Hi Tom
The amount of jazz tracks in the movies is indeed overwhelming. The music of
Duke Ellington alone has featured in many, many movies.
And while youre talking about preserving Jazz, I have taken on the job of
Production Manager of Jazz Radio 94.1fm. We are the only radio station in
Australia that plays jazz 24 hours a day 7 days a week but it is a hell of a
struggle keeping things going. I try to mix in movie soundtracks in my
programme with a jazz flavour. Its a great pity that so many Jazz venues and
organisations have to struggle to keep going.
Incidentally, the definition of "jazz" has always been hard to define with
so many different interpretations from Dixie to smooth to acid to trad, etc
etc.
I will soon be doing a special on the music of Dorothy Fields
whose wonderful lyrics have featured in literally hundreds of movies.
Regards
John
Website: www.moviemem.com
JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA
PO Box 92
Palm Beach
Qld 4221
Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Martin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: [MOPO] mopo Jazz in Movies american History
Folks Im so fired up about preserving jaszz as its like apple pie and I
was thinking how many movie soundtracks have jazz...
its overwhemling.. from the 20s on just count em........ the
musicals....al Jolson , fats waller , les paul and mary
Bing Crosby, Sinatra, Cugat, Sammy Davis, Cab Calloway........ all
the big bands the swings stuff
all the new orleans stuff,,,,,,,, and art tatum , Nat King
Cole.........Charlie Parker, SarahVaughn Billie Holiday
its gos on and on.. Doris day, Bob Eberle..
We need to save these landmark places that Formed the history before they
end up as Parking Lots..
there would be ano New Orleans with out the Jazz and heritage of the
people!!
There will be no Chicago, Detroit or new york if you take the personality
out of it and its just big box stores
and malls....
these places have the history that is the backbone of what memories are
all about.........
we understand it with Museums .. these landmarks are Living Museums where
you can stand in the same spot
that all the jazz greats did over 75 years...... thats a unbeliveable
experiance....
help the Bakers keyboard lounge keep the lights ON///
Please!
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