Music 23 - History of Jazz: African-American Musical Traditions

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A dishonest lawyer tries to do young Louis out of his inheritance by changing his dying father's eccentric will. A boyhood sweetheart and a faithful servant save the day.

St. Louis blues (1929): Bessie Smith, accompanied by James P. Johnson, piano, and members of the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra; Symphony in black (1935): "Duke Ellington and his Orchestra perform Duke's ... composition, evoking a wide spectrum of the American black experience." Contains Billie Holiday's film debut; Caldonia (1945): "Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five ... are persuaded to make a movie in Harlem ... good comedy by George Wiltshire and Sam Pheard ... Nicki O'Daniel as ... Caldonia."

Moran and Vacca use jazz music mixed with traditional African music playing saxophone, flute, balafon, and talking drum ; Hairston performs dramatic monologue and movement. Performances are designed to demonstrate a cross-cultural fusion of artistic expression.

A rare performance of New Orleans jazz and the musicians who strive to preserve it.