Out of all the years I have studied theater, in high school and college, which, by the way is NOT that long ago, I have never seen or heard of anything like this. Anything. I'm glad I quit. Cab Calloway, none of them. I really appreciate this.
It was fun to see Dizzy in a Big Band setting because he's mostly known for his small group performances. His Big Band only lasted about five years. This is fabulous documentation of that period. The picture quality may not be the best but it's still watchable.
i saw Dizzy and Phyllis Hyman , early 80's he opened for her..in A club in Baltimore, it was called something else but it became Ethels place...i remember talking to a few of his band members not knowing who i was talking too , until the show started...they were Dizzy's band members! cool guys~~and i had never seem him in person until that night...those jaws blew up like a blow fish! LOL! i would say his trade mark! until now , never knew hid did movies! WOW!! these guys were perfectionist! when they performed! THEY PERFORMED!!
Thank you, Reelblack, for uncovering this entire movie--as only a few clips were previously available. How I wish my father were still alive so we could watch it together! 😔
I am so glad to have stumbled up on this Reelblack! I listened to all the r & b, jazz and big bands as a child growing up, as my dad played his large collection of music! I am a music lover, and only seeing the white films from Hollywood, it's wonderful to know there was also black cinema!!! I really enjoy the dance numbers, from myself being a tap dancer as a child, it's a joy to see such talent in our race, that was captured on film also! Thanks so much for sharing all of this black culture!! :-)
Please pardon the inflection in my sigh , but it's actually a sigh of utter elation.I mean,these gems should be more revered than what I'm viewing in the numbers.Dizzy Gillespie is reverenced as a God all around the Entire World. I said THE ENTIRE WORLD. You'll be hard pressed to find many of His Vintage Films, in pristine condition as they're Showcased here.Reel Black, not only is your Station a Vital edutainment channel, But ultimately it stands as a archivist platform. Canada adores Reel Black, we do, We Do 😊❤️
"Recently,I have found out on TH-cam video channel',a 1945 movie titled'Big Timers',(also an all black cast)starring Moms Mabley,Stepin Fetchit,Francine Everett and a female dancer,named Tarzana. . ." 5-13-2024'
From the library of congress: Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra:- Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal, leader; Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Gordon Thomas, trombone; Howard Johnson, John Brown, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Bill Frazier, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibraphone; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, acoustic double bass; Joe Harris, drums; Helen Humes, Kenny Hagood, vocal
Incredible...is that a young Billy Eckstein at 17:05?! That distinct voice WOW! My parents were so fortunate to be teens in the 40's raised on this sophisticated and cool music in NY. And is that Lionel Hampton on vibes?
The vibraphone player is Milt Jackson, who went on to form the Modern Jazz Quartet with Diz's pianist, John Lewis, his drummer, Kenny Clarke, and his bassist, Ray Brown (all of whom appear here).
He tried to convince people that Bebop was danceable but he still failed. It was never meant to be danceable, it was musician's music, you're supposed to listen and concentrate on this music and get a dose of swing.
Ps I'm watching this from beginning to end and it's reminding me of the Cotton Club, the Harlem Renaissance and the Savoy oh boy🥰❤️🖤💚l love being black and l appreciate my black heritage 🥰❤️🖤💚
I thought this was just another one of those productions where very light skinned people were well represented. Dizzy was a very fair skinned guy back then
@@leetate1963 - Bleaching creams was around back then as well as today. My GrandMother used that shit back then. She stopped when she realized it was making her a little sick. Pictures of her when she was in her 20's-30's she was using skin bleach reveals that.
@@MemoGrafix Yeah I know they were, but I just always thought that Dizzy was naturally fair skinned. I'm sure they also used make up doing movies though
DIzz was an intellectual, an amazing jazz musician, wasn't a druggie, & was dependable. Charley Parker was an amazing jazz musician, who WAS a druggie, & was totally not dependable. Still, Charlie'sstory is more intriguing to me..
Against all odds black people from this period achieved a lot ( although not always credited and sometimes stolen it could set a great example for us today not as a 'woe is me' moment , but as the late great Mr. James Brown (God Father of Soul ) song I don't want no body to give me nothing open up the door I'll get it myself.
Man... nobody had the personality, energy or the moves that Dizzy had. Cab Calloway was close. Love this find.
Beautiful! I rather prefer watching this kind of shows than Netflix, HBO, etc
THANK YOU. REELBACK ONE!!!
I was born in the '70s. the speed on the drummers hand skills was like looking at a rope circle all around. wowww amazing the greats of all our time
Out of all the years I have studied theater, in high school and college, which, by the way is NOT that long ago, I have never seen or heard of anything like this. Anything. I'm glad I quit. Cab Calloway, none of them. I really appreciate this.
This came up in my feed this morning. Instant "like" and "subscribe"! Thank you ever so much for this!
Tomorrow ooh baba leeba will be going through my brain all day.
It was fun to see Dizzy in a Big Band setting because he's mostly known for his small group performances. His Big Band only lasted about five years. This is fabulous documentation of that period. The picture quality may not be the best but it's still watchable.
from which years did his big band last???
Very rare u see footage of dizzy ! I live up the street from dizzy's 🏠 & park site . my homey 😍
i saw Dizzy and Phyllis Hyman , early 80's he opened for her..in A club in Baltimore, it was called something else but it became Ethels place...i remember talking to a few of his band members not knowing who i was talking too , until the show started...they were Dizzy's band members! cool guys~~and i had never seem him in person until that night...those jaws blew up like a blow fish! LOL! i would say his trade mark! until now , never knew hid did movies! WOW!! these guys were perfectionist! when they performed! THEY PERFORMED!!
Thank you, Reelblack, for uncovering this entire movie--as only a few clips were previously available. How I wish my father were still alive so we could watch it together! 😔
Black excellence and black history forever 🥰❤️🖤💚
From " I ain't mad at cha" to early crip walking..... History repeats itself ......
A 19 year old Ray Brown featured on Bass. Milt Jackson on vibes and James Moody on Tenor.
Great entertainers, great art, great performance.
I am so glad to have stumbled up on this Reelblack! I listened to all the r & b, jazz and big bands as a child growing up, as my dad played his large collection of music! I am a music lover, and only seeing the white films from Hollywood, it's wonderful to know there was also black cinema!!! I really enjoy the dance numbers, from myself being a tap dancer as a child, it's a joy to see such talent in our race, that was captured on film also! Thanks so much for sharing all of this black culture!! :-)
Being a jazz lover, this is heavenly!!
Dizzy Gillespie another fine musician whose music was played in my house as I was growing up.Reelblack again,...Thank You!!!
Never seen Dizzy this young .
This is a phenomenal service you have here.
Please pardon the inflection in my sigh , but it's actually a sigh of utter elation.I mean,these gems should be more revered than what I'm viewing in the numbers.Dizzy Gillespie is reverenced as a God all around the Entire World. I said THE ENTIRE WORLD. You'll be hard pressed to find many of His Vintage Films, in pristine condition as they're Showcased here.Reel Black, not only is your Station a Vital edutainment channel, But ultimately it stands as a archivist platform. Canada adores Reel Black, we do, We Do 😊❤️
"Recently,I have found out on TH-cam video channel',a 1945 movie titled'Big Timers',(also an all black cast)starring Moms Mabley,Stepin Fetchit,Francine Everett and a female dancer,named Tarzana. . ." 5-13-2024'
Love Helen Humes’ voice!!
Dizzy is so hip hop. Same swagger, but he invented it
That swagger was Satchmo’s invention.
This is great for this, 3, 28, 2021 afternoon. Thanks for the upload.
So amazing it's no doubt time would travel to this here my big time Respect
From the library of congress: Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra:- Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal, leader; Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Gordon Thomas, trombone; Howard Johnson, John Brown, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Bill Frazier, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibraphone; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, acoustic double bass; Joe Harris, drums; Helen Humes, Kenny Hagood, vocal
They’re missing a tenor sax player. There are 2.
I've Loved this for a long time!
Never seen him up close either. We need to start a group that meets up once a year for black history fun and get togethers.
I just stumbled on this because my husband is related to Miss Helen Humes. Amazing talent
Simply Class.
thank you very good movie is in the roots rock and roll facebook La historia del rock
rock?
Dizzy. Master of Bebop.
Diz is de be bop be boop salt peanuts!
Incredible...is that a young Billy Eckstein at 17:05?! That distinct voice WOW! My parents were so fortunate to be teens in the 40's raised on this sophisticated and cool music in NY. And is that Lionel Hampton on vibes?
The vocalist is Kenny Hagood, another great male bebop singer!
The vibraphone player is Milt Jackson, who went on to form the Modern Jazz Quartet with Diz's pianist, John Lewis, his drummer, Kenny Clarke, and his bassist, Ray Brown (all of whom appear here).
Oops, that's not Kenny Clarke on drums in this video; it's Joe Harris.
all of dizzys solos arent in sync with the vid. i cant unsee this
Thank You Reelblack!
This is Hip as Hip gets.
Would have loved to see Charlie Parker in this! His present is all over this film!
He tried to convince people that Bebop was danceable but he still failed. It was never meant to be danceable, it was musician's music, you're supposed to listen and concentrate on this music and get a dose of swing.
Was the man singing brotha Billy Ekstine? 🥰❤️🖤💚l love him🥰
Fantastic dancers!! Who are they? The Nicolas Brothers?
This is Proppa!… Props goes out to you for these uploads. So much is hidden… WOW!
this is when young bothers and sisters dress proper
dizzy was the man back then. great film than you.
He's so young here, his cheeks don't even have any stretch marks.
Ps I'm watching this from beginning to end and it's reminding me of the Cotton Club, the Harlem Renaissance and the Savoy oh boy🥰❤️🖤💚l love being black and l appreciate my black heritage 🥰❤️🖤💚
Dancers who aren't affected by gravity
Billy Saluga must have based his Raymond J Johnson Jr character on this film’s emcee, Freddie Carter.
Black in the Days.
Can anybody identify the musicians seen here in Dizzy's band?
Tom Hall The only ones that I’m familiar with are James Moody,Milt Jackson, Ray Brown and Helen Humes.
The drummer is Joe Harris
Thought I saw John Lewis playing piano.
Scroll up and you'll see a complete roster in one of the comments.
What's that whitening process called that Dizzy got on his face? Or is it just me...
Yes Bleaching was done back then too.
Light powder makeup, maybe?🤷🏽♀️
I thought this was just another one of those productions where very light skinned people were well represented. Dizzy was a very fair skinned guy back then
@@leetate1963 - Bleaching creams was around back then as well as today. My GrandMother used that shit back then. She stopped when she realized it was making her a little sick. Pictures of her when she was in her 20's-30's she was using skin bleach reveals that.
@@MemoGrafix Yeah I know they were, but I just always thought that Dizzy was naturally fair skinned. I'm sure they also used make up doing movies though
The lady singing with the band looks like Roz Ryan from "Amen"
DIzz was an intellectual, an amazing jazz musician, wasn't a druggie, & was dependable. Charley Parker was an amazing jazz musician, who WAS a druggie, & was totally not dependable. Still, Charlie'sstory is more intriguing to me..
@Donnell Boozer You don't know wtf you're ranking about. I praised the man.
Fizz?
Salt Peanuts
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It would be interesting to know how many black films were made around this era. What can we learn from this era
Have a book called a separate cinema by John kirsch & Edward Mapp that has many black movies of that era. It’s where I found out about this movie.
Is it me or does the drummer look like John Legend?
Cholly Atkins and Honey Coles are the dancers
Against all odds black people from this period achieved a lot ( although not always credited and sometimes stolen it could set a great example for us today not as a 'woe is me' moment , but as the late great Mr. James Brown (God Father of Soul ) song I don't want no body to give me nothing open up the door I'll get it myself.
0.75x speed sounds beautiful
Wow, Q Tip grand daddy on drums???
Joe Harris
Looks like Max Roach on drums.
Oops, it's Joe Harris.
Whoooze on "Skins" ?
Kinda thought that was 2pac for a sec!
Ummm what in the blue hell is this
13:05 thats some footwork skills xD