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Fats Waller profiled: interviews with Paul Machlin, Jean Razaf, Marshall Royal, Sammy Price, Maurice Waller, Eddie Barefield, + film clips.
- 52 min
- 115.2K
- Reelblack One
Fats Waller: This Joint Is Jumpin'Jazz pianist virtuoso, organist, composer and grand entertainer, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was born on May 21, 1904 in Ha...
- 52 min
- 365
- THE HISTORICAL MEMORY RECOVERY CHANNEL
Jan 1, 2008 · This Joint Is Jumpin' celebrates the life and work of the great Fats Waller. Fats started playing church organ at age 10 and his all-action musical career ended, full speed ahead, at the age of 39. This documentary features his son, Maurice, and Eddie Barefield and Marshal Royal, fellow musicians.
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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- Documentary
- Mark Hall
- 2000-09-28
May 1, 2001 · 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.
2001. Synopsis. 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.
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.
