The best of jazz & blues / Kino International ; produced for video by Bret Wood.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, ©2001. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Wood, Bret. |
| Other author/creator | Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971. |
| Other author/creator | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. |
| Other author/creator | Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964. |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Ivie. |
| Other author/creator | Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994. |
| Other author/creator | Waller, Fats, 1904-1943. |
| Other author/creator | Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937. |
| Other author/creator | Washington, George Dewey. |
| Other author/creator | Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994. |
| Other author/creator | Whetsol, Arthur. |
| Other author/creator | Lopez, Vincent, 1894-1975. |
| Other author/creator | Azpiazu, Don. |
| Other author/creator | Kino International Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927) |
| Portion of title | Best of jazz and blues |
| Portion of title | Hollywood rhythm. Paramount musical shorts. 1, Best of jazz & blues |
| Series | Hollywood rhythm. Paramount musical shorts ; 1 Hollywood rhythm. Paramount musical shorts ; 1. UNAUTHORIZED |
| 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 Aspiazu (1933). |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Videodisc release of musical shorts originally produced by Paramount Pictures between 1929 and 1941. |
| General note | Title from container and disc label. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Short films. |
| Genre/form | Musical films. |
| Other title | Rhapsody in black and blue. |
| Other title | Bundle of blues. |
| Other title | Hi-de-ho. |
| Other title | Ain't misbehavin'. |
| Other title | Symphony in black. |
| Other title | Jitterbug party. |
| Other title | St. Louis Blues. |
| Other title | Hoagy Carmichael. |
| Other title | Ol' king cotton. |
| Other title | Black and tan fantasy. |
| Other title | Those blues. |
| Other title | Jazz a la Cuba. |
| UPC | 738329019723 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-547 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |