When it rose in popularity between the Jazz Age and the advent of rock 'n' roll, big band music was aided by dovetailing nicely with the movies being made at the time.
Turner Classic Movies takes advantage of this for a monthlong, 42-film Wednesday night festival of “Big Bands in the Movies."
It begins with the 1937 Busby Berkeley-directed “Hollywood Hotel" (8 p.m.) featuring the work of a young Benny Goodman. It's followed by the 1941 “Las Vegas Nights" (10 p.m.) with Tommy Dorsey and the Ann Miller vehicle “Reveille With Beverly" (11:45 p.m.) featuring Duke Ellington.
Late, late offerings include Artie Shaw in “Dancing Co-Ed" (1:30 a.m.), “Best Foot Forward" (3 a.m.) and a series of short films you may want to record: “Jimmie Lunceford and his Dance Orchestra" (4:55 a.m.), “Jammin' the Blues" (5:10 a.m.), “Freddie Rich and his Orchestra in 'Mirrors'" (5:25 a.m.) and “Larry Clinton and Orchestra With Carol Bruce" (5:40 a.m.).
Turner Classic Movies takes advantage of this for a monthlong, 42-film Wednesday night festival of “Big Bands in the Movies."
It begins with the 1937 Busby Berkeley-directed “Hollywood Hotel" (8 p.m.) featuring the work of a young Benny Goodman. It's followed by the 1941 “Las Vegas Nights" (10 p.m.) with Tommy Dorsey and the Ann Miller vehicle “Reveille With Beverly" (11:45 p.m.) featuring Duke Ellington.
Late, late offerings include Artie Shaw in “Dancing Co-Ed" (1:30 a.m.), “Best Foot Forward" (3 a.m.) and a series of short films you may want to record: “Jimmie Lunceford and his Dance Orchestra" (4:55 a.m.), “Jammin' the Blues" (5:10 a.m.), “Freddie Rich and his Orchestra in 'Mirrors'" (5:25 a.m.) and “Larry Clinton and Orchestra With Carol Bruce" (5:40 a.m.).
For more information contact All About Jazz.
