Big Apple at The Savoy Ballroom

[dutratube]

Malcolm X might very well be in this video, as he used to go to the Savoy during this period. Amazing !

[RadicalDreamer420]

Incredible moves!  Carter's class FTW!

[PatsBooks]

Superb!

[iloveanimecartoons]

Swang that thang! Love this! Great upload!

[DARKnDODGY]

check out my vid of "Paulo Nutini new release pencil full of lead with Al Minns and Leon James dancing"

[blackbird7486]

its so sad ... they turned this place into a parking lot in harlem now... no respect for history....

[cha5]

Yeah I think it's a damn shame,

IMHO The Savoy should have been made into a landmark, It certainly was historically as important as The Cotton Club and The Village Vanguard.

[JudgeJulieLit]

@cha5 Agree. But it lives in the title of the song (as e.g. Judy Garland recorded it) "Stompin' at the Savoy." 

[Jazzanswer]

I think that there is a brief picture of Roy Eldridge playing trumpet - but he is not on the soundtrack.

[pauljmccain]

I would think that the track is just overdubbed because the quality of the original recording was probably very poor.

I really think this is Chick Webb and his orchestra

[RhythmJunkie]

There is tons more footage at the Smithsonian and the Linconl Arts Center Film Archive. This clip was pulled from "Do The Jitterbug" a documentary made in Sweden in the 1980's (Anyone interested in Lindy Hop should watch it!)

[dickd7m7]

where can I get that documentary?

[camarkieb]

how can i upload this video for myself

[SwingDancingRed]

is there more?

[azqrlaf]

Is that Chick Webb behind the drums?

[RedBankFeat]

No. That is most certainly not Chick Webb.

[pauljmccain]

sorry but how do you know? It looks like him and he frequented the savoy quite often... ?

[pauljmccain]

chick webb's orchestra was the house band at the savoy from 1931 until his death in 39! why wouldn't that be chick webb?

[RhythmJunkie]

The Savoy Ballroom in New York...the footage is from a news reel

[PMBarrett]

can anyone tell me where this comes from