International Sweethearts of Rhythm : America's hottest all-girl band / Jezebel Productions and Rosetta Records ; directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Schiller, Greta, director.

Weiss, Andrea, director.

International Sweethearts of Rhythm, performer.

Jezebel Productions, producer.

Rosetta Records (Firm), producer.

Cinema Guild, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

Women musicians--United States--History.

Women musicians.

Women jazz musicians--United States--Interviews.

Women jazz musicians.

Jazz musicians--United States--Interviews.

Jazz musicians.

African American women musicians.

Interviews.

African American musicians.

History.

United States.

African American musicians--History.

African American women musicians--Interviews.

Big band music.

Dance orchestra music.

Dance orchestras--United States--History.

Dance orchestras.

Women--United States--Songs and music.

Women.

Jazz.

Genre:

Interviews.

Big band music.

Dance orchestra music.

Songs and music.

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1986.

System Details:

VHS - NTSC.

analog

magnetic

VHS

NTSC

Summary:

Focuses on the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an all-female multi-racial jazz band of postdepression years that originated at the Piney Woods School in Mississippi and became one of the most popular bands of the 1930's and 1940's. Includes reminiscences by band members and fans interwoven with rare archival footage of the band in performance along with music, photographs and memorabilia from private collections.

Credits:

Photographer/editor, Greta Schiller; co-producers, Rosetta Reitz and Rebecca Reitz.

OCLC:

15230105