NOTES: titles listed are full-length feature films unless otherwise indicated; companies shown are the distributors and not necessarily the production company; and there are some made-for-TV movies or documentaries mixed in

VAN ALEXANDER Soundies, 1942 Margie “The Big Operator,” MGM, 1959, composed and conducted the soundtrack

RAY ANTHONY “Ray Anthony and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1947 “Ray Anthony and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Bright Lights of Bimbo’s 365 Club,” Bimbos 365 Club short, 1951 ?undetermined Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952? “Daddy Long Legs,” 20th Century-Fox, 1955 “The Girl Can’t Help It,” 20th Century-Fox, 1956 “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” Universal, 1957, trumpet soloist on the soundtrack theme “This Could Be the Night,” MGM, 1957 “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959, acting role as “Jimmy Dorsey” ( ! ) “The Beat Generation,” MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Harry Altera” “The Big Operator,” MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Slim Clayburn” “Girls Town,” MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Dick Culdane” “High School Confidential!” ( aka “Young Killers” ), MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Bix” “Night of the Quarter Moon” ( aka “Flesh and Fame”), MGM, 1959, acting role as the “Hotel Manager” “This Joint Is Jumpin’,” Image Entertainment documentary, 2000, interview comments

LOUIS ARMSTRONG “Ex-Flame” ( aka “Mixed Doubles” ), Liberty Pictures, 1930 “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You,” Fleischer “Betty Boop” cartoon, 1932, Armstrong appears live and animated “A Rhapsody in Black and Blue,” Paramount short, 1932 “Pennies From Heaven,” Columbia, 1936, nightclub sequence “Artists and Models” ( aka “Artists and Models Abroad” ), Paramount, 1937 Every Day’s a Holiday,” Paramount, 1937, brief appearance “Going Places,” Warner Bros., 1938 “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 Soundies, 1942 Shine Swingin’ On Nothin’ When It’s Sleepy Time Down South “Cabin in the Sky,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943, as the character “The Trumpeter” “Atlantic City” ( aka “Atlantic City Honeymoon” ), Republic, 1944 “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Pillow to Post,” Warner Bros., 1945, club sequence “New Orleans,” United Artists, 1947 “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO Radio, 1948 “Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars in France,” short, 1950 “That’s My Desire,” short, 1950 “Botta e risposta” ( aka “I’m in the Revue” ), Cosmopolis, 1950 “Here Comes the Groom,” Paramount, 1951 “The Strip,” MGM, 1951 “Glory Alley,” MGM, 1952 “The Negro in Entertainment,” Liggett & Myers short, 1952

LOUIS ARMSTRONG ( cont’d ) “The Glenn Miller Story,” Universal, 1954 “Satchmo the Great” ( aka “Saga of Satchmo” ), 1956, compilation of footage shot for an Edward R. Murrow TV program “High Society,” MGM, 1956 “The Beat Generation,” MGM, 1959 “Die Nacht vor der Premiere” = “The Night Before the Premiere,” color, 1959 “La Paloma,” 1959 “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959 “Jazz On a Summer’s Day,” Galaxy Attractions, 1960 “Paris Blues,” United Artists, 1961 “When the Boys Meet the Girls,” MGM, 1965 “Hello, Satchmo,” documentary short, 1965 “Solo,” originally produced for TV, 1965 “A Man Called Adam,” Embassy, 1966 “The Bell Telephone Hour: Jazz, The Intimate Art,” NBC-TV color documentary, 1968 “Hello, Dolly!” ( aka “Hello Dolly!” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1969, appears for one chorus of the title number “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” United Artists, 1969, sings All the Time in the World “Tribute to Louis Armstrong” ( aka “Anatomy of a Performance” ), documentary, 1970 “Finale,” documentary, 1970, contains some of his final performances at Newport Jazz Festival “Louis Armstrong,” short, 1971 “Louis Armstrong: 1900 - 1971,” CBS-TV News tribute ( color ), 1971 “Louis Armstrong,” Hearst Metrotone News short, 1973 “On the Road with Duke Ellington,” documentary ( color ), 1974 “Masters Of American Music: Satchmo: Louis Armstrong,” Sony Music Entertainment documentary, 2000

DESI ARNAZ “Too Many Girls,” RKO, 1940 “Father Takes a Wife,” RKO, 1941 “Four Jacks and a Jill,” RKO, 1942 “Cuban Pete,” Universal short, 1946 “Desi Arnaz and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946 “Jitterumba,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “Holiday in Havana,” Columbia, 1949 “The Long, Long Trailer,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1954 “Forever, Darling” ( aka “Her Guardian Angel”), MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956

GUS ARNHEIM “Gus Arnheim and his Ambassadors,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1927 “Gus Arnheim and his Ambassadors,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1928 “Gift of Gab,” Universal, 1934 “Swingtime Holiday,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Trocadero,” Republic, 1944

GEORGIE AULD “The Marrying Kind,” Columbia, 1952, small acting role as the character “Spec” a postman “The Ink Spots,” Universal short, 1955 “The Wild Party,” United Artists, 1957, member of soundtrack orchestra “Les Nuits d’Amerique” ( aka “America di Notte” = “America By Night” ), documentary, Compass, 1961 “Lady Sings the Blues,” Paramount, 1972, soundtrack only “New York, New York,” United Artists, 1977, plays tenor sax solos and has an acting role as the character “Frankie Harte” a bandleader, though his clarinet solos as Harte were dubbed by Abe Most

MITCHELL AYRES “Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1943 “Swingtime Johnny,” Universal, 1943 “Moonlight and Cactus,” Universal, 1945

CHARLIE BARNET “Love and Hisses,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937, uncredited small acting role “Sally, Irene and Mary,” 20th Century-Fox, 1938, uncredited small acting role “Juke Box Jenny,” Universal, 1942 “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Music in Manhattan,” RKO, 1944 “Melody Parade,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Jasper in a Jam,” Puppetoon short, 1946 “Freddie Steps Out,” Monogram, 1946 “Idea Girl,” Universal short, 1946 ““Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “The Fabulous Dorseys” ( aka “The Fighting Dorseys” ), 1947, jam session sequence “Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra in Redskin Rhumba,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “I Surrender, Dear,” Columbia, 1948 “Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1948 “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO, 1948 “Charlie Barnet and Band,” 20th Century-Fox “Movietone Melodies” short, 1949 “Make Believe Ballroom,” Columbia, 1949 Snader telescriptions, 1950-51 Andy’s Boogie Caravan Cherokee My Old Flame Skyliner “Bright and Breezy,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1956 “Record Hop,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1957 “The Big Beat,” Universal, 1958 “Charlie Barnet in Concert” ( aka “Mr. Charlie” and “Here Comes Charlie” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1967

BLUE BARRON “Blue Barron and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1938 “Blue Barron and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1940 “Blue Barron and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952

COUNT BASIE “Harlemania,” Creative Cinema Corporation short, 1938 “Policy Man,” Creative Cinema Corporation short, 1938 Soundies, 1941 Air Mail Special Take Me Back, Baby “Reveille with Beverly,” Columbia, 1942 “Choo Choo Swing” ( aka “Band Parade” ), Universal, 1943 “Top Man” ( aka “Man of the Family” ), Universal, 1943 “Hit Parade of 1943” ( aka “Change of Heart” ), Republic, 1943 “Crazy House” ( aka “Funzapoppin’ ), Universal, 1943 “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “We’ve Come a Long, Long Way, 1944 “Ebony Parade,” Astor, 1947, Soundies compilation “Sugar Chile Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and his Sextet,” Universal short, 1950 Snader Telescriptions, 1950 Basie Boogie Bass Conversation I Cried for You If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) One o'clock Jump “Rhythm and Blues Revue,” Studio Films, 1955 “Jazz Festival,” Universal, 1956, uses previous clips “Jamboree!” ( aka “Disc Jockey Jamboree”), Warner Bros., 1957 “Cinderfella,” Paramount, 1960 “Sex and the Single Girl,” Warner Bros., 1964 “Made in Paris,” MGM, 1966, in opening restaurant sequence “Born to Swing,” documentary, 1973, includes interviews of former Basie band members “Blazing Saddles,” Warner Bros., 1974, cameo of Basie and his present Orchestra miming to a pre-recording of a studio band “The Last of the Blue Devils,” Last of the Blue Devils Film Company documentary, 1979 “To the Count of Basie,” documentary, 1979 “Masters Of American Music: Swingin’ The Blues: Count Basie: A celebration of Basie’s legacy,” PBS-TV documentary, 1995 “Count Basie: Then As Now, Count’s The King: A Film By Gary Keys,” Music Video Distributors (MVD) documentary, 2011

LOUIS BELLSON “The Gang’s All Here” ( aka “The Girls He Left Behind” and “Banana Split” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1943, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO, 1948 “Monterey Jazz,” KQED made-for-TV special, 1968, one sequence “Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short, 1969, cameo “1941” ( aka “The Night the Japs Attacked” ), Universal, 1979, plays soundtrack drums in sequence

TEX BENEKE “Tex Beneke and The Glenn Miller Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Melody Time,” RKO “Musical Featurettes” short, 1946 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.2,” MGM short, 1948 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.6,” MGM short, 1948 “Tex Beneke and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “Sweet Serenade,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950

BUNNY BERIGAN “Mirrors,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934, as a member of Freddie Rich’s band “Song Hits On Parade,” Paramount short, 1936, as a member of Freddie Rich’s band “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, according to author David Meeker, Berigan ghosted trumpet solos for actor Jackie Cooper and trumpeter Red Stewart

BEN BERNIE “Ben Bernie and All the Lads,” DeForest Phonofilm short, 1923 “John Miljan: Vitaphone Trailer Announcement—’The Jazz Singer,’” Warner Bros. documentary short, 1927 “Ben Bernie and his Orchestra,” Fox Film Corporation short, 1928 “Ben Bernie and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1930 “Shoot the Works,” Paramount, 1934, as the character “Joe Davis” “Stolen Harmony,” Paramount, 1935, as the character “Jack Conrad” “The Star Reporter in Hollywood,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Hark Ye Hark!,” short, 1936 “Wake Up and Live,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937 “Love and Hisses,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937

WILL BRADLEY Soundies, 1941-42 Barnyard Bounce Basin Street Boogie Boardwalk Boogie ‘Deed I Do How Come You Do Me Like You Do? I’m Tired of Waiting for You Jack and Jill When You and I Were Young, Maggie Who Dunnit

RANDY BROOKS “Film Vodvil Series 3, No.2: Randy Brooks and Orchestra,” Columbia short, 1945 “The Prowler” ( aka “Cost of Living” ), United Artists, 1951, radio sequence soundtrack only

LES BROWN Soundies, 1941 My Lost Horizon Once Over Lightly unknown title ( Soundies no.704 ) unknown title ( Soundies no.1207 ) “Seven Days’ Leave,” RKO, 1942 “Spreadin’ the Jam,” MGM short, 1945 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.4,” MGM short, 1948 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.6,” MGM short, 1948 “Les Brown and his Band of Renown,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short , 1949 “Connie Boswell and Les Brown’s Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950

“Duchess of Idaho,” MGM,1950, Les’ brother, Stumpy, is featured on-screen only—the soundtrack was recorded by the MGM studio orchestra directed by Skip Martin “I Want You,” RKO, 1951, the Brown band, minus Les, was used to record jukebox and dance band sequences for the soundtrack Snader Telescriptions, 1951-52 Billboard March Dance of Renown Etiquette Blues I’ve Got the World On a String Time Will Take Care of Everything “Les Brown and his Orchestra: Crazy Frolic,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short , 1953 “Les Brown Goes to Town,” Universal “Namd Band Musical” short, 1955 “Anything Goes,” Paramount, 1956, band added to soundtrack of Blow, Gabriel, Blow only “Rockabilly Baby,” 20th Century-Fox, 1957 “Dance Demons,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1957 “The Nutty Professor,” Universal, 1963 “Pleasure Cove,” Columbia made-for-TV movie, 1978

SONNY BURKE “Eddie Peabody and Sonny Burke’s Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1951

HENRY BUSSE “Busse Rhythm,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Henry Busse and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1940 “Shuffle Rhythm,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Hit Tune Serenade,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Songs of the Range,” 1944 “Rhapsody in Blue,” Warner Bros., 1945, on-screen only as a member of Paul Whiteman’s band “The Fabulous Dorseys” ( aka “The Fighting Dorseys” ), United Artists, 1947, jam session sequence “Rhythm Masters—A Decade of Band Hits,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948, from previous shorts

BILLY BUTTERFIELD “Seven Days’ Leave,” 1942, as a member of Les Brown’s band see under BOB CROSBY for Snader Telescriptions as “The Bobcats” “The Great Rocky Mountain Jazz Party” [ documentary ], 1977

BOBBY BYRNE “Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros.” Melody Master” short, 1938, as a member of Dorsey’s band “Film Vodvil Series 3-8: Bobby Byrne and Orchestra,” Columbia short, 1946

CAB CALLOWAY “The Big Broadcast,” Paramount, 1932 “Minnie the Moocher,” Paramount “Song” cartoon short, 1932 “International House,” Paramount, 1933 “The Old Man of the Mountain,” Paramount “Song” cartoon short, 1933 “Paramount Pictorial Series P3-837 ( aka 4-01 ),” Paramount Technicolor short, 1933 “Cab Calloway’s Hi-De-Ho,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1934 “Cab Calloway’s Jitterbug Party,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935

CAB CALLOWAY ( cont’d ) “Dixieland Jamboree,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1935 “The Singing Kid,” Warner Bros., 1936 “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round” ( aka “Manhattan Music Box” ), Republic, 1937 “Hi-De-Ho,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1937 “Meet the Maestros,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Breaking the News,” short, 1939 Soundies, 1942 Blues in the Night Cab Calloway Medley Foo, a Little Ballyhoo Minnie the Moocher The Skunk Song Virginia, Georgia and Caroline “Stormy Weather,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943 “Sensations of 1945” ( aka “Sensations” ), United Artists, 1944 Soundies, 1945 Blowtop Blues I Was There When You Left Me Walkin’ with My Honey We the Cats Shall Hep Ya “Dixieland Jamboree,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946, compilation of previous short material “Hi-De-Ho,” All-American, 1947 “Ebony Parade,” Astor, 1947, uses Soundies Snader Telescriptions, 1950, as “Cab Calloway & His Cabaliers” Calloway Boogie I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Minnie the Moocher One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) St. James Infirmary “Vedettes en pantoufles,” short, 1953, informal sequence “St. Louis Blues,” Paramount, 1958, acting role as the character “Blade” “The Cincinnati Kid,” MGM, 1965, small dramatic role as the character “Yeller” ““Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short , 1969, cameo “The Popeye Follies: His Times and Life,” documentary, 1973, contains live action footage “Black Shadows On the Silver Screen,” PBS-TV documentary, 1975, uses clips from “Hi-De-Ho” “The Blues Brothers” ( aka “The Return of the Blues Brothers” ), Universal, 1980, as the character “Curtis”

FRANKIE CARLE “Moonlight Melodies,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi,” Monogram, 1946 “Carle Comes Calling,” RKO “Musical Featurettes” short, 1947 “Mary Lou,” Columbia, 1948 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.5,” MGM short, 1948 “Variety Time,” RKO, 1948 “My Dream Is Yours,” Warner Bros., 1949 “Frankie Carle and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1949 “Make Mine Laughs,” RKO, 1949 “Footlight Varieties,” RKO, 1951 “Frankie Carle and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1951

BENNY CARTER Soundies, 1942 A Case o’ the Blues Some of These Days “Jitterbugs,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943, arrangements “Stormy Weather,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943, soundtrack only “Young Ideas,” MGM, 1943, arrangements “This Is the Army,” Warner Bros., 1943 “Thousands Cheer” ( aka “As Thousands Cheer” ), MGM ( Technicolor ), 1943 “Wintertime,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943 “The Canterville Gost,” MGM, 1944, arrangements “Here Comes the Waves,” Paramount, 1945, arrangements “Jivin’ in Be-bop” ( aka “Be-Bop” ), Alexander, 1946 “Portrait of Jenny,” Selznick Releasing Organization, 1948 “Love Happy,” MGM, 1950, arrangements “King Cole Trio and Benny Carter Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Edge of Doom” ( aka “Stronger Than Fear”), RKO, 1950, Carter wrote some music and recorded alto sax solos for incorporation into score “My Blue Heaven,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950, soundtrack only “Panic in the Streets,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950, soundtrack only “No Way Out,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950 “I’ll Get By,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950, arrangements “An American in Paris,” MGM, 1951, soundtrack only “The Prowler” ( aka “Cost of Living” ), United Artists, 1951, radio sequence soundtrack only “Clash By Night,” RKO, 1952, soundtrack only “Night Without Sleep,” 20th Century-Fox, 1952, soundtrack only “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” 20th Century-Fox, 1952, jazz sequence “The Glass Wall,” Columbia, 1953, soundtrack “Red Garters,” Paramount, 1954, soundtrack “The View From Pompey’s Head,” 20th Century-Fox, 1955 “Adventures of An Asterisk,” animated short, 1957, soundtrack only “The Sun Also Rises,” 20th Century-Fox ( CinemaScope color ), 1957, plays alto sax on the soundtrack and did some of the scoring “Harlem Wednesday,” animated short, 1957, composed the score “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959, soundtrack “On the Beach,” United Artists, 1959, as part of soundtrack jazz group “The Gene Krupa Story” ( aka “Drum Crazy-The Gene Krupa Story” ), Columbia, 1959, soundtrack “The Pleasure of His Company,” Paramount, 1961, arrangements “The Guns of Navarone,” Columbia, 1961, arrangements “Too Late Blues,” Paramount, 1961, soundtrack musician “Town Without Pity” = “Stadt ohne Mitleid,” United Artists, 1961, arrangements “The Flower Drum Song,” Universal, 1961, soundtrack and arrangements “A Man Called Adam,” Embassy, 1966 “Urbanissimo,” animated short, 1966 “The Cruise,” animated short, 1967 “Valley of the Dolls,” 20th Century-Fox, 1967, arrangements “The Man Hunter,” Universal made-for-TV movie, 1969, composed the score “Red Sky At Morning,” Universal, 1971, arrangements “Buck and the Preacher,” Columbia, 1972 “Louis Armstrong” ( aka “Chicago Style” and “Louis Armstrong, 1931” ), 1975, made-for-TV movie Carter was music director and composed numerous cues “People People People,” animated cartoon, 1975 “The Cosmic Eye,” animated short, 1985

CARMEN CAVALLARO “Hollywood Canteen,” Warner Bros., 1944 “Diamond Horseshoe,” 20th Century-Fox, 1945 “Out of This World,” Paramount, 1945 “Hollywood Victory Caravan,” Columbia “War Activities Committee” short, 1945 “The Time, The Place and The Girl,” Warner Bros. ( Technicolor ), 1946 “The Eddy Duchin Story,” Columbia, 1956

LEE CASTLE “The Gang’s All Here” ( aka “The Girls He Left Behind” and “Banana Split” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1943, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got,” Bridge Film Productions documentary, 1985, interview comments

BOB CHESTER Soundies, 1941 B-i-Bi Chesterwoogie Deep River Octave Jump On the Sunny Side of the Street Sunburst unknown title Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie “Bob Chester and the Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1941 “Swingtime Blues,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Trocadero,” Republic, 1944

LARRY CLINTON “Larry Clinton and his Orchestra with Carol Bruce,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1938 “Larry Clinton and his Orchestra with Bea Wain,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939 “A Song Is Born,” short, 1939 “Listen to Larry,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1940 “The Dipsy Doodler,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1940 Soundies, 1943 Chant of the Jungle Deep Purple Dipsy Doodle My Reverie Smiles Whatcha Know, Joe? “Headline Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946, compilation

DEL COURTNEY “Swing’s the Thing,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Breakin’ It Down,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Del Courtney and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949

WARREN COVINGTON “Adventure in Rhythm,” short, 1961, with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra “Barbarella” ( aka “Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy” ), Paramount, 1967, trombone as part of soundtrack only “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask,” United Artists, 1972, trombone as part of soundtrack only “The Godfather” ( aka “Mario Puzo’s The Godfather” ), 1972, trombone as part of soundtrack only

BOB CROSBY “Rhythm On the Roof,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1934, as a member of Anson Weeks’ band “Bob Crosby and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Let’s Make Music,” 1941 “Sis Hopkins,” Republic, 1941, as the character “Jeff Farnsworth” “Rookies On Parade,” Republic, 1941, as the character “Duke Wilson” Soundies, 1941-42? Lazy Bones title unknown [ Soundies no.1802 ] title unknown [ Soundies no.4304 ] title unknown [ Soundies no.4805 ] “Holiday Inn” ( aka “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn” ), Paramount, 1942, recorded part of the soundtrack “Presenting Lily Mars,” MGM, 1943 “Thousands Cheer” ( aka “As Thousands Cheer” ), MGM ( Technicolor ), 1943 “Reveille with Beverly,” Columbia, 1943 “Mister Big” ( aka “School for Jive” ), Universal, 1943, no Crosby participation: as “Eddie Miller’s Bob Cats” “Kansas City Kitty,” Columbia, 1944, acting role as the character “Jimmy” “My Gal Loves Music,” Universal, 1944, acting role as the character “Mel Murray” “Pardon My Rhythm,” Universal, 1944 “See Here, Private Hargrove,” MGM, 1944, acting role as the character “Bob” “Meet Miss Bobby Sox ( aka “Meet Miss Bobby Socks” ), Columbia, 1944, acting role as the character “Don Collins” “The Singing Sheriff,” Universal, 1944, acting role as the character “Bob Richards” “Two Tickets to Broadway,” RKO ( Technicolor ), 1951 Snader Telescriptions, 1951-52 ( no Crosby participation: as “The Bobcats” ) Big Noise From Winnetka Complainin’ Dark Eyes Love’s Got Me in a Lazy Mood March of the Bobcats Maryland Muskrat Ramble Panama Savoy Blues Who’s Sorry Now? “Road to Bali,” Paramount, 1952, uncredited brief appearance “Hollywood Stars On Parade,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1954 “Senior Prom,” Columbia, 1958 “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959, acting role as the character “Wil Paradise”

XAVIER CUGAT “Go West Young Man,” Paramount, 1936 “Let’s Go Latin,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1937 “You Were Never Lovelier,” Columbia, 1942 “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “The Heat’s On,” Columbia, 1943 “Two Girls and a Sailor,” MGM, 1944 “Bathing Beauty” ( aka “Mr. Coed”), MGM (Technicolor ), 1944 “Week-End At the Waldorf” ( aka “Weekend At the Waldorf” ), MGM, 1945 “Thrill of a Romance,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1945 “Holiday in Mexico,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1946 “No Leave, No Love,” MGM, 1946 “This Time for Keeps,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1947 “A Date with Judy,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1948 “Luxury Liner,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1948 “On An Island with You,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1948 “Neptune’s Daughter,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1949 “Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952 “Donatella,” Sud ( Cinemascope Eastmancolor ), 1956 “Susanna and Me,” Jenne ( Eastmancolor ), 1957, in Spanish “The Phynx,” Warner Bros. ( Technicolor ), 1970

AL DONAHUE Soundies, 1941? or 1943? Anvil Chorus It’s Nothing New Java Jive Jumpin’ At the Jukebox Lonesome Road Song of the Volga Boatmen “Dancing On the Stars,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Harmony Highway,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Sweet Genevieve,” Columbia, 1947

SAM DONAHUE “Love for Sale,” Scopitone color short, 1965, soundtrack only; sung by Frank Sinatra Jr.

THE DORSEY BROTHERS “Seger Ellis and his Embassy Club Orchestra,” Vitaphone short, 1929, as members of Ellis’ band “The Dorsey Brothers’ Encore,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1953

JIMMY DORSEY “Mirrors,” Vitaphone short, 1934, as a member of Freddie Rich’s band “That Girl From Paris,” RKO, 1936, uncredited as a member of the band led by character “Hammy Hammacher” “Shall We Dance?,” RKO, 1937, according to author David Meeker, “The Jimmy Dorsey Band, augmented to 50 pieces, worked on the soundtrack.” “Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros.” Melody Master” short, 1938 “You Leave Me Breathless,” Paramount “Screen Song” short, 1938 “Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1940 “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 Soundies, 1941-43? All Reet Bar Babble La Rosita Man, That’s Groovy My Sister and I Oh! Look Tired of Waiting for You A Whole Bunch of Something “The Fleet’s In,” Paramount, 1942 “I Dood It” ( aka “By Hook and By Crook”), MGM, 1943 “Four Jills in a Jeep,” 20th Century-Fox, 1944 “Hollywood Canteen,” Warner Bros., 1944 “Lost in a Harem” ( aka “One Night in a Harem” ), MGM, 1944 “Headline Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946, compilation “March of Time Volume 12 Issue 8: Nightclub Boom,” 1946, sequences include Dorsey band at 400 Club, New York City “The Fabulous Dorseys,” United Artists, 1947 “Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “Music Man,” Monogram, 1948 “Make Believe Ballroom,” Columbia, 1949 “Catalina Interlude,” Paramount “Musical Parade” short ( Technicolor ), 1948 “Jimmy Dorsey’s Varieties,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952

TOMMY DORSEY “The Road to Zanzibar,” Paramount Pictures, 1941, according to author David Meeker, the Dorsey band augmented Victor Young’s studio orchestra for the main title track, recorded November 5, 1940 “Las Vegas Nights” ( aka “The Gay City” ), Paramount, 1941 “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 “Ship Ahoy!,” MGM, 1942 “Presenting Lily Mars,” MGM, 1943 “Du Barry Was a Lady” ( aka “Gentleman’s Choice” ), MGM, 1943 “Girl Crazy,” MGM, 1943 “March of Time Volume 10 Issue 3,” “Upbeat in Music” series short, 1943 “Swing Fever,” MGM, 1943, uncredited cameo as alleged sideman in Kay Kyser’s band “Broadway Rhythm,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1944 “Thrill of a Romance,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1945 “The Great Morgan,” MGM, 1946, uses previous footage “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO, 1948 “The Fabulous Dorseys” ( aka “The Fighting Dorseys” ), United Artists, 1947 “Disc Jockey,” Allied Artists, 1951 “Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1951

EDDY DUCHIN “Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1933 “Coronado,” Paramount, 1935 “The Hit Parade” ( aka “I’ll Reach for a Star” ), Republic, 1937

SONNY DUNHAM Soundies, 1942 At the Club Savoy Heavenly Hideaway The Lamplighter’s Serenade Put-Put-Put (Your Arms Around Me) Sadie Hawkins’ Day Skylark Sleepy Lagoon Watch the Birdie “Behind the Eight Ball” ( aka “Off the Beaten Track”), Universal, 1942 “Jivin’ Jam Session,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Jive Busters,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Sonny Dunham and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1944 “Rhythm Masters—A Decade of Band Hits,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949, compilation

BILLY ECKSTINE “Flicker Up,” short, 1946 “Rhythm In A Riff,” Astor, 1947 “Billy Eckstine Sings,” short, 1947, clips from “Rhythm In A Riff” “Harlem After Midnight,” short, 1947, clips from “Rhythm In A Riff” “Blue Harlem,” short, 1947, clips from “Rhythm In A Riff” “Skirts Ahoy!,” MGM, 1952 “Prime of My Life,” Scopitone short ( color ), 1965 “Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short, 1969, cameo “Let’s Do It Again,” Warner Bros., 1975, small acting role as the character “Zack” “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling,” Columbia, 1986, acting role as “Johnny Barnett”

ROY ELDRIDGE “Smash Your Baggage,” Vitaphone short, 1933 Soundies, 1941-42, as a member of Gene Krupa’s band Let Me Off Uptown Thanks for the Boogie Ride “The Early Bird Dood It,” cartoon short, 1942, soundtrack only “Autour d’une Trumpette,” two-part documentary short, 1952

LES & LARRY ELGART “Les Elgart and Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1946 “The Elgart Touch,” Universal “Name Band Musical,” 1957 “Senior Prom,” Columbia, 1958

DUKE ELLINGTON “Black and Tan Fantasy,” Pathe “RCA/Gramercy Series” short, 1929 “Check and Double Check,” RKO, 1930 ““A Bundle of Blues,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1933 “Paramount Pictorial Series P3-837: The World At Large” ( aka “4-01” ), Paramount short ( Technicolor ), 1933 “Murder At the Vanities” ( aka “Earl Carroll’s Murder At the Vanities” ), Paramount, 1934 “Hollywood On Parade,” Paramount short, 1934 “Many Happy Returns,” Paramount, 1934, Ellington plays piano on the soundtrack, but is not credited “Belle of the Nineties” (aka “It Ain’t No Sin”), Paramount, 1934 “Symphony in Black,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935 “The Hit Parade” ( aka “I’ll Reach for a Star” ), Republic, 1937 “A Day At the Races,” MGM, 1937, Ellington said he recorded for it, but he doesn’t appear on-screen and controversy exists whether any Ellington music remains in the final release “Paramount Pictorial Magazine No.889,” Paramount short, 1937, sequence “Record making with Duke” Soundies, 1942 Bli-Blip Flamingo Hot Chocolate ( aka Cottontail ) I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) Jam Session ( aka C-Jam Blues ) “Cabin in the Sky,” MGM, 1943 “Reveille with Beverly,” Columbia, 1943 “Duke Ellington and his Orchestra,” RKO “Jamboree” short, 1943 “We’ve Come a Long, Long Way, 1944 “The March of Time Vol 10 No.5,” “Upbeat in Music” short, 1944 “Date with Duke,” “Puppetoon” short ( color ), 1947 “Symphony in Swing,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Salute to Duke Ellington,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 Snader Telescriptions, 1952 Caravan The Hawk Talks The Mooche Mood Indigo Solitude Sophisticated Lady Take the ‘A’ Train V.I.P.’s Boogie “The Negro in Entertainment,” Ligget & Myers short, 1952 “Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue” ( aka “Harlem Rock ‘n’ Roll” ), “Harlem Variety Revue” series, 1955, used footage from Snader Telescriptions “Jazz Festival,” Universal, 1956, compilation “Time-Life Promo,” short, 1956

DUKE ELLINGTON ( cont’d ) “Anatomy of a Murder,” Columbia, 1959, uncredited cameo role as the character “Pie Eye” and soundtrack only “Paris Blues,” United Artists, 1961, music score and soundtrack only “Newport Jazz Festival 1962,” documentary, 1962 “Playback,” CBS Records promotional telerecording short, 1963 “Assault On a Queen,” Paramount, 1966, music for soundtrack “Duke Ellington-Love You Madly,” KQED-TV documentary, 1967 “Racing World,” documentary, 1968, score written and performed by Ellington and his band “Change of Mind,” Cinerama ( Eastmancolor ), 1969, Ellington composed, arranged, and played the score “Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short, 1969 “The Mexican Suite,” documentary ( color ), 1972 “Bienvenue a… Duke Ellington,” documentary, 1973 “Celebrity Art,” documentary short, 1973, sequence about Ellington’s painting hobby “Monterey Jazz,” documentary, 1973, one sequence “On the Road with Duke Ellington,” documentary ( color ), 1974 “Black Shadows On the Silver Screen,” TV documentary, 1975, uses clips from “Black and Tan” “Shepherd of the Night Flock,” documentary, 1977, author David Meeker states that the footage includes Ellington’s last concert and funeral “Memories of Duke,” Music Video Distributors (MVD) documentary, 1980 “Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo,” Music Video Distributors (MVD) documentary, 2011

ZIGGY ELMAN “The Fabulous Dorseys” ( aka “The Fighting Dorseys” ), United Artists, 1947, jam session sequence “Panic in the Streets,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950, soundtrack musician “The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan,” short ( color ), 1950, soundtrack musician “The Sportsmen and Ziggy Elman’s Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1951 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956, on-screen only—Mannie Klein played Elman’s part on the soundtrack

SKINNAY ENNIS “College Swing” ( aka “Swing, Teacher, Swing”), Paramount, 1938 “Skinnay Ennis and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1941 Soundies, 1941 Lamplight “Sleepytime Gal,” Republic, 1941 “Once Upon a Summertime” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 “Swing It Soldier” ( aka “Radio Revels of 1942” ), Universal, 1941 The All-American Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1943, compilation “Follow the Band,” Universal, 1943 “All Star Melody Master,” Warner Bros. short, 1944, compilation “Listen to the Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1944, compilation “Let’s Go Steady,” Columbia, 1945 “Radio Stars On Parade,” RKO, 1945 “Melody Maestro,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Skinnay Ennis and Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Meet Mr. Rhythm,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1952

MAYNARD FERGUSON “Anything Goes,” Paramount Vistavision ( color ), 1956, featured on Blow, Gabriel, Blow on soundtrack only The Wild Party” ( aka “Step Down to Terror” ), United Artists, 1956, member of soundtrack orchestra “Swingin’ and Singin,’” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1957 “Jazz USA” [ program no.6 ], 1960 “Jazz USA” [ program no.13 ], 1960 “Uncle Joe Shannon,” United Artists, 1978, trumpet ghosted by Ferguson, who also scored some of the music

SHEP FIELDS “Big Broadcast of 1938,” Paramount, 1938 “Shep Fields and his New Music with Ken Curtis,” short, 1941 “Shep Fields,” Columbia “Famous Bands” short, 1942 “Citizen Band” ( aka “Handle with Care” ), Paramount, 1977, acted as Executive Producer

JACK FINA “Melody Time” ( aka “Johnny Appleseed” ), Disney animation ( Technicolor ), 1948, soundtrack only, as a member of Freddy Martin’s band “Jack Fina and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Disc Jockey,” Allied Artists, 1951

TED FIO RITO “Air Tonic,” RKO short, 1934 “20 Million Sweethearts,” Warner Bros., 1934 “Young and Beautiful,” Mascot Pictures, 1934 “Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove,” MGM “Galaxy of Stars/Colortone Musical Review” short, 1934 “What Price Jazz,” MGM “Musical Review” short, 1934 “This Band Age,” RKO “Headliners” short, 1934 “Broadway Gondolier,” Warner Bros., 1935 “Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra,” National Telefilm Associates short, 1939 “Skyline Serenade,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Chasing the Blues,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Rhythm Parade,” Monogram, 1942 “Melody Parade,” Monogram, 1943 “Silver Skates,” Monogram, 1943 “Out of This World,” Paramount, 1945 “Synco-Smooth Swing,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1945 “Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949

RALPH FLANAGAN Snader Telescriptions, 1952 Dixie Jump Gianina Mia Joshua Just One More Chance Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps The Stars and Stripes Forever “Music On the Double,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1953

JAN GARBER “Jan Garber, Dynamic Exponent of Syncopation,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1929 “Jan Garber’s Orchestra Playing Washington & Lee Swings,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1929 “Jan Garber and his Little Club Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1939 “Music Through the Years,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 “Jan Garber and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1940 “Hit Parade of 1941,” Republic, 1940 “Shadows in Swing,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 Soundies, 1941 I Wanna Foof on a Fife “Tune Time,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “So’s Your Uncle” ( aka “Let Yourself Go” ), Universal, 1943 “Sweet Jam,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Here Comes Elmer,” Republic, 1943 “Sweethearts of the U.S.A.,” Monogram, 1944 “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Solid Senders,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1945 “Make Believe Ballroom,” Columbia, 1949

DIZZY GILLESPIE “Jivin’ in Be-bop” ( aka “Be-Bop” ), Alexander, 1946 “Ee-Baba-Leba,” short, 1947 “Oop Boop Sh’bam,” short, 1947 “Harlem Dynamite,” short, 1947 “Harlem Rhythm,” short, 1947 “Night in Harlem,” short, 1947 “Tan and Terrific,” short, 1947 “Stage Entrance,” originally from a Dumont TV program, 1951 “Date with Dizzy,” short, 1956 “Jazz USA” [ program no.4 ], 1960 “Jazz USA” [ program no.5 ], 1960 “Jazz USA” [ program no.15 ], 1960 “Jazz USA” [ program no.17 ], 1960 “The Hole,” cartoon short, 1962 “The Hat,” cartoon short 1964 “Jazz From Newport,” WGBH (Boston) made-for-TV film, 1966 “Monterey Jazz Festival,” documentary, 1967, one sequence “The Bell Telephone Hour: Jazz, The Intimate Art,” NBC-TV color documentary, 1968 “Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short, 1969, cameo “Tribute to Louis Armstrong” ( aka “Anatomy of a Performance” ), documentary, 1970, accompanying Armstrong “The Legacy of the Drum,” documentary, 1970 “Louis Armstrong,” CBS-TV News tribute ( color ), 1971, interview comments “’Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down,” color documentary, 1971, sequences filmed at the 1971 New Orleans Heritage Jazz Festival “Voyage to Next,” animated cartoon, 1974, composed and conducted music “Second Chance Sea,” animated cartoon short, 1976, soundtrack only “La Rumba,” documentary ( color ), 1978, interview comments “The Last of the Blue Devils,” Last of the Blue Devils Film Company documentary, 1979 “A Night in Tunisia,” short ( color ), 1980 “Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story,” Rhapsody Films, 1992, interview comments

BENNY GOODMAN “Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orchestra,” short, 1929, as a member of Pollack’s band “Me and the Boys,” Wardour Films short, 1929, as a member of Ben Pollack’s band “Dangerous ‘Nan’ McGrew,” Paramount, 1930, soundtrack only “The Big Broadcast of 1937,” Paramount, 1936 “Hollywood Hotel,” Warner Bros., 1937 “Auld Lang Syne, “ short, 1937, clips taken from “Hollywood Hotel” “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “The Powers Girl” ( aka “Hello! Beautiful” ), United Artists, 1943 “The Gang’s All Here” ( aka “The Girls He Left Behind” and “Banana Split” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1943 “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “March of Time Volume 10 Issue 12,” “Music in America” series short, 1944 “Sweet and Low-Down” ( aka “Moment for Music” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1944 “Make Mine Music” ( aka “Swing Street” ), Disney ( Technicolor ), 1946, soundtrack only “The Hoodlum Saint,” MGM, 1946, Goodman and his band recorded Sweetheart for the soundtrack “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life ), RKO, 1948 “The Lonely Night,” documentary, 1952, soundtrack only “Walt Disney’s Music Land” ( aka “Melody Land” ), Disney animation, 1955, soundtrack only which uses previous footage “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956, soundtrack only “Adventures in Sharps and Flats,” promotional short, 1963 “Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short, 1969, cameo “Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian (1916-1942),” View Video documentary, 1992

GLEN GRAY “Time Out for Rhythm,” Columbia, 1941 “Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1941 “Gals, Inc.” ( aka “Gals Incorporated” ), Universal, 1943 “Smoke Rings,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Listen to the Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1944, compilation Soundies, 1945 A Friend of Yours Sentimental Journey

JERRY GRAY “Jerry Gray and the Band of Today,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Mirth and Melody,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1956

JIMMIE GRIER “Gus Arnheim and his Ambassadors,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1928, as a member of Arnheim’s band “The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood,” Universal, 1932 “Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round,” United Artists, 1934 “A Night At the Biltmore Bowl,” RKO “Headliners” short, 1935 “Broadway Melody of 1936,” Paramount, 1935, uncredited “Small Town Girl,” MGM, 1936

BOBBY HACKETT “The Saturday Night Swing Club,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1938 “The Saturday Night Swing Club” ( aka “On the Air” ), Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939 “Jazz From Newport,” WGBH made-for-TV film, 1966 “Louis Armstrong,” CBS-TV News tribute ( color ), 1971, interview comments “Tribute to Louis Armstrong” ( aka “Anatomy of a Performance” ), documentary, 1970, accompanying Armstrong “’Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down,” documentary ( color ), 1971, sequences filmed at the 1971 New Orleans Heritage Jazz Festival

GEORGE HALL “Music Over Broadway,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “George Hall and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1937 “Hall’s Holiday,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938

MAL HALLETT “Mal Hallett and his Way Down East Band [ #729 ],” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1929 “Mal Hallett and his Way Down East Band [ #730 ],” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1929 “Mal Hallett and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1937

LIONEL HAMPTON “Sing Sinner Sing,” Majestic, 1933, as a member of Les Hite’s band “Pennies From Heaven,” Columbia, 1936 “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO, 1948 “Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 Snader Telescriptions, 1950-51 Air Mail Special Beulah’s Boogie Bongo Interlude Cobb’s Idea Ding Dong Baby Love You Like Mad, Love You Like Crazy Midnight Sun Slide, Hamp, Slide Star Rocket T.V. Special Vibe Boogie Who Cares? “Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue” ( aka “Harlem Rock ‘n’ Roll” ), “Harlem Variety Revue” series, 1955, used footage from Snader Telescriptions “Rhythm and Blues Revue,” Studio Films, 1955 “Musik, Musik und nur Musik” ( aka “Musiek, Musiek, en nog Musiek” ), Arca-Film, 1955 “Lionel Hampton and Herb Jeffries,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1956 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956 “Jazz Festival,” Universal, 1956, uses previous clips “Mister Rock and Roll,” Paramount, 1957, appears with his band and served as musical director “Adventures of An Asterisk,” cartoon short, 1957, soundtrack only “Rooftops of New York,” Columbia short, 1961, soundtrack only “Les Nuits d’Amerique” ( aka “America di Notte” = “America By Night” ), documentary, Compass, 1961 “Les Nuits d’Amerique” ( aka “America di Notte” ), documentary, 1961 “One Man: Lionel Hampton,” color documentary short, 1972 “No Maps On My Taps,” documentary, 1978 “But Then, She’s Betty Carter,” documentary, 1980, interview comments “Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story,” Rhapsody Films, 1992, interview comments “This Joint Is Jumpin’,” Image Entertainment documentary, 2000, interview comments “Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend: King of the Vibes,” Hudson Music documentary, 2005

PHIL HARRIS “Why Be Good?,” First National, 1929, uncredited role as drummer in the band at The Boiler “Melody Cruise,” RKO, 1933, acting role as the character “Alan Chandler” “So This Is Harris,” RKO “Specials” short, 1933 “Double Or Nothing,” Warner Bros. “Broadway Brevity” short, 1936 “Romancing Along,” RKO “Headliners” short, 1937 “Harris in the Spring,” RKO “Headliners” short, 1937 “Turn Off the Moon,” Paramount, 1937 “Mad About Town,” Paramount, 1939, acting role as the character “Ted Nash” “Buck Benny Rides Again,” Paramount, 1940 “Dreaming Out Loud” ( aka “Money Isn’t Everything” ), RKO, 1940, acting role as the character “Peter Atkinson” “I Love a Bandleader,” Columbia, 1945, acting role as the character “Phil Burton” “Screen Snapshots No.27-5: Hawaii in Hollywood,” Columbia short, 1948 “Wabash Avenue,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950, acting role as the character “Mike Stanley” “Here Comes the Groom,” Paramount, 1951, uncredited “The Wild Blue Yonder,” Republic, 1951, acting role as the character “Sgt. Hank Stack” “Starlift,” Warner Bros., 1951 “The High and the Mighty,” Warner Bros. Cinemascope ( Warnercolor ), 1954, acting role as the character “Ed Joseph” “Anything Goes,” Paramount VistaVision ( Technicolor ), 1956, acting role as the character “Steve Blair” “Good-bye, My Lady,” Warner Bros., 1956, acting role as the character “A.H. ‘Cash’ Evans” “The Wheeler Dealers,” MGM, 1963, acting role as the character “Ray Jay Fox” “The Patsy,” Paramount, 1964, acting role as the character “Chic Wymore” “The Cool Ones,” Warner Bros., 1967, acting role as the character “Fred MacElwaine” “The Jungle Book,” Disney animated ( Technicolor ), 1967, the voice of “Baloo the Bear” “The Aristocats,” Disney animated ( Technicolor ), 1970, the voice of “O’Malley” “The Gatling Gun,” Universal, 1971, acting role as the character “Luke Boland” “Robin Hood,” Disney animated, 1973, voice of “Little John—A Bear” “Rock-a-Doodle,” Samuel Goldwyn animated, 1991, the voice of narrator / “Patou”

COLEMAN HAWKINS “In Town Tonight,” British Lion, 1935 “The Crimson Canary,” Universal, 1945, as one of the “Esquire All-American Award Winners” “J.A.T.P.,” short, 1950 “Coleman Hawkins Quartet,” short, 1962

ERSKINE HAWKINS “Deviled Hams,“ RKO, short, 1937 Soundies, 1942?, as “Erskine Hawkins and His Sepia Scorchers” Hot in the Groove “Sweetjaws,” Universal short, 1943 “So’s Your Uncle,” Universal, 1943

TED HEATH “Theatre Royal,” British National, 1943, uncredited on trombone “The Small Back Room” ( aka “Hour of Glory” ), British Lion, 1949, music for nightclub sequences “Dance Hall,” General Film, 1950 “Invitation to the Dance,” MGM, 1956, participated in the recording of some of the score “It’s a Wonderful World,” Renown Pictures, 1956 “Jazz Boat,” Columbia, 1960 “Listen to My Music,” short, 1961 “Ted Heath and his Music,” short, 1961 “Modern Rhythm,” short, 1963

NEAL HEFTI Sex and the Single Girl,” Warner Bros., 1964, composed and conducted music for soundtrack “How to Murder Your Wife,” United Artists, 1965, composed and conducted music for soundtrack “Boeing, Boeing,” Paramount, 1965, music composed for soundtrack “Harlow,” Paramount, 1965, music composed for soundtrack “Synanon” ( aka “Get Off My Back” ), Columbia, 1965, music “Duel At Diablo,” United Artists, 1966, music composed for soundtrack “Lord Love a Duck,” United Artists, 1966, music score and title song “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Moma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad,” Paramount, 1967, music score “Barefoot in the Park,” Paramount, 1967, music composed for soundtrack “The Odd Couple,” Paramount, 1967, composed, arranged, and conducted music score “Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” Paramount, 1972, music score “The Strong Man,” made-for-TV movie, 1973, music score “Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood,” Paramount, 1976, music score

HORACE HEIDT “Horace Heidt and his Californians,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1929 “Horace Heidt and his Californians,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1930 “Musical Moods: Horace Heidt and his Californians,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1931 “Pot o’ Gold,” United Artists, 1941

FLETCHER HENDERSON “St. Louis Blues,” short, 1929, author David Meeker states that James P. Johnson’s Orchestra, which plays the music, “consists almost entirely of members of the Fletcher Henderson Band” “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #4 ( initially “#5” ), Warner Bros. “Pepper Pot” short, 1932

WOODY HERMAN “Woody Herman and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1940 “What’s Cookin’” ( aka “Wake Up and Dream” ), Universal, 1942 “Wintertime,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943 “Sensations of 1945” ( aka “Sensations” ), United Artists, 1944 “Earl Carroll Vanities,” Republic, 1945 “Headline Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946, compilation “New Orleans,” United Artists, 1947 “Hit Parade of 1947” ( aka “High and Happy” ), Republic, 1947 “Rhapsody in Wood,” Paramount animated cartoon, 1947, he is live-action “Woody Herman and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “Herman’s Herd,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Woody Herman’s Varieties,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1951 “Monterey Jazz Festival,” documentary, 1967, one sequence “Monterey Jazz,” KQED made-for-TV special, 1968, one sequence “Monterey Jazz,” documentary, 1973, one sequence “Jazz Painted Portraits,” made-for-TV short ( color ), 1970s “Blue Flame: Woody Herman: Portrait of a Jazz Legend,” Jazzed Media documentary, 2002

RICHARD HIMBER “Richard Himber and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934, film historian / archivist Mark Cantor has said that clarinetist Artie Shaw is heard on the soundtrack, but when the visual portion was made a few days later Arnold Brilhart was shown on the screen “Broadway Highlights No.4,” Paramount “Varieties” short, 1935 “The Magic of Music,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935 “It’s Easy to Remember,” Paramount animated short, 1935 “Himber Harmonies,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Tempo of Tomorrow,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 “Richard Himber and Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master,” 1942

EARL HINES “Botta e risposta” ( aka “I’m in the Revue” ), Cosmopolis, 1950, as a member of Louis Armstrong’s band “The Strip,” MGM, 1951, as a member of Louis Armstrong’s band “Monterey Jazz Festival,” documentary, 1967, one sequence “Louis Armstrong,” CBS-TV News tribute ( color ), 1971, interview comments

CLAUDE HOPKINS “Dance Team,” Fox, 1932 “Barber Shop Blues,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1933 “Broadway Highlights No.4,” Paramount “Varieties” short, 1935 “By Request,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1935

EDDY HOWARD “Shop, Look and Listen,” Warner Bros., animated short, 1940 Soundies, 1942 Moonlight Becomes You “Eddy Howard and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1955 “The Twinkle in God’s Eye,” Republic, 1955

HUDSON-DeLANGE “From the Minuet to the Big Apple,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1937

DEAN HUDSON Soundies, 1941? Do You Remember When Cherokee

INA RAY HUTTON “Accent On Girls,” Paramount short, 1935 “The Big Broadcast of 1936,” Paramount, 1935 “Feminine Rhythm,” Paramount short, 1935 “Musical Fashions” ( aka “Fashions in Music” ), Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “The Star Reporter,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Swing, Hutton, Swing,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1937 “Ina Ray Hutton and her Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1943 “Ever Since Venus” ( aka “Beauty for Sale” ), Columbia, 1944 “Girl Time,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947? “Ina Ray Hutton and Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1950

ILLINOIS JACQUET “Jammin’ the Blues,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1944 “Monterey Jazz Festival,” documentary, 1967, one sequence “Monterey Jazz,” KQED made-for-TV special, 1968, one sequence “Swingmen in Europe,” 1977, footage shot at various Paris recording sessions and concerts “Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story,” Rhapsody Films, 1992 “Masters Of American Music: Swingin’ The Blues: Count Basie: A celebration of Basie’s legacy,” PBS-TV documentary, 1995, interview comment

“Big Bands in the Movies: Harry James ” CD cover artwork by Jay Popa

HARRY JAMES “Private Buckaroo,” Universal, 1942 “Springtime in the Rockies,” 20th Century-Fox ( Technicolor ), 1942 “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “Trumpet Serenade” ( aka “True to the Army” ), Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Best Foot Forward,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1943 “Harry James and the Music Makers,” short, 1943 “Bathing Beauty” ( aka “Mr. Coed”), MGM ( Technicolor ), 1944 “Two Girls and a Sailor” ( aka “Two Sisters and a Sailor” ), MGM, 1944 “Swing Fever,” MGM, 1943, uncredited cameo as alleged sideman in Kay Kyser’s band “All Star Bond Rally,” Fox “Victory Shorts for the War Activities Committee,” 1944 “If I’m Lucky,” 20th Century-Fox, 1946 “Do You Love Me” (aka “Kitten On the Keys” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1946, acting role as the character “Barry Clayton” “Carnegie Hall,” United Artists, 1947 “On Our Merry Way” ( aka “A Miracle Can Happen” ), United Artists, 1948 “Young Man with a Horn” ( aka “Young Man of Music” ), Warner Bros., 1949, served as musical advisor and dubbed the solos for actor Kirk Douglas “I’ll Get By,” 20th Century-Fox ( Technicolor ), 1950 “Hollywood Shower of Stars,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1950 “Harry James and his Music Makers,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1953 “Leave It to Harry,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1954 “Hollywood Stars On Parade,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1954 “The Opposite Sex,” MGM Cinemascope ( Metrocolor ), 1956 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956 “Riot in Rhythm,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1957 “The Big Beat,” Universal, 1958 “The Ladies Man,” Paramount, 1961

JACK JENNEY “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round” ( aka “Manhattan Music Box” ), Republic, 1937 “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band”

ISHAM JONES “Isham Jones and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 “Underneath the Broadway Moon,” Paramount short, 1934 “Follow the Leader,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935 “Meet the Maestros,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “The Great Al Jolson,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1955

SPIKE JONES Soundies, 1942 The Blacksmith Song Clink, Clink, Another Drink Idaho, accompanying vocalist Connie Haines Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy The Sheik of Araby “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” Warner Bros., 1943 “Screen Snapshots No.24-3,” Columbia short, 1944 “Meet the People,” MGM, 1944 “Bring On the Girls,” Paramount ( Technicolor ), 1945 “Breakfast in Hollywood,” United Artists, 1946 “Variety Girl,” Paramount, 1947 “Ladies’ Man,” Paramount, 1947 “Spike Jones in Hollywood,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1953 “Ha! Ha! From Hollywood,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1953 “Firemen, Save My Child,” Universal, 1954

LOUIS JORDAN Soundies, 1942 Down, Down, Down Five Guys Named Moe Fuzzy-Wuzzy Old Man Mose I’m Gonna Move to the The Outskirts of Town Soundies, 1944? G.I. Jive Hey! Tojo Count Yo’ Men If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes Jordan Jive Jumpin’ At the Jubilee Louis Jordan Medley No.1 [ compilation short ] Louis Jordan Medley No.2 [ compilation short ] Ration Blues “Follow the Boys” ( aka “Three Cheers for the Boys” ), Universal, 1944 “Meet Miss Bobby Sox ( aka “Meet Miss Bobby Socks” ), Columbia, 1944 Soundies, 1945 Buzz Me Caldonia Honey Chile Let the Good Times Roll Tillie LOUIS JORDAN ( cont’d ) “Caldonia,” Astor short, 1945 “Swingtime Jamboree,” Astor, 1946 “Swing Parade of 1946” ( aka “Swing Parade” ), Monogram, 1946 “Beware,” Astor, 1946 “Reet, Petite, and Gone,” Astor, 1947 “Look-Out, Sister,” Astor, 1948

DICK JURGENS “Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952

SAMMY KAYE “Iceland,” 20th Century-Fox, 1942 “Song of the Open Road,” United Artists, 1944

HAL KEMP “His College Chums,” Paramount short, 1929 “No Other One,” Paramount animated short, 1936 “Breezy Rhythm,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Hal Kemp and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Radio City Revels,” RKO, 1938 “Here’s Hal,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 “Hal Kemp and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1941 “All Star Melody Master,” Warner Bros. short, 1944, compilation from previous shorts

STAN KENTON Soundies, 1941-42 Angels of Mercy, soundtrack only Congo Clambake Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, soundtrack only Jammin’ in the Panoram Jealous, performed by Kenton and Hal Borne two-piano team Moonlight Masquerade The Outline of Jitterbug History, soundtrack only Reed Rapture St. James Infirmary This Love of Mine Two Guitars in Jive, sound track only (There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover Zig Me Baby with a Gentle Zag, accompanied by Kenton and three other pianists “Radio Melodies,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Artistry in Rhythm,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1945 “Stan Kenton & His Orchestra: Artistry in Rhythm,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1945 Soundies, 1945 Eager Beaver I’m Gonna Love That Guy I’m Homesick, That’s All It’s Been a Long, Long Time Just a-Sittin’ and Rockin’ Southern Scandal Tampico “Talk About a Lady” ( aka “Duchess of Broadway” ), Columbia, 1946 “Romantic Rhythm,” Official Films, 1946, compilation “Let’s Make Rhythm,” RKO “Musical Featurettes” short, 1947 “Stan Kenton and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1947 “Rhythm Masters—A Decade of Band Hits,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949, compilation “Schlagerparade” = “Hit Parade,” Herzog-Film, 1953, Kenton two-minute sequence though to have been recorded August 27, 1953 at Sporthalle, Berlin, Germany “Jazz Festival,” Universal, 1956, compilation “The Substance Is Jazz,” Creative World short, 1968 “Sounds of Summer: The Concord Jazz Festival,” documentary ( color ), 1970, one sequence “Bound to Be Heard” ( aka “Crusade for Jazz” ), documentary, 1972 “Jazz Painted Portraits,” made-for-TV short ( color ), 1970s “Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm: Portrait of a Jazz Legend,” Jazzed Media documentary, 2011

JOHN KIRBY Soundies, 1942 Close Shave Tweed Me “Sepia Cinderella,” 1947 “That Old Black Magic,” short, 1948 “Harlem Follies,” 1950

ANDY KIRK “Killer Diller,” Sack Amusement Enterprises, 1948 “Born to Swing,” documentary, 1973, interview comments

“Big Bands in the Movies: Gene Krupa” CD cover artwork by Jay Popa

GENE KRUPA “Some Like it Hot” ( aka “Rhythm Romance” ), Paramount, 1939 “Gene Krupa, America’s Ace Drummer Man and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1941 “Ball of Fire,” RKO, 1941 Soundies, 1942 Let Me Off Uptown Sugar Hill Masquerade Thanks for the Boogie Ride “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “March of Time Volume 10 Issue 12,” “Music in America” series short, 1944, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “George White’s Scandals,” RKO, 1945 “The Best Years of Our Lives,” EKO, 1947, clip from “Ball of Fire” “Follow That Music,” RKO “Musical Featurettes” short, 1947 “Boy! What a Girl!,” Screen Guild Productions, 1947, drumming cameo in an otherwise all-Black production “Beat the Band,” RKO, 1947 “Drummer Man,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “Smart Politics,” Monogram, 1948 “Glamour Girl” ( aka “Night Club Girl” ), Columbia, 1948 “Gene Krupa and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1948 ““Gene Krupa and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Make Believe Ballroom,” Columbia, 1949 “The Glenn Miller Story,” Universal, 1954 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956 “The Gene Krupa Story” ( aka “Drum Crazy-The Gene Krupa Story” ), Columbia, 1959, soundtrack only “Jamming with Gene Krupa,” Columbia promotional short for “The Gene Krupa Story,” 1959 “Born to Swing,” documentary, 1973, interview comments “A Tribute To The Legendary Gene Krupa: Swing, Swing, Swing,” Hudson Music documentary, 2002

KAY KYSER “That’s Right, You’re Wrong,” RKO, 1939 “You’ll Find Out,” RKO, 1940 “My Favorite Spy,” RKO, 1942 “Screen Snapshots No.22-1,” Columbia short, 1942 “Screen Snapshots No.22-8,” Columbia short, 1943 “Thousands Cheer” ( aka “As Thousands Cheer” ), MGM ( Technicolor ), 1943 “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “Around the World,” RKO, 1943 “Swing Fever,” MGM, 1944 “Carolina Blues,” Columbia, 1944 “Screen Snapshots No.25-2: Radio Shows,” Columbia short, 1945 “Screen Snapshots No.27-4: Off the Air,” Columbia short, 1947 “Screen Snapshots No.27-10: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel,” Columbia short, 1948

ELLIOT LAWRENCE “Elliott Lawrence and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music,” 1948 “The Violators,” RKO, 1957, composed and conducted music “Thunder in Dixie,” Peerless, 1964, composed and conducted music “Hot Rod Hullabaloo,” Allied Artists, 1966, as musical director of film “Network,” MGM, 1976, as conductor: original music “Independence,” 20th Century-Fox short, 1976, as music supervisor

TED LEWIS “Show of Shows,” Warner Bros., 1929, performer in The Pirate number “Is Everybody Happy?,” Warner Bros., 1929, acting role as the character “Ted Todd” “The Cave Club,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1930 “Hollywood Snapshots,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” ( Series 9, No.11 ) short, 1930 “The Happiness Remedy,” Paramount short, 1931 “Here Comes the Band,” MGM, 1935, acting role as the character “Ted Lowry” “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round” ( aka “Manhattan Music Box” ), Republic, 1937 “Is Everybody Happy?,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 “Hold That Ghost,” Universal, 1941 “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 “Is Everybody Happy?,” Columbia, 1943 “Follow the Boys” ( aka “Three Cheers for the Boys” ), Universal, 1944 “Ted Lewis and his Band,” short, 1949

LITTLE JACK LITTLE “The Little Jack Little Revue,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1934 “Little Jack Little,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 “Little Jack Little and Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1936

GUY LOMBARDO “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #3,” Warner Bros. short, 1933 “Many Happy Returns,” Paramount, 1934 “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “No Leave, No Love,” MGM, 1946 “The Phynx,” Warner Bros. ( Technicolor ), 1970

JOHNNY LONG Soundies, 1941-42? The Boogie Man Caterpillar Shuffle Chopsticks The Curse of An Aching Heart In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town It Must Be Jelly (‘Cause Jam Don’t Shake Like That) Johnny Peddler Junior Let’s Get Away From It All Maria Elena You Made Me Love You “Beauty and the Beach,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1941 “Johnny Long and his Orchestra,” RKO “Jamboree” short, 1942 “Swing That Band,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Hit the Ice,” Universal, 1943 “Yours Truly,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1943

VINCENT LOPEZ “Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No.10,” C.B.C. Film Sales short, 1924 “The Home Girl,” Paramount short, 1928 “Vincent Lopez Doll Dance,“ MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1928 “Vincent Lopez Himself On the Air,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1929 “The Big Broadcast,” Paramount, 1932 “Morton Downey in America’s Greatest Composers Series, #1,” Universal “Radio Star Reel” short, 1932 “Beyond the Blue Horizon,” Paramount “1-Reel Act” short, 1932 “Those Blues,” Paramount “1-Reel Act” short, 1932 “Paramount Pictorial No.2-06 (817),” short, 1932 “Hawaiian Fantasy,” Paramount “1-Reel Act” short, 1933 “Little Broadcast,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1933 “Rhumba Rhythm” ( aka “Rumba Rhythm”), Paramount “Headliner” short, 1933 “All At Sea,” Universal “Mentone Brevity” short, 1933 “Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra,” 1934 “I Don’t Want to Make History,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Knock, Knock, Who’s There,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Queens of the Air,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Three Kings and a Queen,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 Soundies, 1941 Jitterbug Senorita

JIMMIE LUNCEFORD “Jimmie Lunceford & His Dance Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1936 “Blues in the Night” ( aka “Hot Nocturne” ), Warner Bros., 1941

ABE LYMAN “Syncopated Symphony,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1928 “Maestro of Syncopated Symphony,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1928 “Hold Everything,” Warner Bros., 1930, uncredited “Paramount On Parade: Dance Mad”, Paramount short, 1930 “Good News,” MGM, 1930 “Madam Satan,” MGM, 1930 “Pardon My Gun,” Pathe Exchange, 1930 “Ten Cents a Dance,” Columbia, 1931 “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #1,” Warner Bros. short, 1932, uncredited “Abe Lyman Band,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1933 “Beauty On Broadway,” Universal short, 1933 “Mr. Broadway,” Broadway-Hollywood Productions Ltd. 1933 “Broadway Through a Keyhole,” United Artists, 1933 “Tin Hat Harmony,” Warner Bros. “Melody Masters” short, 1934 “Broadway Highlights No.4,” Paramount “Varieties” short, 1935 “Sweet Surrender,” Broadway productions short, 1935 “Junior Prom,” Monogram, 1946 “Sarge Goes to College,” Monogram, 1947, drummer in the jam session sequence

RALPH MARTERIE “Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1955

FREDDY MARTIN “The Hold-Up“ ( aka “Martin Downey No.3” ), Universal “Radio Star Reel” short, 1933 “I Know Everybody and Everybody’s Racket,” Universal short, 1933, uncredited “Freddy Martin and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1935 “Freddy Martin and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1941 “The Mayor of 44th Street,” RKO, 1942 “Seven Days’ Leave,” RKO, 1942 “What’s Buzzin, Cousin?,” Columbia, 1943 “The All-American Bands,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1943, compilation “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “Change of Heart” (aka “Hit Parade of 1943”), 1943 “Melody Time” ( aka “Johnny Appleseed” ), Disney animation ( Technicolor ), 1948, soundtrack only “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.1,” MGM short, 1948 “Music By Martin,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Melodies By Martin,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1955 “Walt Disney’s Music Land” ( aka “Melody Land” ), Disney animation, 1955, soundtrack only which uses previous footage “The Big Beat,” Universal, 1958 “Senior Prom,” Columbia, 1958

FRANKIE MASTERS “Would You Be Willing?,” Universal short, 1935 “Frankie Masters and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1940 “Swing Capers,” Universal short, 1945 “Rhythm Masters—A Decade of Band Hits,” Universal short, 1949, compilation

BILLY MAY “Billy May and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band” short, 1952 “A Kiss Before Dying,” United Artists, 1956, orchestrated portion of score “Nightmare,” United Artists, 1956, did the arrangements for the film and appears on-screen, though his trumpet solos were dubbed by Dick Cathcart “The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown,” United Artists, 1957, music score composed and conducted by him “The Jay Walker,” Columbia animated short, 1956, soundtrack only “Sergeants 3,” Warner Bros., 1961, music score “Johnny Cool” ( aka “The Kingdom of Johnny Cool” ), United Artists, 1963, music score “The Pleasure Seekers,” 20th Century-Fox, 1964, orchestrations “A Fine Madness,” Warner Bros., 1966, did some orchestrations “Tony Rome,” 20th Century-Fox, 1967, composed and conducted score “Lady in Cement,” 20th Century-Fox, 1968, orchestrated score “The Front Page,” Universal, 1974, directed the soundtrack music “The Specialists,” Universal made-for-TV movie, 1975, music score “Tail Gunner Joe,” made-for-TV movie, 1976, music score “Little Mo,” made-for-TV movie, 1978, music score

CLYDE McCOY Clyde McCoy and his Sugar Blues Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1936 “The Jam Session,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1937 “His Busy Day,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1938 “It’s the McCoy,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939

HAL McINTYRE “Hal McIntyre,” Columbia “Famous Bands” short, 1942 “Night Club Girl,” Universal, 1945, uncredited “Eadie Was a Lady,” Columbia, 1945 “Sing Me a Song of Texas,” Columbia, 1945 “Love in Tune,” Paramount “Pacemaker” short, 1946

RAY McKINLEY “Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros.” Melody Master” short, 1938, as a member of Dorsey’s band various Soundies, 1941-42, as a member of Will Bradley’s band “Ray McKinley and his Orchestra,” RKO “Jamboree” short, 1942 “Hit Parade of 1943” ( aka “Change of Heart” ), Republic, 1943 “Jamboree No.3,” Pathe News short, unknown date “Ray McKinley and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1946 “Make Believe Ballroom,” Columbia, 1949

JAY McSHANN “Hootie’s Blues,” made-for-TV documentary, 1978 “The Last of the Blue Devils,” Last of the Blue Devils Film Company, documentary, 1979 “Masters Of American Music: Swingin’ The Blues: Count Basie: A celebration of Basie’s legacy,” PBS-TV documentary, 1995, interview comments

GLENN MILLER “Ben Pollack and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Masters” short, 1934, as a member of Pollack’s band “The Big Broadcast of 1936,” Paramount, 1935, as a member of Ray Noble’s band “Sun Valley Serenade,” 20th Century-Fox, 1941 “Orchestra Wives,” 20th Century-Fox, 1942 “The March of Time No.10-5: Upbeat in Music,” Time/20th Century-Fox short, 1943 title?, probably 20th Century-Fox, 1944?, uses footage of Bugle Call Rag “The Glenn Miller Story,” Universal, 1954, several of his former sidemen on the soundtrack “Glenn Miller: America’s Musical Hero,” BMG Video, 1992 “Dead Men’s Secrets: Whatever Happened To Glenn Miller?,” The History Channel documentary, 2002 “History Detectives: Special Investigations” The Disappearance of Glenn Miller,” PBS-TV documentary, 2014

LUCKY MILLINDER “Scandal” ( aka “Gig and Saddle” ), Goldberg Productions short, 1933 “Paradise in Harlem” ( aka “Othello in Harlem” ), International Road Shows, 1939 “Readin’, ‘Ritin’, and Rhythm,” RKO “Nu-Atlas Musicals” short, 1939 Soundies, 1941-42 Because I Love You Four or Five Times Harlem Serenade Hello Bill I Want a Big Fat Mama The Lonesome Road Shout, Sister, Shout Soundies, 1946? I Want a Man “Boarding House Blues,” All-American, 1948

MILLS BLUE RHYTHM BAND “Mills Blue Rhythm Band,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 “Paramount Pictorial Series P3-837 ( aka 4-01 ),” Paramount Technicolor short, 1933

VAUGHN MONROE “Meet the People,” MGM, 1944 “Carnegie Hall,” United Artists, 1947 “Singing Guns,” Republic, 1950, acting role as the character “Rhiannon” “Toughest Man in Arizona,” Republic Trucolor, 1950

ART MOONEY “Film Vodvil Series 3-5: Art Mooney and his Orchestra,” Columbia short, 1946 “The Opposite Sex,” MGM Cinemascope ( Metrocolor ), 1956

RUSS MORGAN “Russ Morgan and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1937 “Music in the Morgan Manner,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1937 “Music by Morgan,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1937 “Meet the Maestros,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Russ Morgan and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939 “Music in the Morgan Manner,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 “Takin’ the Breaks,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Sarge Goes to College,” Monogram, 1947 “Cigarette Girl,” Columbia, 1947 “Russ Morgan and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Disc Jockey,” Allied Artists, 1951 “Nat ‘King’ Cole and Russ Morgan and his Orchestra,” Universal short, 1953, author David Meeker notes, “Filmed in 3-D a trombonist’s slide is frequently pushed out into the audience’s face.” “The Big Beat,” Universal, 1958

BUDDY MORROW “Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1947 “Skylarkin’ Time,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952

OZZIE NELSON “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #4 ( initially “#5” ), Warner Bros. “Pepper Pot” short, 1933 “Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1940 “Doin’ the Town,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 “Sweetheart of the Campus” ( aka “Broadway Ahead” ), Columbia, 1941, acting role as the character “Ozzie Norton” and his wife and vocalist Harriet Hilliard as “Harriet Hale” “The Big Street,” RKO, 1942 “Strictly in the Groove,” Universal, 1942 Soundies, 1943 Ozzie Nelson Blues Wave-a-Stick Blues “Honeymoon Lodge,” Universal, 1943 “Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Masters” short, 1943 “Hi, Good Lookin’!” ( aka “Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?” ), Universal, 1944 “Take It Big,” Paramount, 1944 “People Are Funny,” Paramount, 1946, acting role as the character “Leroy Brinker” “Here Come the Nelsons,” Universal, 1952 “Hollywood On a Sunday Afternoon,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1952 “Hollywood Shower of Stars,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” short, 1955 “Love & Kisses,” 1965, Ozzie was Producer and Director and wrote the screenplay but it stars his son Ricky in an acting role as the character “Buzzy” “The Impossible Years,” MGM, 1968, acting role as the character “Dr. Herbert Fleischer”

RED NICHOLS “’Red’ Nichols and his Five Pennies,” Warner Bro. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1929 “The Happiness Remedy,” Paramount short, 1931, as a member of Ted Lewis’ band “Million Dollar Notes,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935 “The Parade of the Maestros,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935 “’Red’ Nichols and his World Famous Pennies,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1935 “’Red’ Nichols and his Five Pennies,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Quicksand,” United Artists, 1950 “Wabash Avenue,” 20th Century-Fox, 1950, uncredited Soundies, 1950 American Patrol Back Room Blues Battle Hymn of the Republic Three Blind Mice “Disc Jockey,” Allied Artists, 1951 “The Gene Krupa Story” ( aka “Drum Crazy-The Gene Krupa Story” ), Columbia, 1959 “The Five Pennies,” Columbia, 1959, uncredited acting role as a “Clicquot Club Eskimo” otherwise soundtrack only

RAY NOBLE “His Lordship,” United Artists, 1932, uncredited “The Big Broadcast of 1936,” Paramount, 1935 “A Damsel in Distress,” RKO, 1937, acting role as the character “Reggie” “The Pride of the Yankees,” RKO, 1942 “Here We Go Again,” RKO, 1942 “Lake Placid Serenade” ( aka “Winter Serenade” ), Republic, 1944 “Out of This World,” Paramount, 1945 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.3,” MGM short, 1948

RED NORVO “Disc Jockey,” Allied Artists, 1951 “Texas Carnival,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1951, one sequence. “The Strip,” MGM, 1951, soundtrack only “Eddie Peabody and Sonny Burke’s Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1951 “Two Tickets to Broadway,” RKO ( Technicolor ), 1951, soundtrack only backing a vocal by Ann Miller “Jimmy Dorsey’s Varieties,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952, as a member of The Red Norvo Trio “Keep It Cool,” short, Universal-International short, 1954 “The Jay Walker,” Columbia animated short ( color ), 1956, soundtrack only “Touch of Evil,” Universal, 1957, musician on underscore “Screaming Mimi,” Columbia, 1958 “Kings Go Forth,” United Artists, 1958, uncredited “Ocean’s 11,” Warner Bros., 1960

SY OLIVER “Jimmie Lunceford & His Dance Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1936, as a Member of the Lunceford band “Go, Man, Go!,” United Artists, 1954, wrote some of the music

WILL OSBORNE “Will Osborne and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 “Rah Rah Football,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Will Osborne and his Orchestra with Dick Rogers and Lynn Davis,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939 Soundies, 1941 A Feller Who Plays in a Band “Blues in the Night” ( aka “Hot Nocturne” ), Warner Bros., 1941 “Rhythm Revel,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 “The Boogie Woogie Man,” short, 1942 “In Society,” Universal, 1944 “Swing Parade of 1946” ( aka “Swing Parade” ), Monogram, 1946

TONY PASTOR “Irving Aaronson and his Commanders,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1930, likely as a member of the Aaronson band “Artie Shaw and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939, as a member of the Shaw band “Artie Shaw’s Class in Swing,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939, as a member of the Shaw band “Symphony of Swing,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939, as a member of the Artie Shaw band “Dancing Co-Ed” ( aka “Every Other Inch a Lady” ), MGM 1939, as a member of the Artie Shaw band Soundies, 1942-47 Doin’ the Ratamacue Good Morning Mr. Zip Zip Hawaiian War Chant Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) Movie Tonight My Sister’s a Little Bit Crazy Oh, Marie Paradiddle Joe That Did It, Marie “Two Blondes and a Redhead,” Columbia, 1947 “Tony Pastor and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “Tony Pastor and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1948 Snader Telescriptions, 1951 Brother Bill Come On-a My House Life Is So Peculiar Margie Your Red Wagon “Keep It Cool,” Universal “Name Band Music” short, 1954

BEN POLLACK “Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1929 “Ben Pollack and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 Soundies, 1941 The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else War Dance for Wooden Indians “The Oompahs,” Columbia “Jolly Frolics” cartoon short, 1952 “The Glenn Miller Story,” Universal, 1954 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956

TEDDY POWELL Soundies There Won’t Be a Shortage of Love “Teddy Powell and his Orchestra ( aka “Alan Courtney’s 1280 Club” ), Columbia “Famous Bands” short, 1942 “Melody Garden,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944

LOUIS PRIMA “Vitaphone Varieties,” Warner Bros. “Big Time Vaudeville” short, 1935 “The Champ’s a Chump,” Columbia short, 1936 “Rhythm On the Range,” Paramount, 1936, brief appearance as trumpeter “Swing It,” RKO “Headliners” short, 1936 “Hollywood Star Reporter” ( aka “Star Reporter in Hollywood #2” ), Paramount “Headliner” short, 1937 “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round” ( aka “Manhattan Music Box” ), Republic, 1937 “You Can’t Have Everything,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937 “Start Cheering,” Columbia, 1938 “Swing Cats Jamboree,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1938 “Rose of Washington Square,” 20th Century-Fox, 1939 “New Orleans Blues,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1943 “Rhythm Masters—A Decade of Band Hits,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949, compilation “Louis Prima and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1949 “Bright Lights of Bimbo’s 365 Club,” Bimbos 365 Club short, 1951 “The Wildest,” Universal short, 1958 “Senior Prom,” Columbia, 1958 “Hey Boy! Hey Girl!,” Columbia, 1959 “Twist All Night” (aka “The Young and the Cool” and “The Continental Twist” ), 1961 “Playgirls International” ( aka “Nature’s Playgirls International” ), Westfield Productions, 1963, archival footage in US segment ) “The Jungle Book,” Disney animated ( Technicolor ), 1967, supplied the speaking and singing voice for the character “King Louie of the Apes” “Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins,” Warner Bros., 1975 “Louis Prima: The Wildest!,” Image Entertainment documentary, 1999 “Louis Prima: In Person!: His Wildest Performances 1936-1973,” S’More Entertainment Documentary, 2010

BOYD RAEBURN “Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1947

DON REDMAN “I Heard,” Paramount cartoon short, Paramount, 1933, voice of himself and the character “Singing Waiter” “Don Redman and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934

“Big Bands in the Movies: Alvino Rey” CD cover artwork by Jay Popa

ALVINO REY Soundies, 1941 Cielito Lindo St. Louis Blues “Pot o’ Gold,” United Artists, 1941, uncredited as a member of Horace Heidt’s band “Sing Your Worries Away,” RKO, 1942 “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “Larceny with Music,” Universal, 1943 “Follow the Band,” Universal, 1943 “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Swingin’ Down the Scale,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Alvino Rey and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 Soundies, 1950-52 Dreamer’s Lullaby It’s Easy to Remember My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Penthouse Serenade (When We’re Alone) Snader Telescriptions, 1950-52 Route 66 Some Days There Just Ain’t No Fish

TOMMY REYNOLDS Soundies, 1940 Dolly Doolittle I Don’t Know Why Pipe Dreams Smiles Two Guitars

BUDDY RICH “Artie Shaw’s Class in Swing,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939, as a member of the Shaw band “Symphony of Swing,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939, as a member of the Artie Shaw band “Dancing Co-Ed” ( aka “Every Other Inch a Lady” ), MGM 1939, as a member of the Artie Shaw band “Las Vegas Nights” ( aka “The Gay City” ), Paramount, 1941, as a member of Tommy Dorsey’s band “Ship Ahoy!,” MGM, 1942, as a member of Tommy Dorsey’s band “How’s About It?,” Universal, 1943 “Du Barry Was a Lady” ( aka “Gentleman’s Choice” ), MGM, 1943, as a member of Tommy Dorsey’s band “Thrill of a Romance,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1945, as a member of Tommy Dorsey’s band “Earl Carroll Sketchbook” ( aka “Hats Off to Rhythm” and “Stand Up and Sing” ), Republic, 1946 “Buddy Rich and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “Buddy Rich and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1949 “J.A.T.P.,” short, 1950 “Melodies By Martin,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1955, as a member of Freddy Martin’s band “Visit to a Small Planet,” Paramount, 1960 “Louis Armstrong,” CBS-TV News ( color ), 1971, interview comments “Jazz in Exile,” documentary, 1978, interview comments “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got,” Bridge Film Productions documentary, 1985, interview Comments “Buddy Rich: Jazz Legend 1917-1987,” Warner Bros. documentary, 2002

BUDDY ROGERS “Fascinating Youth,” 1926, as “Teddy Ward” “More Pay—Less Work,” 1926, as “Charles” Rogers as the character “William Hinchfield” “So’s Your Old Man,” 1926, as “Kenneth Murchison” “Wings,” 1927, as “Charles” Rogers as the character “Jack Powell” “My Best Girl,” 1927, as “Charles” Rogers as the character “Joe Grant” “Get Your Man,” 1927, as “Charles” Rogers as the character “Robert Albin” “A Trip Through the Paramount Studio,” short, 1927 “Abie’s Irish Rose,” 1928, as the character “Abie Levy” “Varsity,” 1928, as the character “Jimmy Duffy” “Someone to Love,” 1928, as the character “William Shelby” “Red Lips,” 1928, as the character “Hugh Carver” “Close Harmony,” 1929, as the character “Al West” “The River of Romance,” 1929, as the character “Tom Rumford” “Illusion,” 1929, as the character “Carlee Thorpe” Half Way to Heaven,” 1929, as the character “Ned Lee” “Young Eagles,” 1930, as the character “Lieutenant Robert Banks” “Paramount On Parade” [ episode: “Love Time” ], Paramount short, 1930 “Safety in Numbners,” 1930, as the character “William Butler Reynolds” “Follow Thru,” 1930, as the character “Jerry Downes” “Heads Up,” 1930, as “Charles” Rogers as the character “Jack Mason” “Along Came Youth,” 1930, as the character “Larry Brooks” “Screen Snapshots Series 9, No.13,” short, 1930 “National Variety Artists Presents: Stolen Jools,” Paramount “Special” short, 1931 “The Lawyer’s Secret,” 1931, as “Charles” Rogers as the character “Laurie Roberts” “The Road to Reno,” 1931, as the character “Tom Wood” “Working Girls,” 1931, as the character “Boyd Wheeler” “This Reckless Age,” 1932, as the character “Bradley Ingals” “Running Hollywood,” short, 1932 “Nick Kenny’s Radio Thrills No.2,” short, 1933 “New Deal Rhythm,” short, 1933 “Best of Enemies,” 1933, as the character “Jimmy Hartman” “Take a Chance,” 1933, as the character “Kenneth Raleigh” “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #4 ( initially “#5” ), Warner Bros. “Pepper Pot” short, 1933 “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #5 ( initially “#6” ), Warner Bros. “Pepper Pot” short, 1933 “Dance Band,” 1935, as the character “Buddy Morgan” “Old Man Rhythm” 1935, as the character “Johnny Roberts” “Pirate Party on Catalina Isle,” short, 1935 “Once in a Million,” 1936 as “Charles” Rogers as the character “Pierre” “Let’s Make a Night of It,” 1937, as the character “Jack Kent” “This Way Please,” 1937, as the character “Brad Morgan” “Screen Snapshots Series 17, No.2” short, 1937 “Swing Vacation,” RKO “Radio Musicals” short, 1939 “Meet the Stars No.1: Chinese Garden festival,” short, 1940 “Golden Hoofs,” 1941, as the character “Dean McArdle” “The Mexican Spitfire’s Baby,” 1941, as the character “Dennis Lindsay” “Sing for Your Supper,” 1941, as the character “Larry Hays” “Polo with the Stars,” short, 1941 “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No.2,” short, 1941, at Motion Picture Home dedication “Mexican Spitfire At Sea,” 1942, as the character “Dennis Lindsay” “Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost,” 1942, as the character “Dennis Lindsay” Soundies, 1942 12th Street Rag “Screen Snapshots Series 23 No.1: Hollywood in Uniform,” short, 1943 “Rough But Hopeful,” short, 1946 “An Innocent Affair,” 1948, as the character “Claude Kimball” “The Parson and the Outlaw,” 1957, as the character “Reverend Jericho Jones” SAUTER-FINEGAN “The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1955 “Mickey One,” Columbia, 1965, Eddie Sauter composed the soundtrack “1776,” Columbia, 1972, Eddie Sauter was the orchestrator

JAN SAVITT “Serenade in Swing,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Jan Savitt and his Band,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946 “Swing High, Swing Sweet,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Betty Co-Ed” ( aka “The Melting Pot” ), Columbia, 1946 “High School Hero,” Monogram, 1946 “That's My Gal,” Republic, 1947

RAYMOND SCOTT “Ali Baba Goes to Town,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937 “Love and Hisses,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937 “Nothing Sacred,” United Artists, 1937 “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” 20th Century-Fox, 1938 “Happy Landing,” 20th Century-Fox, 1938 “Sally, Irene and Mary,” 20th Century-Fox, 1938 “Not Wanted” ( aka “The Wrong Rut”), Film Classics, 1949, composer of some musical themes “Never Love a Stranger,” Allied Artists,” 1958, music by Raymond Scott “The Pusher,” United Artists 1960, music by Raymond Scott

ARTIE SHAW “The Yacht Party,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1932, as a member of Freddie Rich’s band “Artie Shaw and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939 “Artie Shaw’s Class in Swing,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 “Symphony of Swing,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1939 “Dancing Co-Ed” ( aka “Every Other Inch a Lady” ), MGM 1939 “Second Chorus,” Paramount, 1940 ”Across 110th Street,” United Artists, 1972, cameo with wife Evelyn Keyes “Crash” ( aka “The Crash of Flight 401” ), Universal made-for-TV movie, 1978, acting role as the character “Elderly Passenger” “Bix: Ain’t None of Them Play Like Him Yet,” Bridge Film Productions documentary, 1981, interview comments “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got,” Bridge Film Productions documentary, 1985 “This Joint Is Jumpin’,” Image Entertainment documentary, 2000, interview comments “Willie the Lion: A musical biography about jazz legend Willie the Lion Smith,” Shanachie, 2001 “Artie Shaw’s Quest for Perfection,” British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)-TV documentary, 2003 “Begin the Beguine” ( aka “Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine” ), Warner Home Video documentary short, 2003, interview comments “Jazz Legends Live Part 1,” Music Video Distributors (MVD) documentary ( color ), 2004, interview comments “Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin’,” Cinema Libre Studio documentary, 2010, interview comments

BOBBY SHERWOOD “Barefoot Days,” Warner Bros. short, 1930, as “Robert Sherwood” “Garden of the Moon,” Warner Bros., 1938, uncredited acting role as the character “( Jimmie ) Fidler’s Announcer” “Buried Alive,” Producers Distributing Corporation, 1939, uncredited acting role as the character “Holmes” “Naughty But Nice,” Warner Bros., 1939, acting role as the “Announcer” Soundies, 1941 Jive, Little Gypsy, Jive Last Night’s Gardenias Love Turns Winter to Spring What the Country Needs Soundies, 1942 12th Street Rag “Campus Sleuth,” Monogram, 1948 “Pal Joey,” Columbia, 1957, acting role as the character “Ned Galvin” and in the film, Frank Sinatra’s vocals are backed by the Sherwood band, but author David Meeker pointed out that “the so-called ‘original soundtrack’ album . . . used studio musicians instead”

FREDDIE SLACK “Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros.” Melody Master” short, 1938, as a member of Dorsey’s band “Keep ‘em Flying” ( aka “Up in the Air” ), Universal, 1941 “In the Groove,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1941 “The Sky’s the Limit,” RKO, 1943 “Reveille with Beverly,” Columbia, 1943 “Seven Days Ashore,” RKO, 1944 “Babes On Swing Street” ( aka “Merrily We Sing” ), Universal, 1944 “Hat Check Honey” ( aka “Cross Your Fingers” ), Universal, 1944 “Follow the Boys,” Universal, 1944 “Phantom Lady,” Universal, 1944, uncredited acting role as the character “Jive Club Pianist” “High School Hero,” Monogram, 1946 “Freddie Slack and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950

MUGGSY SPANIER “Is Everybody Happy?,” Warner Bros., 1929, as a member of Ted Lewis’ band “Here Comes the Band,” MGM, 1935, as a member of Ted Lewis’ band “Sis Hopkins,” Republic, 1941, as a member of Bob Crosby’s band

PHIL SPITALNY “Ship Ahoy,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1929 “Phil Spitalny and Orchestra,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1929 “Phil Spitalny and his Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra,” MGM “Movietone Act” short, 1930 “Phil Spitalny and His Musical Queens,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 “Big City Fantasy,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934 “Ladies That Play,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1934 “Poor Cinderella,” Paramount cartoon ( color ), 1934 “Phil Spitalny’s All Girl Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1935 “Sirens of Syncopation,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1935 “Musical Charmers,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1936 “Queens of Harmony,” Paramount, short, 1937 “Meet the Maestros,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “Moments of Charm, Paramount “Headliner” short ( Cinecolor ), 1939 “Moments of Charm of 1940,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1940 “Moments of Charm of 1941,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1941 “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” Universal, 1942 “Here Comes the Co-Eds,” Universal, 1945

CHARLIE SPIVAK “Ben Pollack and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1934, as a member of Pollack’s band “The Big Broadcast of 1936,” Paramount, 1935, as a member of Ray Noble’s band “Paramount Presents Hoagy Carmichael,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939, as a member of Jack Teagarden’s band Soundies, 1942 Comin’ Thru the Rye Eleven Thirty Saturday Night Hop, Skip, and Jump Papa Niccolini (The Happy Cobbler) “Pin Up Girl,” 20th Century-Fox, 1944 “Follow the Boys” ( aka “Three Cheers for the Boys” ), Universal, 1944 “Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1949

DICK STABILE “Shoot the Works,” Paramount short, 1934, as a member of Ben Bernie’s band “Stolen Harmony,” Paramount short, 1935, uncredited acting role as the character “Minister” “Talking Through My Heart,” Paramount short, 1936 “Dick Stabile and his Orchestra,” RKO “Jamboree” short, 1942 “Film Vodvil Series 3, No.6: Dick Stabile and Orchestra,” Columbia short, 1946 “Dick Stabile,” RKO “Musical Featurettes” short, 1948 “At War with the Army,” Paramount, 1950, acting role as the character “Pvt. Pokey” “My Friend Irma Goes West,” Paramount, 1950 “Dick Stabile and his Orchestra with The Sportsmen,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952 “Sailor Beware,” Paramount 1952, uncredited acting role as “Band Leader” “The Caddy,” Paramount, 1953, uncredited acting role as the character “Leader of the Band” “White Christmas,” Paramount, 1954, uncredited acting role as the character “Band Leader at the Carousel Club” “Hook, Line and Sinker,” Columbia, 1969, music and conducting

JACK TEAGARDEN “Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1929, as a member of Pollack’s band “Me and the Boys,” Wardour Films short, 1929, as a member of Ben Pollack’s band “The Happiness Remedy,” Paramount short, 1931, as a member of Ted Lewis’ band “Thanks a Million,” 20th Century Fox, 1935, as a member of Paul Whiteman’s band “Paramount Presents Hoagy Carmichael,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941, acting role as the character “Pepper” “Campus Capers,” Universal short, 1942 “So’s Your Uncle” ( aka “Let Yourself Go” ), Universal Pictures, 1943 “Hi, Good Lookin’!” ( aka “Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?” ), Universal, 1944 “Stars and Violins,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Twilight On the Prairie,” Universal, 1944 “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” Universal cartoon ( Technicolor cartoon ), 1944, soundtrack only “Sliphorn King of Polaroo,” Universal cartoon ( Technicolor cartoon ), 1945, soundtrack only “Rhythm Masters—A Decade of Band Hits,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949, Compilation “Botta e risposta” ( aka “I’m in the Revue” ), Cosmopolis, 1950, as a member of Louis Armstrong’s band “The Strip,” MGM, 1951, as a member of Louis Armstrong’s band “Glory Alley,” MGM, 1952, as a member of Louis Armstrong’s band Soundies, 1952 Basin Street Blues Blacksmith Blues Dark Eyes Down Yonder Georgia On My Mind Jack Armstrong Blues Lover Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen Rockin’ Chair That’s a Plenty That’s What Makes the World Go ‘Round Wheel of Fortune Wolverine Blues “The Glass Wall,” Columbia, 1953, as a musician in nightclub sequence “Ban Nhac Teagarden,” short, 1958 “Jack Teagarden in Thailand,” short, 1958 “The Jack Teagarden Show,” short, 1958 “Jazz On a Summer’s Day,” Galaxy Attractions, 1960

CLAUDE THORNHILL “The Big Broadcast of 1936,” Paramount, 1935, as a member of Ray Noble’s band Soundies, 1942 America, I Love You Count Me In Somebody Nobody Loves Where Has My Little Dog Gone? title unknown ( Soundies no.5808 ) “Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1947 “Claude Thornhill and Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950

ORRIN TUCKER “Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1938 “You’re the One,” Paramount, 1941, though he plays a character “Orrin Tucker” an orchestra leader this film is 100% fiction “From the Terrace,” 20th Century-Fox, 1960, uncredited acting role as the character “Orchestra Leader” “Tender Is the Night,” 20th Century-Fox, 1962, uncredited acting role as the character “Orchestra Leader” “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom,” CBS made-for-TV movie, 1975, acting role as the character “M.C.”

TOMMY TUCKER “Hot and Hectic,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1945 “Tommy Tucker and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “It’s Tommy Tucker Time,” RKO “Jamboree” short, 1947

RUDY VALLEE “Radio Rhythm,” Paramount “1-Reel Act” short, 1929 “The Vagabond Lover,” RKO, 1929, acting role as the character “Rudy Bronson” “Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1929 “Glorifying the American Girl,” Paramount short, 1929 “Pathe Audio Review (Series 2) No.38,” Pathe short, 1930 “Campus Sweethearts,” RKO short, 1930 “Betty Co-Ed,” Paramount animated short, 1931, soundtrack only “Kitty From Kansas City,” Paramount “Screen Song” short, 1931, acting role as the “Singer with Handlebar Moustache” “The Musical Doctor,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1932, acting role as the character “Dr. Vallee” “Musical Justice,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1932, acting role as the character “The Judge” “Knowmore College,” Paramount short, 1932, acting role as the character “Professor Vallee” “Rudy Vallee Melodies,” Paramount short, 1932 “International House,” Paramount, 1933 “George White’s Scandals,” Fox Film Corporation, 1934, acting role as the character “Jimmy Martin” “Change of Heart,” Fox Film Corporation, 1934 “Sweet Music,” Warner Bros., 1935, acting role as the character “Skip Houston” “Auld Lang Syne, “ MGM short, 1937 “Gold Diggers in Paris,” Warner Bros., 1938, acting role as the character “Terry Moore” “Second Fiddle,” 20th Century-Fox, 1939, acting role as the character “Roger Maxwell” “Rodeo Dough,” MGM short, 1940 “Too Many Blondes,” Universal, 1941, acting role as the character “Dick Harrigan” “Time Out for Rhythm,” Columbia, 1941, acting role as the character “Daniel ‘Danny’ Collins” “The Palm Beach Story,” Paramount, 1942, acting role as the character “J.D. Hackensacker III” “Screen Snapshots No.22-1,” Columbia short, 1942 “Screen Snapshots No.23-1: Hollywood in Uniform,” Columbia short, 1943 “Happy Go Lucky,” Paramount ( Technicolor ), 1943, acting role as the character “Alfred Monroe” “11th Naval District United States Coast Guard band,” Warner Bros., short, 1944 “It’s in the Bag!,” United Artists, 1945 “Man Alive,” RKO, 1945, acting role as the character “Gordon Tolliver” “People Are Funny,” Paramount, 1946, acting role as the character “Ormsby Jamison” “The Fabulous Suzanne,” Republic, 1946, acting role as the character “Hendrick Courtney Jr.” “The Sin of Harold Diddlebock,” United Artists, 1947, acting role as the character “Lynn Sargent” “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer,” RKO, 1947, acting role as the character “Tommy Chamberlain” a District Attorney “I Remember Mama,” RKO, 1948, acting role as the character “Dr. Johnson” “So This is New York,” United Artists, 1948, acting role as the character “Herbert Daley” “Screen Snapshots No.27-8: Jean Hersholt Party,” Columbia short, 1948 “Unfaithfully Yours,” 20th Century-Fox, 1948, acting role as the character “August Henshler” “My Dear Secretary,” United Artists, 1948, acting role as the character “Charles Harris” “The Beautiful Blond From Bashful Bend,” 20th Century-Fox ( Technicolor ), 1949, acting role as the character “Charles Hingleman” “Mother Is a Freshman,” 20th Century-Fox ( Technicolor ), 1949, acting role as the character “John Heaslip” “Father Was a Fullback,” 20th Century-Fox, 1949, acting role as the character “Mr. Jessup” “The Admiral Was a Lady,” United Artists, 1950, acting role as the character “Peter Pedigrew” “Ricochet Romance,” Universal, 1954, acting role as the character “Worthington Higgenmacher” “Gentlemen Marry Brunettes,” United Artists, 1955 “The Helen Morgan Story,” Warner Bros., 1957 “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” United Artists, 1967, acting role as the character “Jasper B. Biggley” “Live a Little, Love a Little,” MGM, 1968, acting role as the character “Penlow” “The Phynx,” Warner Bros. ( Technicolor ), 1970 “Sunburst” ( aka “Slashed Dreams” ), 1975, ( Metrocolor ), acting role as the character “Proprietor” “Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood,” Paramount, 1976, acting role as the character “Autograph Hound” JOE VENUTI “King of Jazz,” Universal ( Technicolor ), 1930, as a member of Paul Whiteman’s band “The Voice of Hollywood No.3,” Tiffany Productions short, 1930, as a member of Paul Whiteman’s band “Garden of the Moon,” Warner Bros., 1938, as “Joe Venuti and his Swing Cats” “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “Sing, Helen, Sing,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1943, accompanying vocalist Helen O’Connell “Sarge Goes to College,” Monogram, 1947, violin player in the jam session sequence “Two Guys From Texas” ( aka “Two Texas Knights” ), Warner Bros., 1948 “Riding High,” Paramount, 1949, accompanying Bing Crosby on The Horse Told Me “Disc Jockey,” Allied Artists, 1951 “Teresa Brewer and the Firehouse Five Plus Two,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952, supporting musician “Pete Kelly’s Blues,” Warner Bros., 1953, soundtrack musician “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959 “The Great Rocky Mountain Jazz Party,” documentary, 1977

JERRY WALD “Jerry Wald and his Orchestra,” RKO “Jamboree” short, 1942 “Jerry Wald and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1946 “Vacation Days,” Monogram, 1947 “Sarge Goes to College,” Monogram, 1947, clarinet player in the jam session sequence “Little Miss Broadway,” Columbia, 1947 “Swing the Western Way,” Columbia, 1947

FATS WALLER “Hooray for Love,” RKO, 1935 “King of Burlesque,” 20th Century-Fox, 1936, acting role as the character “Ben” Soundies, 1941-42 Ain’t Misbehavin’ Honeysuckle Rose The Joint Is Jumpin’ Your Feet’s Too Big “Stormy Weather,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943 Soundies, 1945 Fats Waller Medley, compiled from previously-unused footage “The Negro in Entertainment,” Ligget & Myers short, 1952

TED WEEMS “Swing, Sister, Swing,” Universal, 1938 “Swing Frolic,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1942 “Hat Check Honey” ( aka “Cross Your Fingers” ), Universal, 1944 “The United States Merchant Marine Corps Band” ( aka “Ted Weems and his Merchant Marine Band” ), Warner Bros., short, 1944 “Ted Weems and Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1948 “Ted Weems and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949

LAWRENCE WELK “The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1939 “Champagne Music,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1949 “Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music,” 20th Century-Fox “Movietone Melodies” short, 1950 “The Modernaires and Lawrence Welk’s Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952

PAUL WHITEMAN “Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No.10,” C.B.C. Film Sales short, 1924 “London,” Paramount short, 1926 “Nertz,” Fox Film Corporation short, 1929 “Hollywood Snapshots,” Columbia “Screen Snapshots” ( Series 9, No.11 ) short, 1929 “King of Jazz,” Universal ( Technicolor ), 1930 “Pathe Audio Review (Series 2) No.38,” Pathe short, 1930 “My Pal Paul,” Universal animated short, 1930, voice only “Screen Snapshots, Series 9 No.11,” Columbia short, 1930 “The Voice of Hollywood No.3,” Tiffany Productions short, 1930, Hollywood Breakfast Club inductee “Broadway Gossip No.2,” Educational Films Corporation short, 1932 “I Know Everybody and Everybody’s Racket,” Universal short, 1933 “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #6 ( initially “#7” ), Warner Bros. “Pepper Pot” short, 1933, Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys “Thanks a Million,” 20th Century-Fox, 1935 “Music Land,” Disney cartoon short cartoon, 1935, no Whiteman participation but, according to author David Meeker, “score is in homage to him” and the “Jazz-King character was designed as a caricature of Paul Whiteman” “Hollywood Hotel,” 1937, uncredited acting role as the character “Producer at Callahan’s Drive-In” “Strike Up the Band,” MGM, 1940, birthday party sequence “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 “Upbeat in Music,” “March of Time” short ( Vol 10 Issue 3 ), 1943 “Atlantic City” ( aka “Atlantic City Honeymoon” ), Republic, 1944 “Rhapsody in Blue,” Warner Bros., 1945 “Rural Rhapsody,” Universal “Person Oddity” short, 1946, about Whiteman’s 700-acre farm in Rosemont, New Jersey “The Fabulous Dorseys” ( aka “The Fighting Dorseys” ), United Artists, 1947, jam session sequence “Musical Miracle,” Paramount “Pacemaker” short, 1948, Whiteman presents a musical biography of singer Patti Clayton “It’s in the Groove,” “March of Time” short ( Vol 15 Issue 6 ), 1949 “The Lambertville Story,” Paramount “Pacemakers” short, 1949, also includes Whiteman’s daughter Margo

COOTIE WILLIAMS “Check and Double Check,” RKO, 1930, as a member of Duke Ellington’s band “Film-Vodvil No.2,” Columbia short, 1943 “Cootie Williams and his Orchestra,” short, 1944

TEDDY WILSON “Hollywood Hotel,” Warner Bros., 1937, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Boogie Woogie Dream,” short, 1941 “Something to Shout About,” Columbia, 1943 “Harlem Hotshots,” Sack Amusement Enterprises short, 1945 “Make Mine Music” ( aka “Swing Street” ), Disney animated ( Technicolor ), 1946, soundtrack only as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “After You’ve Gone,” Disney animated short, 1946, soundtrack only as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Swingtime Jamboree,” Astor, 1946 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956 “Playback,” CBS Records promotional telerecording short, 1963

COOTIE WILLIAMS “Check and Double Check,” RKO, 1930, as a member of Duke Ellington’s band “Film-Vodvil No.2,” Columbia short, 1943 “Cootie Williams and his Orchestra,” short, 1944

TEDDY WILSON “Hollywood Hotel,” Warner Bros., 1937, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Boogie Woogie Dream,” short, 1941 “Something to Shout About,” Columbia, 1943 “Harlem Hotshots,” Sack Amusement Enterprises short, 1945 “Make Mine Music” ( aka “Swing Street” ), Disney animated ( Technicolor ), 1946, soundtrack only as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “After You’ve Gone,” Disney animated short, 1946, soundtrack only as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Swingtime Jamboree,” Astor, 1946 “The Benny Goodman Story,” Universal, 1956 “Playback,” CBS Records promotional telerecording short, 1963 SI ZENTNER “Lost in a Harem,” MGM, 1944, as a member of Jimmy Dorsey’s band “The Outriders,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1950, soundtrack musician “The Reformer and the Redhead,” MGM, 1950, soundtrack musician “The Next Voice You Hear… ,” MGM, 1950, soundtrack musician “A Life of Her Own,” MGM, 1950, soundtrack musician “Devil’s Doorway,” MGM, 1950, soundtrack musician ”Grounds for Marriage,” MGM, 1951, soundtrack musician “The Painted Hills,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1951, soundtrack musician “An American in Paris,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1951, soundtrack musician “The Wild North,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1952, soundtrack musician “Invitation,” MGM, 1952, soundtrack musician “Scaramouche,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1952, soundtrack musician “The Girl in White,” MGM, 1952, soundtrack musician “Pat and Mike,” MGM, 1952, soundtrack musician “The Prisoner of Zenda,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1952, soundtrack musician “Plymouth Adventure,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1952, soundtrack musician “Above and Beyond,” MGM, 1952, soundtrack musician “Lili,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1953, soundtrack musician “Julius Caesar,” MGM, 1953, soundtrack musician “Ride, Vaquero!,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1953, soundtrack musician “Take the High Ground!,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1953, soundtrack musician “Escape From Fort Bravo,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1953, soundtrack musician “Knights of the Round Table,” MGM Cinemascope ( Technicolor ), 1953, soundtrack musician “The Long, Long Trailer,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1954, soundtrack musician “Men of the Fighting Lady,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1954, soundtrack musician “Valley of the Kings,” MGM Cinemascope ( Eastmancolor ), 1954, soundtrack musician “Green Fire,” MGM Cinemascope ( Eastmancolor ), 1954, soundtrack musician “Many Rivers to Cross,” MGM Cinemascope ( Eastmancolor ), 1955, soundtrack musician “The Prodigal,” MGM Cinemascope ( Eastmancolor ), 1955, soundtrack musician “The Glass Slipper,” MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1955, soundtrack musician “Moonfleet,” MGM Cinemascope ( Eastmancolor ), 1955, soundtrack musician “The King’s Thief,” MGM Cinemascope ( Eastmancolor ), 1955, soundtrack musician “I’ll Cry Tomorrow,” MGM, 1955, soundtrack musician “The Adventures of Quintin Durward,” MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1955, soundtrack musician “Diane,” MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956, soundtrack musician “Forever, Darling” ( aka “Her Guardian Angel” ), MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956, soundtrack musician “The Swan,” MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956, soundtrack musician “The Last Hunt,” MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956, soundtrack musician “Bhowani Junction,” MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956, soundtrack musician “The Fastest Gun Alive,” MGM, 1956, soundtrack musician “Somebody Up There Likes Me,” MGM, 1956, soundtrack musician “Lust for Life,” MGM ( Metrocolor ), 1956, soundtrack musician “The Vintage,” MGM ( Metrocolor ), 1957, soundtrack musician “The Seventh Sin,” MGM, 1957, soundtrack musician “House of Numbers,” MGM, 1957, soundtrack musician “Raintree County,” MGM ( Technicolor ), 1957, soundtrack musician “Until They Sail,” MGM, 1957, soundtrack musician “The Brothers Karamazov,” MGM ( Metrocolor ), 1958, soundtrack musician “Saddle the Wind,” MGM ( Metrocolor ), 1958, soundtrack musician “Two Weeks in Another Town,” MGM, 1962, soundtrack musician “Funny Girl,” Columbia, 1968, soundtrack musician

BOB ZURKE “Jungle Jive,” Universal “Swing Symphony” Technicolor cartoon short, 1944

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