"Strike Up The Band ! * Here comes happiness . . . in a merry medley of romance . . . and rhythm !"07 November 1941Music, Romance86 mins
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss.
A biographical film featuring the music and times of Bill Evans with interviews from Tony Bennett, Jack Dejohnette, Billy Taylor, Paul Motian, Jon Hendricks, Orin Keepnews, Bobby Brookmeyer, Pat Evans and more, including family and friends who knew Bill Evans well.
The musical traditions of the eastern and western worlds are bridged through the improvisations of Bombay, India-born percussionist/vocalist Trilok Gurtu.
The film chronicles a unique artistic experiment: pianist Stefano Bollani (the director’s husband) brings together an ensemble of Italian jazz legends and rising stars in a home studio to prepare for a one-of-a-kind concert.
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Birth of the Blues '41(Full) ブルースの誕生 /HD_日本語字幕
V mutsuki created - Since 1992 the movie has been in the Japanese public domain. Directed by Victor Schertzinger Writing Credits Harry Tugend ... (story) ...
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Bing Crosby sings the title song at the close of Birth of the Blues (1941). Seems the blues have now been born and will continue to evolve as depicted by the ...
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Film del 1941 di Victor Schertzinger interpretato da Bing Crosby nelle vesti di un clarinettista da Brian Donlevy in quelle di un trombettista e dal trombonista ...
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Jimmy Durante sings "The Birth of the Blues" from his television show Saturday March 21 1970. Never commercially recorded by Jimmy.
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Film del 1941 di Victor Schertzinger interpretato da Bing Crosby nelle vesti di un clarinettista da Brian Donlevy in quelle di un trombettista e dal trombonista ...
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