Tag: Happy

From 1945, here's Artie Shaw and his orchestra with the Great American Songbook standard, "Summertime" (that's Roy Eldridge performing the trumpet solo). Source link

Harmonica man and vocalist James Cotton, with "Polly Put the Kettle On". Source link

Tripping the light fantastic, Cajun style. Source link

It doesn't get much more hep than this: Charlie Parker and Buddy Rich, in a live performance of "Celebrity" (1950). Source link

Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Dandridge team up on "What'cha Say". Source link

The Jackson Brothers (no, not them) perform "Flat Foot Boogie" (1951). Source link

Frances Carroll and Her Coquettes perform "Snake Charmer", featuring the outstanding drumming skills of Viola Smith. Source link

The late, great Brigitte Bardot dances a mambo with Turkish/Jewish singer and actor Dario Moreno. Source link

Here's my all-around favorite 1940s singer, Ella Mae Morse, knockin' out a hep version of "Patty Cake Man".Bonus music! Jimmy Blanton, from a live 1941 broadcast of Duke Ellington's band, slappin' that bass. Source link