Band sounds good, no one smiles, total disconnect between the band and Dean and Jewel, no shots of them with the band. Pee Wee Hunt is only 34 y/o in this short, but looks 20 years older for some reason. Nice, clean clip. Thnx!
It was because of his innovative ideas on these "Melody Master" shorts [one of them, intercutting Dean and Jewel to showcase their dancing without ever having them appear on camera with the band] that director Jean Negulesco graduated to feature films by the late '40s....
(8/30/15) TCM ran this entire clip between the end of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and the beginning of "Sergeant York." The playing is very good, the arrangements are even better, but "Purple Moonlight," both sonically and visually, is really the class of the field here. Remarkable stuff.
Art Ralston played altosax and basoon in the band.Trombonesolist are Charles McCamish,. Tenorsolist should be Pat Davis, bassplayer are Stanley Dennis and drummer are Tony Briglia.
Thank you, Barry. Very important you've reminded us about that because Kenny Sargent (1906-1969) was Casa Loma Orchestra's first vocalist (besides saxophone player). I really haven't acknowledged him before you helped us. Do you know who's playing the piano? Am I right about Charles Lavere? I haven't found any picture to be sure.
When Glen and his band were out West in the spring of '41 (at the time this was produced), Charles LaVere filled in for the regular Casa Loma pianist, Joe Hall.
Music short from 12 August 1941, trumpets left to right: Grady Watts, Frank Ryerson, Corky Cornelius, trombones dito: Pee Wee Hunt, Billy Rauch, Charlie McCamish, saxes dito: Eddie Costanzo, Clarence Hutchenrider, Art Ralston, Pat Davis, Kenny Sargent, piano: Joe Hall, guitar: Dick Fisher, bass: Stan Dennis, drums: Tony Briglia.
If anyone gives this a thumbs down I will.............. The best music!
Band sounds good, no one smiles, total disconnect between the band and Dean and Jewel, no shots of them with the band. Pee Wee Hunt is only 34 y/o in this short, but looks 20 years older for some reason. Nice, clean clip. Thnx!
Just saw this 5 minutes ago on TCM...WOW!
It was because of his innovative ideas on these "Melody Master" shorts [one of them, intercutting Dean and Jewel to showcase their dancing without ever having them appear on camera with the band] that director Jean Negulesco graduated to feature films by the late '40s....
(8/30/15)
TCM ran this entire clip between the end of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and the beginning of "Sergeant York."
The playing is very good, the arrangements are even better, but "Purple Moonlight," both sonically and visually, is really the class of the field here.
Remarkable stuff.
"Purple Moonlight" was cut out of this short by another UA-camr who considered the film to be of interest only to Lindy dancers/historians.
It's back.
Incidentally, Glen recorded "Hep and Happy" and "Purple Moonlight" that year, but were never released.
Art Ralston played altosax and basoon in the band.Trombonesolist are Charles McCamish,. Tenorsolist should be Pat Davis, bassplayer are Stanley Dennis and drummer are Tony Briglia.
Kenny Sargent is also the vocalist on "Purple Moonlight".
Thank you, Barry. Very important you've reminded us about that because Kenny Sargent (1906-1969) was Casa Loma Orchestra's first vocalist (besides saxophone player). I really haven't acknowledged him before you helped us. Do you know who's playing the piano? Am I right about Charles Lavere? I haven't found any picture to be sure.
When Glen and his band were out West in the spring of '41 (at the time this was produced), Charles LaVere filled in for the regular Casa Loma pianist, Joe Hall.
Charles LaVere was the band's pianist during their 1941 West Coast tour, and did appear in this film.
Music short from 12 August 1941, trumpets left to right: Grady Watts, Frank Ryerson, Corky Cornelius, trombones dito: Pee Wee Hunt, Billy Rauch, Charlie McCamish, saxes dito: Eddie Costanzo, Clarence Hutchenrider, Art Ralston, Pat Davis, Kenny Sargent, piano: Joe Hall, guitar: Dick Fisher, bass: Stan Dennis, drums: Tony Briglia.
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And the "bandleader?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Gray
There's not much here about any musical background...
Charles LaVere is at the piano {Joe Hall was in New York, and didn't travel with the band while they were on the West Coast during the summer of '41}.