Author Archive: Retro

Includes “Blues and Boogie” with Maxine Sullivan and Nat King Cole, “Murder in Swingtime” with Les Hite & Orchestra, “Ain’t Misbehaving” with Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong, “Bubbling Over” with Ethel Waters, “Boogie Woogie Dream” with Lena Horne and “Caledonia” with Louis Jordan.

Includes “Minnie the Moocher” with Cab Calloway, “Jittering Jitterbugs” with Hamtree Harrington, “Heavenly Choir”, “St. Louis Blues” with Bessie Smith, “Showtime at the Apollo” with Mantan Moreland, Lionel Hampton and Nat King Cole and “Hi De Ho” with Cab Calloway.

After her allowance is cut off by her father, Tuesday Weld desperately tries to earn enough money for a prom dress. Features many big acts of the era. Weld’s screen debut. Dir. Will Price

Classic performances by many Jazz greats make this a must-have item for jazz lovers. Dir. Buddy Bregman

Offering rare footage of Dizzy Gillespie and the Orchestra, performing live on stage. Widely credited with the invention of the form of jazz known as bop. Gillespie’s showmanship and infectious personality played a large role in the acceptance of music.

A struggling manager visits a hayseed town and discovers a new dance craze, and hopes to turn it into a overnight nationwide sensation. Features performances by Chubby Checker and Dion.

Great Jazz Bands of the 30’s.