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Benny Goodman : adventures in the kingdom of swing / Columbia Music Video ; produced and directed by Oren Jacoby ; a co-production of Thirteen/WNET and Antelope for Meridian.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Columbia Music Video, ©1993.
Description1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986.
Benny Goodman Band.
Jazz musicians--United States --Biography.
Other author/creatorGoodman, Benny, 1909-1986.
Other author/creatorFerguson, Otis, 1907-1943. Works. Selections. 1982.
Other author/creatorJacoby, Oren.
Other author/creatorStrathairn, David.
Other author/creatorBenny Goodman Band.
Other author/creatorWNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorAntelope Films, Ltd.
Other author/creatorMeridian Productions, Inc.
Portion of title Adventures in the kingdom of swing
Abstract A comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career, this biography includes rare performance footage from the '20s and '30s, studio rehearsal footage from the '50s, home movies, rare audio tracks, and video footage of Goodman recounting his own life. Includes interviews with family, friends, and jazz contemporaries.
General note"Narration based in part on 'Adventures in the kingdom of Swing, ' The Otis Ferguson reader."
General noteOriginally produced in 1993 as a segment of : American masters.
CreditsDirector of photography, Mead Hunt ; editors, Victor Kanefsky, Mary Costanza ; narrator, David Strathairn ; consultants, Russ Connor ... [et al.].
Technical detailsDVD.
Other title American masters (Television program)
ISBN0738901105

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