[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland Movies

Dan Augustine ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:37:10 -0500


Folks--
    OK, i give up.  I'm lazy.  I liked watching the movie "The Gig", and it kind of whetted my appetite for movies with dixieland/OKOM bands in them.  I'm not all that interested in movies with big bands (Duke Ellington, etc.), just movies (either fiction or documentaries) of OKOM.
    Anybody know of any lists on the internet or in books i could look at?  I just discovered that Turk Murphy's band played in (and he appeared in) the movie called "Alabama's Ghost", which apparently is some kind of horror-flick.  And i know about "Pete Kelly's Blues", "New Orleans", and the Woody Allen films, plus some documentaries with/of Louis Armstrong.  Plus, of course, there are the films of performances from various festivals over the years.
    But what i'm thinking of is mainly movies that have dixieland bands playing and/or appearing in them.  I'd love to see the Assunto Dukes, for example, but have never heard of their being in a movie.
    Any info out there?  Thanks.

    Dan