Product Information
This collection of ten short films from the years 1929-1941 contains some extraordinary and bizarre performances from a number of jazz and blues legends. Perhaps most startling is "A Rhapsody in Black & Blue" in which Louis Armstrong performs wearing a leopard skin outfit while knee deep in soap bubbles. Other highlights include Bessie Smith's only film appearance in the controversial "St. Louis Blues," and a teenage Billie Holiday performing with Duke Ellington in "Symphony in Black." An invaluable collection of musical performance from some of the greatest jazz and blues performers of the era, this edition of HOLLYWOOD RHYTHM offers a dazzling look into the some of the greatest music being made in the 1930s.Product Identifiers
UPC0738329019723
eBay Product ID (ePID)3337326
Product Key Features
ActorDuke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitleHollywood Rhythm Vol. 1: the Best of Jazz & Blues
FormatDVD
Release Year2001
GenreMusical & Performing Arts
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion0
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleDuke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20010215