[Dixielandjazz] Celebrity band.

[Robert Newman]

Mike -- I have the same video and have enjoyed it for years.    It's a 
Kinescope called Jack Benny's Jam Session.   Tony Martin, clarinet. Fred 
McMurray, tenor sax. Dick Powell, flueglehorn. Kirk Douglas, banjo.  Dan 
Daley, drums and dance steps.  Jack Benny, violin.   Rochester, grimacing 
and holding his ears.  Piano, guitar and bass, Phil Harris band members. 
The tune was a special ensemble arrangement by Jack Benny of Basin Street 
Blues featuring each guy on a 4-bar break.   However, Kirk Douglas could 
only play Bye Bye Blues, which he played during his 4-bar break.  It is a 
hilarious episode.

I made an HDDVD of it, but HD still didn't improve Basin Street Blues or Bye 
Bye Blues.

Bob Newman

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:38 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Celebrity band.


>I have a video of a live Jack Benny episode, the plot being that members of 
>his celebrity jazz band were coming over to practice (basically film and TV 
>stars of the day).  They all finally arrive, and they do play a tune.  I 
>can't remember the tune, but have the tape easily accessible, so this 
>evening I'll watch it.  If the performance is worth anything (it was at 
>least a bit marginal, if I recall), I'll make an .mp3 of it for sharing,
>
> --
> Etc,
>
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