Woody Herman Movies
Influential jazz clarinetist and bandleader Woody Herman was never an actor. However, he did appear with his bands in a few films, including New Orleans (1947). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1998
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The world's longest running jazz celebration, The Monterey Jazz Festival has played host to some of the finest and best loved musicians in the history of the music, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Joe Williams, Dave Brubeck and Buddy Rich. This documentary video features rare concert footage of many of the greatest names in jazz, as well as vintage photographs and personal interviews with performers and behind-the-scenes figures who helped make Monterey a mecca for jazz players and fans. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1991
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Along with Joe Williams, Pete Barbutti, Clark Terry, and the Dukes of Dixieland, Woody Herman dedicates a live performance to some of the most well-loved songs in his musical career. Among them include "Woodchoppers Ball," "April in Paris," "Muskrat Ramble," "Mumbles," "Mind to Ramble," "All of Me," and "Fanfare for the Common Man." ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 1987
The Swing era conjures up images of sophisticated ladies, debonair gentlemen, and the big bands who entertained them with a certain élan. This program is the second volume in a series that captures that elegant era on film, with a look at the big bands. This episode features the unforgettable voice of Nat King Cole, who made tunes such as "Route 66" and "Nature Boy" his own. The Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras and Woody Herman also play for the audience. Archival clips, photographs, and personal recollections of performers and fans recall the charm of this exuberant time in American music. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Disneyland is the scene of concerts capturing the music of Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman and Cab Calloway. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1980
This smoldering performance video features songs like "My Funny Valentine," "What Are You Doing for The Rest of Your Life" and more. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1964
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Woody Herman and His Swinging Herd compiles television appearances by the jazz master and his acclaimed backing band. Well versed in a variety of jazz styles, Herman made these appearances in the early '60s. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Woody Herman
New Orleans is Republic Pictures' spin on such "musical origin" films as Birth of the Blues and Dixie. Covering nearly four decades, the story is a fanciful recreation of the "birth" of American jazz music. Arturo de Cordova plays Nick Duquesne, owner of a posh gambling house in turn-of-the-century New Orleans (yes, that's an uncredited Shelley Winters as Duquesne's secretary!) When the "good" people of the town forced Duquesne to pack up and leave, he relocates in Chicago, where he discovers that his customers are turned on by hot jazz. Hiring bandleader Louis Armstrong to entertain his patrons, Duquesne no longer has to rely on gambling to make a living. Romance enters the picture in the form of Miralee Smith (Dorothy Patrick), a straightlaced student of classical music who learns to kick up her heels and shed her inhibitions at the sound of jazz. New Orleans is the only mainstream Hollywood feature good enough to cast Billie Holliday in a major role: true, she's playing a maid, but a maid with the most exquisitve singing voice this side of Heaven. The film's highlight is the Holliday/Armstrong duet "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans", surely one of the great moments of movie-musical history. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Alexander, Louis Armstrong, (more)
