Yesterday I posted a recording of Bunny Berigan singing (as well as trumpeting) ‘My Baby Says It’s So’, a lovely 1930s Warren/Dubin ditty. Berigan’s singing is so unusual and super-hip that I began to dig into his discography to find more than just the famous ‘I Can’t Get Started’ hit
Here’s an immensely enjoyable short film starring Cab Calloway, his orchestra and the great and unsung black actress Fredi Washington called ‘Hi De Ho’. Directed by Fred Waller (who also directed the pioneering Duke Ellington short ‘Symphony in Black’ and was–get this–responsible for the development of the Cinerama process) the
For the grand finale of this weeks tap-centric postings, lets watch the grand finale of ‘Stormy Weather’ (1943) featuring the astonishingly elegant, athletic and altogether delightful dance team of Harold and Fayard Nicholas. This five minute clip includes the opening chorus of Cab Calloway singing ‘Jumping Jive’ so either skip