“How Jazz Was Born” 1948 Louie Bellson, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Dorsey, Armstrong

[@DigitalPlacebo]

I miss these type of films along with the great actors of that time. As a Gen X this is what I grew up on watching as a kid. Good stuff.

[@emilysun6538]

Finally! Same! I’m late millennial but I grew up on all the classics..wish music was still music

[@thedealer777]

NOW, THAT'S A JAM SESSION!!

[@MiroPribanic]

e-v-e-r-y--b-o-d-y was there...I love how humbly they played their parts - even "Professor Magenbruch" ;-)-, each of them capable of blowing away the roof of the studio if you had allowed them

[@AP-gb3eh]

Thank the universe for these old films of these music pal giants. The entire room is filled with greats

[@RTSOB1]

A whole lot of talent packed into that little room.

[@christophersteele8851]

Born in 1947 and: I. Love. This. :)

[@derrick970216]

Born in 1997. Wish I had been born earlier

[@michaelr3578]

"Hey, guys, my landlady is away for the weekend, wanna come over and jam?" Best. Jam session. EVAH!!

[@HOWBAZARY]

This movie is burned into my memory as a child. I live everything about the movie, classic.

[@roncrumpton3488]

I loved this film, and Danny Kaye was fabulous!

[@robertcarli5803]

Wow ! Louie was a beast from day One

[@billredman]

I keep noticing more and more greats in the band! What a scene.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

2:33 how funk and rapping was born too

[@williamthurmond4940]

3:55 Louis takes control.

[@billredman]

Lionel Hampton was as much of an incredible summer as he was in the vibes.

[@Rainersclarinet]

Wonderful music! Really enjoyable!

[@theirishhammer9108]

Wow! Who's who of Big Bands and Jazz! Outstanding! Thanks for posting!

[@deaneaton8105]

The Gregg Toland work in Technicolor is a big plus, too… 😊

[@tpledger100]

Louie blows them all away!

[@papaneto]

1:05 Laurindo de Almeida tocando violão, com camisa azul, ao centro.

[@andrepaivadefigueiredo9927]

E quem é o do pandeiro? Nada mal.

[@chrischristopoulos970]

Wonderful

[@thomaskirchberger7401]

That's culture

[@stephengardiner9867]

All star band!

[@bimaayodhya6124]

When I herd the music playing and close my eyes...it feels like I watching Tom and Jerry

[@PiotrBarcz]

I had no idea Virginia Mayo sang, goodness she was good!

[@EnRiCo45100]

wait a minute, the 4 gentleman who were doing the group vocals, weren't thsoe the same group that sang NOAH. :O

[@bowlerhatguy1925]

No, actually, they are the Golden Gate Quartet. The Jubilaries did Noah.

[@emildimofte6538]

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[@martindalmasi5340]

Virginia Mayo is SOOO tops!!!!

[@denismeyer6470]

Very god. Wonderfull !

[@user-vw6bk4pb4l]

This is 1948? Damn!

[@KDJW5]

Cool video! Louie's kit with the huge floor tom. Story goes when he took the drum out of the drumset.

[@isorokudono]

Who?

[@KDJW5]

@@isorokudono Louie Bellson.

[@robertcarli5803]

​@@KDJW5Louie Bellson was with Tommy Dorsey at that time-1948 , when he first started playing double-bass drums.

[@robertcarli5803]

Louie Bellson at 5:50

[@luisfernandopinoalvarez1792]

Jazz yes

[@greghopkins6188]

Does anyone know the name of that quartet and that girl singer. Wowzer!

[@koshersalaami]

I bet Virginia Mayo never had a backing band like that again.

[@brucewelty7684]

And she wasn't even singing. Jeri Sullavan dubbed for her.

[@bobboscarato1313]

She was primarily a movie star; most "shadow singing" is done by professional singers.-

[@robertcarli1969]

5:50 A 19yr old Louie Bellson

[@gisca5834]

nao

[@leonherinx129]

Sorry Robert. Louie Bellson was 24 years. Louie Bellson 1924- 2009.

[@antalbodis1257]

Nothing to see here.The legends are just having fun.

[@RossMcDermott1259]

Could this clip be one of the first instances where the expression "doo wop" was used? Check it out at 2:50

[@effiebug4278]

No. The term is much older.

[@isorokudono]

@@effiebug4278 Younger............Check you the EARTHQUAKES ON CHESS Records......

[@elwoodblues9613]

Good stuff! Too bad this wasn't filmed with the musicians really playing.

[@bobboscarato1313]

These videos were made around 1945 to 1948 and were filmed with actual movie cameras, no smart phones back then! Don't know why they didn't film the musicians playing jazz music; good question.-

[@scribbliodumbasses8508]

@@bobboscarato1313 I think he means that in half the scenes, its obvious that the musicians aren't actually playing and that the audio was dubbed over, especially with Hampton's scene.

[@godanp]

That's what Louie looked like pre toupee.

[@kemetanew4579]

Music education

[@yvessturdevant2019]

who is that on the piano? dang!

[@leeming1234]

Mel Powell on piano. If you put his name into google you will get a lot of information coming up about him but interestingly not much about the fact that he was a crucial member of The (Glenn Miller) Army Airforce Orchestra. There is a beautiful composition called ' Pearl's on velvet' which I first heard on an LP I picked up in a second hand shop in Vancouver. Powell was the composer I seem to remember. I must look it out again.

[@isorokudono]

Mel POWELL. PROFESSOR EMEIRTUS AT UCLA!

[@yvessturdevant2019]

@@leeming1234 thank you!! i dug around and discovered it was mel Powell. i didn't know he was a member of the glenn miller orchestra, thanks for sharing!!

[@saxtonwhite7453]

How gorgeous was Virginia Mayo? 😍

[@musimages23]

sounds like the golden gate quartet singing?

[@tobybrandt5975]

I can't find Benny Goodman in the video

[@OlePistolCooperation]

? he is the guy playing Clarinet

[@elwoodblues9613]

He grew a mustache.

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@elwoodblues9613 He wore a "stick on" mustache!

[@chrischristopoulos970]

They forgot drummer krupa

[@monkeyrater]

you missed Gene Kruppa, most famous drummer of all time

[@trainliker100]

The drummer is Louie Bellson, not Gene Krupa.

[@robertcarli1969]

Louie Bellson 😍

[@bobboscarato1313]

Yes, we know!

[@macwyll]

I respect your opinion but Lou was the Man for sure!

[@robertcarli5803]

​@@macwyll24yr. old Louie Bellson was with Tommy Dorsey at this time !

[@thabomothabeng]

Well the mockingbird Mockingbird Mockingbird Oh, Mockingbird 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@martindalmasi5340]

Virginia Mayo ....

[@isorokudono]

Just remember AMERICA has "always" been a "RACIST COUNTRY"........................Ehemmmmmmmmm......... Bullshit. So many of my Jewish and Black Brothers in one place..............NOT TO MENTION, my Irish brothers Dorsey, and the GREEK GENE KRUPA, one of the best drummers of ALL TIME..............There is a reason BUDDY RICH isn't in this movie...........

[@kellyjay7448]

You realize that blacks & whites sharing the stage wasn't a thing until Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton (and Teddy Wilsonl) started playing together in the '30s? This is one of the things that started knocking down those walls.

[@bobboscarato1313]

I read somewhere that Gene Krupa was of Polish descent!

[@johnwade7430]

Not many Afro-American faces in these pictures….

[@trainliker100]

That was typical for the period. But for that period, this movie actually had quite a few compared to others. And they have musicianship roles equal to the white players where in most movies they had only VERY stereotypical roles (like being a maid). If you want to see that topic covered very cleverly, with a lot of truth in its humor, see the 1987 movie "Hollywood Shuffle." Of course, bands at the time tended to also be segregated. However, Benny Goodman was maybe the first to start changing that with Lionel Hampton in 1935, Charlie Christian in 1938, and others. In fact, when a movie studio wanted the Benny Goodman orchestra for a movie, they told Benny the black musicians weren't welcome and not to bring them. Goodman said, "If they can't be there, I won't be there." And Goodman got his way. So, there were at least some people back in that day pioneering some changes.

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@trainliker100 Very true; I believe I saw some of these movies way back when.- There were several jazz musicians who had a great time playing with artists of different races. The problems were created by some politicians and club owners mostly!

[@macwyll]

@@bobboscarato1313 Very true. Most musicians, including myself don't care about color when it comes to jamming together. The unity and respect for each other's instrumental abilities and passion is what it's all about. Bless all of those men and Virginia for showing the way.

[@lewstone1934]

Jazz was not born in 1948 - try the late 1900s

[@leeming1234]

Correct.

[@daviddeverteuil8663]

OK! OK! OK! It is just a 'SOBRIQUET' It was just a wonderful moment of fun with some of the great Jazz musicians of the day having a lot of fun., Black, White and Latino and whoever else. They were fully aware of that. It all started with an Afro/American musician by the name of Buddy Bolden. He played Trumpet. When you get a chance just contact your local retailer of CDs/DVDs etc or you can go online and order a special collection of 4 DVDs with the history of Jazz put together by someone by the name of KEN BURNS. Starting from Buddy Bolden to Wynton Marsalis. The bar code number on the bottom of the black and blue package box is 9 398710 295498 and has a picture of Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong sitting on a tall stool and holding his trumpet., when placed on your bookshelf is what you see. (In my opinion the picture of Satchmo was the best person to be there.) The front picture is a group of 8 Afro American musicians(7) with their instruments. The lady in the middle I take it would be a singer as she does not have a musical instrument. If you really love JAZZ this would be an excellent choice for your collection.

[@OlePistolCooperation]

lol

[@paradiddlemcflam7167]

The song does not say anything about jazz being born in 1948.

[@MichaelRCarlson]

HOW jazz was born. not WHEN jazz was born.

[@h.p.oliver8666]

This film had a great cast of musicians, but it is so poorly written and Danny Kaye was so bad in it, the film bombed miserably.