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The last of the Blue Devils : the Kansas City jazz story

Title
The last of the Blue Devils : the Kansas City jazz story / directed by Bruce Ricker.
Publication
New York, NY : Rhapsody Films, ©1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984
  • Turner, Joe, 1911-1985
  • McShann, Jay
  • Ricker, Bruce, 1942-2011
  • Kelly, John
  • Beyer, Edward, 1933-1997
  • Donian, Mitchel
  • Arnoldy, John
  • Count Basie Orchestra, performer.
  • Rhapsody Films.
Description
1 videocassette (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
Presents the story of Kansas City music in the twenties and thirties, when this midwestern city acquired an intense concentration of nightlife. Includes performances by, and interviews with, Count Basie and his orchestra, Bennie Motten and his orchestra, Joe Turner, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, and the Oklahoma Blue Devils.
Alternative Title
Kansas City jazz story
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Jazz.
Note
  • Title on label: The last of the Blue Devils : the Kansas City Jazz story.
  • Originally released, 1979.
  • A last of the Blue Devils Film Company Production, c1979.
Credits (note)
  • Producers, John Kelly, Bruce Ricker, Edward Beyer ; executive producer, Mitchell Donian ; screenwriters, John Arnoldy, Bruce Ricker.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
Contents
South / Bennie Moten, Thompson Hayes. -- Piney Brown blues / Joe Turner, Pete Johnson. -- Moten swing / Bennie Moten. -- Basie boogie / Count Basie. -- Jumping the blues / Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Walter Brown. -- Hootie blues / Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Walter Brown. -- After hours / Avery Parrish. -- Squabblin' / Count Basie. -- Lester leaps in / Lester Young. -- Jumping at the Woodside / Count Basie. -- Until the real thing comes along / Cahn [and others] -- Hot house / Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie. -- Body and soul / Heyman [and others] -- Shake, rattle and roll / Charles Calhoun. -- Dickie's dream / Count Basie, Lester Young. -- Violin solo / Claude Williams. -- Roll 'em Pete / Joe Turner, Pete Johnson. -- Buster's tune / Buster Smith. -- Night train / Jimmy Forrest. -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-411
OCLC
145026600
Title
The last of the Blue Devils : the Kansas City jazz story / directed by Bruce Ricker.
Imprint
New York, NY : Rhapsody Films, ©1995.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videocassette
Credits
Producers, John Kelly, Bruce Ricker, Edward Beyer ; executive producer, Mitchell Donian ; screenwriters, John Arnoldy, Bruce Ricker.
System Details
VHS.
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Added Author
Basie, Count, 1904-1984, performer.
Turner, Joe, 1911-1985, performer.
McShann, Jay, performer.
Ricker, Bruce, 1942-2011, film director.
Kelly, John, producer.
Beyer, Edward, 1933-1997, producer.
Donian, Mitchel, producer.
Arnoldy, John, producer.
Count Basie Orchestra, performer.
Rhapsody Films.
Publisher No.
8039 Rhapsody Films
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-411
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