Rhapsody in black and blue. Bundle of blues. Hi-de-ho. Ain't misbehavin' Symphony in black. Jitterbug party. St. Louis Blues. Hoagy Carmichael. Ol' king cotton. Black and tan fantasy. Those blues. Jazz a la Cuba.
Notes:
Videodisc release of musical shorts originally produced by Paramount Pictures between 1929 and 1941. Title from container and disc label.
Contents:
Jazz a la Cuba / Don Aspiazu (1933). Bundle of blues / Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson (1933) -- Hi-de-ho / Cab Calloway (1933) -- Ain't misbehavin' / Fats Waller (1941) -- Symphony in black / Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday (1935) -- Jitterbug party / Cab Calloway (1934) -- St. Louis Blues / Bessie Smith (1929) -- Hoagy Carmichael / Jack Teagarden (1939) -- Ol' king cotton / George Dewey Washington (1930) -- Black and tan fantasy / Duke Ellington, Fredi Washington, Arthur Whetsol (1929) -- Those blues / Vincent Lopez (1932) -- Jazz a la Cuba / Don Aspiazu (1933).
Summary:
Musicals shorts, originally produced to merely fill out the film program, have in many cases acquired more value than the features they once supported. Filmed at the Paramount Studios in Astoria, Queens, these twelve shorts offer unparalleled opportunities to see and hear early great jazz and blues artists in action.
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