Storyville Films · DVD · EAN 0880491260004
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«Harlem Roots, Vol. 1: The Big Bands» is the 2008 musical film starring Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Lucky Millinder, on DVD.
It brings together musical shorts from the 1940s known as Soundies, made to be watched on the Panoram video jukebox, with the orchestras of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Lucky Millinder. It includes pieces such as «I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)» and «Flamingo» and captures the atmosphere of Harlem and the big bands of the era.
The edition consists of one disc with 57 minutes of footage, in black and white and 1.33:1 image format. The audio is in English, in Dolby Digital 1.0 and 5.1.
For lovers of classic jazz and big bands, and for those interested in the history of popular music and the music video.
