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"????????? " ?????????????????" STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY " Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra Mario Bauza, Reunauld Jones, Taft Jordan (trumpet) Sandy Williams (trombone) Pete Clark, Edgar Sampson (alto sax , clarinet) Elmer Williams (tenor sax) Joe Steele (piano) John Trueheart (banjo,guitar) John Kirby (bass) Chick Webb (drums, leader) Edgar Sampson (arr) recorded in May 18, 1934 Columbia 2926D mx.W152740=2 The Savoy Ballroom, located in Harlem, New York City, was a medium sized ballroom for music and public dancing that was in operation from March 12, 1926 to July 10, 1958. It was located between 140th and 141st Streets on Lenox Avenue. The Savoy was a popular dance venue from the late 1920s to the 1950s and many dances such as Lindy Hop became famous here. It was known downtown as the "Home of Happy Feet" but uptown, in Harlem, as "the Track". Unlike the 'whites only' policy of the Cotton Club, the Savoy Ballroom was integrated where white and black Americans danced together. Virtuosic dancers, however, excluded others from the northeast corner of the dance floor, now referred to as the "Cat's Corner," a term not used at the time. Chick Webb was the leader of the best known Savoy house band during the mid-1930s.. + Informações

This is from The Smithsonian Collection / Big Band Jazz (From the beginnings to the fifties) Volume ll a four CD set. Recorded November 1, 1937.. + Informações

The Dipsy Doodle - Chick Webb. + Informações

Radio Broadcast of Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb from the Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, NY. I beleive this recording to be from early 1939 before the decline in Chick Webbs health. Arguably one of Ella and Chick's finest works. Enjoy.. + Informações

After Seben Short. 1929 Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. Director: SJ Kaufman Story: James Barton Cast: James Barton - Emcee and Solo Dancer (in blackface) "Shorty" George Snowden - Third Male Dancer (Called "Shorty Stump" in the film) An early sound short set in a Harlem nightclub, featuring white vaudeville comic and eccentric dancer James Barton performing in blackface. You'll see signs of the talent that earned him an Academy Award in the forties for his acting in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Three Savoy Ballroom couples perform the latest dance styles, primarily Charleston. The last couple is Shorty Snowden and his partner. They are just terrific, although their style clearly looks dated to us. Note how Snowden introduces Breakaway steps, to the closed-form Charleston and you'll feel like you are witnessing the birth of the Lindy Hop, which, in fact, was the name that Snowden gave to the dance he was doing. The couple exit exuberantly with a Cake Walk. Music by the Savoy Ballroom house band, Chick Webb and his Orchestra. This historically important short is included in an excellent compilation of 20's and early 30's filmclips, At the Jazz Band Ball, which you can order thru SavoyStyle. There are also short excerpts in PBS:Dancing, New Worlds, New Forms, and in the National Geographic Explorer: Jitterbug, a TV special not available in video and Watch Me Move, another PBS documentary which is not issued in video. Text from www.savoystyle.com. + Informações

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Chick Webb & His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus - Blues In My Heart, Brunswick 1931 NOTE: William Henry ("Chick") WEBB (b.1905 in Baltimore, MD -- d.1939) American jazz bandleader and drummer. From childhood, he suffered from tuberculosis of the spine leaving him with short stature and a badly deformed spine. He supported himself as a newspaper boy to save enough money to buy drums, and first played professionally at age 11.At the age of 17 he moved to New York City and by 1926, he was leading his own band in Harlem. He alternated between band tours and residencies at New York City clubs through the late 1920s. In 1931, his band became the house band at the Savoy Ballroom. He became one of the best-regarded bandleaders and drummers of the new "Swing" style. Drumming legend Buddy Rich cited Webb's powerful technique and virtuoso performances as heavily influential on his own drumming, and referred to Webb as "the daddy of them all". The Savoy often featured "Battle of the Bands" where Webb's band would compete with other top bands (such as the Benny Goodman Orchestra or the Count Basie Orchestra) from opposing bandstands. By the end of the night's battles the dancers seemed always to have voted Chick's band as the best. As a result Webb was deemed the most worthy recipient to be crowned the first "King of Swing." Of note that he lost to Duke Ellington in 1937, and tied with Count Basie in 1938. Webb married Martha Loretta Ferguson (also known as "Sallye"), and in 1935 he .... + Informações

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 -- June 15, 1996), also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist. Got A Guy Chick Webb & his Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald (1937) I got a guy He don't dress me in sable He looks nothing like Gable But he's mine And I think he's too divine I got a guy When he starts into pet me He's the sauce on spaghetti He's the kind that you can't keep off you mind I got a guy And he's tough He's just a gem in the rough But when I polish him up I swear, he'll be a Tiffany solitaire I'm riding high 'Cos I'm happy and carefree There is nothing can scare me 'Cos I got a guy I got a guy And he's tough He's just a gem in the rough But when I polish him up I swear, he'll be a Tiffany solitaire I'm riding high 'Cos I'm happy and carefree There is nothing can scare me 'Cos I got a guy. + Informações

Chick Webb and his Orchestra from 1934. Enjoy!. + Informações

Recorded in 1936 and released here on Decca label 78 rpm record in 1940. Enjoy!. + Informações

Drug Songs. Wacky Dust is a 1938 single by Ella Fitzgerald with the Chick Webb orchestra written by Oscar Levant and Stanley Adams. It is an uptempo song about the joys (and dangers) of taking cocaine.Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 -- June 15, 1996), also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist.. + Informações

BEST OF BIG BANDS. + Informações

The consummate 1930s Ella song. Finally found a copy of my own to record. Enjoy!. + Informações

Here's Chick Webb and his Orchestra with a 22 year old Ella Fitzgerald singing "UNDECIDED", recorded in 1939 and here released on a DECCA label 78 rpm record. Enjoy!. + Informações

A wonderful, old familiar classic recorded 5-2-1938 on Decca 1840 the one and only Ella Fitzgerald with legendary Chick Webb and his Orchestra. Playing on my rare and most interesting Phonocone (1940's). + Informações

This is a clip from the new feature film: "THE SAVOY KING: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America" THE SAVOY KING is a feature documentary about the Swing-era drummer-bandleader Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, and Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. CLIP: "Chick Webb's Southern Tour" ? Narrator: Rocky Carroll ? Bill Cosby as voice of Chick Webb ? Danny Glover as voice of Count Basie ? Jeff Goldblum as voice of Artie Shaw ? Voza Rivers as voice of Sandy Williams Interviews with Joe Wilder, Louis Bellson, Roy Haynes, Gertrude Jeanette, Frankie Manning and Van Alexander, among others! ? Produced by Jeff Kaufman of Floating World Pictures ? Edited by Jamal El-Amin ? Graphics Wizard: Patrick Connelly ? Post-production Supervisor: Alita Renée Holly. + Informações

Recorded ca. 1936. Chick Webb's Orchestra was the house band at the Savoy in Harlem during the early Swing Era. He hired Ella Fitzgerald after she won a singing contest in 1935. Ella was 17 at the time. Chick Webb had tuberculosis of the spine, and died in 1938. Louis Jordan went on to form his own band in the 40s. Ella Fitzgerald took over Webb's band when Webb died.. + Informações

JazzAndBluesExperience - (Re)Discover the Jazz and Blues greatest hits - JazznBluesExperience is your channel for all the best jazz and blues music. Find your favorite songs and artists and experience the best of jazz music and blues music. Subscribe for free to stay connected to our channel and easily access our video updates! - JazzAndBluesExperience: www.youtube.com. + Informações

Found this morning at the Frankfurt flea market this nice shellack record, consisting of Chick Webb & his Orchestra feat. Ella Fitzgerald. The Track was released on Brunswick approx. somewhere in 1938. Playback turntable is a Gemini PDT 6000 with a built-in AD/DA converter, which can handle the 78rpm speed requirement and as pickup is used a simple one from Ortofon (Concorde). cheerz_ ptrk. + Informações

Here's Chick Webb and his Orchestra with a 20 year old Ella Fitzgerald singing "WAKE UP AND LIVE ", recorded in 1937 and here released on a DECCA label 78 rpm record. Enjoy!. + Informações

Chick Webb and His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Ella Fitzgerald - FDR Jones, Fox-trot (Harold J.Rome), Odeon 1938 NOTE: William Henry WEBB ("Chick" Webb) (1905 in Baltimore, MD -- 1939) American jazz bandleader and drummer. From childhood, he suffered from tuberculosis of the spine leaving him with short stature and a badly deformed spine. He supported himself as a newspaper boy to save enough money to buy drums, and first played professionally at age 11.At the age of 17 he moved to New York City and by 1926, he was leading his own band in Harlem. He alternated between band tours and residencies at New York City clubs through the late 1920s. In 1931, his band became the house band at the Savoy Ballroom. He became one of the best-regarded bandleaders and drummers of the new "Swing" style. Drumming legend Buddy Rich cited Webb's powerful technique and virtuoso performances as heavily influential on his own drumming, and referred to Webb as "the daddy of them all". The Savoy often featured "Battle of the Bands" where Webb's band would compete with other top bands (such as the Benny Goodman Orchestra or the Count Basie Orchestra) from opposing bandstands. By the end of the night's battles the dancers seemed always to have voted Chick's band as the best. As a result Webb was deemed the most worthy recipient to be crowned the first "King of Swing." Of note that he lost to Duke Ellington in 1937, and tied with Count Basie in 1938. Webb married Martha Loretta Ferguson (also known .... + Informações

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