Black Big Bands,The

Intro: Our Delight (0:55)
Jitterbug Party (1935)(7:13)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra:
Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee (tp), DePrieest Wheeler, Harry White (tb), Eddie Barefield, Andrew Brown, Arville Harris, Walter Thomas (saxes), Bennie Payne (p), Morris White (g), Al Morgan (b), Leroy Maxey (dr).
"Jitterbug"
(Minnie The Moocher)
(Opening Theme)
"How To Do The Razz Ma Tazz"
(Hotcha Razz Ma Tazz)(Andy Razaf)
"Long About Midnight" (#1)
"Long About Midnight" (#2)
"Call Of The Jitterbug" (Jitterbug)
"Closing title music"
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Filmed May 22, 1935. Directed By Fred Waller.

Boarding House Blues (1948)(excerpts)
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra:
Personal (prob.): John Bello, Harold Johnson, Archie Johnson, Leon Meriam (tp), Alfred Cobbs, Gene Simon, Frank Mazzoli (tb), Burnie Peacock, Sam Hopkins, George Nicholas (as), Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson, Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts), Ernest Purce (brs), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Bernard Mackey (g), Jerry Cox (b), Panama Francis (dr), Lucky Millinder (dir/vo).
"Unidentified Title" (2:28)
"Sweet Slumber" (3:56)
(Lucky Millinder)
vocal by Paul Breckenridge
"Let It Roll" (2:39)
(Berry) vocal by Annastine Allen
"I Love You, Yes I do" (3:27)
(Andy Gibson)
vocal by Clarence "Bullmoose" Jackson
"Do The Hucklebuck" (3:27)
(Andy Gibson/Roy Alfred)

All American News Pictures. Produced by E.M. Gluckman. Directed by Joseph Binney. Director of Photography: Sid Zucker.

Killer Diller (1948)(excerpts)
Andy Kirk And His Orchestra:
personnel unknown.
"Gator Serenade" (4:24)
"Basie Boogie" (3:26)
"Apollo Groove" (4:28)
"Unidentified" (2:31)
All American News Pictures. Produced by Ernest Glucksman. Directed By Joseph Binney.

Rhythm In A Riff (1946)(excerpts)
Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra:
Hobart Dotson, King Kolax, Rostelle Reese (tp), Chippy Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Howard Scott (tb), Junior Williams (as), Gene Ammons, Frank Wess (ts), Leo Parker (brs), Jimmy Golden (p-soundtrack), Louis Dunlop (p-sideline), Connie Wainright (g), Bill McMahon (b), Art Blakey (dr), Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb), Gerald Valentine and others (arr).
Note: According to Frank Wess, Golden was too drunk to make it back to the film session.
"Rhythm In A Riff" (2:41)
(Eckstine) Solo: Ammons
"You call It Madness" (2:31)
(Conrad/Dubais Gladys)
"Lonesome Lover Blues" (2:00)
(Eckstine) Solos: Wess, Eckstine
"Taps Miller" (2:01)
(Basie/Russell) Solos: Wess, Kolax
"Prisoner Of Love" (2:42)
(Gaskill/Robin/Colombo)
"I Want To Talk About You" (2:47)
(Eckstine)
"Our Delight" (2:32)
(Tadd Dameron)
Solos: Kolax, Wess, Eckstine
"I Cried For You" (2:41)
(Freed/Arnheim/Lyman)
Associated Producers of Negro Motion Picutres
Filmed mid July 1946 in New York City
Produced by William Alexander
Directed by Leonard Anderson
Photographed by Don Malkames A.S.C.