Product Details

• Actors: Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Hackett, Earl Hines, Arvell Shaw
• Format: AC-3, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Delta
• DVD Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000CNGC5C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,925 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Featuring: ELLA FITZGERALD, COUNT BASIE, DUKE ELLINGTON, BENNY GOODMAN, TEDDY WILSON, DIZZY GILLESPIE AND OTHERS!!

Sit back, dim the lights, and let a wave of music overcome your senses and take you back to the glorious and highly-charged time of the swing-jazz era with The All Star Swing Festival, a full length gala concert featuring the legendary greats live in concert, for the first and only time ever. Recorded at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York on October 23, 1972 and hosted by Doc Severinsen, this unique program features the scintillating “scatting” of Ella Fitzgerald, the melodious measures of Duke Ellington and the soulful sounds of Count Basie, among others. In addition, The All Star Swing Festival marks the first and only performance of the original Benny Goodman Quartet on television. It is truly a moment in history not to be missed. So kick back, crank up the sound and let the legends take you on the trip of a lifetime. You won’t be sorry…you’ll be swingin’!

1. OH! LADY BE GOOD Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
2. C JAM BLUES Duke Ellington
3. IT DON'T MEAN A THING Duke Ellington
4. GOODY, GOODY Ella Fitzgerald
5. BODY AND SOUL Ella Fitzgerald
6. JUMPIN’ AT THE WOODSIDE Count Basie
7. AVALON Benny Goodman Quartet
8. MOONGLOW Benny Goodman Quartet
9. DING DONG DADDY Benny Goodman Quartet
10. SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Doc Severinsen
11. BLUEBERRY HILL Bobby Hackett
12. BASIN STREET BLUES Dizzy Gillespie
13. STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBEQUE Ensemble
14. MACK THE KNIFE Ensemble
15. HELLO DOLLY (revised) Ella Fitzgerald
16. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP (end titles) Ensemble

Customer Reviews

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All star jam, February 24, 2006

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Lloyd Brown "Oldschool" (St Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Star Swing (DVD)

The only thing wrong with jazz on TV shows back in the 50s, 60s and even the 70s was musicians and singers were limited to a few minuets and could not really "get off". Even so, it was good to see these past great entertainers again.

I was never a great fan of Benny Goodman, but this being the only TV appearence he ever made, was worth the price.