Billie Holiday On Films
59 minutes video of Lady Day
Total running time 59 min. - B & W
Year: 2002
Production: A Kangourou Production V2736
Ordering info:
Order direct from Michel Fontanes, 14 rue Daru, 75008 PARIS, France.
ONLY 50 COPIES AVAILABLE!
WHAT THE LABEL READS:
Exclusive: Paris Nov. '58, never released. 9 films - 18 tracks
- Symphony In Black, (Duke Ellington) Film 1935
The laborer, A Triangle, Jealousy Blues, Harlem rhythm.
- Film "New Orleans", 1946
Do You Know What It Means To Mis New Orleans, Farewell To Storyville, The Blues Are Brewing.
- Count Basie & His Sextet. Universal Studio. August 25, 1950.
God Bless The Child, Now Baby Or Never.
- (Probably) Steve Allen Show, NBC New York, Februari 8, 1955.
My Man (Billie filmed with Louis McKay on a small extract).
- The Sound Of Jazz. CBS, December 8, 1957.
Billie listening to Basie. Fine And Mellow.
- Art Ford Jazz Party, July 10, 1958. (with Mal Waldron)
Easy To Remember. What A Little Moonlight Can Do.
- Art Ford Jazz Party, July 17, 1958.
Don't Explain. When Your Lover Has Gone. Moaning Low.
- Paris, November 1958
I Only Have Eyes For You. Travelin' Light(NEVER issued before!).
- Chelsea At Night. London, February 24, 1959.
Strange Fruit. Porgy. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone.
Webmaster:
I've seen the tape. Unfortunately it is real bad quality. Most of the clips I've seen in (much) better quality, some of the clips are just recorded from TV broadcasts. It's a shame that Michel could not get hold of better material for this production.
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