Benny Goodman [videorecording] : adventures in the kingdom of Swing / Columbia Music Video ; produced and directed by Oren Jacoby ; a co-production of Thirteen/WNET and Antelope for Meridian.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Columbia Music Video,
Copyright Date:
c1993, 2000
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
"Narration based in part on 'Adventures in the kingdom of Swing, ' The Otis Ferguson reader." Originally produced in 1993 as a segment of: American masters.
Summary:
A comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career, this biography includes rare performance footage from the '20s and '30s, studio rehearsal footage from the '50s, home movies, rare audio tracks, and video footage of Goodman recounting his own life. Includes interviews with family, friends, and jazz contemporaries.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.