A good example of how jazz and cinema can live together

Micu

I saw this movie several times, and was pleased, because I used to be a Goodman fan before I became - and still am a jazz buff.

B.G. STORY allows an interesting comparison of jazz played under the studio sunlights and constraints, and jazz freely played before an enthusiastic audience. Compare the Harry James' solo in the SING SING SING sequence with its 17years younger solo, at Carnegie Hall (audio available everywhere). Otherwise, the movie is palatable, and contains one of the few allusions made in its time to racial problems: "you don't mix donuts with beigele" is now a classic. henry caraso Paris, France

score /10

Micu 26 July 1999

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