[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Bio Movies

[J. D. Bryce]

Actually, Steve Allen played Benny Goodman.  Jimmy Stweart played Glenn
Miller.  But your point is well made.  Neither Goodman nor Miller were the
nice guys portrayed in their biographies.

I spoken to musicians who worked with them and to put is mildly, Goodman was
an SOB and Miller was a caustic martinet. Tommy Dorsey was a nasty one too,
but I've knew a guy from Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra (Charlie Frazier) who said
that Jimmy was a sweet guy who never really wanted to run a band.

Jack Bryce
One of the Sheik's minions




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
To: "Jack Bryce" <brycejo at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:56 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Bio Movies


> It's such a shame that that movie (as virtually all movie jazz bios) had
so
> little to do with the real Glenn Miller who was not nearly as nice a
person
> as the one Steve Allen portrayed.  I could ramble on for about 8 hours
here
> but just want to open the door a crack.
>
> Worst movie of all time: Nat Cole in the WC Handy story.  Jazz is
acceptable
> at end when St. Louis Blues is played without a trace of jazz by  39,253
> symphonic musicians.  Well maybe the count was a bit exxagerated but
> certainly close enough for jazz.
>
> Dick Broadie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "pat ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
> To: "Dick Broadie" <rbroadie at dc.rr.com>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:53 AM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Miller Story
>
>
> > Glen Miller Story on TV yesterday and I just caught the bit where Jimmy
> > Stewart and June Allyson go to the cellar bar to hear Louis. What a
great
> > line up and a lovely touch with Teagarden grinning from ear to ear
handing
> > his trombone over to Stewart to sit in.
> >
> > Great stuff . I had forgotten how good it was.
> >
> > Pat
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