Rent Billy Eckstine Sings, Dizzy Gillespie Swings (2005)
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0h 45min
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- Synopsis:
Two legends of Jazz on one video - both were members of the legendary Earl "Fatha" Hines Orchestra but one used lyrics to express himself and the other played trumpet. Billy Eckstine (or simply "Mr. B.") was the first romantic black male singer in popular music. His smooth baritone and distinctive vibrato crossed colour barriers to make him one of the most popular singers of his era. Dizzy Gillespie, like Billy Eckstine, helped popularise the idiosyncratic style of modern jazz known as Be-Bop. Known for his onstage clowning and 'bullfrog' style of puffing out his cheeks while he played, Dizzy influenced generations of jazz musicians with his distinctive sound. No fan of jazz - and especially Be-Bop - should be without Billy Eckstine Sings / Dizzy Gillespie Swings!
Tracklisting:
1. Rhythm in a Riff
2. You Call it Madness
3. 2nd Balcony Jump
4. Lonesome Lover Blues
5. Taps Miller
6. I Want to Talk About You
7. Our Delight
8. Salt Peanuts
9. Ooh Bobba Liba
10. Oop Bop Shibam
11. One Bass Hit
12. Things to Come
13. He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped
14. Be-Bop
15. Dizzy's Theme (Performed by the Britt Band)- Actors:
- Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Eckstein
- Aka:
- Swing Brother Swing
- Studio:
- Passport video
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
