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The Swing Years: If I Didn't Care

Rated: 0 | 136 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: These clips from the swing years (1932-1944) feature the music of the artists who made the era great, from Felice Ingersoll to Rufe Davis. Songs include "If I Didn't Care" by Joe Reichman and his orchestra; "I Don't Know Why" by Phyllis Lane and Tommy Reynolds and his orchestra; "Looking for a Letter from You" by Nita Morgan; "Stuff Like That There" by Mary Trio Kaaihue; and "Home Again Polka" by Bobby Beers and Lawrence Welk and his orchestra.
URL: The Swing Years: If I Didn't Care

Count Basie & Friends: A Special Evening of Jazz

Rated: 0 | 134 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Legendary jazz musician Count Basie and his band perform with four great singers in this 1981 Carnegie Hall concert. Renowned jazz vocalists Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, George Benson and Joe Williams join Basie in an evening filled with classic jazz songs such as "April in Paris," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Fascinating Rhythm." Joe Williams shines on "Every Day I Have the Blues," and Basie keeps the joint jumpin' with spontaneity and style.
URL: Count Basie & Friends: A Special Evening of Jazz

A Salute to Buddy Rich

Rated: 0 | 100 Views Released Year: 1998

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Legendary drummer Buddy Rich could find the beat in any tune and make the song feel refreshed and renewed through his enormous talent with percussion. No wonder other great musicians such as Phil Collins, Dennis Chambers and Steve Smith consider him one of their biggest inspirations. This 1998 concert at the Manhattan Center brings the three drummers together with the Buddy Rich Band for a pounding homage to the master.
URL: A Salute to Buddy Rich

Legends of Jazz: Forever Gold

Rated: 0 | 135 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: During the Jazz Age, soundies (short film subjects) were made of many of the leading bands and orchestras. Shown in small coin-operated machines located in bars and restaurants, soundies were often the only way fans could watch their heroes perform. This unique collection contains soundies of Nat "King" Cole, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, The Mills Brothers and The Count Basie Orchestra.
URL: Legends of Jazz: Forever Gold

Duke Ellington: Forever Gold

Rated: 0 | 119 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Duke Ellington is, hands down, the most important innovator jazz music has ever known. The Duke was justly famed for his genius at arranging, songwriting and intuition (that sometimes bordered on prescience) in being able to determine jazz trends. This collection compiles some of his best-known songs, such as "Take the 'A' Train," "Bugle Call Rag," "Black and Tan Fantasy," "Satin Doll," "Stormy Weather" and more.
URL: Duke Ellington: Forever Gold

Lionel Hampton & the Golden Men of Jazz

Rated: 0 | 105 Views Released Year: 1993

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Legendary vibraphonist Lionel Hampton -- who got his start in the 1930s with the Benny Goodman orchestra -- performs in concert with his dazzling array of sidemen, "The Golden Men of Jazz." This one-of-a-kind performance recorded during Hampton's 1993 European tour led to a thundering 20-minute ovation! The list of performers amounts to a "Who's Who" of jazz: Clark Terry, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Grey, Benny Golson and more.
URL: Lionel Hampton & the Golden Men of Jazz

Jazz Legends: The Golden Age of Jazz: Part 1

Rated: 0 | 102 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Some of the greatest jazz legends of all time shine in this collection of vintage performance footage culled from the vaults of major Hollywood studios and presented for your enjoyment. Highlights include Cab Calloway's "Smokey Joe," Duke Ellington's "Stormy Weather," Louis Armstrong's "That's Why They Call Me Shine," the Mills Brothers' "I Ain't Got Nobody" and the Dorsey Brothers' "John Silver."
URL: Jazz Legends: The Golden Age of Jazz: Part 1

The Benny Goodman Story

Rated: 0 | 151 Views Released Year: 1955

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: An incredibly low-key Steve Allen makes his big-screen debut in this film about the legendary "King of Swing." Allen faultlessly mimes the prerecorded clarinet licks of the real Benny Goodman. A treat for music fans, the movie is chock full of guest appearances by the likes of Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Martha Tilton, Ziggy Elman and Sammy Davis Sr. (as the genius arranger Fletcher Henderson, who gave Goodman's band its distinct sound).
URL: The Benny Goodman Story

Benny Goodman: Farewell

Rated: 0 | 117 Views Released Year: 2003

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Benny Goodman steps onto the stage for his final performance in this moving concert video. Recorded in Denmark in 1981.
URL: Benny Goodman: Farewell

Benny Goodman at the Tivoli

Rated: 0 | 96 Views Released Year: 1981

Genre: Swing & Big Band
About: Legendary clarinetist and big-band leader Benny Goodman enchants the audience with some of his most beloved tunes in this live performance at the Tivoli Gardens in charming Copenhagen. Accompanied by violinist Sven Osmussen, drummer Chaly Antolini, pianist Don Haas, trumpeter Jimmy Maxwell, guitarist Harry Pepe and bassist Peter Witte, Goodman shines in one of his most historic performances. Songs include "Lady Be Good" and "If I Had You."
URL: Benny Goodman at the Tivoli

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