Bibliograph

The Best of jazz & blues, Kino International ; produced for video by Bret Wood

Type

Label

The Best of jazz & blues, Kino International ; produced for video by Bret Wood

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Best of jazz & blues

Oclc number

46327803

Responsibility statement

Kino International ; produced for video by Bret Wood

Runtime

123

Series statement

Hollywood rhythm. Paramount musical shorts, 1

Summary

Musicals shorts, originally produced to merely fill out the film program, have in many cases acquired more value than the features they once supported. Filmed at the Paramount Studios in Astoria, Queens, these twelve shorts offer unparalleled opportunities to see and hear early great jazz and blues artists in action

Table Of Contents

Rhapsody in black and blue / Louis Armstrong (1932) -- Bundle of blues / Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson (1933) -- Hi-de-ho / Cab Calloway (1933) -- Ain't misbehavin' / Fats Waller (1941) -- Symphony in black / Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday (1935) -- Jitterbug party / Cab Calloway (1934) -- St. Louis Blues / Bessie Smith (1929) -- Hoagy Carmichael / Jack Teagarden (1939) -- Ol' king cotton / George Dewey Washington (1930) -- Black and tan fantasy / Duke Ellington, Fredi Washington, Arthur Whetsol (1929) -- Those blues / Vincent Lopez (1932) -- Jazz a la Cuba / Don Aspizau (1933)

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Best of jazz and bluesHollywood rhythm, 1, Paramount musical shorts, Best of jazz & blues

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