"Actor: Stan Kenton"

• Swing! Swing! Swing! | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  29 Swinging tracks from some jazz greats including Stan Kenton Larry Clinton Louis Prima Artie Shaw Bobby Hackett Fats Waller and the Dorsey Brothers.

• Jazz Legends-Big Bands V1 | DVD | (28/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The short films included in this compilation are known as Soundies. These musical films were shown in a jukebox machine called a Panoram. Over 2000 of these films were made between 1941 and 1947. The Big Bands Volume One is a sampling of the numerous bands who performed in front of the Soundies cameras. This edition includes many of the hits of the 1940's performed by some of the biggest stars of the era. Initially, Soundies were extremely popular but due to a shortage of production materials during the war the Panorams were in short supply, ultimately causing the demise of the Soundie in 1947. Nevertheless, Soundies captured on film many superb musicians at the peak of their powers, making an irreplaceable contribution to the history of American music. Using the best possible sources, Storyville Films has painstakingly located and restored the Soundies in this program to the best possible condition. In some cases the available prints were not up to our usual excellent standards. We have chosen to include those films because of their historic value.

• Stan Kenton - the Swing Era | DVD | (28/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  One of the most controversial musicians in jazz during his lifetime bandleader Stan Kenton (1911-1979) has become something of a cult figure and is now justly considered as one of the men who renovated the big-band idiom during the Forties and Fifties. A restless experimental artist by nature Kenton was one of the first bandleaders to adopt elements from classical music and to fully embrace Latin and south-of-the-border influences. A hyperactive musician who recorded hundreds of tunes during his heyday Stan Kenton also had a peculiar instinct to select the right musicians for his orchestra. The list of jazzmen who learned the ropes in the Kenton organization still makes for impressive reading: Art Pepper Maynard Ferguson Stan Getz Vido Musso Anita O'Day June Christy Laurindo Almeida Kai Winding...This edition showcases different clips showcasing the great Stan Kenton orchestra of the Forties and featuring hits such as Eager Beaver Tampico or Artistry In Rhythm. The edition is completed with a interesting selection of soundies from other modern big bands of the day headed by Charlie Barnet Les Brown and Claude Thronhill. A fine sampling of orchestral jazz from the Forties.

• This Joint Is Jumpin' | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  26 Stompin' classics from the big band era. Artists include Dizzy Gillespie Jack Teagarden Billy Eckstein Harry 'the hipster' Gibbon The Art Tatum all stars Bobby Hackett Walter Liberace & the Les Paul trio.

• Lights, Camera, Action | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  30 Big Band tracks from the silver screen. Songs performed by Artie Shaw Cab Calloway the Dorsey Brothers Benny Goodman Stan Kenton and featuring vocal performances by Peggy Lee June Christy Tex Beneke among others.

• The Swing Years - Lullaby Of Broadway | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-4.03 (-23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Track List: 1. Click! Click! Another Drink 2. Do I Love You 3. Dixie 4. Honeysuckle Rose 5. Isn't That Just Like Love 6. Fantasia 7. Hot In The Groove 8. I Don't Walk Without You 9. The Boogie Woogie Man 10. Love Turns Winter To Spring 11. Dancing On Air 12. On To Victory (Notre Dame Flight Song) 13. My Lost Horizon 14. Sleepy Time Gal 15. My Gal Sal 16. This Love Of Mine 17. Let's Get Lost 18. Singing Hills 19. Doin' The Hot Foot 20. T

• Various - Jazz Shots from the West Coast Vol. 3 | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-18.10%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Outstanding DVD series pays homage to the two US coasts namely the cities of New York and Los Angeles which have contributed so fundamentally to the whole history of Jazz.The focus is exclusively on live performance - clubs festivals TV studio engagements -- without any comperes or introductions.One hour & seven minutes of music on film from Dave Brubeck Jimmy Giuffre Stan Kenton Jim Hall Hampton Hawes and Frank Rosolino.

• Various Artists - Golden Swing Memories | DVD | (21/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Let Me Off Uptown - Gene Krupa & his Orchestra feat. Roy Eldridge & Anita Day 3. Take Me Back Baby - Count Basie & his Orchestra feat 4. Hey Baby (Leba) - Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra feat. Helen Humes 5. Smack Dab In The Middle - Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey feat. Charles Shavers 6. (This Is) A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - Stan Kenton & his Orchestra feat. June Christy 7. Let Me Introduce Myself To You - Rita Rio & Orchestra feat. Alan Ladd 8. When Sugar Walks Down The Street - Harry "" Hot "" Lips Levine 9. Romance Without Finance - Tiny Grimes & Band 10. Bad Bad Whiskey - Amos Milbourne 11. Hong Kong Blues - Hoagy Carmichael 12. Why Don't You Do Right - Peggy Lee 13. Roll 'Em - Meade ""Lux"" Lewis & Maurice Rocco 14. Gimme Some Skin My Friend - Delta Rhythm Boys 15. Cielto Lindo - The Mills Brothers 16. Dow Down Down - Louis Jordan 17. Hackensaw Jump - The Chanticleer 18. (I'm A) Shy Guy - Nat King Cole Trio 19. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 20. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 21. Auf Wiederseh'n My Dear - Bing Crosby 22. Swing High Sweet Sabine - The Moonlight Dixie Trio