Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2009.1.074 |
Title |
"American Masters" |
Object Type |
Videocassette |
Collection |
Jack Bradley Collection |
Description |
Non-commercial video including a taped-from-television version of the "American Masters" documentary "Satchmo." Comprehensive documentary about Armstrong's life, based on the Gary Giddins book of the same name. Features performance footage of Armstrong in films such as "Pennies From Heaven," "Jam Session," "High Society," "Hello, Dolly" and "Going Places. Includes television clips of Armstrong appearing with Dizzy Gillespie and Jack Teagarden. Features interviews with Arvell Shaw, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck, Lester Bowie, Milt Gabler, George Avakian, Milt Hinton, Bud Freeman, Marty Napoleon, Joe Muranyi, Doc Cheatham, Barrett Deems and Zilner Randolph. The rest of the tape contains a performance from 1987 of the stage show "Showboat," footage of Mel Torme and Aretha Franklin and the 1988 documentary "Swing Under the Swastika" about jazz in Nazi Germany. |
People |
Avakian, George Bennett, Tony Bowie, Lester Brubeck, Dave Brubeck, Iola Cheatham, Doc Deems, Barrett Freeman, Bud Gabler, Milt Hinton, Milt Marsalis, Wynton Muranyi, Joe Napoleon, Marty Randolph, Zilner Shaw, Arvell |
Search Terms |
Going Places (motion picture) Hello, Dolly (motion picture) High Society (motion picture) Jam Session (motion picture) Kobenhavn, Kalundborg og -?. (1933 Danish film) Pennies From Heaven (motion picture) Soundies Timex All Star Show (television program) |
Date |
1989 |
Accession number |
2009.1 |