As the 1930's come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Their ears are tuned to a new sound -- pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues. It's the Kansas City sound of Count Basie's band and it quickly re-ignites the spirit of Swing. By 1938, Basie and his men are helping Benny Goodman brings jazz to Carnegie Hall. Basie's lead saxophonist, Lester Young, is challenging Coleman Hawkins for supremacy. Young teams with Billie Holiday for a series of recordings that reveals them as musical soulmates, and tours with her in Basie's band until she leaves to join Artie Shaw.By the decade's end, Chick Webb has taken a chance on a teenage singer named Ella Fitzgerald and achieved the fame he dreamed of.Produced by Ken Burns. DVD includes music information cards. .