Jazz in the Movies, Part II

For the second program in this three-part series (please see October 26 Program Note for Introduction), jazz-film collector David Chertok includes, among over 25 choice selections, an entire reel of jazz dancing with the Lindy Hoppers; Harold Nicholas in “Mr. Beebe”; a young Sammy Davis paired with Ethel Waters in a 1933 short; and Eleanor Powell and Buddy Rich exploding in a whirlwind of stick tossing, drumming, and dancing in “I'll Take Tallulah” from 1942. Lionel Hampton's “Air Mail Special” from 1950 shows off his band at its best while Thelonius Monk's “Blue Monk” is another classic. Bay Area-based Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond are shown playing “Take Five” along with Cannonball Adderly's “Round Midnight,” and a rousing jam with Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong in “St. Louis Blues” and “Umbrella Man” from 1959. As a special treat Frank Sinatra is seen singing with Jo Stafford, the Pied Pipers, and Tommy Dorsey in “Last Call for Love.” --Al Evers

Jazz in the Movies continues tomorrow night, in Wheeler Auditorium

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