| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Summary |
A collection of short films from the 1940s and 1950s offering a rare opportunity to see as well as hear jazz legends. |
| Contents |
Contents from program notes: Rhythm in a rift / (Billy Eckstine) -- Sophisticated lady / (Duke Ellington) -- Boogie woogie dream / (Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons) -- The Anvil chorus / (Al Donahue) -- Dixie jump / (Ralph Flanagan) -- Class in swing / (Artie Shaw) -- Minnie the moocher ; Blues in the night / (Cab Calloway) -- Honey chile ; Tillie ; Buzz me / (Louis Jordan) -- Ain't misbehavin' ; Honeysuckle Rose ; Your feet's too big / (Fats Waller) -- Take me back baby / (Count Basie Orchestra with Jimmy Rushing) -- My little cousin ; Sans Culottes / (Teddy Powell) -- Let me off uptown / (Gene Krupa with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge) -- Take the 'A' train / (Delta Rhythm Boys) -- Rag mop ; It's rock, it's roll, it's swing / (The Treniers) -- Basin Street boogie ; Boardwalk boogie / (Will Bradley) -- Oop bop shi bam / (Dizzy Gillespie) -- Ding dong baby ; Airmail special / (Lionel Hampton) -- Unlucky woman / (Lena Horne). |
| Note |
Special features: Printed program notes. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- 1941-1950.
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Jazz -- 1951-1960.
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Musical films -- Excerpts.
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| Genre/Form |
Music videos.
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Music -- Performance.
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| Added Author |
Kulberg, Eric.
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Eckstine, Billy.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
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Johnson, Pete, 1904-1967.
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Ammons, Albert, 1907-1949.
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Donahue, Al, 1904-1983.
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Flanagan, Ralph.
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Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004.
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Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
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Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975.
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Waller, Fats, 1904-1943.
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Rushing, Jimmy.
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Powell, Teddy.
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Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973.
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O'Day, Anita.
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Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989.
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Bradley, Will.
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
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Hampton, Lionel.
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Horne, Lena.
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Universal Media, Inc.
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V.S.O.P. Records.
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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Count Basie Orchestra.
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Delta Rhythm Boys.
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Treniers (Musical group)
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| Added Title |
Jumpin' and jivin'. Volume 1 |
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Jumping and jiving. Volume 1 |
| Standard No. |
054961934997 |
| Music No. |
AMP-9349 Acorn Media |
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