Harry Roy And His Band In Basin Street Ball (1942)

Titles read: Pathe Musical Miniatures presents HARRY ROY and His Band IN BASIN STREET BALL . Pathe Studio, London. This is probably Harry Roy and His Tiger Ragamuffins, a six piece traditional jazz band, combo. They play Basin Street Ball with Harry Roy on clarinet. Band are dressed in casual clothes. Towards the end of the number voiceover says: Now if you ll excuse the band while they There is a dissolve to band in evening dress, still playing. Close shot musical notation, then follows short animated sequence of dancing notes while words of song appear, singalongstyle, at bottom of screen. Ev ry body, I mean ev rybody, Has a body, swaying round the hall, Ev ry body who is any body, Fillin up the place in at the Basin Street Ball. Nice example of easy swing number from British jazz band and a choice of casual or dressedup musicians Pianist wears trilby hat pushed back on head in first section looks the quintessential laid back jazz musician. SL. T