He had a tremendous jazz collection of some 6000 recordings. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the. See more ideas about ella fitzgerald, jazz blues and jazz. Breen, who had previously worked with webb on pat novak for hire. Pete kelly jack webb fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins. Peggy lee portrays alcoholic jazz singer rose hopkins a performance for which she received an academy. Pete kellys blues bluray warner archive collection 1955 color 2. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly. Like the protagonists breen and webb had created for pat novak for hire and johnny madero, pier 23.
It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes. Part of what made pete kellys blues a labor of love was the fact that webb had been a jazz fan since childhood. Pete kellys blues by pete kelly and his big seven on spotify. Set during the prohibition era, the movie follows the story of pete kelly, a jazz cornetist and bandleader who runs afoul of gangsters in 1927. Street date november 4, 2014 available through the warner archive collection 18. Listen to pete kellys blues from june christys june christy the unforgettable for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Pete kellys blues, dr jonathan budd september 19, 1951 one of the gloomiest openings to any series leads into jack webbs radio series pete kellys blues a sigh of a tribute, a melancholic. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The show was short lived as the network wanted webb to do dragnet.
A bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. Pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. The concept that webb brought forth was a labor of love. Pete kellys blues is shown in a very wide widescreen aspect ratio. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. Pete kellys blues is the product of webbs lifelong love of jazz, and it comes through. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Pete kellys blues soundtrack cd album at cd universe.
Jack webb directed and stars in this musical melodrama, along with janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee, lee. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien. Pete kellys blues posterella fitzgerald jazz concert, concert posters, film posters. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a.
Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english. He reunited with his former roommate and writing partner richard breen to develop pete kellys blues. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Provided to youtube by cdbaby pete kellys blues beegie adair the jeff steinberg orchestra an affair to remember. Watch the video for pete kellys blues from bobby darins this is darin for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Songs from pete kellys blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kellys blues 1955.
Provided to youtube by cdbaby pete kellys blues beegie adair vintage jazz. Shop pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. This week on case closed, pete kellys blues starts us off with the september 19, 1951 episode titled, the dutchman. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles. Pete kellys blues is a recent warner archive collection bluray release that took joe friday out of his element and placed him in an entirely different, yet equally immersive, universe jack webb left an indelible mark on the television landscape with dragnet and as a producer of adam12.
Pete kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, mono sound on.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Though no technical specs are listed on the packaging, the flick was shot in 2. The more entertaining abcs roaring 20s 1960 had the timing but lasted only a season and a. Pete kellys blues by pete kellys big 7 on amazon music. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. Complete your jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven collection. Kelly, pete pete kellys blues ep rca epb11261 vgvg 1955 picture sleeve, german. This isnt the movies official soundtrack which comes with musical contributions from ella fitzgerald and a crack jazz ensemble, as well as many of the songs found here, but rerecordings of tunes that lee performed in the movie.
Pete kelleys blues, a song by bobby enriquez on spotify. Pete kellys blues in the 1950s, jack webb was riding high. His movie career was modest, but a role he played as a crime lab technician in a semidocumentary police procedural based on a real crime, he walked by night 1948, gave birth to dragnet, in which webb was determined to get away from phony hollywood hardboiled heroics and salute. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kellys blues is a popular song featured in the movie of the same name. Listen to your favorite songs from pete kellys blues by pete kellys big 7 now. The script makes sure to drop a few of the right names beiderbecke, jean goldkette, kansas city legend bennie moten, and the. Its a rather spectacular transfer, with good colors and sharp resolution. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Pete kellys blues, bluray, manufactured on demand, mono sound, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574055721.
Pete kellys blues, an album by pete kelly and his big seven on spotify. Clarinetist matty matlock, guitarist george van eps, drummer nick fatool and violinist joe venuti are among the jazzmen we see. Pete kellys big seven came from pete kellys blues, which was an american radio drama which aired over nbc as an unsponsored summer replacement series on wednesday nights at 8pmet from july 4 through september 19, 1951. Martin milner while jack webb, lee marvin, and band members play. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. He believed airing pete kellys blues at the end of the season rather the beginning hurt and regretted it aired only a year or so before interest in the 20s music, fashion, and crime would explode among the public. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection. Pete kellys blues tv series 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pete kellys blues soundtrack music cd album at cd universe, 1955. A shortlived, summer replacement program for nbc, jack webb would go on to help develop and star in the feature film pete kellys blues 1955 and an eventual television version of pete kellys blues 1959 for his mark vii, limited production company. Pete kellys blues was an american crimemusical radio drama which aired over nbc as an unsponsored summer replacement series on wednesday nights at 8pmet from july 4 through september 19, 1951.
Pete kellys blues 10 vita brandt pete kellys blues. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Actually i wanted the movie pete kellys blues and not the cd, but maybe ill get that at another time. Wjack webb as pete kelly 11 jazz tunesmatty matlock co, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Webbs character, pete kelly, lead a dixieland jazz band in a kansas city speakeasy. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. Pete kellys blues was a radio show that jack webb starred in way back in the late forties or early fifties. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf.
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