Actually, this Artie Shaw band sounds like many other big bands of that era with nothing to really give it a distinct sound--at least not in the same way as the Glenn Miller orchestra.
But he does a good job on a few oldies like "Deep Purple" (sung by Helen Forrest), "Lady Be Good" and "Jeepers Creepers," all done in swing fashion with good photography concentrating on the band members rather than Shaw himself.
It's a lively ten minutes of band music, a Vitaphone short that was used to round out a double feature program in the '30s when going to the movies meant newsreels, cartoon shorts and musical "brevities."
But he does a good job on a few oldies like "Deep Purple" (sung by Helen Forrest), "Lady Be Good" and "Jeepers Creepers," all done in swing fashion with good photography concentrating on the band members rather than Shaw himself.
It's a lively ten minutes of band music, a Vitaphone short that was used to round out a double feature program in the '30s when going to the movies meant newsreels, cartoon shorts and musical "brevities."