Pete kellys blues by pete kellys big 7 on amazon music. Pete kellys blues bluray warner archive collection 1955 color 2. Songs from pete kellys blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kellys blues 1955. Pete kellys blues tv series 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. Pete kellys blues posterella fitzgerald jazz concert, concert posters, film posters. He reunited with his former roommate and writing partner richard breen to develop pete kellys blues. Pete kellys blues in the 1950s, jack webb was riding high. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a.
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 soundtrack cd album at cd universe. The show was short lived as the network wanted webb to do dragnet. 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. 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. Breen, who had previously worked with webb on pat novak for hire. Jack webb directed and stars in this musical melodrama, along with janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee, lee. Shop pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Listen to your favorite songs from pete kellys blues by pete kellys big 7 now. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly. Pete kelleys blues, a song by bobby enriquez on spotify. The script makes sure to drop a few of the right names beiderbecke, jean goldkette, kansas city legend bennie moten, and the. Street date november 4, 2014 available through the warner archive collection 18. Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english. Pete kellys blues is the product of webbs lifelong love of jazz, and it comes through. Pete kellys blues by pete kelly and his big seven on spotify.
It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. 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 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, bluray, manufactured on demand, mono sound, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574055721. 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. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. Peggy lee portrays alcoholic jazz singer rose hopkins a performance for which she received an academy. Pete kellys blues is shown in a very wide widescreen aspect ratio. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs.
Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes. Pete kellys blues, an album by pete kelly and his big seven on spotify. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. 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. The more entertaining abcs roaring 20s 1960 had the timing but lasted only a season and a.
A bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Wjack webb as pete kelly 11 jazz tunesmatty matlock co, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Though no technical specs are listed on the packaging, the flick was shot in 2. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. Pete kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Provided to youtube by cdbaby pete kellys blues beegie adair the jeff steinberg orchestra an affair to remember. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series.
This week on case closed, pete kellys blues starts us off with the september 19, 1951 episode titled, the dutchman. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, mono sound on. Like the protagonists breen and webb had created for pat novak for hire and johnny madero, pier 23. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. Pete kellys blues soundtrack music cd album at cd universe, 1955. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. 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 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien. 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 kellys blues is a popular song featured in the movie of the same name. The concept that webb brought forth was a labor of love.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Kelly, pete pete kellys blues ep rca epb11261 vgvg 1955 picture sleeve, german. 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. 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. He had a tremendous jazz collection of some 6000 recordings. 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. Provided to youtube by cdbaby pete kellys blues beegie adair vintage jazz. Pete kellys blues was a radio show that jack webb starred in way back in the late forties or early fifties. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement.
Martin milner while jack webb, lee marvin, and band members play. Clarinetist matty matlock, guitarist george van eps, drummer nick fatool and violinist joe venuti are among the jazzmen we see. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Webbs character, pete kelly, lead a dixieland jazz band in a kansas city speakeasy. Watch the video for pete kellys blues from bobby darins this is darin for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Pete kellys blues 10 vita brandt pete kellys blues.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Complete your jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven collection. See more ideas about ella fitzgerald, jazz blues and jazz. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. Its a rather spectacular transfer, with good colors and sharp resolution. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. 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. Actually i wanted the movie pete kellys blues and not the cd, but maybe ill get that at another time. The music was written by ray heindorf, the lyrics by sammy cahn. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray.
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