| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Credits |
Edited by Thomasin Henkel. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Videodisc release of the 1979 motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary by director-producer Bruce Ricker; 19 minutes of out-takes. |
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Scene selection list in container. |
| Summary |
A documentary recollection of music and musicians associated with Kansas City, Mo. in the 1930's, featuring Count Basie and his orchestra, Joe Turner, and Jay McShann. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Contents |
Songs: South (Bennie Motan Orchestra) -- Piney Brown blues (Big Joe Turner & Jay McShann) -- Jay's blues (Jay McShann) -- Jesse's blues (Jesse Price) -- Moten swing (Count Basie Orchestra) -- Jumpin' the blues ; Hootie's blues ; After hours (Jay McShann's Big Band) -- Lester leaps in (featuring Paul Quinichette, Eddie Durham, Charles McPherson) -- Jumpin' at the woodside (Count Basie Orchestra; Eric Dixon, Jimmy Forrest, saxophones) -- Until the real thing comes along -- Hot house -- Shake, rattle & roll (Big Joe Turner) -- Roll 'em (Big Joe Turner and the Jay McShann Big Band) -- Night train (Count Basie Orchestra; Jimmy Forrest, saxophone) -- Piney Brown Blues (reprise) (Big Joe Turner & Jay McShann) -- One o'clock jump (Jay McShann Big Band) -- One o'clock jump (Count Basie Orchestra) -- Moten swing (Bennie Moten Orchestra) -- Honey hush ; Rose garden ; Chains of love ; Shake, rattle & roll (incomplete) (Big Joe Turner & Jay McShann). |
| Performer |
Performances include the Count Basie Orchestra, Big Joe Turner and Jay McShann ; appearances by Ernie Williams, Paul Quinchette, Eddie Durham, Charles McPherson, Buster Smith, Jo Jones, Claude Williams and Jesse Price. |
| Subject |
Basie, Count, 1904-1984.
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Basie, Count, 1904-1984. |
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Jazz -- Missouri -- Kansas City.
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Jazz. |
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Missouri -- Kansas City. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Basie, Count, 1904-1984, performer.
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Turner, Joe, 1911-1985, performer.
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McShann, Jay, performer.
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Ricker, Bruce, 1942-2011.
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Donian, Mitchell.
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Arnoldy, John.
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Count Basie Orchestra, performer.
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Rhapsody Films.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
738329016821 |
| Music No. |
K168 DVD Kino Video |
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