Cootie Williams and his Orchestra 1943 (Eddie Cleanhead Vinson)

Cootie Williams and his Orchestra filmed in New York, mid June, 1943. From the Columbia Pictures film "Film Vodvil (series 1, release no. 2),
According to Mark Cantor (via Tom Lord) the on-screen personnel is also the personnel to be heard on the soundtrack:
Cootie Williams, Louis Bacon, Ermit V. Perry, Frank "Fat Man" Humphries (tp) Ed Burke, Bob Horton (tb) prob. Jonas Walker (tb) Charles Holmes (as) Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (as,vcl) Sam "The Man" Taylor, Lee Pope (ts) Greely Walton (bar) Fletcher Smith (p) Norman Keenan (b) George "Butch" Ballard (d) Laurel Watson (vcl) Douglas Brothers (tap dancing-1) Lindy Hoppers (dancing-2) [ Leon James (dancing-2) & Dottie Mae Johnson (dancing-2) , Russell Williams (dancing-2) & Connie Hill (dancing-2) ]
• Let's keep on jumping/Get hep
• unidentified tune (1)
• Giddap mule
• Let's keep on jumping (2)

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[@eddierollins3870]

similar finest best musicians of their time it's great to actually see him do what they do so very well

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

+Eddie Rollins Vinson was so popular around this time that he left Cootie's big band in '45 to start his own big band, which was a great band too. Some of his best-known songs were "Cherry Red," "Kidney Stew," and "Somebody's Got To Go."

[@georgewatson9440]

What an extraordinary display of talent.

[@garysutton9135]

i LOVE THIS STUFF.

[@russlayne6036]

Classic! Love Cleanheads threads!

[@MrEmperorBlack]

So good!

[@johnwhitehead3360]

Amazing

[@bluesnakane]

GREAT!

[@PaulMisner]

This is great.. thanks a lot for putting it up

[@ChicoFlavioRodrigues]

This is the real jazz !

[@bigeman25]

Nice show in 6 mins!

[@thomasmantellwilliam]

Mr. Harmon says: "It's got to be in tune and it's got to swing." Check Check

[@MichaelTaneyVIII]

Swingin' !!!!!!!!!!

[@ybbok]

... speechless

[@jamesrobinson175]

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson(1917-1988)hit a sour note there in that film clip from 0:50 to 0:52

[@d820m]

That was no sour note, several of Vinson's tunes after leaving Cootie's orchestra have this

[@RAMLIA1]

♥ ♥ ♥

[@snackcakeman]

Soundtrack available on record?

[@brewsjazzclub]

The hippest of the hipsters!

[@Ponninftw]

What's the name of the song laurel Watson is signing?

[@perwalden57]

The tune i Think is called "V for Victory". Glenn Miller used it too in his band.

[@d820m]

The song is 'Giddap Mule' (Get Up, Mule)