Documentary: Jazz Flute

Long the mainstay of classical ensembles and orchestras, the flute crossed over to jazz earlier than most people think. It first turned up in ragtime orchestras and marching bands of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Then in the 1920s, it was tucked into early jazz bands for high-note accents and novelty touches. Crowded out of dance bands in the swing er…