Im totally with you...this was a favorite cartoon from my childhood because of the AMAZING piano music. Years later i tracked down more of Zurke's work...he's an amazing boogie-woogie pianist.
He not only wrote, performed, and recorded the piece, he did all three simultaneously! Story goes that he had them run the (as-yet silent) film five or six times, while he sat at the piano and took notes (ha!). Then he told them to rewind it to the beginning, start the recorder, and no matter what happened, not shut it off for anything... Then he played what you just heard, off the top of his head. One take, no overdubs, no rehearsals. First and last time he ever played that piece.
This might have been the catalyst for my passion for voluptuous dancers as well. I remember I used to hold a tape recorder up to the speaker on the TV to record this kind of stuff so I could play this awesome music at any time. Yes, it was the PRE-VCR era. A very important cartoon in my life. Still love the tunes and the cartoon curves! Thanks, Logain96!
Forget what the ethnicity of cartoon characters might be. They're just drawn that way. Dig that jazz music. The boogie piano by Bob Zurke, a product of Hamtramck, MI right near my hometown Detroit, MI. He wrote, performed, and recorded that piano piece. That's authentic 8 to the bar right there.
HOLY CRAP! I haven't seen that one since I was like 10 yrs old! Racist cartoon? Blah blah blah. This cartoon turned me on to jazz and boogie woogie at a very young age. I didn't know what racism was. All I knew is that I really dug the music.
I see that Walter Lantz was fond of drawing 3 sexy young females dancing in unison. They show up in other cartoons. The crab looks like he's wearing a helmet, which he repeatedly cocks at an angle when he scowls, to show he's tough. This is appropriate since this cartoon was made during World War II, when lots of men were wearing helmets in real life.
Im totally with you...this was a favorite cartoon from my childhood because of the AMAZING piano music. Years later i tracked down more of Zurke's work...he's an amazing boogie-woogie pianist.
He not only wrote, performed, and recorded the piece, he did all three simultaneously!
Story goes that he had them run the (as-yet silent) film five or six times, while he sat at the piano and took notes (ha!). Then he told them to rewind it to the beginning, start the recorder, and no matter what happened, not shut it off for anything...
Then he played what you just heard, off the top of his head. One take, no overdubs, no rehearsals. First and last time he ever played that piece.
Great Bob Zurke, an immense musician.
my all time favorite cartoon as a kid
This might have been the catalyst for my passion for voluptuous dancers as well. I remember I used to hold a tape recorder up to the speaker on the TV to record this kind of stuff so I could play this awesome music at any time. Yes, it was the PRE-VCR era. A very important cartoon in my life. Still love the tunes and the cartoon curves! Thanks, Logain96!
fantastic - thanks for sharing this brillllliante film
a rare example of 40's cartoon where blacks are drawn in a naturalistic style rather than exaggerated
That's one talented crab he should go on American Idol.
It was the 40's, what do you expect? :/ Don't look at the characters stereotype. Instead listen to that amazing music!
That's one talented crab, he should try out for American Idol.
I think this is pretty terrific.I'm going to favorite it.
that crab would have made a swell pet for Jerry Lee Lewis
Forget what the ethnicity of cartoon characters might be. They're just drawn that way. Dig that jazz music. The boogie piano by Bob Zurke, a product of Hamtramck, MI right near my hometown Detroit, MI. He wrote, performed, and recorded that piano piece. That's authentic 8 to the bar right there.
HOLY CRAP! I haven't seen that one since I was like 10 yrs old! Racist cartoon? Blah blah blah. This cartoon turned me on to jazz and boogie woogie at a very young age. I didn't know what racism was. All I knew is that I really dug the music.
MAN! That cranky crab's got it going on ! Let 'er rip Snappy! LOL
the V. chord bass line is awesome
What a amazing "boogie-woogie"!
Great rhythm!!! :D
That crab is no slouch!
I see that Walter Lantz was fond of drawing 3 sexy young females dancing in unison. They show up in other cartoons.
The crab looks like he's wearing a helmet, which he repeatedly cocks at an angle when he scowls, to show he's tough. This is appropriate since this cartoon was made during World War II, when lots of men were wearing helmets in real life.
Boogie with some real Snap! lol
@Sedoby:
Mine too.