Jordan Jive

Jordan Jive 1944

7.00

Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go through some extremely strenuous acrobatic dancing.

1944

Bli-Blip

Bli-Blip 1942

8.00

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White

1942

The Chool Song

The Chool Song 1942

5.50

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

1942

Au Reet

Au Reet 1943

5.50

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

1943

Minnie the Moocher

Minnie the Moocher 1942

8.00

Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".

1942

Air Mail Special

Air Mail Special 1941

6.20

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are jitterbugging constantly until, one by one, they get tired and start to fall down on the floor.

1941

This Love of Mine

This Love of Mine 1942

6.50

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

1942

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate 1941

7.50

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

1941

My Lost Horizon

My Lost Horizon 1941

7.00

Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day

1941

Good Nite All

Good Nite All 1943

1

Johnny Taylor sings "Good Nite All" at a house party.

1943

Rock It For Me

Rock It For Me 1943

1

Soundies short film featuring Maurice Rocco performing "Rock It For Me" on the piano.

1943

Dance, Baby, Dance (Tantze Babele)

Dance, Baby, Dance (Tantze Babele) 1945

1

Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this 1945 Soundie (a short film produced to be played on jukebox-like Panoram machines).

1945

Swing for Sale

Swing for Sale 1941

6.00

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

1941

Take It Off

Take It Off 1943

7.00

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

1943

G.I. Jive

G.I. Jive 1944

1

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"

1944

Let Me Off Uptown

Let Me Off Uptown 1942

5.80

Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra perform "Let Me Off Uptown".

1942

La Rosita

La Rosita 1943

1

Featuring Jimmy Dorsey

1943