Today's video is a short film called Symphony of Swing and features Artie Shaw and His Orchestra. This was released by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone back in 1939. The cinematography and editing were top shelf (for 1939) and it truly captures the essence of Artie Shaw and His Band at the time.
The songs included in this short are: "Alone Together," "Jeepers Creepers", "Deep Purple" and "Lady Be Good". Helen Forrest and Tony Pastor were handling the primary vocal duties for Shaw during this time. If you watch close, you can just make out a young Buddy Rich on drums. He is not credited in the film.
Enjoy!
Watch: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in "Symphony of Swing" from 1939
