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MacDonald & Associates' Musical Performance Catalogue Mainstream Pop Music Part III
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Film Jam
Handy Collection
Music Jazz
Short Films Filmed
Jazz Performances
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What Is
Music?:
1970s intro to basic sounds of nature and how they lead to musical
compositionincludes performance by blues singer Lightnin'
Hopkins Music
Around The World: from
News Magazine of the Screen in 1950s (NMS) children and music displayed
in various international situations includes:
8-1Elittle boy conducting children's orchestra with girl
singing "Rock a-Bye, Baby"Edinburgh,
Scotland as training site for British musical training of
childrenSydney, Australia Symphony Orchestra where Professor
explains classical music to children audience (Before Leonard Bernstein
did it with New York Philharmonic)children's choir in
Oberbirchen, Germany Johnny
CashRidin' The Rails:
Cash sings and narrates the story of railroading in the USAshow
old locomotives and contemporarymuch country-western music and
train songs (excellent color 1980s)
20-10B Western
Songs: Gene Autry on horseback sings three of his classic Western melodies—as
follows:(1948) C-12E Mexicali
Rose Home
on the Range Back in the Saddle Again Sara
and Maybelle: presents Maybelle Carter And A Short History Of The
Carter Family—accomplished with still pictures, vintage phonograph
and voice recordings, and actual modern performances of Maybelle and her
daughter on Sweet Fern and another filmed under a tree at the
1967 Newport Folk Festival—film is from John Cohen (1980)
4-15C Ruddigore: complete performance of this Gilbert and Sullivan operetta
productionexcellent Kodachrome color
C-22B The
Pirates of Penzance:
complete performance of this Gilbert and Sullivan operetta
productionexcellent Kodachrome color
C-22B Music
Makers: Polish trolley repairmen leave their noisy shop and gather together as a
band to make musicBritannica
film b/w from 1950s
two copies A-32E
C-12E Dancing
Lady: musical scenes from this feature film
4-25A 1)
Gotta Feeling for
You, Joan Crawford and
Fred Astaire 2) Hi Ho, the Gang's All Here and 3) Let's Go Bavarianchorus production number with Astaire and Crawford singing and dancingnumber celebrates beer (in Bavaria), in the midst of Prohibition in the U.S. Hollywood
Revue Of 1929: reel
contains all musical scenes and productions from MGM feature
filmincludes C-5B Jack
Benny does sight gag Conrad
Nagle introduces Joan Crawford who then
"sings" Gotta Feeling for You then dances with
singing chorus Singing
in the Rain, Cliff Edwards Roseland: Ruth
Etting plays a dime-a-dance womansings two songs, including Dancing
with Tears in My Eyes
4-25C Favorite
Melodies: Ruth Etting
Columbia's Sweetheart sings My Mother's Eyes and That's Him
Now (1929)
4-25B Radio
Salutes: Ruth Etting sings with Nat Shilkret Orchestra 1931 but has an
NRA Blue Eagle added at beginning after passage in 1933 of the National
Recovery Actfilm offers radio reception at bottom of a Kentucky
cavern and in a dirigible in flightKDKA call letters called
outsong are: 4-24C
Baby's Birthday Party
Shilkret instrumental
You're Always Sure of My Love for You
Etting sings (pilot say, "This Must Be HeavenI hear
an angel singing") The
Doctor: Helen Morgan sings maudlin song, One Little Smile as her baby
lies dying in sick bedonly to revive once she finishes her
songin this Educational Pictures short from 1934
PD 4-25D Kid
Millions Clip: Eddie
Cantor production number Mandy from Kid
Millions with Ethel
Merman, George Murphy, Nicholas Brothers, Ann Sothern
4-18C The
Ink Spots: With Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
(1955) 8-4A Three
Wishes, Joy Lane (sounds much like Kay Starr) Let
Me Be Your Honey, Honey, The Barry Sisters If
I Didn’t Care, Ink Spots
Shanty
in Old Shantytown, Ink Spots 8-4A Musical
Instruments of India:
Films of the Nations short re the hundreds of folk instruments played in
the Indian subcontinentUnited Nations film
(1946) two copies 4-24A C-12D
Melody
of Hindustan: explains
music and instruments of music in Indiagood bamboo flute,
tamboura (1947)
C-11B The
Story of Lucky Strike:
has segment from Kay Kyser, Ginny Simms, Harry Babbitt on radio show,
Kay
Kyser's Kollege of Musical
Knowledge (1940)
see 16.2 Tobacco
Products Lucky
Strike [Means Fine Tobacco]:
musical cuts from two of the three Jam Handy shorts in this series made
in the early-1940s 4-25B
1) Frank Sinatra and the Lucky Strike Hit Parade radio
castSinatra sings Star Dust
2) Kay Kyser and His orchestra, Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me Pan
Americana: musical clip of Babalu from the 1945 film 4-18C Boogie
Woogie Dream: Lena Horne,
Pete Johnson, Teddy Wilson, Albert Ammons, Benny Morton, J.C.
Heardsongs are "Boogie Woogie Dream", "Unlucky
Woman," and "Brand New Evening Gown," later released
separately as Soundies (1941)
two copies 8-8D
(superior) and 8-8A (no op) Lena
Horne: "Brand New Evening Gown," Lena Horne (with Teddy Wilson,
Albert Ammons) 1942
400' V-Room [Discovering
the] Music of the Middle East:
ethnomusical presentation of Middle Eastern musicbeautiful color
from Barr Films 1968much performance and presentation of
instruments 8-11B
The
Wizard of Waukesha:
one-hour documentary explores the musical artistry of guitarist Les
Paulbiographical and performance
(1980s) 2
X C-1D Radio
Melodies: Universalfeatures Stan Kenton and others 1943 two
copies (superior) 8-8D and 4-17D
·
Kenton, "Artistry
in Rhythm" ·
Dolly Mitchell,
"Ride On" ·
Kenton, "Reed
Rapture" ·
Lillian Cornell,
"Spell of the Moon" ·
Leo Diamond Quintet,
"Harmonica Concerto" Dizzy
Gillespie: Les Blank film in which
modern jazz performance of Dizzy Gillespie Quartet (includes James
Moody) and interviews with Diz re his life and work
(1965) B&W
two copies 8-9B
A-11B (excellent) Jimmy
Dorsey's Varieties:
Universal short with JD's band in 1952
8-8D Sweet
Swing: Eddie Miller Orchestra with Ray Eberle, Martha Tilton, The Stardusters
(1944) no
opening and two songs excised
8-14B ·
Once in a While,
Eberle and Stardusters ·
Comin' through the
Rye, Tilton ·
Put Your Arms
around Me, Honey, Stardusters ·
Just a Step Away
from Heaven, Eberle and
Tilton ·
I Surrender, Dear,
Stardusters ·
I've Got Sixpence,
Eberle, Tilton, Stardusters Mixed
Swing: reel contains the following films from various Shorts:
4-24C 1)
Sweet Swing (Universal):
Eddie Miller Orchestra Panama
opening credits; “Boogie
Woogie Maxixe” 2)
Wilbur and Sidney DeParis—Dixieland version of jazz tune in
very good color 3)
Andy Kirk: Gator Serenade from black feature film Killer
Diller (1948) Woody
Herman's Varieties:
Universal short with Herman band performing "99 Guys" and
other pieces (1951)
8-8D
Woody
Herman: contains jazz productions from two Hermann shorts for
Universalas follows
8-8E
Woody
Herman And His Orchestra:
1948music is:
·
The Sabre Dance ·
Caldonia,
Herman vocal with Stan Getz on tenor saxophone ·
Northwest Passage,
solos by Herman, Getz and Shorty Rogers on trumpet
Herman's Herd:
1949music is:
·
Jamaica Rhumba ·
I've Got News for
You
·
Lollypop Woody
Herman and His Orchestra:
complete Universal short from 1948 features Herman's Herd, The
Modernaires, The Woodchoppersmusic as follows:
8-8E
"The Sabre Dance"
"I Can't Get Up on My Horse," Modernaires
"Jingle Bell Polka"
"Caldonia, Herman vocal with Stan Getz on tenor
``saxophone
"Cane Walk" "Northwest Passage," solos by Herman, Getz and Shorty Rogers on trumpet Herman's
Herd: reel contains the non-jazz productions from this 1949 Universal short
8-8E Harry
James: cuts from movies and elsewhere
8-9C from Private Buckaroo
opening credits
"You Made Me Love You," Helen Forrest sings
"Private Buckaroo," Dick Foran sings
"Concerto for H," Harry James virtuoso
instrumental
"Don't Sit under the Apple Tree," Donald
O'Connor James Session," James instrumental with teenage tap dancersvery Yiddish riffs by James demonstrate heritage of Jewish Klezmer music Lionel
Hampton [and Herb Jeffries]: Universal short from 1955 8-9C Herb
Jeffries: reel contains the following songs
8-9A ·
"When I Write My
Song," Herb Jeffries (tune is based on Sans-Seans melody "Full
Moon and Empty Arms") Snader ·
“Swamp
Girl,” Herb Jeffries Snader ·
“Tangerine,”
Herb Jeffries Snader Les
Brown Goes to Town:
Universal short from 1965 8-8E Surprising
Susie: Universal musical
comedy short stars Rose Marie, Hugh O'Brian, Abbe LaneO'Brien
sings "You"Lane dances and sings "Blame It on the
Rhumba"Lane and O'Brian duet "You're My Favorite
Dish"Rose Marie sings comic showbiz song with imitation of
Jimmy Durante (1953)
8-14B Nat
King Cole [and Joe Adam's Orchestra]: Universal short from 1953originally
filmed in 3-D 8-9C Nat
King Cole Musical Story: Universal biographical shortin
Cinemascope and reddish colorJeff Chandler narratesCole
sings the following songs:
8-8E ·
"Sweet
Lorraine" ·
"Route 66" ·
"Straighten Up
and Fly Right" ·
"That's My
Girl" ·
"Pretend" King
Cole Trio: Universal short features Benny Carter and other jazzmen plus the Trio
from 1950 8-8E Jazzoo: mix jazz soundtrack with scenes of St. Louis Zoo in 1968red
8-8E Shadows
in Swing: Jan Garber and
His Orchestra in this Universal short from 1951songs include
"Cow Cow Boogie" 8-8E Eddy
Howard and His Orchestra:
Universal short from 1955 features the following songs: ·
"Careless" ·
"Kay Brown vocal ·
"To Each His
Own" ·
"I'm Sittin' on
Top of the World"
BORAH
MINEVITCH AND HIS HARMONICA RASCALS: contains three shorts from 1930s featuring this musical act:
C-4E ·
2) Borah Minevitch and
His Harmonica Rascals: Warner Vitaphone
(1933) renewed ·
2) Borah Minevitch and
His Harmonica Rascals: Vitaphone (1935) ·
3) Where's That Tiger?
Paramount renewed How
to Dance the Shag: Arthur
Murray and His Shag Dancers teach you how to dance this popular swing
dance in 1937 PD
4-24D Jazz
Dance: New York City
nightclub jazz and dancing filmed in 1954released in
1964among musicians is Pee Wee Russell
8-9B Les
Brown: reel contains three Soundies featuring singer Doris Day with the 1941
band: 4-24B ·
"My Lost
Horizon" ·
"Is It Love, Or
Is It Conscription?" ·
"Once over
Lightly" Buddy
Rich: Castle Melody Masters
series from Castlefeatures Louis De Pron, The Mello-Larks, and
jazz vibraphonist Terry Gibbssongs are:
8-8D ·
One O'Clock Boogie ·
So Long, Joe ·
Let's Get Away from It
All ·
John Had the Number
·
But No Nickle ·
Not So Quiet, Please
Bob
Crosby: Musical performances 16-1C
1)
"Panama Blues," The Bob Cats
Snader 2)
"March of the Bob Cats,"
Snader 3)
"Complainin'" Snader 4)
"Savoy Blues," Snader 5)
"Muskrat Ramble" Snader 6)
"Big Noise from Winnetka
Snader 7)
"Lazy Mood" Snader 8)
"Who's Sorry Now?"
Snader
From
feature film,
Sis Hopkins 9)
"That's the USA," Judy Canova sings with Bob Crosby band 10)
"I Went and Fell for You," Bob Crosby sings with Judy Canova 11)
short musical bites from another feature film Lionel
Hampton: collection of his 11 films made as Snader Telescriptions in 1950-51
16-1B 1)
Ding Dong, Baby 2)
Vibe Boogie 3)
Bongo Interlude 4)
Love You Like Mad, Love You Like Crazy 5)
Who Cares 6)
TV Special 7)
Airmail Special (dupe) 8)
Cobb's Idea (dupe) 9)
Slide, Hamp, Slide (dupe) 10)
Beulah's Boogie 11)
Midnight Sun (dupereplaced
title) John
Bubbles: dupe from France
of his 1950s appearance on the Perry Como Showsings "A
Dixie Vagabond"the with Como he reprises part of the Buck
and Bubbles vaudeville song and tap dance act
4-24B Jazz
Women [my title]: 4-24B Presenting
Hazel Scott: with her trio (Charlie Mingus on bass), "A Foggy
Day" and "Falling Leaves" (sung in French) Valaida
Snow, "Patience and Fortitude" she sings then plays jazz
trumpet 1946 Sing
With The Stars: two G.I.
Movie Weekly features: 8-13C
·
Hazel Scott plays
classical piece, talks, then sings and plays jazz version of
"There's Going to Be a Great Day"— ·
then a bouncing ball
for a sing-along
with military lyrics referring to World War II ·
Signature song is a
big band boogie woogie instrumental ·
Andre Kostelanetz
speaks with singer Jean Bartel who was Miss America of 1943, and Phyllis
Hill dancersongs are "With a Song in My Heart" (splicy) ·
then Kostelanetz
intros a sing-along with bouncing ball for soldiers to sing "Tea
for Two", "Somebody Loves Me", and "I Got
Rhythm" Sing
With The Stars II: black
performerswith bouncing ball in reprise versions of their music:
circa 1944 V Room ·
Lena Horne with Jimmy
Lunceford and His Orchestra sings "Honeysuckle Rose," ·
then gives way for a
Lunceford hot jazz band number "Bustout", ·
segues to Horne who
sings "Kalamazoo" (no bouncing ball) ·
Dooley Wilson sings
children's song with a theme of freedom while surrounded by his sister
and her three children (bouncing ball), ·
then Wilson at piano
sings "As Time Goes By" (bouncing ball) ·
Hazel Scott: boogie
woogie opening"There's Going to Be a Great Day", ·
and ends with boogie
instrumental(as above in Sing with the Stars I) Sing
With The Stars III: black
performersbouncing ball in reprise versions of their music:
circa 1944 ·
Lena Horne with Jimmy
Lunceford and His Orchestra sings "Honeysuckle Rose" ·
then invites soldiers
to sing along with bouncing ball ·
then gives way for
Lunceford hot jazz band number "Bustout", ·
segues to Horne who
sings "Kalamazoo" ·
and then switches to
bouncing ball (Dupe)
4-25D Don
Redman and His Orchestra:
Viatphone short from 1934Harlan Lattimore
vocals"Nagasaki" is one of the songs performed
4-24B After
Sebben: Paramount short from 1929 with Chick Webb and his Bandblackface
comedian James Barton is the
featured star 4-24B Yamekraw, James P. Johnson tone poem expressing in music the moods of Negro life Vitaphone
(1930) 4-24B Sidney
Bechet: Bechet with his soprano saxophone plays two numbers with French jazz
band"St. Louis Blues" and "Royal Garden
Blues" 4-24B French
Films: musical excerpts from two French films: 4-24B
La
Route De Bonheur: musical
performances from this feature film ·
Sidney Bechet
performance ·
segue to Louis
Armstrong with Cozy Cole performance ·
then Django Reinhardt
group playing in railway car ·
Tribute
To Django: Stephane
Grappelli and Joe Reinhardt and The Hot Club combo performing ·
no Django performance Freddie
Steps Out: musical clips
from feature film in 1946 featuring Charlie Barnet and his band plus
Freddie Slackfeatures crooner (spoof of Frankie Sinatra) with
screaming, fainting girls in the audiencesongs in the film are:
4-24B ·
"Don't Blame
Me" ·
"Dark Bayou"
(modern jazz sound already) ·
"Patience and
Fortitude" Charlie
Barnet Snaders: contains
four Snader Telescriptions filmed by Barnet in 1951
8-8D ·
Caravan ·
Andy's Boogie ·
My Old Flame ·
Skyliner Charlie
Barnet: Melody Master
series from Castle 8-8D Melody
Parade: Charlie Barnet and Ork featuring Kay Starr, Pied Pipers, and others
(1944) Three Copies 2
X 8-9B C-10B Charlie
Barnet: Movietone Melodies short from 1949 features Frances Lynn ("My Old
Flame") and dancer Bunny Briggs (black)
PD 4-17D
Record
Hop: Universal short features Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
1957 8-8D Bright
and Breezy: Charlie
Barnet short from Universal features the King Sisters
1956 8-8D Jasper's
In A Jam: George Pal's
black character in pawn shop fantasy with music by Charlie Barnet and
vocal from Peggy Lee (1947)stop
action animation 4-17C Charlie
Barnet: Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by swing disk jockey
Fred C. Robbinssongs are: "Pompton Turnpike,"
"Stormy Weather" with Jean Louise, and
"Civilization" with Jimmy Brown
(1947) 4-24B Charlie
Barnet [and His Orchestra]: Universal short from 1947plays background
music for singers and dancersinstrumentals on
4-25C Ina
Rae Hutton: another in the Columbia "Thrills of Music" seriesdisk
jockey is Barry GrayIna Rae is with
male band singing "Angry" and "The Story of Three
Bears"dances to "Chachita"
(1947) 4-24B Ina
Rae Hutton [and Her Orchestra]: Paramount short from 1943 features her
leading all male band renewed 4-25D ·
"My Silent
Love" ·
"Knock Me with a
Kiss," Ina Rae Hutton sings ·
"Angry," Ina
Rae Hutton sings ·
"Smiles,"
bouncing-ball sing-along Cootie
Williams and His Orchestra:
short from 1944 features the "hot trumpet" of Williams, plus
Eddie Vinson 4-24B Claude
Hopkins: reel contains two shorts featuring Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra:
8-9B
1) The Barber Shop Blues: with dancers The Four Step Brothers
(1933)
2) By Request: with dancers Tip, Tap and Toe (1935) Hi-De-Ho: feature film from 1947 stars Cab Calloway with Dusty
Fletchermusicians in film include Ben Webster, Milt Hinton, and
Doc Cheatham (All-American film) 2
x 16B Date
with Dizzy: short from 1956 features Dizzy Gillespie uartet
trying humorously and unsuccessfully to score the music for a TV
commercialfrom John and Faith Hubley 4-24B Bobby
Troupe: collection of his Snaders from 1951
8-9B ·
"Daddy" ·
"I'm Such a
Hungry Man" ·
"Smoothie Little
Cutie" ·
"Baby, Baby All
the Time" ·
"Lonely
Girl" ·
"Heidi" Basie-Billie-Sugar Chile [Sugar Chile RobinsonBillie
HolidayCount Basie]: Universal short from 1950 with peformances
from three jazz stars:
8-9B
"God Bless the Child"
Billie Holiday
"Now Baby, or Never," Billie Holiday
"Numbers Boogie," Sugar Chile Robinson
"After School Boogie," Sugar Chile Robinson
"One O'Clock Jump," Count Basie Sextet J.A.P.T.: six-minute segment features Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge in a
modern jazz jam 1950
4-24B Music
Man: two unimpressive musical cuts from this feature film performed by Jimmy
Dorsey and His orchestra 1948
4-24B Benny
in Brussels: Benny
Goodman and His Orchestra perform as part of the U.S. exhibit at the
World's Fair in October 1958one hour
20-8B Jivin'
in Be-Bop: Dizzy
Gillispie in the days before his trumpet bell was turned
upwardone hour of modern jazz performances includes Charlie
Parker, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, James Moody, singer Helen Humes
(1948) 20-9B Nat
King Cole [and Russ Morgan's Orchestra]: Universal short from 1953originallly
filmed in 3-DCole sings "Pretend" and "It's
Crazy" 8-9D Leave
It to Harry: a day in the
life of bandleader Jamesincludes performance of "Don't Be
That Way"from Universal in 1954
8-9B Beat
Me Daddy [Eight To Bar]: Wingy Manone featurette from Universal in
1940good boogie woogie
8-9B Mr.
Black Magic: Universal short with Eileen Barton ("You're Learning the
Blues"), dance duo, then Billy Daniels ("Them There
Eyes," "Melancoly Baby," "That Old Black
Magic") with Benny Paine in 1956—master of ceremonies at
bandstand is a very young David Janssen
PD 8-9B Salute
to Duke Ellington:
Universal short from 1950 features Johnny Hodges and other stars of
Ellington's orchestras 8-8D Scandals
of 1945: clips from
feature film highlighting Gene Krupa and His orchestra with Charlie
Ventura on saxophone 8-9D Salute
to Louis Armstrong:
Schlitz beer presents Newport Jazz Festival honoring of Louis Armstrong
by the great jazz trumpet playersDizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett,
Ray Nancealso Mahalia Jacksonoccasion is Louis' 70th
birthdaythis was one of his last public
appearancesreddish colorsee also Tribute To Louis
Armstrong C-2C Tribute
to Louis Armstrong: four
films offer the anatomy of Louis Armstrong performance at 1970 Newport
Jazz Festival very
good color 16-1C Newport
1970 [my title]: reel contains several piece re the 1970 Newport jazz Festival:
8-8E
1)
Charles Osgood's CBS News report on the move of Festival to New York
City in July 1970many jazz stars performincluding Eubie
Blake ("Stars and Stripes Forever") at 90 years of age 400'
of miscellaneous performance footage
Uruguay
Jazz [my title]: compilation of varied jazz performances from late 1960s or
1970s—as follows: T-7E 1)
“Hello, Dolly,” Louis Armstrong in Europe 2)
“Blueberry Hill,” Louis Armstrong in Europe 3)
“Moonglow (with Poor Butterfly)” white jazz combo with
vibraphone leader 4)
“Drum Boogie,” Ronnie Scott at London Jazz festival—Spanish
announcer 5)
untitled, Gerry Mulligan with jazz orchestra at live jazz
festival in the rain 6)
Jazz a la Mutualite: 2-minute clip of jazz festival—Dixieland
style 7)
Louis Armstrong obituary footage: body lying in state—funeral
ceremony at New Orleans church 8)
Claude Luter: fair dupe of this segment from Chroniques de France
No. 43 Toronto
Jazz: workaday world of jazz musicians in Toronto in mid-1960sstress
improvisation in the music (1965)
C-3E Midnight
Melodies: Matty Malneck
and His Orchestra with Connie Haines as girl singer
dance band 8-9B Sweet
Serenade: Tex Beneke and His Orchestra in Universal short from 1950
8-8D Dance
Demons: Les Brown and His Band of renown short from Universal in 1958
8-8C The
Sportsmen: with Ziggy Elman and His orchestra in 1952 short from Universal
8-8D edited copy see
4-24B Woody
Herman I: cuts from two feature films:
8-9B
Castle Music Albumfrom What's Cookin'with
The Andrews Sisters, Gloria Jean
What's Cookin' with The Andrews Sisters
Wintertime: "Later Tonight" Woody
Herman II: more cuts from feature films
8-9B
Wintertime: "Wintertime"
Earl Carroll's Vanities (1945)
Hit Parade Of 1945 Woody
Herman III: a duplicate
of the Castle Music Album short in Woody Hermann I above:
4-24D
"I'll Pray for You," Andrews Sisters
"Il Bacio," Gloria Jean "Amen,"
Jane Frazee, Woody Hermann
Lionel
Hampton and His Orchestra:
one of the best Universal shortsincludes Wes Montgomery on
guitarvocal by Lorene Carter
1949 8-8C A
Miracle Can Happen [aka
On Our Merry Way]: segment from 1948 feature film with James Stewart and
Henry Fonda as itinerate dance band musicianswith Paulette
Goddard and Harry James in non-playing
C-3E Smoke
Rings: Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra with Pee Wee Hunt and the
Pied Pipers two copies 8-8D
8-5A Drummer
Man: dupe of Universal short from 1947 with only Gene Krupa peformancessongs
are the following: 8-8D
"Lover"
"Boogie Blues" vocal by Carolyn Grey (white
scat!)
"Stompin' at the Savoy"
Krupa Jazz Trio
"Leave Us Leap" Red
Nichols: Snader shorts from 1950 as follows:
8-8D
"Back Room Blues"
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
"Three Blind Mice"
"American Patrol"
"Entrance of the Gladiators" Skyline
Serenade: Ted Fio-Rito
and His Orchestra with June Haver, Candy Candido in a Universal dance
band short from 1941 8-8D Romance
and Rhythm: Skinnay Ennis
and His Orchestra in musical numbers from Universal feature film Swing
It, Soldier (1941) Castle
Music Album series
C-11C 1)
“Two Hearts That Pass in the Night”
male vocal 2)
“Play Fiddle, Play” 3)
“Bicycle Built for Two,” The Six Sweethearts 4)
“I’m Gonna Swing My Way up to Heaven,” Frances Langford and
Kenny Stevens Pete
Daily: Snader Telescriptions from this Dixieland group in 1951as
follows:
"Over the Waves"
"Goat Blues"
"Please Don't Talk about Me When I'm Gone"
"Daily Double"
"O, Tannenbaum" Jazz
Films: famous jazz sequences from various features:
from Hellzapoppin' (1941):
8-9B
jam session with Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Rex
Stewart and great jitterbug Harlem Congaroo Dancers
from Top Man (1943):
Basie Boogie, Count Basie and His Orchestra
from Crazy House (1943):
Wrap
Your Troubles in Dreams,
sung by Delta Rhythm Boys as imitation Ink Spots
Count Basie Block Party production number—with ensemble
including Delta Rhythm Boys ("Pocketful of Pennies") from Gals,
Inc.
Take It and Give big band swing number
from Crimson Canary (1946) "Jazz,"
ensemble includes Coleman Hawkins and Oscar Pettifordbut the
music is performed by others "Joshua
Fit the Battle of Jericho," Josh White "One
Meatball," Josh White Matty
Malneck: dance band musicwith yodel song, magic act, dance
actends with violin-accordion songno opening
Universal short from 1939
8-8E The
Singing Kid: compilation of the songs from this Warner Bros. feature film from
1936opens with Al Jolson in montage of his hit songs to
datethen new tunes also featuring Cab Calloway and His Band
including: C-3D
"I Love to Sing" duet with Cab
C-3E
"Keep That Hi-De-Ho in Your Soul," Cab
"Who's the Swingingest Man in Town?," Jolson in
blackface The
Happiness Remedy: Ted
Lewis and his band in Depression-era short re Dr. Lewis' cure for the
bluesmusic (1930) 4-24B Harris
in the Spring: Phil
Harris sings "I Want It Sweet Like You" and other songs in
this RKO comedy short from 1937 8-8E
PD Swing
Vacation: Buddy Rogers and His orchestra in this RKO comedy short from 1939
8-9B PD A
Band Is Born: Columbia short from 1942 opens with shot of Glen Island Casino then
teenagers speculate about new band headed by Hal McIntyre
4-24C Ray
McKinley: Columbia "Thrills of Music" short in 1946McKinley
sings his own opening introducing members of the band and vocalists in
musical verse 4-24C Breakin'
It Down: Universal short featuring Del Courtney and His orchestra from 1946
4-24C Sensations: Woody Herman music and tap dance clips from this
feature filmpoor dupe "Spin Little Pinball"
with Eleanor Powell, plus big dance finale number
4-24C Love
In Tune: Paramount Pacemaker series features the dance band of Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra 1946 PD
4-24C Swing's
the Thing: Universal short with Del Courtney and His orchestra in
1942songs include: 8-8E
"Hawaiian War Chant"
"Temptation," vocal by Carol Bruce
novelty act and
Henry Penny Quartette
Louis Da Pron dance
"St. Louis Blues," Carol Bruce vocal Jack
Teagarden 1959: three
short films with jazz highlights
of his State Department Tour of the Far East in
1958-1959films are:
C-2E
1) Cambodia with
Prince Sihanouk
2) South Vietnam/Saigon: Vientnamese newsreel
3) Thailand Peoria: sound film of Jack Teagarden and band playing "When the Saints Go
Marching In" and others in nightclub in Peoria, Illinois in 1958
4-25E Martin
Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round:
MGM short features Ray Noble and His orchestra with vocals by Buddy
Clark songs include:
4-24C
"I'll Dance at Your Wedding"
"Goodnight, Sweetheart"
"Linda"
"Serenade" Jimmie
Lunceford and His Orchestra:
Vitaphone short from 1936 features songs and music:
4-24C
"It's Rhythm Coming to Life Again"
"Rhythm Is Our Business"
"Nagasaki"
"You Can't Pull the Wool over My Eyes" Readin’,
Ritin’ and Rhythm: set
in a white college dormatory, film offers an array of:
1939 PD
4-24D tap
dancers (Jimmy and Nora Bell) upbeat
chorus (The Quitones) sing “Jamboree Jones” Lucky
Millinder and his band playing “Ride, Red, Ride” (uses word
“bodacious”) The
Raggle Taggles is a group of eight white jitterbug dancers The
Fleet's In: several musical numbers from this feature film from 1942:
4-24C
"I Love You," Dorothy Lamour vocal
"I Remember You," Dorothy Lamour Vocal
"Mousetrap," Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell Billy
Daniels Songs: songs from
the feature film Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder include:
4-24C
''She's Funny That Way"
dance routine with Helen Silver and Lee Scott
"Bye, Bye, Blackbird" San
Francisco Music [my
title]: features two musical ensembles:
4-24C
a) the jazz of John Handy Quintet "Spanish Lady" (a mix
of Bartok, Stravinsky plus Mingus and Parker) in concert August 7, 1966
b) Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore playing "It's No
Secret" with liquid light show Jazz
Clips: reel contains the following songs from 1943 feature film I
Dood It with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestradirected by
Vincent Minnelli 4-24C "One
O'Clock Jump" with opening credits "Star
Eyes" vocal by Bob Eberley and Helen O'Connell followed
by Teddy Wilson and Joe Venuti in Trio playing "I Want to Be
Happy" from a PBS television special in color Tommy
Dorsey and His Orchestra:
Universal short from 1951 feature solo by Charlie Shaverssongs
include: 8-8E
"You Left Your Brown-Eyed Baby"
"Opus No.1"
"Diane"
"The Hucklebuck"
"Boogie Woogie" Ship
Ahoy: opening and first musical number from this Red Skelton
filmfeatures Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with hint of
"I'm Getting Sentimental over You", then drummer Buddy Rich
forefront with Dorsey orchestra doing "Hawaiian War Chant"
C-12E Dorsey
Brothers Films:
performance clips from feature films:
from Girl Crazy (1943):
4-24C
"Fascinating Rhythm" Tommy Dorsey and His
Orchestra with Mickey Rooney on piano from Lost In A Harem (1944):
"Long John Silver," Jimmy Dorsey and His
orchestra
Hi,
Good Lookin': jazz cuts
of Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra from this 1944 feature
filmalso spotlights black tap-dance trio Tip, Tap and Toe
4-24C Lonely
Boy: profile of the public and private Paul Anka in 1962has good
scenes of screaming girls, etc.from NFBC and Wolf Koenig and
Roman Kroitor C-1D
The
Big Beat: musical scenes from the 1956 feature filmcolor is reddish:
4-24C
"You're Being Followed," Mills Brothers with
Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra
"The Big Beat," Fats Domino
rock and roll
"I'm Walkin'," Fats Domino
rock and roll
"Lazy Love," Gogi Grant with Harry James Jerry
Wald/Jamboree: Wald and
His Orchestra: from RKO-Pathe Jamboree series A
Night in Manhattan: Glenn
Ford in his first film is M.C. for nightclub revue featuring new movie
talent (1936) 1)
Dorothy Dayton is tap dancer who taps on her toeswith
good closeup of her feet 2)
Blackie Brown is athletic tap dancer 3)
June Kilgore sings "Moonlight and Shadows" 4)
Billy Daniels (not the jazzman) and Dorothy Dayton
tapdance emsemble 5)
Bill Roberts sings "Night in Manhattan" with romantic
montage of New York at night Underneath
the Broadway Moon: Isham
Jones and His Orchestra
play several songs (1934)
4-25B 1)
medley including "It Had to Be You" 2)
"This Little Piggy Went to Market," Vera Van sings 3)
"Tick Tock Town," male vocalist 4)
"Diga Diga Doo," The Eton Boys 5)
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 Follow
the Leader: Isham Jones
and His Orchestra short from 1935
Paramount PD4-25B
"Restless," male singer
"Easy to Remember," Virginia Verrill
"Where the Rocky Mountains Meet the Sky,"
quartet
"Weary Blues" Isham
Jones and His Orchestra:
with Gypsy Nina, The Boylansdone as a radio broadcast
(1934) renewed C-11B "Why
Can't This Night Go on Forever?," Frank Hazzard vocal "Wooden
Soldier and the China Doll," Eddie Stone vocal and The Boylands in
pantomime dance "You're
O.K.," instrumental "Siboney,"
Gypsy Nina vocal "Classic
in Swingtime," instrumental Pep
and Personality: Tommy
Christian and his Orchestra plays jazz songs of the late 1920s/early
1930s PD C-11B Norman
Dello Joio: American
composer of serious music at workshow him at Sarah Lawrence
CollegeArtie Shaw is in the filmincludes Alice Howland
singing some of his songsgood shot of Carnegie Hall
exteriorShaw asks composer to created Concerto for
Clarinetshow them in rehearsal and performance
1940s 4-25B
Ted
Heath and His Music:
British short featuring popular dance band from
1961"Britain's King of Jazz"songs include
"Cherokee" 4-24C Carl
Hoff and His Orchestra:
Vitaphone short from 1936 features run-of-the-mill dance
bandplays "Vienna, City of My Dreams" waltz, also
novelty song "Kadoddle"--plus "Vieni Vieni Vieni,"
and "Chinatown" 4-24C Strauss
Waltzes: Castle Music Album short with Vienna Philharmonic (Karl Boehme) and
Vienna Ballet—film contains the following two pieces: 4-15C a)
“The Blue Danube” b)
“Artist’s Life” Gabe
Garland Band: Asian film
of a minor U.S. band managed out of Philadelphia and playing in Memphis
in 1958two Latin songs plus "Night Train"
4-24C Reflections
of a Music Maker: in
1960s Quincy Jones speaks about leaving music and making
moviespresently making McKenna's Gold
reddish 4-24C
Red
Hot Heat: elaborate song and dance production number with black dancers and
Maurice Rocco and his hot jazz pianofrom feature film VOGUES OF
1938 4-24C Shorty
Sherlock: Columbia "Thrills of Music Series" from 1947
4-24C Have
You Met Yvette?: Paul
Baron and His orchestra introduce Louisiana French singer, Yvette,
already popular on radio and records
PD 1940 4-24C The
Dipsy Doodler: Larry
Clinton and His Orchestra with Bea Wain singerand Gower
[Champion] and Jeanne as dancers (1940) PD
4-24C Listen
to Larry: Larry Clinton and His
Orchestra in Paramount short from 1940
renewed C-11D
"Study in Surrrealism"
"Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair," male
singer
"What's the Matter with Me," girl singer
"Well, Alright," novelty song with swing
orchestra Claude
Thornhill and His Orchestra:
Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Fred Robbins in
1948girl singer is Fran Warrensongs include:
4-24C "Oh, You Beautiful Doll"
Ray
Anthony and His Orchestra:
Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Fred Robbins in
1947songs include "Let's Go Back and Kiss the Boys
Goodnight Again" and ballad from Johnny Desmond
4-24C Jerry
Wald and His Orchestra:
Columbia "Thrills of Music" shortfirst in series has
no disk jockey host 1946songs
include harmonica number 4-24C Eddie
Condon's: Danton Walker, Broadway newspaper columnist, takes us to Eddie Condon's
jazz club on Third Street in Greenwich Villageinterview Condon
and his Dixieland jazz band peforms "Eccentric Blues" and
othersfrom Columbia's Cavalcade Of Broadway series
(1951) 4-24C Catalina
Interlude: Richard Webb
is a private investigator in this two-reel short that features Jimmy
Dorsey and His orchestra B&W
originally Technicolor (1948)
PD 8-9B Red
Nichols and His World Famous Pennies:
Warners short from 1936 features swing and vocals of the following:
4-24C
"Wail of the Winds"
"Get Happy"
"Cryin' for the Carolines"
Sleepy Time Down South"
Troublesome Trumpet"
"Can't You Hear Me Calling?"
"Carolina in the Morning" Swing
and Sing: Will Osborne and his band plus vocals by Martha Tiltonsongs
include "Dixie" Castle
4-24C Beware: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five songs from feature film Beware
4-24C Mal
Hallett and His Orchestra:
swing band short from Vitaphone in 1937one song is "That's
Where Swing Began"
4-24C Masks
and Memories: half-hour
Vitaphone musical short stars Lillian Roth (who sings and dances
“Mardi Gras” and other songs), Queenie Smith—set in New Orleans at
time of Mardi Gras (1934)
PD T-12C Murder
in Swingtime: Les Hite
and His orchestra with June Richmond in all-black musical short Blind
Gary Davis: 1964 short re
this famous blues guitarist 4-24C Give
My Poor Heart Ease: blues
performer B.B. King discusses "Mississippi Delta Bluesmenfootage
of amateur blues singers and playersrural South in 1975
8-9C Dick
Jurgens: originally a Universal 2-reeler, the Jurgens band numbers (except for
opening theme song) have been clipped, leaving only the specialty acts
1952 4-24C Mills
Blue Ribbon Band: Irving
Mills talent pool produced this Vitaphone short in 1933stars
Hamtree Herrington, Fredi Washington
tap dancing, jazz, blues all set in Harlem nightclubeven
a rent party 4-24C The
Blackbyrds: Fantasy records film of black rock-jazz group in performance at local
park 1970s faded color 4-24C Boyd
Raeburn: Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Fred Robbins in
1947features ballerina in first song, "Dance, Ballerina,
Dance"
4-24C Movie
Music: reel contains dupes from two features films with songs as follows:
Glamour GirlGene Krupa
"Gene's Boogie"
"Liebestraum" Time Out For RhythmGlen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra
"Boogie Woogie Man"
"Time Out for Rhythm," vocal by Joan Merrill
with Six Hits and a Miss Lights,
Action, Lucas: dance band
musical features Clyde Lucas and His Orchestra
4-24B Hoagy
Carmichael [with Jack
Teagarden]: Paramount short from 1929 with the following:
PD good dupe 4-24C “Two
Sleepy People” a)
“That’s Right,” girl singer b)
“Washboard Blues,” Hoagy sings c)
“Lazy Bones,” Hoagy and Teagarden banter duet d)
“Old Rockin’ Chair,” Hoagy e)
“Stardust,” girl singer A
Song Is Born: Larry Clinton and his band short from 1939features Hoagy
Carmichael singing "Heart and Soul" plus vocal by Bea
Wain PD
4-24B Listen
to Larry: features Larry Clinton and His orchestra and vocalists
(1940) 4-24B Music
in the Morgan Manner: 1930s short with Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
dance band music V
Room Eddy
Howard: dance band music short with Red Nichols performance
4-24B Musical
Varieties: Frances
Langford sing four songsone song is sung to a little black girl
(1940s) C-11B Maurice
Chevalier: short film
biography with newsreel and musical film cutswith Mistinguette,
Follies Bergère, 1920s Paris
4-19B Edith
Piaf: French film with English narration surveys her life and
deathshow several performances accompanied by “Les Compagnons
de Chansons” 4-25B Parade
of the Maestroes: three
radio bandleaders conduct songs in their individual genres:
1935 4-24B
Red Nichols, "The Dixieland Band" (introduced by
Harry Von Zell)
Emery Deutsch, "When a Gypsy Makes His Violin Cry"
(introduced by Norman Ross)
Ferde Grofe, "Mardi Gras Suite" (introduced by Bert
Parks) Busse
Rhythm: Paramount short from 1938 features Henry Busse and His Orchestra
4-24B Frankie
Masters: dance band music from Frankie Masters and His orchestraperforms
songs about "heart"two copies
(1939) PD
4-24B C-11B
"Says My Heart"
instrumental
"Heart and Soul," Marian Francis sings
Medley": "Peg o' My Heart"
silly tunes: trombone solo
followed by "You Made Me What I Am Today, I Hope You're Satisfied" "The Curse of an Aching heart"
Swing version of "Curse of an Aching Heart"
"If You Will Marry Me" Himber
Harmonies: Richard Himber
and his Ritz Carleton Orchestrawith Adrian Rollini Trio
C-11B
"Sound Your 'A'"
"St. Louis Blues"
"It Isn't Fair," theme song
"Easy to Remember" Mirrors:
Freddie Rich and his orchestra with Vera Van and The Eton Boys
(1934) renewed
C-11B
instrumental
"I Want to Be Loved," Vera Van
"Little Grass Shack in Hawaii," The Eton Boys
"Old Man River"
"I've Got to Go Where You Are"
etc. Ted
Fio-Rito and His Orchestra:
dance band music from popular band leader of 1930s
4-24B From
the Minuet to the Big Apple:
white swing music from the Will Hudson and Eddie DeLange
Orchestrawith white jitterbug dancerssongs include
"Moonglow"has wonderful montage of various youth dance
steps of the swing era done in a Big Apple dance contest ring: Susie-Q,
Shag, Lindy Hop, Black Bottom, Truckin', etc.
late 1930s 4-24B Louis
Armstrong: compilation of
various performancestitles as follows:
8-9B
"I'll Be Glad When You're Dead" Soundie
"When It's Sleepy Time Down South"
Soundie
"Swingin’ on Nothin’"
Soundie
"Shine" Ssoundie
from appearance on The
Perry Como Show
"Mack the Knife"
"Kokomo," duet with Perry Como Is
Everybody Happy?:
Universal short feature Ted Lewis and His Orchestra with black dancer
Charles "Snowball" Whittier
(1941) 8-8D Gimme
That New Time Religion:
color film from B'hai religion
featuring prominent musicians in performance and confession about
their new religionDizzy Gillespie, Seals and Croft, Linda
Marshall, Geraldine Jones
1970s) 8-9B Benny
Goodman in the Movies [my
title]: excellent dupehas many feature film scenes in which
Benny Goodman and his various assemblages perform in 1930s and 1940s
C-2C Benny
Goodman: Autumn Ice Show footage—excellent dupe with Good swing music and
dancers on dance floor—clips from this footage appear in March Of Time
documentary 4-25A
Sweet
and Low: musical-comedy short from Paramount in 1947 stars Richard
Webbbut is highlighted by early appearance of Will Mastin Trio
with Sammy Davis, Jr. ("Boogie
Woogie Piggy")
PD 8-9B Midnight
Serenade: Peggy Lee and
Richard Webb in a musical drama in which Webb plays Marine from World
War II through whose life Peggy Lee weavesLee sings
"Sugar," "You Was So Right," and "I'm in the
Mood for Love" [NOTE:
Lee's performance of "It's a Good Day" has been clipped from
this print] 1947 Paramount PD
8-14B Celebration: documentary celebrates the 100th birthday of the CanadaOscar
Peterson soundtrack color
faded C-3E The
Black Network: Vitaphone
musical-comedy short features crooner Babe Wallace, Nina Mae McKinney,
Nicholas Brothers, Amanda Randolph, Washboard Serenaders
8-9B Eddy
Duchin [and His Orchestra]: roller skating motif throughout as society band
plays several tunes from Warner's Golddiggers filmsSylvia Froos
sing two songs fair dupe
(1934) 4-25B Born
to Swing: British documentary is a history of the Swing Era told through film clips
and interviews with Andy Kirk, Basie, Gene Krupa, John Hammond, and
otherstraces Swing from Harlem and 52nd Streetalso good
jitterbug dancers footage (1973)
20-8B Newport
Jazz Festival 1962:
features Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown on bass, Clara Ward Singers,
Newport All Stars with Peewee Russell, Duke Ellington with Johnny
Hodges, Roland Kirk, Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams,
Coleman Hawkins, Ruby Branff, and Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan 20-9C Jazz
Festival: Universal reissue in 1968 of two previous Dixieland jazz shorts: Pete's Place (1966) with Pete Fountain
and Four Hits and a Mister (1962) with Acker Bilkcolor faded
C-3E Rock
and Roll Film Trailers:
several TV promos Monterey
Pop: documentary of rock and roll musical festival in 1967
REEL 1 16-3B Reel 2 Rock
and Roll: reel contains rock performances from Monterey Pop and Woodstock
12-4A 1)Canned
Heat “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” + Simon & Garfunkle,
"Feelin' Groovy" 2)
The Mamas and Papas: "California Dreamin'" 3)
Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin
“Ball and Chain” 4)
Hugh Masakela “Bajabula Bonke” 5)
Eric Burden and the Animals “Paint It Black” 6)
The Who “My Generation” 7)
Jefferson Airplane “High Flying Bird, Today” 8)
Jefferson Airplane, "Revolution" Make
Believe Ballroom/1949
Reel 1 20-4A Reel 2 20-4B Jimmy
Dorsey
Al
Jarvis music Nat
King Cole Toni
Fisher (as young girl) War
Bond Musicals:
4-18B "I
Don't Want to Change the Subject" "We've
Got Another Bond to Buy" Bing
Crosby "Ten
Years from Now" Lucille
Ball clip: sings "Who Knows?" from the film The Big Street
(1942) 4-17B Black
Orpheus: lip sync is off in this 10 minute segment A
Season of Celebration: Studs Terkel narrates this one-hour
documentary on the Free Street Theater (mid-1970s) Sepian
Stars on Parade: Official Films musical shorts as follows:
two copies
4-18C and
4-24B
The Mills Brothers, "You Always Hurt the One You
Love" (1944)
Bill Robinson, "Let's Scuffle"
(1942)
Bob Howard, "She's Too Hot to Handle"
(1944) Sepia
Sizzlers: black men in drag dance 4-17D Harlem
Syncopation: Official
Films musical shorts two copies
4-17D and
4-24B
Nat King Cole Trio, "Come to Baby, Do" (1946)
Noble Sissel and Ork (with Mabel Lee), "Everybody's
Jumpin' Now" (1946)
Nat King Cole Trio, "Errand Boy for Rhythm" (1946) Jazz
and Jive: Official Films compilation of the following three jazz pieces:
two copies 4-24B
A-32B
"Take the 'A' Train," The Delta Rhythm Boys
"Your Feet's Too Big," Fats Waller
"Take Me Back, Baby," Count Basie Benny
Goodman Trio: Goodman,
Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa play together for March of Dimes 1955
campaignsongs are as follows:
PD 4-24B
"Stompin' at the Savoy" (short segment)
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
"Avalon" Buddy
Rich and His Orchestra:
Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Chicago disk
jockey Jack Eigensongs are: 4-24B
"Kicks with Sticks"
tap dancer Steve Kondos
"A Man Can Be a Wonderful Thing"
"Great Head"
(1948) That's
My Desire: French short
from 1950 offers Louis Armstrong with Sid Catlett, Barney Bigard, Earl
Hines
and othersfair dupe with low soundperformances
are:
"That's My Desire"
4-24B
"Struttin' with Some Barbeque"
"St. Louis Blues Boogie Woogie" A
Rhapsody in Black and Blue:
Louis Armstrong in fantasy film performs "I'll be Glad When You're
Dead" and "Shine" while dressed in leopard skin in
mystical
country of Jazzmania (1932)
two copies 4-24B
4-25B renewed
Million
Dollar Notes: Red Nichols
and His Five Pennies with Vera Van singerParamount 1935
PD 4-25B Blue
Velvet Music: Mark Warnow
and his Orchestra with Buddy Clark singerDavid Ross is M.C.
(1937) PD
4-25B "Whispering,"
instrumental "Honeysuckle
Rose," The Symphonettes female trio sings "Gee,
But You're Swell," Buddy Clark "Swing,
Swing, Mother-in-Law," band and Clark and chorus Orrin
Tucker: Orchestra with The Bailey Sisters, the Glee Club, and Bonnie
Bakerfrom outside the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1938
renewed 4-25D "You
Got What It Takes," Bailey Sisters "A
Little Kiss," Glee Club Especially
For You," Bonnie Baker ensemble
sings/plays one last song Radio
Rhythm: Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees in early musical short:
4-25B "I'm
in Love with You, Honey" "Just
Another Memory" "You'll
Do It Someday, So Why Not Now" upbeat tune Rambling
'Round Radio Row: J.C.
Flippen is M.C.revue is set on the California beach
4-25B "Sweet
Sue," Howard Lanin and His orchestra "I
Ain't Got Nobody," Aunt Jemima (Tess Gardella)
"Seven
Come Eleven," Johnny Marvin sings yodeling song strumming on guitar
with black blues lyric Four
Lombardo Brothers on their motor boat
Bill
Hall (sings "Deep in Your Eyes") to young Baby Rose Marie
(sings "Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia") Saturday
Night Swing Club: Paul
Douglas is M.C. for this short featuring music of Buddy Hackett, George
Brunis, Eddie Condon, Pee Wee RussellEdith King sings "Bob
White"from radio show of same name (1938)
renewed other songs include
two copies 1-25B C-11D
Swing Session Called To Order by Leith Stevens, Russ Gabe, Hank
Ross
It Had To Be You by Les Lieber
They Say by Nan Wynn
Jazz Me Blues by Bobby Hackett & Ork with Eddie Caefenz,
Eddie Condon
Tea For Two by ensemble
(1938) 4-25B C-11D Hollywood
Rhythm: Mack Gordon and
Harry Revel songwriters
work polishing "Stay As Sweet As You Are"segues
to "College Rhythm"then Lita Roberta and Jack Oakeythen
Gordon and Revel perform snatches from several of their show tunes
("Did You Ever See a Dream Walking, "With My Eyes Wide Open
I'm Dreaming")then the two men work from scratch to produce
the song "Take a Number from One to Ten" in a single night
(1934) renewed
4-25B Makers
of Melody: Paramount
short from 1929 features Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart being
interviewed backstage by newspaper woman about the craft of being a
songwritervaudeville performances of "Manhattan",
"The Girlfriend," etc. renewed
8-9C Autour
d'une Trompette: French
documentary re the trumpetthis is last half of film in which Roy
Eldridge and French jazz musicians perform
1952 4-24B Swingin'
and Singin': Universal
comedy short features Maynard Ferguson and His Orchestra with the
DeCastro Sisters (1957) 8-8D Sepian
Swing: compilation of three jazz shorts in Mint shapeas follows:
4-24C "The
Skunk Song," Cab Calloway "Rocco
Blues," Maurice Rocco "Got
a Penny, Benny?," Nat King Cole Trio
Rocco
Blues: Louis Jordan and His Orchestra in SACKS shortediting together
Soundies with Louis Jordan intros and outros
(circa 1943) 4-24C
"Rocco
Blues," is same as SOUNDIE with Maurice Rocco singing "Molly
Malone" "Jumpin
Jack from Hackensack," The Chanticleers
"When
Johnny Comes Marching Home," The Ginger Snapsfemale black
vocal trioblack soldiers and Marines "Jordan
Jive," Louis Jordan
Rocco
Blues II: edited version of film above with Louis Jordan intros
(circa 1943) C-12D"Rocco Blues," is same as
SOUNDIE with Maurice Rocco singing "Molly Malone" ·
"Jumpin Jack from
Hackensack," The Chanticleers ·
"When Johnny
Comes Marching Home," The Ginger Snaps ·
female black vocal
trioblack soldiers and Marines The
Ration Blues: Louis
Jordan and His Orchestra in SACKS short
editing together soundies with Louis Jordan intros and outros
(1944) 4-24C "Every
Night Is Saturday in Harlem," Hilda Rogers "Good,
Good Woman," Una Mae Carlisle "Tap
Happy," Slim & Sweet
tap dance routine "The
Ration Blues," Louis Jordan and His Orchestra Vincent
Lopez and His Orchestra:
Betty Hutton and others (including a whistler-singer) revolt against
Lopez and corny piano theme "Nola"they demand swing
musicdupe (1938)
4-24C Duke
Ellington/Jamboree: from
the RKO Jamboree series (1943) features Duke Ellington and His
Orchestra in several of his hit songs:
4-24C "Mood
Indigo" It
Don't Mean a Thing If Ain't Got That Swing," vocal with jazz violin "Sophisticated
Lady" "Don't
Get Around Much Anymore" March
Of Dimes: various musical artists appearing in 5-minute spots for various March of
Dimes campaigns: Mixed Ads 18
47)
PSA: teenager Toni Harper sings "Mama and Daddy Waltz" for
1952 March of Dimes campaign
8.12
PSA 1)
Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond play jazz version of
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" in pitch for March of Dimes
1)
Carol Richards sings, then urges viewers to donate to 1951
campaign
8.18
PSA 6)
March Of Dimes: Martha Tilton sings for 1951 March of Dimes 7)
March Of Dimes: Yma Sumac sings for 1951 March of Dimes 8)
March Of Dimes: Gene Nelson sings for 1951 March of Dimes
8.56
PSA 1) 1958 March of Dimes presents Molly Bee: sings “I’m Goin’ Steady”—she then speaks about those who are in need of contributions from the March of Dimes 2) 1958 March of Dimes presents Sam Cooke: sings “Desire Me” —he speaks about polio victims and the need for contributions to the March of Dimes, then sings “I Love You for Sentimental Reasons” 3) 1958 March of Dimes presents Sal Mineo: sings a song—speaks as chairman of Teens Against Polio—shows a picture of his sister—talks of the needs of people with polio who need help 1958 March of Dimes presents Bobby Troup: sings a song about Heidi, his St. Bernard dog—talks about polio victims
8.65
PSA 1) Smiling” Jack Smith sings and urges viewers to support 1950 March of Dimes crusade against Infantile Paralysis—sings in phony Spanish accent in streotyped Mexican voice—then sings authentic Latin song in excellent Spanish
BLACK
MUSIC 14 1)
Eartha Kitt sings “I’m an Old-Fashioned Girl” and pitches
for 1957 March of Dimes campaign
POP
MUSIC 147 1)
Julie London sings “February” and pitches for 1957 March of
Dimes campaign POP MUSIC 1511)
Art and Dottie Todd sing one song and pitch for 1959 March of
Dimes campaign for
use January 2-31, 1959 Dave
Brubeck: dupe of the two tunes Brubeck Quartet provided for March of
Dimes in 1951see 8.12 PSAs for print of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
4-24B improvisation
on "The Duke" "Brother,
Can You Spare a Dime?" 1958
March of Dimes: b/w (1958) 1)
Rusty Draper playing guitar and singing “I Get The Blues When It
Rains”-–Rusty encourages Americans to donate money for polio victims 2)
Connie Haines singing “What Can I Do”-–Haines encourages Americans
to give money generously to children who have become polio victims
B-4D copy 2
4-18E Harlem
Dynamite: Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra in 1947 play modern jazz be-bop:
4-24B "One
Bass Hit" "I
Waited for You" "Dizzy
Atmosphere" Elliot
Lawrence and His Orchestra:
Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Fred Robbins in
1948songs are as follows: 4-24B "The
Gypsy in My Soul," Mindy Carson vocal
by Alan Dale
"5
O'Clock Shadow,” instrumental Louis
Prima: Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Jack Eigensongs
are: 1948 4-24B "The
Lip," Keely Smith vocal "Robin
Hood," Prima vocal
"Baccigalup,"
Prima vocal on Italian novelty song Swing
Cats Jamboree: Louis
Prima and his orchestra perform five songs in this short from 1937
4-24B Cinderfella: musical cuts from the Jerry Lewis feature film here performed by Count
Basie and His Orchestra (1960)
4-24B Stan
Kenton and His Orchestra:
Warners Bros. short is a musical biography of the dance band
leadersongs include "Somebody Loves Me"in 1941
he introduced his Artistry in Rhythm with singer June Christy who sings
a blues and scat song 1946
4-24B L'homme
de Nouvelle Orleans:
French language documentary re
the history of New Orleans jazzmusic spotlights Kid Ory
and His Creole band 8-8E Let's
Make Rhythm: Stan Kenton
and His OrchestraJune Christy vocalPete Rugolo
arrangements RKO
(1947) PD 8-9B Rainbow
Rhythms: Al Donahue and His Orchestra features The Sportsmen, Jimmy Wakeley Trio
(Country-Western group sings "Deep in the Heart of Texas"),
Jimmie Dodd sings racist song "Jig in the Jungle" (1952)
8-8E Ralph
Martiere: Universal short from 1950s opens with big-band instrumental then
features
8-8E
Steve Lawrence, "Birth of the Blues"
The Hi-Los. "Rockin' Chair"
Rudy Parrow, "After Midnight" boogie-woogie with
baritone saxophoneborders on rhythm & blues rock and roll
Bill Walters, "The Blues"
Eydie Gorme, "The Gypsy in My Soul"
Henry Caruso, "Dubba Dubbin with Hank" Alvino
Rey: compilation of Snaders by Alvino Rey and His Orchestra as follows:
8-9B Love
Is Just Around the Corner My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean That
Old Black Magic Mama
Blues Stars
and Stripes Forever Lilac
Tree, The King Sisters Cumana Call
of the Canyon Crosby
Favorites: The King
Sisters sing "One, Two Button Your Shoe," "Pennies from
Heaven," "and other songs made famous by Bing
Crosbywords are at bottom of screen (1930s) 4-24A
Glory
Alley: Jack Teagarden and Louis Armstrong musical performances from this
feature film from 1952 8-9B Sweet
Jan: Universal short features Jan Garber and his Orchestra with the Delta
Rhythm Boys (1943)
8-9B Cool
and Groovy: Universal short from 1956 features the following performers: Conley
Graves Trio, The Hi-Los, Chico Hamilton Quintet, Buddy DeFranco Quartet,
The Tune Jesters, Anita O'Day
8-9B
Swing
Hotel: Universal short from 1939 features Duke Daly and His Orchestra with
other acts 8-9B Buddy
Murrow and His orchestra:
Universal short from 1952 features vocalist Giselle McKenzie, the Ewing
Sisters, Betty Riley ("Kiss of Fire")
8-9B Crazy
Frolic: Universal short features Les Brown and His Band of Renown
1953 8-9B It's
the Top: British 2-reel musical stars bandleader-singer Jack Hylton, "the
Singing Mill Boy from Bolton"on his way to America he
broadcasts live over CBS microphone from S.S. Normandieends
with montage of American traditional songsgood opening montage
of London street scenesand entry of ship into New York harbor 1930s
8-8E Momma
Don’t Allow:
celebration of British youth in jazz club music and dancefrom
directors Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson-—filmed at jazz club with
musical soundtrack and editing that tells story of “Teddy Boy” young
people leaving workaday world and dancing and drinking in
club—predates the fascination of British youth with rhythm and blues
and then rock and roll music (1956) T-1F The
Twist Craze: introduces the twist dance craze to adults—faded color
(1962) 4-17E Billy
Ekstine: reel contains various performances from Rhythm in a Riff:
4-24C 1)
"Lonesome, Lover Blues" 1946 Soundie
2)
Harlem after Midnight: Ekstine sings "I Want to Talk About
You" and instrumental with dancers Best
Foot Forward: Harry James
clips from this Technicolor feature film from 1943: 8-8E "Two
O'Clock Jump," Harry James and his Melody Makers "Flight
of the Bumble Bee," Harry James and his Melody Makers "The
Barrelhouse, the Boogie-Woogie, and the Blues" female trio (Nancy
Walker) "Alive
and Kicking," James with vocal by Nancy Walker Harlem
Hot Shots: film presents
four obscure jazz acts from 1945produced by Sack Amusement
4-24B Symphony
in Black: Duke Ellington
(with Billie Holiday) 1935
two copies 4-17D and
4-24B Black
and Tan: Duke Ellington and Freddi Washington star in musical from 1929
8-4B Paramount
Shorts [my title]: short
from 1933 offers two different stories as follows:
4-24B convertible
evening gown fashionszippers and jackets allow for rapid
conversionrisqué nudity Irving
Mills presents three black jazz dance-band leaders: Baron Lee and His
Blue Rhythm Band (in whose music can be heard "echoes of the
jungle, weird and barbaric"); Duke Ellington (who plays theme from
his "Creole Rhapsody"); and Cab Calloway (who sings a scat
song) Bundle
of Blues: short from 1933 features Duke Ellingtonincludes vocalist Ivie
Anderson and tap-dance routine from Florence Mills
4-24B It
Happened in Harlem: Chris
Columbus and His Swing Crew in
a three-reel short from All American re Harlem and swing
crazehas shots of Harlem in opening but with screen credits
superimposed (1945)
C-2C The
Benny Goodman Story:
musical extracts from the 1955 feature film starring Steve Allen
20-9B Will
Bradley: compilation of swing and boogie woogie films by Will Bradley and His Six
Texas Hot Dogs: 8-9B "Basin
Street Boogie" "Boardwalk
Boogie" "I'm
Tired of Waitin'" "Jack
and Jill" "Barnyard
Bouce" "How
Come You Do Me" "Deed
I Do" "Maggie" Jimmy
Dorsey and His Orchestra:
Universal short from 1948features The Mello-Larks, Bill
Lawrencesongs include "Am I Blue?," and "We Hate
Cowboy Songs" 8-9B Jimmy
Dorsey and His Orchestra:
Warners short from 1938 features Bob Eberly and Evelyn Oaksongs
include "I Love You in Technicolor," and "It's the
Dreamer in Me," and "Dusk in Upper Sandusky"
4-24B Jimmy
Dorsey: JD and His Orchestra in Paramount short from 1940with 19-year
old Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberlysongs are: 4-25B "Bebe,"
Dorsey solo instrumental "Rubber
Dolly," Helen O'Connell in baby voice "Only
a Rose," Bob Eberly "John
Silver," Dorsey orchestra Sonny
Ford, Delta Artist: film
re Mississippi blues singer Sonny Fordproduced by Bill and
Josette Ferrishas wonderful scenes of black rural social life
circa 1965 16-2C Hit
Parade of 1943: Count
Basie and His Orchestra with singer Dorothy Dandridge in excerpt from
this musical feature filmsong is "Harlem
Sandman""he makes you Count Basie instead of count
sheep"good fantasy song and dance routine 4-24B Jive
Busters: Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra perform in this Universal short from
1944songs include "Don't Blame Me"
8-8D Meet
the Maestroes: musical
selections from Isham Jones, Phil Spitalny, Cab Calloway, ("Zah Zhu
Zah"), Russ Morgan,
(1937) 4-24B Cab
Calloway's Hi De Ho: from
1934 features Calloway and his band playing several tunes
4-24B Bob
Crosby and His Orchestra:
short from 1938 songs include "How d'ja Like to Love me?,"
"The Pagan Love Song" (as Crosby introduces members of the
band) "I Fall in Love with You Everyday," "Romance in the
Dark" 4-24B The
Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes:
moody poem and drama about a jazzy Faustian typenarrated by
William Conrad and music from Teddy Buckner and his All
Starscolor is red (1964)
8-9B Whistler's
Jug Band: newsreel
footage shot by Hearst Metrotone News in 1930 featuring black folk group
in rural South playing jug, guitar, and other simple
instrumentslittle of the group is seen, too much photography of
cows in field while this early jazz music is performed on the soundtrack
8-8D Riot
in Rhythm: Harry James and His Music Makers with
The deCastro Sisters in a Universal short from 1957 with
"Teach Me Tonight" and "Heartbreak Hotel"
8-8D In
the Groove: Universal short from 1941 features Freddie Slack and His Eight
Beatslot of boogie woogie piano 8-8D George
Shearing Quintet: two
cool jazz Snaders from 1951 4-24B Harlem
Rhythm: Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra in 1947 play modern jazz be-bop:
4-24B "One
Bass Hit" "I
Waited for You" "Things
to Come" Queens
of the Air: pop romantic
female singers highlighted in this Paramount short: Nan Wynn, Benay
Venuta, Betty Hutton, Hollace Shaw, Jean Ellington—hosted by Vincent
Lopez 1930s
4-24B [Florenz
Ziegfeld Presents] Showboat: two musical production numbers from the
1927 version of the Broadway musical filmed as an experimental sound
film—both numbers feature Tess Gardella, the latter as Aunt
Jemima—two men in theater watching (no sound for them) the rehearsal
are Ziegfeld? and Jerome Kern?
C-11C Broadway
Highlights I: N.T.G. and
His Girls at NBC studio in 1936also Bergen & McCarthy at
Lambs ClubEarl Carroll Sketchbook
(1936 theatrical short) PD 4-15E Broadway
Highlights II: excellent
shots of famous nightspotsinside and outside
Paramount 1935 PD
4-25B Rudy
Vallee awards Paul Whiteman who speaks at Jack Dempsey's
nightclubJack Benny lauds Whiteman Jack
Dempsey speaks Wintergarden
Theater: auditions for Earl Carroll's VanitiesCarroll calls out
winnersgood shots of theater exterior Hollywood
Restaurant where Sophie Tucker is making a return to
Broadwaygood shot of nightclub dance routine Sophie
introduced Beatrice Lilly and Fannie BriceSophie sings
"Some of These Days" Music
Box Theater: Osgood Perkins opens in "Ceiling: Zero Sam
Harris is in lobby with playwright Brock Pemberton, Bernard SobleMargaret
Perry is star William
Allen White, Otis Skinner, Gary Cooper, Walter Winchell all arrive NBC
Studios for rehearsal of Shell Chateau radio show with Victor Young and
His orchestra and Al Jolson comedy
skit with Max Baer and then he sings "Ill Think about You" Broadway
Highlights III: trio of
black entertainers in this short from 1935they are:
PD 4-24B Claude
Hopkins and His Orchestra rehearse at the Cotton Club Nina
Mae McKinney singing "Good for Nothin' Joe" Cora
La Redd dancing "Trucking" with a chorus line Louis
Armstrong Film Clips:
performances from many different filmsas follows: 20-9B 1)
"Skeleton in the Closet," from Pennies From Heaven 2)
"Public Melody No. 1," from Artists And Models 3)
"Every Day's a Holiday," from Every Day's A Holiday 4)
"Jubilee," from Every Day's A Holiday 5)
"I Can't Give You Anything but Love," from Jam Session 6)
"Ain't Misbehavin'" 7)
"We've Got Rhythm for Sale," with Buck and Bubbles from Atlantic
City 8)
sequence from Going Places 9)
"Pillow to Post" 10)
"Man Called Adam" 11)
"When Boys Meet Girls" 12)
"Here Comes the Groom," from Misto Christofo Colombo Jazzboree: Benny Carter in TV kinescopeentire film is a10-minute jam on the
song "Honeysuckle Rose" 1950s
4-24B A
Night at the Biltmore Bowl:
Betty Grable stars in 2-reel comedy with much dance band music from
Jimmy Grier and his Orchestra with singer Joy Hodgesmuch dance
and music actuality footage shot at Biltmore Bowl at Biltmore Hotel in
Los Angeles 1935
PD 8-4C Black
Music in America [From
Then til Now]: LCA educational short offers history of African-American
music with historical films and new performances from Nina Simone,
Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, Billie Holliday, Bessie Smith, etc.
(1971) reddish color C-2E Follow
the Boys: musical scenes from this feature filminlcude:
4-24C Ted
Lewis sings with band Freddy
Slack Charlie
Spivak and his band Louis
Jordan and his band "Is
You Is, or Is You Ain’t?” black musicians play only for
black soldiers "Sweet
Georgia Brown," George Raft does step dance in rainstorm while
Louis Jordan and his band play on-Great Scene Andrews
Sisters sing first few bars of "Don't Cry, Baby" On
the Avenue: half-hour distillations of feature film offers all
songs and production numbers from this musical written by Irving
Berlin and starring Dick Powell, Madeline Carroll, Alice Faye, Ritz
Brothers—songs as follows: A-10C “He
Ain’t Got Rhythm,” Alice Faye and Ritz Brothers The
Girl in the Police Gazette,” Dick Powell “You’re
Laughing at Me,” Dick Powell “This
Year’s Crop of Kisses,” Alice Faye “I’ve
Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” Dick Powell “Let’s
Go Slumming,” Alice Faye On
with the Show: good dupe
of Ethel Waters singing in this 1929 feature film with music by Chick
Webbsongs are as follows:
8-14B
[for poor dupe see 4-24C]
"Am
I Blue?" "Birmingham
Bertha" Joe
E. Brown dances, etc. A
Day At The Races: Ivey
Anderson and Harpo Marx scene in which he is a piccolo-playing Pied
Piper leading blacks in singing "Tomorrow Is Another Day" and
Anderson sings "All God's Chillun Got Wings"
4-24C Twilight
on the Prairie: musical
cuts from this corny Western feature film are as follows: "Little
Brown Jug," Connie Haines sings "The
Blues," Jack Teagarden sings and leads his band "Blow
the Man Down," jazz instrumental from Teagarden Manhattan
Merry-Go-Round: musical
acts from this feature film from 1937songs are
8-8E "I'm
a Musical Magical Man," Ted Lewis and His Orchestra "Have
You Ever Been in Heaven," Phil Regan sings Kay
Thompson and Her Ensemblehot piano and chorus Joe
Di Maggio routine in which he sings!with scenes from 1936 World
Series "Mama,
I Wanna Make Rhythm," Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra Hit
the Ice: Castle short
[here called Showtime Jubilee] is a musical excerpt from this 1943
Universal feature film: “I’d Like to Set You to Music,” Ginny Simms with Johnny Long and his Orchestra “Happiness
Bound” chorus in horse-drawn sleds
two copies 4-24C
A-32D St.
Louis Blues: musical excerpts from 1939 feature film highlights Maxine Sullivan [with
the Hall Johnson Choir] singing title songmusic is from Matty
Melneck and His Orchestra 4-24C The
McFarland Twins:
Paramount short from 1941 features Irish jig music and swing dance tunes
4-24C Lawrence
Welk [and His Champagne Music]: Movietone Melodies short from 1950 features
Helen Ramsay ("Faraway Places")
4-24C Maids
and Music: all-girl band plays upbeat dance musicfeatures Ray Farbing's
Ingenues with Janice Walker and Bernice Parksplatinum blonde
bandleader dances and cavorts while leading the band
1938 PD
4-24C An
All-Colored Vaudeville Show:
NMT Warners short from 1945 featuring a salute to black music
makersclips include:
4-24C Eunice
Wilson sings with The Five Racketeers The
Five Racketeers novelty instrumental The
3 Whippets: acrobatic black dancers Adelaide
Hall sings with piano accompaniment The
Nicholas Brothers dance as children Cab
Calloway scat singing with jazz orchestra piece [Miss
Universe Contest Winners of 1955 in] A World of Beauty: beauty
contest film from Universal features Tony Curtis as hostplus
previous winnersnew winner is Miriam Stevenson Miss
USAmusic by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra with vocal by June
Christy and dancers (dancing to jazz arrangement of "Jingle
Bells") Technicolor 8-9B Glenn
Miller Story: jam session
segment with Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa and othersreddish color
4-24C Beauty
and the Beach: beach
scenes as Johnny Long and His Orchestra perform
(1941) 4-24C Gus
Arnheim and His Orchestra
("Pagan Love Song") with The Delta Rhythm Boys ("Do
Nothing 'til You Hear from Me", “The Jersey Bounce), Jimmie Dodd,
Kirby Grant as radio MC (1944)
3 Copies 8-8E
T-11F (2 copies on reel) Buddy
Rich Movies: clips from
two feature films with Buddy Rich and the Andrews Sisters in 1943:
4-24B "Take
It and Get” instrumental from How About It "Beer
Barrel Polka," Andrews Sisters from Here Comes The Navy
4-24B Rhumbas-Congas: Castle short with musical production numbers from Universal feature
film, Argentine Nights (1940)
C-12C 1)
"Rhumboogie," The Andrews Sisters 2)
"Amigos, We Go Riding Tonight," George Reeves (Superman) sings 3)
"Oh, He Loves Me," The Andrews Sisters 4)
"The Brooklynonga," The Ritz Brothers and The Andrews Sisters Howard
House Party: Bob Howard
with Noble Sissel and His Orchestrafrom Century Films in 1947
8-8E Cabin
in the Sky: musical
scenes from this 1944 feature film includes Duke Ellington, Louis
Armstrong, Ethel Waters, Lena Horne
4-24B Bob
Chester and His Orchestra:
Paramount Headliner short contains the following songs from 1941:
4-24B Octave
Jump Sunnyside
of the Street Deep
River Chester
Woogie Ellington
Movies: reel contains
clips from two feature films with Duke Ellington and His orchestra: Belle
Of The Nineties and Murder At The Vanities ("Ebony
Rhapsody") 4-24B Leo
Reisman Orchestra: Warner
short from 1941 feature the Leo Reisman band playing the foillowing
songs: 4-24B "St.
Louis Blues" "Make
Love with a Guitar" "What
Is This Thing Called Love?" "Take
It" Sirens
of Syncopation: Phil
Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra—songs include “In the Middle of
a Kiss” (vocal), “Dinah” (vocal with chorus), “Temptation”
(offered as a Bolero-like instrumental) art deco bandstand and
presentation (1936) PD
4-24C Hal
Kemp: reel contains two musical shorts featuring Hal Kemp and His orchestra
T-1E Here’s
Hal: PD film from 1939 contains “Vagabond
Dreams,” Bob Allen sing a Hoagy Carmichael song “In
an 18th Century Drawing Room” instrumental “In
the Shade of the Old Apple Tree,” The Smoothies (novelty
song—singing trio caricatures various big bands) “Swampfire”
Hal Mooney song here instrumentalized with visual special effects a)
Hal Kemp And His
Orchestra: 1938 “How
I Miss You,” orchestra sings and plays “If
I Loved You More,” Bob Allen sings “Small
Fry,” Judy Starr sings “Stop
Beating around the Mulberry Bush,” Saxie Dowell sings Some
Like It Hot: Gene Krupa
excerpts from this Bob Hope feature film from 1938
4-24B Symphony
of Swing: Artie Shaw and
His Orchestra short from Warner Bros. in 1939songs include:
4-24B
"Alone
Together," Artie Shaw Ork instrumental "Jeepers
Creepers," Tony Pastor "Deep
Purple," Helen Forrest
"Lady
Be Good," swing instrumental Artie
Shaw's Class in Swing:
Shaw explains and demonstrates the arrangement of the band in swing
music (1939) PD
two copies 4-18C and 4-24A
(better copy) Artie
Shaw and His Orchestra:
Warner short from 1939 with Buddy Rich on drumssongs are:
PD 4-24B "Begin
the Beguine" "Let's
Stop the Clock," vocal by Helen Forrest "Non-Stop
Flight" "Proschai" Sweet
Moments: Russ Morgan and his orchestra in a Paramount short from 1939four
new songs introduced: 4-16E 1)
"Sweet Memories"
2) "Old Heart of Mine" 3)
"Holiday in Toyland" 4)
"Am I Proud?" (1939)
Deviled
Ham: musical short features comedian Gus Van and black Erskine Hawkins and
his orchestra jazz
1937 two copies 4-17D and 4-24B Close
Farm-Ony: Connie Boswell and the Boswell Sisters in a rare film sing
"jazz music" to invigorate the farm animals (1932) PD
C-11B Carnival
Show: 1937 barker at side show introduces acts a) The Three DeLovelies (tap dance trio of young
women)b) Jan Peerce (ex-opera star selling hot dogs on the
midway while singing arias), Cotton Club Tramp Band (same black scat
group is in 1943 movie Stormy Weather), Clyde Hager, Pictoreel
4-17D Bubbling
Over: stereotyped black comedy is excellent print with Ethel Waters who sings
"Taking Your Time," "Darkies Never Cry" plus male
quartet sings "When You Hang Your Hat in a Harlem Flat" plus
entire cast sings "Company's Comin' Tonight"
and "I Can See St. Peter Standin' by the Barn"
(1934) two copies
8-9B (better copy) and 8-4A PD Harlem
Wednesday:
animation by Gregorio Prestopino and jazz score by Benny Carter
(1958) 19-24B Time
of the Horn: Russell
Merritt artistic short in which black boy finds a cornet and wanders
about playing itsome shots at UCLA campus
ca. 1959 4-16D African
Rhythms: Firestone Rubber film re Liberian music and dance
(1957) 8-5B Discovering
the Music of Africa: An
African man describes and discusses the music and rhythms of Africa and
demonstrates the use and uses of various instruments. Shows African
group playing instruments and instruments themselves. color, very pink.
(1967) 8-14A [Discovering
the] Music of Africa: re
West African rhythmespecially Ghanadrums, bells, and
rattles excellent
color BFA
8-1A [The
First World Festival of] Negro Arts:
Dakar, Senegal is site of this gathering of dancers and musicans who
exhibit African popular artsUnited Nations film from UNESCO in
1968 (color reddish)
8-5B Sensations [Sensations of 1945]: features Sophie Tucker and swing bands of Cab
Calloway and Woody Herman, boogie woogie piano of Dorothy Donegan
(1944) 2 x 16-6E Yonder
Come Day: from Yale University classroom a Black woman performs and traces roots
of Afro-American folk music forms
12-4C (Discovering
American) Folk Music:
people of different cultures singing and playing musical instruments.
color (1969) 8-14A It
Ain't City Music:
Light-hearted celebration of grassroots America and its music. Filmed at
the National Country Music Contest, Whipoorwill Lake, Warrenton,
Virginia. color, (1973) 8-14C Falling
Down: Peter, Paul and Mary sing "It's Raining" as montage of atomic
bomb-related pictures are seen 400'
1960s To
Hear Your Banjo Play:
Pete Seeger hosts and narrates this musical appreciation of folk
cultureplays and sings with performances by Woody Guthrie, Sonny
Terry and Brownie McGee, Texas Gladden, Baldwin Hawes, Margot Mayo's
American Square Dance GroupAlan Lomax, Richard Leacock and
Willard Van Dyke produced film for Creative Age Films in 1946 two copies
8-13C 8-14C
Music
from Oil Drums: Pete
Seeger and his wife filmed this documentary on pan music of trinidad—opens
with Seeger on camera explaining the music of steel drums—he plays a
tune on the drum—segues to Trinidad and steel drum bands
(1956)C-10E Festival
[Folk Music at Newport 1963-1966]:
Murray Lerner documentary on blues and folk music performance at this
premier eventmultitude of performers appear, among them: Bob
Dylan, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Son House, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Terry and
Brownie McGee, Peter Paul and Mary, Mississippi Fred McDowell, John
Hurt, Joan Baez, etc. 2
x 16-4E High
Lonesome Sound [Kentucky
Mountain Music]: folk music and hard life in coal mining areas of
Eastern Kentuckyshow religious baptism in river,
homesold man singing and playing guitar, various
groupsRoscoe Holcomb, the Shepherd Family, church groups, Bill
Monroe and His Bluegrass Boysballads, religious spirituals,
bluegrass, rock and roll (1963
B&W) C-4C Carrie
Jacobs-Bond: Edwin C.
Hill profiles this 71-year old woman songwriter ("I Love You
Truly" "When You
Come to the End of Perfect Day")she is seen on camera but
does not speakman sings her songs
(1933) PD
4-18C Trumpet
Serenade:
Harry James and Ork featuring Helen Forrest and others (1942) Three
Copies 8-8D
8-9B C-23C Midnight
Maddness: Matty Melnick
and his Orchestra with Connie Haines
C-10B Louis
Prima: Castle Band Parade short"That Old Black Magic",
harmonica trio, "I Got a Guy" (vocal), WASP version of
"Get on Board Little Chillen"ends with smashing
version of "Sing Sing Sing" with frenzied drum soloist
two copies 4-17D and 4-24C Jammin'
the Blues: Warner Bros.
short from 1944 features modern jazz performers: Lester Young, Red
Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Joe Jones, Barney
Kessel, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant, Archie Savage
two copies 4-17D
copy 2 is superior 4-24B Count
Basie: Castle short with Basie and his band in late 1940ssongs are:
two copies 4-17D
and 4-24C
Somebody
Else Is Rocking My Dream Boat Delta
Rhythm Boys performance
Basie's
Boogie Woogie (For Improved Third Copy See Count Basie reel below) COUNT
BASIE: reel contains several Basie performances as noted below:
16-1B Castle
FilmSomebody Else Is Rocking My Dream Boat Castle
FilmBasie's Boogie Woogie Take
Me Back, Babyvocal by Jimmy Rushing
Soundie (1941) Air
Mail Special Soundie
(1941) Quicksand
with Ethel Waters I
Cried for You Basie's
Conversation Basie
Boogie If
I Could Be with You One
O'Clock Jump April
in Paris Cute
from TV showkinescope One
O'Clock Jump
Artistry
in Rhythm: Stan Kenton
short for Universal highlighted by the following numbers:
1945 8-9D (for
abbreviated version see 4-17A) Eager
Beaver Tabby
the Cat (Anita O'Day sings) Siboney
(The Taylor Maids sing) Tabu She's
Funny That Way (Gene Howard sings) Mad
for a Pad (Anita O'Day
sings) Memphis
Lament Radio
Melodies: Universalfeatures
Stan Kenton and others
1943 4-17D Kenton,
"Artistry in Rhythm" Dolly
Mitchell, "Ride On" Kenton,
"Reed Rapture" Lillian
Cornell, "Spell of the Moon" Leo
Diamond Quintet, "Harmonica Concerto" Woody
Herman and His Orchestra:
Warner Bros. short from 1938 features the following songs:
4-24B "Carolina
in the Morning" Woody
Herman vocal "Holiday" dance routine "You
Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" Lee Wiley vocal "The
Shag" "Dr.
Jazz" Gene
Krupa: Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by swing disk jockey
Fred C. Robbinssongs are "The
Bop Boogie Woogie" "The
Sabre Dance" played while dancers work with swords
"The
Disk Jockey Jump" very influenced by modern jazz be-bop. not old
swing style (1947) 4-24B Dorsey
Brothers: reel contains various musical performances of the Dorsey brothers
(unless noted) as follows: 8-9B 1)
"Let's Have a Party," vocal
[Stage Show 7/28/56] 2)
"Opus One," instrumental with TD/JD band
[Stage Show 7/28/56] 3)
"Dorset-itis," instrumental with solo buy Charlie Shavers
[Stage Show] 4)
"Cake Walkin' Babies," Jam Rehearsal from film
Tribute To Louis 11/7/74
colorno Dorseys 5)
"Wimaway," Jimmie Dorsey, Red Norvo Trio 6)
"Hucklebuck," Tommy Dorsey with vocal by Charlie Shavers Jack
Teagarden: collection of his Snaders 8-9B 1)
Blacksmith Blues 2)
Down Yonder 3)
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen 4)
That's What Makes the World Go 'Round 5)
Wheel of Fortune Jack
Teagarden II:
more Snaders C-2E
1)
Lover 2)
Wolverine Blues
3)
Basin Street Blues
4)
That's a Plenty 5)
Dark Eyes 6)
Jack Armstrong Blues 7)
Georgia on My Mind 8)
Rockin' Chair 9)
Stars Fell on Alabama The
Five Pennies: Louis Armstrong jazz scenes from the feature film The
Five Pennies 1959
8-9B Duke
Ellington at the White House: 70th birthday reception for Ellington
given by President Nixonmusicians appear including Cab Calloway,
Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Bellson, Joe Williams, Dave
Brubeck, etc. 1969
color 8-9B Beat
Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar: Wingy Manone short for Universal with lots
of boogie woogie 1940 8-9B Rhythm
in a Riff: Billy Eckstine, Babe Wallace in musical drama from 1946 with
the following songs: C-3E Theme Rhythm
in a Riff You
Call It Madness instrumental Lonesome,
Lovesick Blues Taps
Miller performs I
Cried for You I
Want to Talk about You Our
Delight Prisoner
of Love Symphony
in Swing: Duke Ellington in Universal shortfrom 1949 includes
Delta Rhythm Boyssongs are: 8-8D Take
the A Train The
Edwards Sisters dance On
a Turquoise Cloud Dancers
in Love piano solo by Ellington Knock
Me a Kiss, Delta Rhythm Boys (no Ellington) Frankie
and Johnnie Americans
All: short documentary from 1974 re "black women, big mamas of
song"color short features performance clips of the
following: Sarah Vaughan,
Della Reese, Roberta Flack, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Mahalia
Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Maxine Sullivan
8-8D Roberta
Flack: from the Artists In America series film features interview with
and performances by singer Roberta Flack and her Caucasian
husbandthey discuss racially-mixed
marriagebehind-the-scenes glimpses at the concert pop and jazz
singer in action (1971) C-3D
Red
Nichols and His Five Pennies:
Universal short from 1950 features semi-jazz style of Red
NicholsThe Skylarks sing, too
8-8D Slim
Gaillard Trio: Castle
short features this jive jazz group
dupe 1945
8-9B Billy
May and His Orchestra:
Universal short from 1952 features dance band numbers include
"Don't Blame Me"some corny songs, too
8-8D Birth
of a Band: Universal featurette from 1955 features singer Connie Haines
8-8D Platina: story of new Russian immigrants to Israel who form jazz combo with
Israeli musicians color
1970s 8-9B The
Dorsey Brothers Encore:
Universal from 1956 reunites the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey
8-9B Wingy
Manone [and the Climax Jazz Band]: Canadian short by Joe Showler
filmed in Toronto tavern in 1976good Dixieland style jazz
color
8-8D Romancing
Along: 1938 short from RKO features Phil Harrissongs are:
8-9B Constantly The
Two Soldiers Isn't
This a Night for Love? Sweet
Like This Goodnight,
Angel Harry
James and His Music Makers:
Universal from 1943 spotlights James and his swing bandsongs
are: 8-9B Charmaine I've
Got a Crush on You Moanin'
Low Brave
Bulls "I'm
in a Jam "Trumpet
Blue and Cantabile" Mirth
and Melody: jazzy Jerry Gray and His Orchestra in mid-1950s pop
music short from Universal with Guy Mitchell and The Four Freshmen
8-8Dinstrumental "Day
by Day," The Four Freshmen "The
Nearness of You," Dolores Hawkins "For
You Alone," Dolores Hawkins "She
Wears Red Feathers and a Hula-Hulie Skirt," Guy
Mitchell "Feet
Up [Pat 'im on the Poh-Poh]," Guy Mitchell Rhythm
and Rhyme: Universal
short from 1955 features dance band of Ike Carpenter and His Orchestra
8-8D Campus
Capers: Universal short from 1941 features Jack Teagarden and His
Orchestrasongs include:
8-9B Walk
with Me Story
Weather Follow
That Music: Gene Krupa
and His orchestra highlighted here in the following numbers: 8-9B Boogie
Blues Opus
145 Dark
Eyes Up
an Atom Stars
and Violins: Jack
Teagarden and His Orchestra perform several tunes in 1944 short:
8-9B opening
instrumental Stars
and Violins A
Dream Basin
Street Blues Sunday Let's
Love again Ft.
Knox Jump Swing
It: RKO from 1936 features Louis Prima and Pee Wee Russellsongs
include: 8-9B Way
Down Yonder in New Orleans Basin
Street Blues Up
a Lazy River Dinah Harmony
Highway: Al Donahue and His
Orchestra in Universal short with big band dance music: ca. 1944 2
Copies 8-9B
T-3F Temptation Knock
Me a Kiss Where
Are You? dance
routine Blame
It on the Rhumba instrumental Mississippi
Jazz Boat: from
"Disneyland After Dark" this is a Walt Disney short featuring
Louis Armstrong, Johnny St. Cyr, Kid Ory, blues singer Monette
Mooreplus Bobby Rydell, Annette Funicello, Bobby
Burgesscolor is red
8-9B Louis
Armstrong: USIS biography of Satchmo involves narration and music by Armstrong from
later in his career 4-24B Deep
Purple: Uniuversal short from 1949 features Gene Krupa and His orchestra
8-9B Keep
It Cool: Universal short features Tony Pastor and His OrchestraBarbara
Ruick is vocalistRed Norvo Trio performs
1954 Mark: U.S. Naval Academy film spotlights the sights of Annapolis as camera
follows little boy running around the townsoundtrack scored by
Marian McPartland 1962
(color fading) C-2C Polymoog: promotion for Polymoog keyboard musical instrumentuses Herbie
Hancock and Chick Corea to demonstrate its performance capabilities
1970s 8-9B Jimmie
Dorsey: miscellaneous songs from varied 1940s sources "King
Porter Stomp," from feature Hollywood Canteen
1944 "You
Leave Me Breathless," from feature Sing Along 1938 "Whole
Bunch of Something," vocals by Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly
Soundie 1941 "Bar
Babble," soloists are Sonny Lee, Dorsey, and Nate Kazebier
Soundie 1941 "I'm
Tired of Waiting for You," vocals by Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly
Soundie 1941 "La
Rosita," Soundie 1941 Red
Allen: five Soundies from the 1940s
8-8D Drink
Hearty Mop Count
Me Out Crawl,
Red, Crawl House
on 52nd Street Woman's
a Fool: black feature film stars blue singer Ida Cox, Red Calhoun and His Royal
Swing Band, Alabama Blossom, The Hollywood Jitterbugs, tap dancer Billy
Fuller, and othersreel begins with theatrical trailer for the
moviethen the musical numbers from the film
-8D Woman's
a Fool II: performances
from this 1940s black feature filmthey are: 4-24B
see also 8-8D "The
Kentucky Blues," Ida Cox instrumental
by Red Calhoun and His Royal Swing Band "Woman's
a Fool" Ida Cox
good moaning sequence Woman's
a Fool III: more
performances from this 1940s black feature filmthey are:
4-24C see
also 8-8D Doin'
the Town: Universal short feature Ozzie Nelson and His
Orchestra 1941
8-8D Reveille
with Beverly: musical numbers from this Columbia
feature film 1943 8-9B
The Mills Brothers, "Sweet Lucy Brown"
Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train"
Frank Sinatra, "Night and Day"
Bob Crosby, "Big Noise from Winnetka"
Count Basie, "One O'Clock Jump"
The Mills Brothers, "Cielito Lindo"
Freddie Slack with Ella Mae Morse, "Cow Cow
Boogie" Second
Chorus: segments from feature film with Artie Shaw and His
orchestrawith Fred Astaire (Bobby Hackett) and Burgess Meredith
(Billy Butterfield) as trumpet players 1940 4-24B Of
Men and Demons: fable film by John and Faith Hubleyjazz music
score by Quincy Jonescolor from IBM and for
Expo '70 exhibition in Osaka, Japan in 1970
4-17A Adventures of an Asterisk: crayon and water color drawings in lithographic technique to present a condensed animated cartoon account of the life of a man as symbolized by an * man grows to lose his ability to find life full of color and fun and interesting as it becomes dull (1957) Color from John and Faith Hubley Two Copies A-32E B-4D Himber
Harmonies: short from
1938 features Richard Himber and his Ritz Carleton Orchestrawith
Adrian Rollini Triosongs include "St. Louis Blues"
4-24C Shep
Fields and His New Music:
dramatization of how he discovered" rippling rhythmfollowed
by his band with no trumpets or tromboneKen Curtis vocals
4-24C
"Long May We Love"
"Anvil Chorus" instrumental
"I'm Breathless"
vocal by Ken Curtis Mexican
Rhythm: RKO Screenliner features Luis Alcaraz, the Jazz King of Mexico who is
really a dance band leadersongs include "La virgen de la
Macarena" and dance piece, "Be Careful" sung in Engish
(1952) 4-24C Ray
McKinley/Jamboree: RKO
short from 1949songs are as follows: "St.
Louis Blues" "Big
Boy" "Yank,
Yankee Doodle" "Jive
Bomber" Teresa
Brewer [and The Firehouse Five Plus Two: Dixieland musicalso performing
are Joe Venuti and Leo Diamondsongs include
(1951)
8-8E "Everybody
Loves My Baby" "The
Johnson Rag," Leo Diamond "Hot
Canary" Joe Venuti violin "Music,
Music, Music," Brewer vocal "Old
Man Mose" "Fantasy
in Blue" "When
You Bump into Someone You Know" Swing'
Down the Scales:
Universal short features Alvino Rey and his orchestraplus the
King Sisters 1956
8-8D "Should
I" instrumental "Over
the Rainbow," vocal by King Sisters "Whispering,"
King Sisters with words on screen "Farewell
Blues" "Isle
of Capri," King Sisters Les
Brown and the Band of Renown:
Universal short from 1949 features such tunes as: 8-8D "I've
Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" "When
Frances Dances with Me" "I'm
the Man with a Dream" "I
Want to Be Kissed" "Bopple
Sauce" The
Strip: musical cuts from this 1951 feature film starring Mickey
Rooneyfeatures Earl Hines, Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Louis
Armstrong 8-9B Benny
Goodman Quintet:
rehearsal in 1973 before Carnegie Hall concertensemble consists
of Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Slam Stewart
4-24B "Sing,
Sing, Sing" "Avalon"
The
Future Stars: b/w (1930s; Produced by Ethel Meglin,
Directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald)-–film showcases children from 4 to
11 years of age performing their amateur talents: 4 year old couple tap
dances-–tap dance group performs with acrobat-–young girl shows her
flexibility-–young girls sing “I Love Mountain Music”-–young boy
attempts to escape from being tide-up with rope full of knots;
throughout program boy is seen trying to escape never succeeds-–four
year-old couple sings a love sing; little girl kisses boy on
cheek-–group of girls dance to orchestra playing “Ay Ay ya ya, canta
y no llores” (Mexican traditional song)
T-10E
George
Olsen and His Music:
musical short from 1940 4-24B
songs include: "Horses" "With
the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" "She
Broke His Heart of Oak 'neath the Old Oak Tree" George
Olson and His Band: Castle Band Parade film from late 1940s features
Multiples 4-24C
4-24B C-12B
C-12E "Woodchopper's
Ball" "He's
My Guy" "I'll
See You in My Dreams" "Hold
That Tiger" with Mill
Brothers "Deep
in the Heart of Texas" Smash
Your Baggage: Small's
Paradise Entertainers (Elmer Snowden band) portray porters in railroad
stationlots of tap dancing, blues singing and jazz
musicsome in band are Sid Catlett, Roy Eldridge
(1933) Vitaphone
4-24C Harlem
Jam Session: features
all-girl black jazz band of Ann Mae Winburn and Her International
Sweethearts of Rhythm in 1946performances include:
4-24B hot
jazz number "Don't
Get It Twisted" "Just
the Thing" Jittering
Jitter-Bugs: comedian
Hamtree Harrington and Dooley Wilson star in this Sack musical-comedy
shortfeatures Big Apple and a Lindy Hop jitterbug dance
contestsopening montage of Harlem nightspotsdance group
is Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers with Frankie Manning black
1930s 2 Copies 4-24B
(dupe) 4-17D
(superior print) Adventures
in Sharps and Flats:
Selmer band instrument company promotional film features Benny Goodman
1963 2 Copies
C-2C 8-5B Introduction
to Jazz: educational
short from Englandgood for relating music of jazz to Africa and
the slavery experience Denis
Sanders film (1952) 2
Copies new print 4-17D
splicy print C-12A Chicagoland
Music Festival: Jack
Brickhouse on camera narrates encapsulization of music festival
sponsored by Chicago Tribune and broadcast by WGNfrom Soldier
FieldEddie Peabody and Eddie Duchin performyoung men
sworn into the U.S. armed forces (circa 1942)
8-3E The
Star Spangled Banner:
silent film from 1921 (?), here reissued with musical soundtrack in
1930s by American Film Foundation as patriotic short—dramatization of
the career of Francis Scott Key
4-17B The
Star Spangled Banner:
1972excellent colorfireworks at the
beginningUCLA marching band playing the title
themehosted by George Maharas giving history of the song
and why we sing it 4-19E Singapore
Sue: musical short with Cary Grant in 1931 (poor dupe)
C-11B Stage
Door Canteen: selected
musical performances from this wartime revue includes "Goodnight,
Sweetheart" dancing sequence
(1943) C-11B New
Deal Rhythm: Buddy Rogers from Paramount (1934)
[See Also New Deal Films below]
4-18C The
Road Is Open Again:
Dick Powell from Warner Brothers 4-18C
[SEE ALSO New Deal Films below] New
Deal Songs: reel contains two NRA songs produced by major movie studios in 1934: 8-1B 2)
New Deal Rhythm 3)
The Road Is Open Again The
Beatles: "Penny
Lane" and "Strawberry Field Forever" (1967) The
Beatles Interview: interviewed re "A Hard Day's
Night"followed by poor dupe of "Penny Lane" and
"Strawberry Fields Forever" videosfollowed by
"Hey, Jude" studio performance
8-3E BEATLES
PERFORMANCES 20-2C
The Beatles Washington D.C. Concert
2/11/64 1200' Around
the Beatles: British TV
5/6/64 800' The
Lord's Prayer: religious 4-17D Selected
Negro Spirituals: Jester Hairston Singers perform "Nobody Knows de
Trouble I See," "Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho," and
"Deep River" black 1949/1950
4-17D Musical
Cruise: black trio Brown Sisters sings "Underneath the Harlem
Moon"with the line "that's why darkies were
born"then with Thelma Brown on piano black William Powers
sings "Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline?" mid-1930s PD film
4-17D Jefferson
Airplane: perform "Volunteers of America" Century
of Progress: visit to Chicago World's Fair of 1933-1934
"Streets of Paris"
features Sally Rand and her fan dance
4-15C Love-In
1967: 1967 silent home film
of love-in at Elyssian Park (Los Angeles)contains 1) dupe and 2)
original 8-4B Syracuse
[my title]: Songs of the Orange offers songs of Syracuse University (ca.
1941) 4-15C St.
Louis Blues: Bessie Smith (1929) THREE
COPIES 8-5B 8-3E
8-9B (best copy) He
Was Her Man: Gilda Gray dances and acts out melodrama based on Frankie
and Johnny taleblack performers and choir singing throughout
(1929) 8-13A Alberta
Hunter [Blues at The Cookery]: blues singer at 86 years of
agebelts out show tunes, blues, and jazz songs, and otherwise
entertains nightclubbersincludes interview with Hunter by German
filmmaker 1983
16-4E
Louis
JordanCollege Days: shortened musical version of feature film,
Beware (1946)
8-3E (for reel
with poorer copies of songs from Beware see 4-24C)
Astor Pictures Beware:
complete black feature film starring Louis Jordan—from Astor Pictures
(fair dupe) 1946
PD 20-3C Louis
JordanCaldonia: musical short from 1946
THREE COPIES 8-4B 8-14A 8-9B
(best copy) Reet,
Petite and Gone: Louis Jordan and His Tymphany Five in black musical
feature film (1946)
(2) REEL 2
20-4B Pie,
Pie Blackbird: Eubie Blake, Nina Mae McKinney, the Nicholas Brothers
(Paramount short from 1932)
TWO COPIES 4-17D
and 4-24B Rufus
Jones for President: Sammy Davis Jr. is 7 years oldstars with
Ethel Waters in two-reel musical comedy
8-5C Cab
Calloway's Jitterbug Party: musical
short from 1935
TWO COPIES 4-17D and 4-24B
(better copy) Toccata
for Toy Trains: toy trains and music of Elmer Bernstein
1957 Technicolor TWO COPIES C-23B
T-12E Hallelujah:
musical excerpts from this King Vidor featured film from
1929Nina Mae McKinney with Curtis Mosby Band C-11B King
of Jazz: musical performances from this early two-color Technicolor
feature film with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, with Eddie Peabody,
John Boles, chorus girls, The Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby)songs
include the following:
C-22B opening
medley re the fusion of cultres to produce JAZZScottish,
English, Italian, German, Irish, Spanish, Russian, Dutchbut no
African!! Monterrey,
John Boles and Jeanette Lott Kitten
on the Keyboard Linger
Awhile (Eddie Peabody) A
Bench in the Park (John Boles) is large production number Rhapsody
in Blue: elaborate production number The
Rhythm Boys: medley in black & white King
of Jazz II: contains: C-11B dance
sequence opening 6 minutes of this 1930 feature film contains Paul Whiteman introducing members of his band including Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
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