The Friendly Invasion From Jazz to Swing (Original title)
Date: 23 November 1975 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Geoffrey Haydon
Synopsis: A look at the influence of American Jazz on British Music. It includes: a look at the 1919 British tour by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, and the wave of British imitators that followed the groups success; an examination of the anglicisation of the US jazz sound, with British dance bands appropriating elements of the style; a British song factory set up on American lines on London's Charing Cross Road; how the rise of the Hollywood musical made things difficult for British composers; and 1930s move towards a `Swing' style.Synopsis: TV documentary on popular song and dance in the 1920s. Second of three programmes about the transatlantic take-over this century of Britain's popular song and dance.
Genre: Performance
Subjects: Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Jazz music (pre 1950), Dance band music, American film industry, Musicals, Songs
Series title: Omnibus
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 November 1975Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:25-23:40Runtime: 75 mins Network - Language: English - Colour and Black and White - Sound
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Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1975-11-23BFI identifier: C-791487
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 23 November 1975 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Geoffrey Haydon
Synopsis: A look at the influence of American Jazz on British Music. It includes: a look at the 1919 British tour by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, and the wave of British imitators that followed the groups success; an examination of the anglicisation of the US jazz sound, with British dance bands appropriating elements of the style; a British song factory set up on American lines on London's Charing Cross Road; how the rise of the Hollywood musical made things difficult for British composers; and 1930s move towards a `Swing' style.Synopsis: TV documentary on popular song and dance in the 1920s. Second of three programmes about the transatlantic take-over this century of Britain's popular song and dance.
Genre: Performance
Subjects: Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Jazz music (pre 1950), Dance band music, American film industry, Musicals, Songs
Series title: Omnibus
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 November 1975Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:25-23:40Runtime: 75 mins Network - Language: English - Colour and Black and White - Sound
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteTX date: 1975-11-23BFI identifier: C-791487
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status