcase Collection of ten documentary films profiling the lives and the groundbreaking music of some of the most important musicians in jazz history. 'Satchmo - The Life of Louis Armstrong' and 'Count Basie - Swingin' the Blues' looks at the lives of the two jazz pioneers. 'Celebrating Bird - The Triumph of Charlie Parker', 'The World According to John Coltrane' and 'Thelonious Monk - American Composer' look at the careers of the three greatest experimental innovators in jazz during the 1950s and 1960s. 'Ray Charles - The Genius of Soul', 'Lady Day - The Many Faces of Billie Holiday' and 'Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One' look at the lives and the music of three great jazz vocalists, while 'Bluesland - A Portrait in Music' and 'The Story of Jazz' provide an in-depth and comprehensive account of the evolution and development of the jazz form. Each documentary includes rare archive performance and int