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Join five performers on a journey through the timeless music of Thomas “Fats” Waller. ...more. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s comes to life in the three-time Tony award-winning ...
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Sep 28, 2000 · This Joint Is Jumpin': Directed by Mark Hall. With Jon Favreau, Rusty Frank, Ian Maclean, Frankie Manning. This two-hour documentary traces the history of swing, from its first emergence in the 1920s to its current revival across the United States, Canada and Europe.
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- Mark Hall
- 2000-09-28
This Joint Is Jumpin' (TV Movie 2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
"This Joint Is Jumpin'" takes you back to a time when zoot suit-clad hepcats hit the dance floor with dolls in full-skirted dresses and seamed stockings. All troubles were forgotten to the hip sounds of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.
Summaries. This two-hour documentary traces the history of swing, from its first emergence in the 1920s to its current revival across the United States, Canada and Europe. "This Joint Is Jumpin'" takes you back to a time when zoot suit-clad hepcats hit the dance floor with dolls in full-skirted dresses and seamed stockings.
Apr 7, 2017 · The joint was...tapping. Before we hear a single note of music in This Joint is Jumpin’ we see two tap-dancers happily hoofing it, and… London Jazz News
May 1, 2001 · Overview. From the birth of the jazz era in the 1920s through a resurgence of swing in the late 20th century, this absorbing documentary chronicles the history of bebop -- jitterbugs, hepcats, zoot suits and all -- beginning with Count Basie and Glenn Miller.
