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

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