| BILLY JONES - PIONEER OF JAZZ Concert by Ron Geesin's band, the Original Downtown Syncopators. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6049 |
| Catalog #: | 523050 | |
| Clip Number: | 523050-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 456 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:05 - 01:15:04 | |
| Location: | England, Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Recreation ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Social ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Jazz, Dixieland ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Popular LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England RECREATION: Nightlife, Nightclubs | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 523051 "BILLY JONES - PIONEER OF JAZZ" Story on Billy Jones, one-time pianist with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, comparing modern early 1960s attitudes to music. Billy Jones hooks up with Ron Geesin and other young folk who are into the old music - and gets to jam with their band in a club Concert by Ron Geesin's band, the Original Downtown Syncopators. (According to paperwork the band were filmed at the Grasshopper Inn in Crawley.) VS of the Syncopators playing; in some shots can see Billy Jones standing by piano tapping in rhythm, seems to be enjoying himself. Incl indiv shots of trombone, clarinet, drums, trumpet MS Showing Billy Jones leaning over piano watching piantist take solo. LS Band playing. Narrator says: "let's complete this picture of 40 years ago, let's complete an old man's happiness". Band strikes up a Charleston. Group of girls wearing fringed flapper style dresses dance a Charleston. Billy dances with one of the girls. Billy gets up on stage and plays the piano alongside Ron. | |
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