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Betty Boop/Louis Armstrong - You Rascal You (1932) One of the classic Depression-era musical cartoons created by Max and Dave Fleischer. Satchmo's soundtrack obviously inspires the artists - even if the visuals aren't in any way "politically correct" 70-plus years later. Tags: Betty_Boop Louis_Armstrong Max_Fleischer Dave_Fleischer swing jazz big_band animation trumpet |
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Benny Goodman - Medley (1937) Filmed during "Hollywood Hotel," this unusual medley combines the mighty Goodman band of 1937 ("I've Got a Heartful of Music" and "House Hop") with the BG Quartet ("Avalon"). The young Harry James takes solos on "Heartful" and "Hop," while Rudy Vallee serves as the on-camera emcee. Tags: Benny_Goodman Harry_James Lionel_Hampton Rudy_Vallee swing jazz clarinet vibes big_band |
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Kay Kyser - Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me (1943) Another clip from the "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" promo short (available in its entirety at www.archive.org). As with "Your Hit Parade," Kay Kyser's radio "Kollege of Musical Knowledge" was sponsored by American Tobacco/Luckies...hence Kay's appearance, along with Kyser regulars Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway, Sully Mason and "Gorgeous" Georgia Carroll (soon to be Mrs. Kyser). By the time of this film, the Kyser group has gone through its 1940-42 metamorphosis and is now a first-rate swing band, with veteran drummer Ormond Downes bringing his usual lift and drive to the ensemble. Tags: Kay_Kyser Harry_Babbitt Julie_Conway Georgia_Carroll Sully_Mason Lucky_Strike swing jazz big_band |
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Frank Sinatra - Stardust (1943) With some minor alterations, this is essentially the same arrangement of "Stardust" that Sinatra recorded with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941. Here, Frank is accompanied by his cohorts from "Your Hit Parade," including conductor Mark Warnow. This public domain footage comes from the "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" promotional film (full movie available at www.archive.org). Tags: Frank_Sinatra Mark_Warnow Your_Hit_Parade vocal swing jazz |
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Artie Shaw - Everything is Jumpin' (1940) This number is probably best remembered as one of the standout performances from the classic RCA Victor "Artie Shaw at the Blue Room/Cafe Rouge" aircheck set, capturing the 1938-39 Shaw band at its apex. The short "Second Chorus" performance featured here gives us a sense of what the chart sounded like when played by Artie's post-"Frenesi" group. (The little dialogue coda is a reminder that in the film, Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith were in "The Perennials" - a college band whose students never graduated!) Tags: Artie_Shaw swing jazz clarinet big_band |
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Bing Crosby - Where the Blue of the Night (1933) The final 4:30 of this Sennett short, titled after Bing's famous radio theme. Franklin Pangborn is the hapless suitor spurned by Babe Kane in this "mistaken identity" saga. Crosby would keep the in-joke about Jack Smith (one of his replacements with Paul Whiteman and a lightweight rival in the 1930s singstakes) alive on his radio shows well into the '50s! Tags: Bing_Crosby Babe_Kane Franklin_Pangborn swing jazz vocal musical short |
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Bing Crosby - Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear (1933) The opening sequences from Crosby's final Mack Sennett short, with two songs Bing never recorded for Brunswick or Decca - "Auf Wiedersehen" and (under the opening credits) a truncated version of "My Silent Love." Look carefully and you'll spot Bing's loyal friend, guitar virtuoso Eddie Lang, in the on-camera band. Tags: Bing_Crosby swing jazz vocal musical short |
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Benny Goodman and Red Norvo (1960) The camera catches the jumping 10-piece group Goodman led from 1959-1961 (built around the Red Norvo Quintet), but in this clip, the spotlight stays firmly on Benny and Red. "The World is Waiting For the Sunrise" was an early Goodman showcase in 1934, and was memorably re-recorded by BG with Mel Powell in 1942 (for Commodore). Benny was still playing this number brilliantly in the 1980s! Tags: Benny_Goodman Red_Norvo swing jazz clarinet vibes |
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Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Teagarden (1939) Still relatively new to movies ("Topper" was in '37; "To Have and Have Not" wouldn't be filmed till '44), Hoagy is slightly uncomfortable but game here, as he introduces Jack Teagarden's first big band (trumpeter Charlie Spivak solos on "Stardust"; future Glenn Miller reedman Ernie Caceres is also present). The short features several of Hoagy's best known songs, sung by Hoagy, Big Tea or Meredith Blake, one of the better but underrated big band "girl singers." Tags: Hoagy_Carmichael Jack_Teagarden |
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Artie Shaw - Shoot the Likker To Me John Boy (1939) From "Artie Shaw's Class in Swing," it's the powerhouse Shaw unit of 1939 - propelled by the 21-year old Buddy Rich on drums. Tune your ears past the dated voiceover and enjoy one of the landmark big bands of the entire Swing Era! Tags: Artie_Shaw Buddy_Rich swing jazz clarinet big_band |
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Louis Armstrong - A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) In prime early form, Satch sings "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You," "Shine," and plays "Chinatown, My Chinatown." Another plus is that Louis' generally sorry-sounding OKeh-era big band seems to be having a particularly good day. (On the minus side, everything else about this short - from its "plot" to the settings - is stuffed with stereotypes that may offend 21st-century sensibilities.) Regardless how one feels about the trappings of the day, Louis - as always - rises far above the nonsense surrounding him below. Tags: Louis_Armstrong Satchmo jazz swing musical |
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Paul Whiteman - King of Jazz trailer (1930) In all its 2-strip Technicolor glory, here's the original trailer for the mega-musical that captured Paul Whiteman's finest band for posterity (although Universal's inability to get its act together resulted in the lost opportunity to film the full Whiteman troupe with Bix Beiderbecke still on board). Tags: Paul_Whiteman jazz swing big_band musical |
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Bobby Troup Trio - Daddy (1951) From Sammy Kaye to Kristin Chenoweth, hundreds of artists have made recordings of this pop classic, which first came to Sammy's attention via its composer, Bobby Troup. Although Bobby is best known to later generations for his mid-70s acting stint on TV's "Emergency!" (co-starring with his hubbalicious missus, torch chanteuse Julie London), Troup had jazz credentials to spare - both as performer and songwriter. Here, with his Nat King Cole-styled trio, Bobby is joined by Ginny Maxey (perhaps best remembered for her stint with Ziggy Elman's postwar big band). Tags: Bobby Troup Virginia Maxey swing jazz big band |
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Cab Calloway - Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934) While traveling to New York City, Cab "instantly" creates an all-new number for his opening at the Cotton Club; touts a console radio to a porter on the train; rattles the CC's rafters with "Zah Zuh Zaz" and "The Lady With the Fan"; has a torrid time with the porter's wife, till her pistol packin' papa walks in - and discovers the Mrs. has been stashing Cab *and his entire band* in her bedchamber! The Hi-De-Ho Romeo rides again! Tags: Cab Calloway swing jazz big band |
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Record Making With Duke Ellington (1937) This promotional short for Irving Mills' short-lived Master and Variety labels not only gives us a glimpse of Ellington and his band in the actual Master/Variety studios (as opposed to a soundstage set), but is one of the very few film accounts of how records were recorded, plated and pressed in the long-ago age of analog, shellac and 78 rpm. Narration is provided by pioneer radio announcer Alois Havrilla. Tags: Duke Ellington recording swing jazz |
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Billie Holiday - Fine and Mellow (1957) Reunited after many years with tenor saxophonist Lester Young, Billie's visual reaction to his moving solo remains as eloquent as anything she ever sang; a touching finale to their historic musical partnership. Introduced by Robert Herridge (producer/host of CBS' "The Sound of Jazz"), this is perhaps the single most famous "live jazz" performance in TV history. Other members of the all-star band seen here: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mal Waldron..."We shall not see their likes again." Tags: Billie Holiday swing jazz blues TV Hawkins Webster Mulligan Eldridge Cheatham Dickenson |
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The Boswell Sisters - Heebie Jeebies (1932) Connie, Martha and Vet in a movie version (filmed for "The Big Broadcast") of one of their earliest commercial recordings. Tags: Boswell Sisters Swing Jazz Vocal Group Harmony |
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Benny Goodman - Roll 'Em (1942) This clip comes from "The Powers Girl" (1942). The arrangement appears to be the Jimmy Mundy revision Benny commissioned in 1941 of the Mary Lou Williams classic, originally immortalized by BG's '37 band. Decimated by the WWII draft, this transitional ensemble was trashed by critics as one of Goodman's weakest...but six decades later, Benny and the band sound awfully good indeed! Bonus: Watch for George Murphy and Dennis Day. ("The Powers Girl" also gave moviegoers a relatively rare opportunity to see Benny sans specs.) Tags: benny goodman swing big band jazz jitterbug clarinet |
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