"Swing: Best of the Big Bands"

"Swing: Best of the Big Bands"

Swing: Best of the Big Bands (Volume 1-4)

		Year: 1987 Running Time: 200 minutes Other: MCA Home Video - HI-FI - B/W Category: Variety Produced by: George Paige Creative Consultant: Jim Washburn Associate Producer: Karen Deal
		Performances by: Gene Krupa Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Hi-Los Ray Anthony Barry Carter Rosemary Clooney & Tony Pastor Harry James Billie Holiday Charlie Barnet Duke Ellington Lionel Hampton Ralph Marterie Sugar Chile Robinson Nat King Cole Stan Kenton Sarah Vaughan Woody Herman Billie Daniels Les Brown Freddy Martin Tex Beneke & The Glen Miller Orchestra Count Basie Teresa Brewer Ink Spots Mills Brothers Skylarks Louis Prima Buddy Rich

Assembled from Universal Studio's movie archives, this four-tape video box set contains over 70 Big-Band performances. Gene is represented with five numbers on three of the videos. Four from his 1947 movie short DRUMMER MAN; "Lover", "Leave Us Leap", "Boogie Blues" (with vocals by Carolyn Grey), "Stompin' at the Savoy" and the fifth, "Melody in 'F'", from his 1949 movie short GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA.