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There's also the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, with her sorrow-song version of W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues." But Louis Armstrong, the first major jazz improviser and vocalist, is the prince of this era, as evidenced by his down-home trumpet solos, stage charisma, and gravel-like vocals on "I Cover the Waterfront," the fast and furious "Dinah" (as seen on Ken Burns's Jazz), and "Tiger Rag." Add the dapper Dorsey Bros. Band, the tap-dance wizardry of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Ben Burnie's burning big band treatment of the Harlem Globetrotters' theme "Sweet Georgia Brown" and you know the exuberance and artistry of this brilliant chapter in American history. --Eugene Holley Jr.
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 11 April, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | YAZOO |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, Compilation, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Arts & Entertainment, B&W, Big Band, Classic Jazz, Compilation, Concerts, Dance, Documentary, English, Film, TV & Radio, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Jazz & Modern Dance, Music, Music Video, Music Video - Jazz, Performance, Performing Arts, Pop, Swing |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 016351051493 |
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Customer Reviews of At the Jazz Band Ball - Early Hot Jazz, Song and Dance
Bix may have been playing In the Whiteman clip, it still is possible that Bix wasn't faking it. He was a self-taught trumpet player, and all of his fingerings are completely different from anyone else's. As for the different cut off, I'm not sure. But I don't think anyone should discredit the Bix clip entirely. He had his own style of playing.
Mixed Bag; For The True Devotee
A nice selection of rare material is undercut by the presentation here. Many films have been poorly framed so that people's heads are cropped - God, it's annoying, did no one look at this before it was released? Audio is generally as good as source material permits. As for the Bix clip - yep, there he (barely) is, in the brass section, FAKING his way through "My Ohio Home" (watch his fingering, it doesn't match the arrangement, and he stops playing before the rest of the section). So this is not the "only sound film document" of Bix playing - he ain't playing. There is no tray insert with any background info or even a track list, and nothing onscreen to indicate what you're watching, so you'll need to have the box handy. Nobody went out of their way to upgrade this for DVD, that's for sure. If you have the VHS, you don't need this. Four stars for material, docked one star for presentation.
Good Compliation-look for more
This is an excellent compilation of rare material, and it a must have for the great Boswell Sisters material, the shot of Bix in Whiteman's trumpet section (not soloing as the box says), the "dance contest" with Chick Webb's 1929 band (which released only 1 78), closeups of Duke's 1929 band-Wellman Braud, Sonny Greer, young Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges (soloing on soprano), Freddy Jenkins, Artie Whetsol, Cootie Williams...
Collectors should be warned that the version of St. Louis Blues with Bessie Smith is an edited, truncated version. So is the 1929 Duke Ellington material featuring Fredi Washington, great as all this stuff is. So for more, seek out the whole items, available on other collections.