As the Great Depression drags on jazz provides entertainment and escape for a people down on their luck. It has a new name now -- Swing -- and for millions of young fans, it will be the defining music of their generation. Suddenly, jazz bandleaders are the new matinee idols, with Benny Goodman hailed as the "King of Swing," while teenagers jitterbug just as hard to the music of his rivals - Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, and the mercurial Artie Shaw. Billie Holiday emerges from a tragic childhood to begin her career as the greatest of all female jazz singers. Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson prove that there is room in jazz for great black and white musicians to swing side-by-side on stage. At Harlem's Savoy Ballroom, Benny Goodmanhas a showdown with Chick Webb to determine who will be the "King of Swing." Produced by Ken Burns. DVD includes music information cards. .