Hollywood Rhythm Vol. 01 - The Best of Jazz & Blues
by Aubrey Scotto, Dudley Murphy, Fred Waller, Leslie M. Roush, Ray Cozine
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Actor: Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Wellman BraudDirector: Aubrey Scotto, Dudley Murphy, Fred Waller, Leslie M. Roush, Ray Cozine
Brand: Kino International
Writer: Dudley Murphy
Writer: Fred Rath
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 1972
Studio: Kino Video
Product features:
- BEST OF JAZZ & BLUES, THE (DVD MOVIE)
DVD Reviews of Hollywood Rhythm Vol. 01 - The Best of Jazz & Blues
DVD Review: fine assortment of early Paramount shorts featuring jazz and blues
Summary: 4 Stars
Hollywood Rhythm Vol. 1-The Best Of Jazz And Blues gives us a whopping ten short films from the early days of "talkies." These films are not necessarily well preserved but they sure do give us fine examples of how jazz and blues were introduced to the movie theater crowd from the very beginning of talking pictures.
The selections are great; you can select one and watch them out of order or you can just let the DVD play through and watch them all as I did.
The first short features the great Louis Armstrong in an outrageous number where he plays trumpet clad only in a leopard skin outfit with bubbles up to his knees and bubbles all over his band! Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are featured more than once; in A Bundle Of Blues Duke plays the piano and the arrangement for his Orchestra lacks nothing. Look for a wonderful rendition of "Stormy Weather," too. Duke Ellington fans will be fascinated as I was when they watch Duke's first on screen performance in the February, 1929 release of Black And Tan Fantasy. Duke's got a show to do; and although he warns his woman not to dance because of her bad heart she goes on anyway. The music in Black And Tan Fantasy charms me with its beauty, too. In addition, look for a very young Billie Holiday in Symphony In Black with is also with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
One major highlight, even if it's controversial, is the great Bessie Smith starring in a short entitled St. Louis Blues. Bessie's man doesn't give her the love she gives to him; and we see just how poorly he treats his lady Bessie. The film then gives us a very memorable scene in which Bessie is drinking at the bar to forget her woes as she sings "St. Louis Blues" to perfection! Wow, how she could project! She was a star amongst stars.
Another grand number stars Jack Teagarden with His Orchestra, Hoagy Carmichael and Meredith Blake. Look for Meredith to swing brightly on "I'm Wrong;" and she sings "Stardust" very, very well, too.
George Dewey Washington, another fine talent who could project extremely well when he sang, is featured in a short entitled Ol' King Cotton. Some of the words used for African Americans are embarrassingly dated but unfortunately that was considered "OK' at the time. Sigh.
There is one bonus; and although it's short you should love it. It features Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra performing a great musical arrangement for a Cuban number complete with fine dancing and aerial shots of Cuba. Wow!
Overall, jazz and blues fans do not want to miss this fine DVD collection of shorts. Yes, I understand that one reviewer notes that not all of the laserdisc shorts made it onto this DVD; and that's a shame. I will take off one star for this to make this a four star review. However, what you do get is excellent quality entertainment; and I still highly recommend this film for people who enjoy the fine arts of jazz and blues.
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