Rent America's Music Legacy: Dixieland Jazz (1985)
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
Today America's Music does what it has always done, bring people together. In American Music every aspect of life, ethnicity, and culture is merged, mixed, and highlighted. The rich diversity of American culture and life is reflected in its lively beat filled rhythms. American music is the story of the country, a reflection of a nation alive with change, filled with curiousity and led by hope and excitement. America's music legacy, be it Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock, R&B or Folk are the songs and artists who have a special power to express what words alone cannot: hopes, fears, dreams, love, hate, anger, pride, aspirations and disappointments. Because songs span the breadth of human experience, they are uniquely able to communicate across time and space the beliefs and ideas held by their composers, performers and listeners. Blues and ragtime, along with a rich local brass band tradition and many other influences, came together in early 1900's in New Orleans, Louisiana to create a new type of music called Dixieland jazz, also known as traditional jazz or New Orleans jazz As jazz gained in popularity, it spread north from New Orleans to Chicago, New York, Kansas City, and across the Midwest to California. America' Music Legacy showcases the musical legends performing the songs that continue to attract and entice the whole world, because they truly are the best of all that is America.
Tracklisting:
- Woody Herman: Jazz Me Blues - Basin Street Blues
- Louis Armstrong film clip
- Clora Bryant: When it's Steepytime Down South
- Scotty Plummer: Waiting for the Robert E. Lee - The World is Waiting for the Sunrise - Delia Reese: Blue Skies
- Al Hirt and Delia Reese: Man with a Horn
- Al Hirt: Bill Bailey - Bourbon Street Paradise
- Johnny Guarnieri: Maple Leaf Rag - Ain't Misbehavin'
- Al Hirt and Woody Herman: When the Saints Go Marching In!
- Bob Crosby: March of the Bobcats - Big Noise from Winnetka
- Eubie Blake film clip
- The Hessions: The Joint is Jumping
- Al Hirt and His All-Star Band: Fed Crane, Edward Huntington and Colin Bailey: Someday You'll Be Sorry - South Rampart Street Parade
- Scatman Crothers: The Gal Looks Good
- Teddy Buckner: Struttin" with Some Barbeque - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
- Fats Waller film clip
- Judy Carmichael: Honeysuckle Rose - Handful of Keys
- New Orleans Jazz All-Star Band, Led by Charles Cathcart, starring Woody Herman, Bobby Havens, Eddie Miller, Ray Leatherwood, Gene Estes, Michael "Peanuts" Hucko and Ray Sherman: Tiger Rag
- Irma Thomas: Don't Mess with My Man
- Irma Thomas and Al Hirt: Do You Know What it Means
- Al Hirt and the All Stars Led by Bob Crosby with Dick Cary, Charles Cathcart, Bobby Havens, Eddie Miller, Ray Leatherwood, Ray Sherman, Michael "Peanuts" Hucko and Gene Estes: South Rampart Street Parade- Actors:
- Woody Herman, Louis Armstrong, Clora Bryant, Scotty Plummer, Bobby Havens, Eddie Miller, Ray Leatherwood, Ray Sherman, Al Hirt, Delia Reese, Johnny Guarnieri, Bob Crosby, The Hessions, Fed Crane, Edward Huntington, Colin Bailey, Scatman Crothers, Teddy Buckner, Judy Carmichael, Charles Cathcart
- Directors:
- Various
- Narrated By:
- Al Hirt
- Studio:
- Quantum Leap
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
