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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Jimmy Rowles

Jimmy Rowles appears in Jazz, the television adaptation of the book by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns Jazz: A History of America's Music, first published in 2000.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the TV series is better.
Jazz. Poster of the 2001 TV series and cover of the 2000 book, Jazz: A History of America's Music
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Jazz: A History of America's Music
Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, 2000
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Jazz
Ken Burns, 2001

From its Blues and Ragtime origins through Swing and into Bebop and Fusion, the evolution of Jazz is chronicled. This journey includes 75 interviews, over 500 pieces of music, and rare, unseen photos and footage.