Harlem Hotshots

Harlem Hotshots is an American short film from 1940 produced by Sack Amusements. The 20 minute film is a musical. One poster for the film includes a skyline of buildings and street sign for Lenox Avenue and 125th Street. The film was reissued in 1986 as part of Jazz Classics, No. 110; Harlem Harmonies Volume 1, 1940–1945.

Performances

The film includes Leon Gross and his Orchestra playing "The Swingeroo Stomp", " Dear Old Southland", and "I Found a New Baby", as well as Cora Harris singing "Heaven Help That Heart of Mine". "Dance of the Bellhops" is performed by Stringbean Jackson and the Red Lily Chorus.

Cast

Later influences

A 1953 film of the same name compiles the work of rhythm & blues and jazz musicians including Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, and Bill Bailey. It runs 50 minutes.

Harlem Hotshots was also the name of a jazz group fronted by Freddie Webster.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Harlem Hot Shots". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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  7. ↑ Clear, Rebecca D. (November 14, 1993). Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9780788114366 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Clear, Rebecca D. (1993). Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress. Diane Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7881-1436-6.
  9. ↑ Stratemann, Klaus (1981). Negro Bands on Film: Big bands, 1928–1950. Lübbecke, Germany: Verlag Uhle & Kleimann. p. 123. ISBN 978-3-922657-18-7.
  10. ↑ Ogle, Patrick (1994). Facets African-American video guide. Facets Multimedia, Inc. / Academy Chicago Publishers. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-89733-402-0.
  11. ↑ "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company. January 1950. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  12. ↑ Cooper, B. Lee (15 April 2019). "I Want a Bowlegged Woman: The Greatest Hits, 1945–1955". Popular Music and Society. 45 (3): 2–3. doi:10.1080/03007766.2019.1598749. ISSN 0300-7766. S2CID 194641264.

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