Research Catalog

Title

Manhattan Tap with the HardBop Quartet [videorecording] / artistic director, Heather Cornell ; musical director, Keith Saunders ; conceived and directed by Heather Cornell.

Publication

c1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cornell, Heather
• Cornell, Heather.
• Brown, Buster, 1913-2002
• Walker, Dianne
• Hill, Jeannie
• Kostura, Nicole
• Pollak, Max
• Lalama, Ralph.
• Saunders, Keith, 1960-
• Ornowski, Eddie.
• Strasberg, Bim.
• Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
• Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.
• Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976.
• Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.
• Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951.
• Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
• Brown, Ray, 1926-2002.
• Strachey, Jack, 1894-1972.
• Marvell, Holt, 1901-1969.
• Link, Harry, 1896-1956.
• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
• Monk, Thelonious
• Hefti, Neal.
• Noble, Ray, 1903-1978.
• Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984.
• Leonhardt, David.
• Quandt, Stephen.
• Cook, Charles, 1917-1991
• Scopino, Tony
• Manhattan Tap (Company)
• HardBop Quartet.
• DHCA.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (119 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Heather Cornell, Manhattan Tap.

Subjects

• Dance
• Video
• Tap dancing

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Accompanied by house program.
• Music for Buster's suite is Alexander's rag time band by Irving Berlin and Fascinating rhythm by George Gershwin. Music for Buster's set is April in Paris by Duke Ellington and Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk.

Credits (note)

• Lighting, Stephen Quandt.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, New York, on April 9, 1994.

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• First act (ca. 55 min.): Introduction / by Heather Cornell -- The Keith blues / choreography, Cornell ; solos by the dancers ; music composed and arranged by Keith Saunders ; danced by Manhattan Tap, Buster Brown, and Dianne Walker -- Dream / choreography, Cornell ; music arranged by Saunders ; danced by Cornell, Jeannie Hill, and Max Pollak -- Buster's suite / choreography and arrangement, Brown ; music, Irving Berlin (Alexander's rag time band) and George Gershwin (Fascinating rhythm) ; danced by Brown, Hill, Nicole Kostura, and Pollak -- New jazz world order [instrumental work] / music, Saunders ; played by the HardBop Quartet -- That old black magic / choreography, Walker ; music, Arlen, Mercer ; danced by Hill, Kostura, and Pollak -- Billy's bounce / music, Charlie Parker ; danced by Cornell and Walker -- Softly as in a morning sunrise / music, Romberg and Hammerstein ; danced by Walker -- Emily / music, J. Mandel ; danced by Walker -- Gumbo hump / choreography, Cornell ; music and arrangement, Ray Brown ; danced by Manhattan Tap.
• Second act (ca. 64 min.): You and the night and the music / choreography, Heather Cornell ; music, Schwartz, arranged by Keith Saunders ; danced by Jeannie Hill, Nicole Kostura, Max Pollak -- Da lama's da lemma [instrumental work] / music, Ralph Lalama ; performed by the HardBop Quartet, featuring Lalama -- These foolish things / music, Strachey, Link, Marvell ; danced by Cornell ; music played by Lalama -- Tap-a-holic / music composed and arranged by Saunders ; danced by Cornell -- Cookie's piece / choreography, [Charles] "Cookie" Cook ; music, Gershwin ; danced by Buster Brown and Manhattan Tap -- Tap, but not for me, for Tony / choreography, Cornell, solos by the dancers ; music, Gershwin, arranged by the HardBop Trio ; danced by Manhattan Tap -- Buster's set / music, Duke (April in Paris), Monk (Round midnight), Hefti (Cute) ; danced by Brown -- Chair-o-kee / direction, Cornell ; choreography, Cornell with J. Cunneen, S. Oliver, Tony Scopino ; music, Ray Noble ; arranged by David Leonhardt ; danced by Manhattan Tap.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1896

OCLC

NYPY96-F408

Title

Manhattan Tap with the HardBop Quartet [videorecording] / artistic director, Heather Cornell ; musical director, Keith Saunders ; conceived and directed by Heather Cornell.

Imprint

c1994.

Credits

Lighting, Stephen Quandt.

Performer

Danced by Manhattan Tap: Heather Cornell, Jeannie Hill, Nicole Kostura, and Max Pollak.

Guest dancers: Dianne Walker and James "Buster" Brown.

Music played by the HardBop Quartet: Keith Saunders (piano), Eddie Ornowski (drums), Bim Strasberg (bass), and guest artist Ralph Lalama (saxophone).

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, New York, on April 9, 1994.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-2234.

Added Author

Cornell, Heather, choreographer.

Cornell, Heather. dir

Cornell, Heather. Speaker

Cornell, Heather, dancer.

Brown, Buster, 1913-2002, dancer.

Brown, Buster, 1913-2002, choreographer.

Walker, Dianne, dancer.

Walker, Dianne, choreographer.

Hill, Jeannie, dancer.

Kostura, Nicole, dancer.

Pollak, Max, dancer.

Lalama, Ralph. Musician

Saunders, Keith, 1960- Composer

Saunders, Keith, 1960- Conductor

Saunders, Keith, 1960- Musician

Saunders, Keith, 1960- Arranger

Ornowski, Eddie. Musician

Strasberg, Bim. Musician

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Composer

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Composer

Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976. Composer

Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955. Composer

Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951. Composer

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.

Brown, Ray, 1926-2002. Composer

Brown, Ray, 1926-2002. Arranger

Strachey, Jack, 1894-1972. Composer

Marvell, Holt, 1901-1969. Composer

Link, Harry, 1896-1956. Composer

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Composer

Monk, Thelonious, composer

Hefti, Neal. Composer

Noble, Ray, 1903-1978. Composer

Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984. Composer

Leonhardt, David. Arranger

Quandt, Stephen. Lighting designer

Cook, Charles, 1917-1991, choreographer.

Scopino, Tony, choreographer.

Manhattan Tap (Company)

HardBop Quartet.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1896