Soundies: Black Music from the 1940s
From Internet Archives: 0:12:13 Delta Rhythm Boys in Take the A Train (1941). 0:14:46 Fats Waller in Your Feet s Too Big (1941). 0:17:45 Count Basie Orchestra in Take Me Back, Baby (with vocal by Jimmy Rushing) (1941). 0:20:19 Preacher and the Bear featuring The Jubalaires (vocal quartet) 0:23:23 Ring Those Bells (Black children vocal quintet, unidentified; Possibly The Cabin Kids. ) 0:24:22 The Ali Baba Trio in Patience and Fortitude (1946) (featuring Valaida Snow singing and playing jazz trumpet with trio of guitar, bass and accordion ) 0:27:06 Rocco Blues featuring Maurice Rocco (piano and vocal) 0:30:00 Gloria Grey sings Oh By Jingo (looks later, circa 1950 or so) 0:32:42 I Want A Man, sung by Annisteen Allen and accompanied by Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra (huge big band)(1943). 0:35:36 Woman jazz harpist (LaVilla Tulos) playing Swanee River (a title list of Soundies has this entry as Swanee Swing ).
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