Subject of
Goodman, Benny Trio
Wilson, Teddy, American, 1912 - 1986
Goodman, Benny, American, 1909 - 1986
Krupa, Gene, American, 1909 - 1973
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
ca. 1955
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 00:06:45
Physical extent (film): 300 ft
Description
A 16mm film strip of the Benny Goodman Trio performing two songs: "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "Avalon." It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with Teddy Wilson playing the piano. The camera then slowly pans sideways to reveal Benny Goodman playing the clarinet and eventually Gene Krupa on the drums. A voiceover narration identifies the band members as they play. The first song the trio plays is "Nice Work If You Can Get It." At the end of the performance, Goodman says, "Okay, Teddy, take it" and the trio plays a second tune, "Avalon."
Place filmed
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
film clips
Topic
Film
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
Object number
2015.275.17.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599b4c50a-f3a6-4a85-a4d4-42f4b0492f43

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