Get the popcorn ready. The curtain is about to go up on Kid Ory-- Lionel Hampton--and Louis Armstrong. This week, we take a look at some of the world's top jazz artists--who not only provided music for Hollywood movies--but appear on the silver screen as well.
Scott Yanow, author of Jazz on Film, joins David Holt in the studio to talk about the great--and sometimes not so great--Hollywood movies featuring high-level jazz performances on camera. We've provided links online to video clips of rare big-screen appearances by iconic figures who continue to inspire Jim Cullum and the Band--including Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Hoagy Carmichael and Louis Armstrong. Along the way, we hear from frequent guest Dick Hyman about what it's like to compose music for Woody Allen movies.
