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What Is Music?: 1970s intro to basic sounds of nature and how they lead to musical compositionincludes 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:   8-1Elittle boy conducting children's orchestra with girl singing "Rock a-Bye, Baby"Edinburgh, Scotland as training site for British musical training of childrenSydney, 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 CashRidin' The Rails: Cash sings and narrates the story of railroading in the USAshow old locomotives and contemporarymuch 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 productionexcellent Kodachrome color  C-22B

 

The Pirates of Penzance: complete performance of this Gilbert and Sullivan operetta productionexcellent 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 Bavarianchorus production number with Astaire and Crawford singing and dancingnumber 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 filmincludes  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 womansings 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 Actfilm offers radio reception at bottom of a Kentucky cavern and in a dirigible in flightKDKA call letters called outsong 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 HeavenI hear an angel singing")

 

The Doctor: Helen Morgan sings maudlin song, One Little Smile as her baby lies dying in sick bedonly to revive once she finishes her songin 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 subcontinentUnited Nations film  (1946) two copies  4-24A  C-12D 

 

Melody of Hindustan: explains music and instruments of music in Indiagood 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 castSinatra 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. Heardsongs 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 musicbeautiful color from Barr Films 1968much performance and presentation of instruments   8-11B 

 

The Wizard of Waukesha: one-hour documentary explores the musical artistry of guitarist Les Paulbiographical and performance  (1980s)    2 X C-1D    

 

Radio Melodies: Universalfeatures 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 Universalas follows     8-8E

Woody Herman And His Orchestra: 1948music 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: 1949music 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 Woodchoppersmusic 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 dancersvery 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 LaneO'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 1953originally filmed in 3-D    8-9C

 

Nat King Cole Musical Story: Universal biographical shortin Cinemascope and reddish colorJeff Chandler narratesCole 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 1968red   8-8E

 

Shadows in Swing: Jan Garber and His Orchestra in this Universal short from 1951songs 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 1954released in 1964among 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 Castlefeatures Louis De Pron, The Mello-Larks, and jazz vibraphonist Terry Gibbssongs 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  (dupereplaced title)

 

John Bubbles: dupe from France of his 1950s appearance on the Perry Como Showsings "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 dancersongs 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 performerswith 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 performersbouncing 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 1934Harlan Lattimore vocals"Nagasaki" is one of the songs performed   4-24B

 

After Sebben: Paramount short from 1929 with Chick Webb and his Bandblackface 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 Slackfeatures crooner (spoof of Frankie Sinatra) with screaming, fainting girls in the audiencesongs 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. Robbinssongs are: "Pompton Turnpike," "Stormy Weather" with Jean Louise, and "Civilization" with Jimmy Brown   (1947)   4-24B

 

Charlie Barnet [and His Orchestra]: Universal short from 1947plays background music for singers and dancersinstrumentals on      4-25C

 

Ina Rae Hutton: another in the Columbia "Thrills of Music" seriesdisk jockey is Barry GrayIna 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 Fletchermusicians 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 commercialfrom 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 RobinsonBillie HolidayCount 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 1958one hour    20-8B

 

Jivin' in Be-Bop: Dizzy Gillispie in the days before his trumpet bell was turned upwardone 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 1953originallly filmed in 3-DCole sings "Pretend" and "It's Crazy"   8-9D

 

Leave It to Harry: a day in the life of bandleader Jamesincludes 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 1940good 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 playersDizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett, Ray Nancealso Mahalia Jacksonoccasion is Louis' 70th birthdaythis was one of his last public appearancesreddish colorsee 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 1970many jazz stars performincluding 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-1960sstress 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 Albumfrom 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 shortsincludes Wes Montgomery on guitarvocal 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 musicianswith 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 peformancessongs 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 1951as 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 Pettifordbut the music is performed by others

"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho," Josh White

"One Meatball," Josh White

 

Matty Malneck: dance band musicwith yodel song, magic act, dance actends with violin-accordion songno opening             Universal short from 1939    8-8E

 

The Singing Kid: compilation of the songs from this Warner Bros. feature film from 1936opens with Al Jolson in montage of his hit songs to datethen 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 bluesmusic (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 1946McKinley 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 filmpoor 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 1942songs 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 1958-1959films 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 Orchestradirected 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 Shaverssongs 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 filmfeatures 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 filmalso spotlights black tap-dance trio Tip, Tap and Toe    4-24C

 

Lonely Boy: profile of the public and private Paul Anka in 1962has 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 filmcolor 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 toeswith   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 Boylansdone 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 workshow him at Sarah Lawrence CollegeArtie Shaw is in the filmincludes Alice Howland singing some of his songsgood shot of Carnegie Hall exteriorShaw asks composer to created Concerto for Clarinetshow 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 bandplays "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 1958two Latin songs plus "Night Train"    4-24C

 

Reflections of a Music Maker: in 1960s Quincy Jones speaks about leaving music and making moviespresently 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 pianofrom 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 singerand 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 1948girl singer is Fran Warrensongs include:  4-24C "Oh, You Beautiful Doll"                  

 

Ray Anthony and His Orchestra: Columbia "Thrills of Music" short hosted by Fred Robbins in 1947songs 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" shortfirst in series has no disk jockey host  1946songs 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 Villageinterview Condon and his Dixieland jazz band peforms "Eccentric Blues" and othersfrom 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 Tiltonsongs 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 1937one 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 Bluesmenfootage of amateur blues singers and playersrural 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 1933stars Hamtree Herrington, Fredi Washington   tap dancing, jazz, blues all set in Harlem nightclubeven 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 1947features ballerina in first song, "Dance, Ballerina, Dance"          4-24C

 

Movie Music: reel contains dupes from two features films with songs as follows:

     Glamour GirlGene Krupa

     "Gene's Boogie"

     "Liebestraum"

Time Out For RhythmGlen 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 1939features 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 songsone song is sung to a little black girl (1940s)  C-11B

 

Maurice Chevalier: short film biography with newsreel and musical film cutswith Mistinguette, Follies Bergère, 1920s Paris   4-19B

 

Edith Piaf: French film with English narration surveys her life and deathshow 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 orchestraperforms 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 Orchestrawith 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 Orchestrawith white jitterbug dancerssongs 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 performancestitles 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 religionDizzy Gillespie, Seals and Croft, Linda Marshall, Geraldine Jones         1970s)   8-9B

 

Benny Goodman in the Movies [my title]: excellent dupehas 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 Webbbut 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 weavesLee 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 CanadaOscar 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 filmsSylvia 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 otherstraces Swing from Harlem and 52nd Streetalso 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 campaignsongs 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 Eigensongs 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 othersfair dupe with low soundperformances 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 singerParamount 1935   PD   4-25B

 

Blue Velvet Music: Mark Warnow and his Orchestra with Buddy Clark singerDavid 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 Bakerfrom 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 RussellEdith 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 Oakeythen 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 songwritervaudeville performances of "Manhattan", "The Girlfriend," etc.  renewed   8-9C

 

Autour d'une Trompette: French documentary re the trumpetthis 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 shapeas 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 shortediting 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 Snapsfemale black vocal trioblack 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 trioblack 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 musicdupe   (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

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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 151

1)   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 1951see 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 1948songs 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 Eigensongs 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 leadersongs 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 jazzmusic spotlights Kid Ory and His Creole band  8-8E

 

Let's Make Rhythm: Stan Kenton and His OrchestraJune Christy vocalPete 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 saxophoneborders 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 Crosbywords 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. Normandieends with montage of American traditional songsgood opening montage of London street scenesand entry of ship into New York harbor   1930s    8-8E

 

Momma Don’t Allow: celebration of British youth in jazz club music and dancefrom 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 1945produced 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 fashionszippers and jackets allow for rapid conversionrisqué 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 Ellingtonincludes 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 crazehas 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 1948features The Mello-Larks, Bill Lawrencesongs 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 Oaksongs 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 1940with 19-year old Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberlysongs 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 Fordproduced by Bill and Josette Ferrishas 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 filmsong 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 1944songs 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 typenarrated by William Conrad and music from Teddy Buckner and his All Starscolor 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 instrumentslittle 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 Beatslot 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 1936also Bergen & McCarthy at Lambs ClubEarl Carroll Sketchbook   (1936 theatrical short) PD  4-15E

 

Broadway Highlights II: excellent shots of famous nightspotsinside and outside  Paramount 1935   PD    4-25B

Rudy Vallee awards Paul Whiteman who speaks at Jack Dempsey's nightclubJack Benny lauds Whiteman

Jack Dempsey speaks

Wintergarden Theater: auditions for Earl Carroll's VanitiesCarroll calls out winnersgood shots of theater exterior

Hollywood Restaurant where Sophie Tucker is making a return to Broadwaygood shot of nightclub dance routine

Sophie introduced Beatrice Lilly and Fannie BriceSophie sings "Some of These Days"

Music Box Theater: Osgood Perkins opens in "Ceiling: Zero

Sam Harris is in lobby with playwright Brock Pemberton, Bernard SobleMargaret 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 1935they 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 filmsas 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 kinescopeentire 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 Hodgesmuch 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 filminlcude:    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 Webbsongs 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 1937songs 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 Ensemblehot 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 songmusic 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 musicfeatures Ray Farbing's Ingenues with Janice Walker and Bernice Parksplatinum 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 makersclips 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 hostplus previous winnersnew winner is Miriam Stevenson Miss USAmusic 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 othersreddish 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 Orchestrafrom 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 1939songs 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 drumssongs 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 1939four 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 itsome 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 rhythmespecially Ghanadrums, 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 artsUnited 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 cultureplays and sings with performances by Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, Texas Gladden, Baldwin Hawes, Margot Mayo's American Square Dance GroupAlan 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 eventmultitude 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 Kentuckyshow religious baptism in river, homesold man singing and playing guitar, various groupsRoscoe Holcomb, the Shepherd Family, church groups, Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boysballads, 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 speakman 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 1940ssongs 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 FilmSomebody Else Is Rocking My Dream Boat

Castle FilmBasie's Boogie Woogie

Take Me Back, Babyvocal 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 showkinescope

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: Universalfeatures 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. Robbinssongs 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   colorno 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 Nixonmusicians 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 shortfrom 1949 includes Delta Rhythm Boyssongs 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 husbandthey discuss racially-mixed marriagebehind-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 NicholsThe 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 1976good Dixieland style jazz    color           8-8D

 

Romancing Along: 1938 short from RKO features Phil Harrissongs 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 bandsongs 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    8-8Dinstrumental

"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 Orchestrasongs 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 Russellsongs 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 Mooreplus Bobby Rydell, Annette Funicello, Bobby Burgesscolor 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 OrchestraBarbara Ruick is vocalistRed Norvo Trio performs  1954

 

Mark: U.S. Naval Academy film spotlights the sights of Annapolis as camera follows little boy running around the townsoundtrack scored by Marian McPartland  1962 (color fading)   C-2C

 

Polymoog: promotion for Polymoog keyboard musical instrumentuses 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 othersreel begins with theatrical trailer for the moviethen the musical numbers from the film  -8D

 

Woman's a Fool II: performances from this 1940s black feature filmthey 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 filmthey 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 orchestrawith 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 Hubleyjazz music score by Quincy Jonescolor 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 Orchestrawith Adrian Rollini Triosongs include "St. Louis Blues"  4-24C

 

Shep Fields and His New Music: dramatization of how he discovered" rippling rhythmfollowed by his band with no trumpets or tromboneKen 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 leadersongs include "La virgen de la Macarena" and dance piece, "Be Careful" sung in Engish   (1952)  4-24C

 

Ray McKinley/Jamboree: RKO short from 1949songs are as follows:

"St. Louis Blues"

"Big Boy"

"Yank, Yankee Doodle"

"Jive Bomber"

 

Teresa Brewer [and The Firehouse Five Plus Two: Dixieland musicalso performing are Joe Venuti and Leo Diamondsongs 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 orchestraplus 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 Rooneyfeatures Earl Hines, Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Louis Armstrong    8-9B

 

Benny Goodman Quintet: rehearsal in 1973 before Carnegie Hall concertensemble 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 stationlots of tap dancing, blues singing and jazz musicsome 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 1946performances 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 shortfeatures Big Apple and a Lindy Hop jitterbug dance contestsopening montage of Harlem nightspotsdance 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 Englandgood 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 WGNfrom Soldier FieldEddie Peabody and Eddie Duchin performyoung 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: 1972excellent colorfireworks at the beginningUCLA marching band playing the title  themehosted 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" videosfollowed 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 taleblack performers and choir singing throughout  (1929)   8-13A

 

Alberta Hunter [Blues at The Cookery]: blues singer at 86 years of agebelts out show tunes, blues, and jazz songs, and otherwise entertains nightclubbersincludes interview with Hunter by German filmmaker  1983    16-4E

      

Louis JordanCollege 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 JordanCaldonia: 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 oldstars 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 1929Nina 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 JAZZScottish, English, Italian, German, Irish, Spanish, Russian, Dutchbut 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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