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| Title Statement | At the jazz band ball: early hot jazz, song and dance 1925-1933 / [DVD] : Yazoo presents ; produced by Sherwin Dunner and Richard Nevins. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Early hot jazz, song and dance 1925-1933 |
| Additional Contributors | Ellington, Duke,1899-1974 |
| Armstrong, Louis,1901-1971 | |
| Whiteman, Paul,1890-1967 | |
| Beiderbecke, Bix,1903-1931 | |
| Robinson, Bill,1878-1949 | |
| Wellman, Charlie | |
| Smith, Bessie,1898?-1937 | |
| Maize, Tessie | |
| Christian, Tommy | |
| Bernie, Ben,1891-1943 | |
| Darby, Ruby | |
| Publication | [S.l.]: Yazoo Video, c2000. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (60 min.) |
| Production Credits | Editor, Dana Heinz. |
| Performance Credits | Featuring Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith, Bill Robinson, the Dorsey Brothers, the Boswell Sisters, and others. |
| System Details | DVD. |
| Contents | Get out and get under the moon / Dorsey Brothers Band (1929) -- Old man blues / Duke Ellington (1930) -- Heebie jeebies / Boswell Sisters (1931) -- Sweet Sue ; Tiger rag (Dance contest 1929) -- I cover the waterfront ; Dinah ; Tiger rag / Louis Armstrong (1933) -- My Ohio home / Paul Whiteman with Bix Beiderbecke (1928) -- Swanee River / Bill Robinson in his step dance (1932) -- Medley: The Duke steps out, Black beauty, Cotton Club stomp / Duke Ellington (1929) -- Alabamy snow / Charlie Wellman (1930) -- Chinatown, my Chinatown ; High society / Louis Armstrong (1931) -- St. Louis blues / Bessie Smith (1929) -- Someday sweetheart / Tessie Maize (1930) -- Who is it? Who? ; Tommy Christian stomp / Tommy Christian (1928) -- Whistle and blow your blues away ; Mandy (1931) -- Sweet Georgia Brown / Ben Bernie (1925) -- Tell the world he's mine / Ruby Darby (1930). |
| Summary | A collection of early film clips featuring song, dance, and instrumental performances of some of the giants of the Jazz Age. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Jazz--1921-1930 |
| Jazz--1931-1940 | |
| Jazz vocals--1921-1930 | |
| Jazz vocals--1931-1940 | |
| Big band music | |
