Louis Jordan Movies
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Reet, Petite, and Gone
Reet, Petite, and GoneMOVIE
Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader Lo...
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Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 1946MOVIE
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down.
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Beware
BewareMOVIE
Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money; and at a meeting...
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Jumpin' at the Jubilee
Jumpin' at the JubileeMOVIE
Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
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Buzz Me
Buzz MeMOVIE
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, DownMOVIE
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Ration Blues
Ration BluesMOVIE
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and his Orchestra.
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Jordan Jive
Jordan JiveMOVIE
Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go throu...
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G.I. Jive
G.I. JiveMOVIE
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
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The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem RenaissanceMOVIE
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenge...
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Old Man Mose
Old Man MoseMOVIE
Soundie of Louis Jordan performing "Old Man Mose."
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Swingtime Jamboree
Swingtime JamboreeMOVIE
Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
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Look-Out Sister
Look-Out SisterMOVIE
A famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest. While there he dreams of being out west at a dude ranch,...
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of HollywoodMOVIE
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicMOVIE
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords,...
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Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Louis Jordan & The Tympany FiveMOVIE
This rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s features jazz legend Louis Jordan and his band performing...
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Five Guys Named Moe
Five Guys Named MoeMOVIE
Louis Jordan and band plays "Five Guys Named Moe".
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It's Black Entertainment
It's Black EntertainmentMOVIE
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...
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Caldonia
CaldoniaMOVIE
Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoo...
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Swing Era - Louis Jordan
Swing Era - Louis JordanMOVIE
One of the chief progenitors of the R&B idiom and a pioneer of the small-combo "jump" blues style so popular during the Forties, vocalist and saxophon...