In this Soundie, Count Basie and His Orchestra play the title song while many couples do the Lindy Hop.In this Soundie, Count Basie and His Orchestra play the title song while many couples do the Lindy Hop.In this Soundie, Count Basie and His Orchestra play the title song while many couples do the Lindy Hop.
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- TriviaSoundies No. 4501.
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Count Basie: Listen everybody, Now here's a Boogie Woogie, Solid beat, Come on you dancers, On your feet, The winners get the prizes, You all know, And we pick 'em by the speed and the class they show, Let's go!
- ConnectionsFeatured in It's Black Entertainment (2002)
- SoundtracksAir Mail Special
(uncredited)
Written by Jim Mundy, Benny Goodman, and Charlie Christian
Performed by Count Basie and His Orchestra
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All In Black And White For A Dime
Count Basie and his band play "Air Mail Special", while dancers jitterbug.
It's one of more than two thousand "soundies" produced between 1939 and 1947, meant to be played on a device called a Mills Panoram. For seven years they could be found in bars, night clubs, and other places where people would gather. Think of them as music videos, available for viewing at a dime a song.
Making judgments about which version of a jazz song is best is a mug's game. There's certainly amazing energy in this version. My favorite remains Ella Fitzgerald's scat version, because, well, it's Ella Fitzgerald. But if you prefer this rendition, I wouldn't blame you.
It's one of more than two thousand "soundies" produced between 1939 and 1947, meant to be played on a device called a Mills Panoram. For seven years they could be found in bars, night clubs, and other places where people would gather. Think of them as music videos, available for viewing at a dime a song.
Making judgments about which version of a jazz song is best is a mug's game. There's certainly amazing energy in this version. My favorite remains Ella Fitzgerald's scat version, because, well, it's Ella Fitzgerald. But if you prefer this rendition, I wouldn't blame you.
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- boblipton
- Nov 2, 2022
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