Rhythm and Blues Revue
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
Plot
Filmmakers Joseph Kohn and Leonard Reed assemble this patchwork collection of kinescopes featuring such legendary musicians as Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Nipsey Russell, and Lionel Hampton. Master of Ceremonies Willie Bryant offers a stirring rendition of "Bad Bad Whiskey". ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
Cab Calloway; The Delta Rhythm Boys; Lionel Hampton; Herb Jeffries; Big Joe Turner; Sarah Vaughan; Count Basie; Nat "King" Cole; Willie Bryant - Master of CeremoniesCredit
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
| Rhythm and Blues Revue | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Kohn Leonard Reed |
| Produced by | Ben Frye |
| Written by | Ben Frye Leonard Reed |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Don Malkames |
| Editing by | Arthur Rosenblum |
| Distributed by | Studio Films, Inc. |
| Release date(s) | 1955 |
| Running time | 86/71 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Rhythm and Blues Revue is a 1955 American concert film directed by Joseph Kohn and Leonard Reed. It's available for free download at http://www.archive.org/details/rhythm_blues_review and is in Public Domain.
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Film summary
Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant. Originally 86 minutes, the "short" version available on public domain collections and websites is missing a reel.[1]
Cast
- Lionel Hampton
- Faye Adams
- Bill Bailey
- Herb Jeffries
- Freddie Robinson
- Amos Milburn
- The Larks (David Bowers, Orville Brooks and Gene Mumford)
- Sarah Vaughan
- Count Basie
- Big Joe Turner
- Delta Rhythm Boys
- Martha Davis
- Little Buck
- Nat King Cole
- Mantan Moreland
- Nipsey Russell
- Cab Calloway
- Ruth Brown
- Leonard Reed
- Willie Bryant
Soundtrack
- Amos Milburn - "Bad, Bad Whiskey"
- Bill Bailey (dancing) - "Waiting for the Sunrise"
- The Larks - "Waiting for the Sunrise"
- Nat King Cole - "Calypso Blues"
- Delta Rhythm Boys - "Dry Bones"
- Faye Adams - "Every Day"
- Martha Davis and her husband - "Goodbye Honey, Goodbye"
- Count Basie and his orchestra - "He Plays Bass in the Basie Band"
- Ruth Brown - "It's Raining Teardrops from My Eyes"
- Lionel Hampton and his band - "Jam Session"
- Cab Calloway and his orchestra - "Minnie the Moocher"
- Count Basie and his orchestra - "One O'Clock Jump"
- Sarah Vaughan - "Perdido"
- Big Joe Turner - "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
- Herb Jeffries - "In My Heart (There's a Song)"
Notes
- ^ Clear, Rebecca D. (1994). Jazz on film and video in the Library of Congress. DIANE Publishing. pp. 107.
See also
External links
- Rhythm and Blues Revue at the Internet Movie Database
- Rhythm and Blues Revue is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
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