Jumpin' and Jivin', Vol. 1

See and hear 27 rare performances by the giants of swing-era jazz

JUMPIN & JIVIN
Volume 1

From the hidee-hidee-hidee-hi of Cab Calloway to the swingin sounds of Artie Shaw, see and hear performances of timeless classics by the jazz greats of the 1940s and 50s. Culled from an archive of rare short films called the first music videos many made for Soundie machines, the visual jukeboxes of the era this collection allows you to experience jazz as it was performed in the nightclubs and music halls where it was born. You ll be jumpin and jivin to the sounds of Louis Jordan ( Honey Chile ), Fats Waller ( Ain t Misbehavin ), Honeysuckle Rose, Your Feet s Too Big ), the Count Basie Orchestra ( Take Me Back Baby ), Gene Krupa ( Let Me Off Uptown ), the Delta Rhythm Boys ( Take the A Train ), the Treniers ( It s Rock, It s Roll, It s Swing ), Dizzy Gillespie ( Oop Bob Sh Bam ), Lena Horne ( Unlucky Woman ), Billy Eckstein ( Rhythm in a Riff ), Duke Ellington ( Sophisticated Lady ), and many more.

Includes printed program notes