Descriptive Summary: 918f., b&w, a documentary filmed in Holland
Producer: Nick Van den Boezem
Performer(s): Dexter Gordon
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: A history of song and dance men with Dailey as the master of ceremonies. 1860f., b&w
Producer: Buddy Bregman
Director: Joe Tinney
Performer(s): Dan Dailey, Pat Rooney, Larry Kert, Louise Glenn, Jack Haley
Song Title(s):
1. "Lazy Moon", George Primrose tribute
2. "Roll Them Rolly Polly Eyes", Eddie Leonard tribute
3. Unidentified Rooney number
4. "East Side, West Side", Rooney and Dailey
5. "Darktown Strutter's Ball", Joe Frisco tribute
6. Sally Rand tribute
7. "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate", Gilda Grey
8. "Rose of Washington Square", Fanny Brice tribute
9. "Nobody", Bert Williams tribute
10. Medley, "Yankee Doodle Dandy / You're a Grand Old Flag", Dailey
11. "So Long Letty", Charlotte Greenwood tribute
12. "Liza", tribute to Ruby Keeler and Al Jolson
13. "As Long as I Care for You", William Gaxton tribute
14. "South Pacific" selection, Mary Martin tribute
15. "West Side Story", Kert dances
16. ""Bye Bye Birdie", Dailey dances
17. "You Belong to Me", Haley and Dailey
18. "Every Street's a Boulevard", Haley and Dailey
19. "Gypsy", Dailey and the whole cast
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: A selection of interviews, reminiscences, live action shots, musical events concerning and about Don Byas. 1990f., b&w
Copyright: 1970
Corporate Creator: The Netherlands VARA Television
Director: Nick van den Boezem
Performer(s): Don Byas, Mel Lewis, Jo Jones, Roland Adams, Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Gordon, Bobby Hackett, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Harry Carney, Gonsalves, Jimmy Rushing
Video reference copy
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 1480f., b&w, An Ernie Smith compilation reel highlighting one or more World War II GI variety shows.
Song Title(s):
1. "Just a Plain American Boy"
2. "Harlem Sandman", Count Basie Orchestra and unidentified female vocalist
3. Unidentified dance number
4. Winnie Clark jitterbugging
5. "Where Are the Good Old Days . . . My Wife's A WAC", Ukelele Ike
6. Community Sing, excerpt
Copyright:
Corporate Creator: Columbia Pictures
Producer: B.K. Blake
Director:
Performer(s): Don Baker, The Song Spinners
Song Title(s): a. "If I Could Only Play a Concertina" b. "Dear Mom" c. "Daisy Bell . . . A Bicycle Built for Two" d. "How Do I Know It's Real" e. "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
7. Winnie Clark and the Step Forward Co. with the Hal McIntyre Orchestra a. Unidentified instrumental b. "Streamlined Sheik", vocals by Winnie Clark, dance by the Harem Girls
8. "So What Serenade", unidentified male quartet
9. "There Goes Taps", Winnie Clark and an unidentified male vocalist
10. "Take a Chance", song and dance routine
11. "Great American Home", vocals by an unidentified male quartet
Video reference copy
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 965f., b&w, A history, not of ragtime, but of the "ragtime era", from the 1890s to the death of Scott Joplin in 1917. The film uses period film footage and stills, recreations, narration, and music, a made for television production. NOTE: This may be the only surviving copy; see Terry Waldo: This is Ragtime, 1976, reprinted 1984, pg. 170.
Copyright: 1960
Corporate Creator: Project Twenty/NBC
Producer: Williams Nichols
Director: William A. Graham
Performer(s): narrated by Hoagy Carmichael, Mae Barnes, Billy B. Quartet, Eubie Blake, Minns and James, Wilbur deParis, Robin Roberts, Ralph Sutton, Clara Ward Singers, Dick Wellstood and Dorothy Loudon
Song Title(s):
1. "At a Georgia Camp Meeting"
2. "Rufus Brown"
3. "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home", vocals by Barnes
4. "The Cascades"
5. "Little David . . . ", vocals by the Clara Ward Singers
Video reference copy
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 710f., b&w, a continuation of 491.86-1, A history, not of ragtime, but of the "ragtime era", from the 1890s to the death of Scott Joplin in 1917. The film uses period film footage and stills, recreations, narration, and music, a made for television production. This is a continuation of 491.86-1. NOTE: This may be the only surviving copy; see Terry Waldo: This is Ragtime, 1976, reprinted 1984, pg. 170.
Copyright: 1960
Corporate Creator: Project Twenty/NBC
Producer: Williams Nichols
Director: William A. Graham
Performer(s): narrated by Hoagy Carmichael, Mae Barnes, Billy B. Quartet, Eubie Blake, Minns and James, Wilbur deParis, Robin Roberts, Ralph Sutton, Clara Ward Singers, Dick Wellstood and Dorothy Loudon
Song Title(s):
1. "Under the Bamboo Tree"
2. "At a Georgia Camp Meeting", Bryant's Minstrels
Video reference copy
3. A Turkey Trot, footage with Vernon and Irene Castle
4. "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
5. "Let's Dance That Society Bear", unidentified female vocalist
6. "I Love a Piano", vocals by Carmichael
7. "Won't You Play a Simple Melody", vocals by Carmichael
8. "Won't You Play Me Some Rag", unidentified female vocalist
9. Unidentified ragtime piece, played by Blake
10. "Maple Leaf Rag", Carmichael, Blake and a Dixieland band
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Performer(s): Isham Jones and His Orchestra, Gypsy Nina (accordianist), the Boylans dancers
Song Title(s):
1. "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever", unidentified male vocalist
2. "The Wooden Soldier and the China Doll", unidentified male vocalist, The Boylans
3. Unidentified instrumental
4. "Sibonay", Nina
5. "Rachmanioff's Prelude in C# Minor"
Video reference copy
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Performer(s): Jimmie Noone and His Orchestra, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Noah Beery Song Title(s):
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 400f., b&w, an Ernie Smith compilation reel:
1. Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
2. Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra playing "Cherokee"
3. Unidentified instrumental played by a small band in a night club setting.
4. Cootie Williams and His Orchestra, with two Lindy Hopping couples
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Performer(s): Don Redman and His Orchestra, Red and Struggie, Harlan Lattimore
Song Title(s):
1. "Yeah Man", Redman and Orchestra
2. Unidentified instrumental
3. "Ill Wind", vocals by Lattimore, Redman and Orchestra
4. "Nagasaki", vocals and tap by Red and Struggie
5. "Why Should I Be Tall?", vocals by Redman
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 220f., b&w, (see also 491.314)
Copyright:
Corporate Creator: Vitaphone
Director: Joseph Henabery
Performer(s): Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra, the Three Brown Jacks, Myra Johnson
Song Title(s):
1. "Rhythm Comin' to Life"
2. "You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes", vocals by Johnson
3. "Nagasaki", unknown male vocalist
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Performer(s): Coleman Hawkins, George Arvanitas (p), Mickey Baker (g), Jimmy Woode (b), Kansas Fields (dr)
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 965f., b&w, see also 491.91-2, 491.91-2, an excerpt from the motion picture of the same name
Copyright: 1942
Corporate Creator: RKO Radio Pictures
Producer: William Dieterle
Director: William Dieterle
Performer(s): Adolph Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Benny Goodman, Harry James, CharlieBarnet, Joe Venuti, Jack Jenney, Gene Krupa, Alvin Rey Song Title(s):
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Performer(s): Buddy Rich and His Orchestra, Louis DePron, The Mello-Larks, Terry Gibbs
Song Title(s):
1. "One O'Clock Boogie"
2. "So Long, Joe", solo by Gibbs
3. "Let's Get Away From It All", vocals by the Mello-Larks
4. "John Had the Number", solo by Gibbs
5. "But No Nickel", vocals by Rich, dance by Rich and DePron
6. "Not So Quiet, Please"
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Descriptive Summary: 305f., b&w, excerpts from 491.130 including:
Copyright: 1949
Corporate Creator: Castle Films
Producer:
Director:
Performer(s): Buddy Rich and His Orchestra, Louis DePron, The Mello-Larks, Terry Gibbs
Song Title(s):
1. "Let's Get Away From It All", vocals by the Mello-Larks
2. "John Had the Number", solo by Gibbs
3. "But No Nickel", vocals by Rich, dance by Rich and DePron
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
