Symphony in Swing
name: label: Collection Performer
content: Basie, Count, 1904-1984
label: Collection Collector
content: Smith, Ernie
label: Collection Performer
content: Webster, Ben
label: Collection Performer
content: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
label: Collection Performer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Performer
content: Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
label: Collection Performer
content: Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986
label: Collection Performer
content: Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-
label: Collection Performer
content: Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
label: Collection Performer
content: Davis, Miles
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection
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content: Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 2: Additional Titles
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Motion picture film
container: label: Container
content: Reel OF 491.20
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Moving Images [31983000033118]
label: Type
content: Motion picture films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Descriptive Summary: 498f., b&w a short

Copyright: 1949

Corporate Creator: Universal International

Producer: Will Cowan

Director: Will Cowan

Performer(s): Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, personnel: Hodges, Hamilton, Procope, Webster, Charlie Rouse, Carney (reeds), Nance, Baker, Hemphill, Francis Williams, Al Killian (trumpets), Ellington, Marshall, Greer (rhythm - no guitar), Delta Rhythm Boys, Kay Davis, Edward Sisters

Song Title(s):

1. "Take the A Train"

2. "Suddenly it Jumped", danced by the Edward Sisters

3. "On a Turquoise Cloud", Kay Davis, Jimmy Hamilton, Lawrence Brown

4. "Dancers in Love", with the Finger Snappers

5. "Knock Me a Kiss", Delta Rhythm Boys

6. "Frankie and Johnny", solo by Tyree Glenn

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