Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Mamie Smith, Louis Jordan, Count Basie, Martha Davis, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Freddie Robinson, Big Joe Turner, Nipsey Russell, Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra, Dusty Fletcher, Ethel Waters, and more.
Contents:
Paradise in Harlem -- Reet, petite and gone -- Rhythm and blues review -- Rock n' roll revue -- Soundies festival -- Check and double check -- The duke is tops -- Hi-de-ho -- Killer diller -- Soundies cavalcade.
Summary:
Eight short films plus two short compilations of "Soundies" featuring African-American casts and jazz themes.
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