A Short History of Jazz in Movies (1927 – 2016)

[moviewise]

https://moviewise.substack.com/p/a-short-history-of-jazz-in-movies

[moviewise]

The animation of the characters dancing in "The Jungle Book" (1967), was created based on video of the musicians, Louis Prima and his band, performing this number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8HrpOu1FA

[beardyw]

I can sort of see why Jazz on a Summer's Day is missing, but it's a shame since it defined the style of almost every festival film that followed.

[timonoko]

I dont know these movies and Le Départ (1967) is missing. Everytime I hear Jazz I think about Jean-Pierre Leaud driving around on white Vespa.