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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 23 March, 2004 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Swing Era |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| TYPE: | B&W, Compilation, Documentary, East Coast Blues, English, Film & Television History, Film, TV & Radio, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Jazz Vocals, Jump Blues, Music, Music Video, Music Video - Jazz, Performance, Pop, Swing, USA, United States of America, Urban Blues |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | IDVD1024 |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 022891902492 |
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Customer Reviews of Swing Era - Louis Jordan: Films & Soundies
Great, but be warned..... The material here is great. Louis Jordan, the crown prince of Jazz comedy and R&B in the 40s appears here in wildly comical selections from his Muslical comedies Beware, Reet Petitie and Gone, and Look Out Sister as well as independent short films of his songs. About 35 in all. Great stuff, such as his bug-eyed lunacy in "Beware," LJ's brilliantly comical dance in "Early in the Morning," and his wacky pre-rap lyrics in "Look Out Sister." Then there's the vivacious wigglings of the early "hoochie mama" videos (as another reviewer has described), in particular Mabel Lee's sumptuous shakings of her considerable pulchritude in "Wham Slam Check Those Gams." Imagine Beyonce doing her thing in the jitterbugging 40s and you'll get the idea.
On the other hand, the transfers are not that great for the segments from "Beware" and "Reet Petite." In the former, the vocals don't synch well with the film (and I've seen better transfers on VHS of that film) and in the latter, the pictures are quite bleached out and not very watchable. This aside, the rest of this compilation has excellent prints and are fun to watch.
Watching the musical segments apart form the original films is fun. However, it would be nice to see "Look out Sister" and "Beware" in their uncut form on DVD. Enjoy after a hard day's work and get some Louis Jordan CD's in the meantime.