Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. Pete kellys blues 11 june gould pete kellys blues drama. Nov 10, 20 in the 1920s, a small band playing the speakeasies has trouble when a racketeer decides he s going into the agency business and wants a cut from the band. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube.
Pete kellys blues disappointed jazz buffs, but for most of the audience it examined not merely cited a way of life they had only read about or heard in the reminiscences of elders how do you, dear reader, remember the 60s and 70s. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. The secret is not in whats different from the now of 1955 in costumes, utensils and. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in, even though this also means taking the thugs alcoholic girl as a singer. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is k. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Lee starred in the film and rerecorded some of the songs for this album. Jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in prohibitionera kansas city. Offscreen trumpet player who dubbed in pete s solos was dick cathcart.
Featuring an allstar cast including janet leigh psycho, lee marvin the dirty dozen, 50s pinup star jayne. Songs from pete kelly s blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kelly s blues 1955. Dragnet star jack webb directs and stars in pete kelly s blues, a 1955 melodrama celebrating prohibitionera jazz. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production company. Pete kelly fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy at 217 cherry street, kansas city, on the missouri side. Find movie and film cast and crew information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kelly s blues albums on lps.
Set in kansas city in 1927, webb plays the title role, a horn player who leads his band through nightly gigs at a pizza parlor speakeasy. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. The movie is 1955s pete kellys blues, a musical crime drama based on an nbc radio drama that ran in summer 1951. In the 1920s, a small band playing the speakeasies has trouble when a racketeer decides he s going into the agency business and wants a cut from the band. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. Pete kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly. A shortlived, summer replacement program for nbc, jack webb would go on to help develop and star in the feature film pete kelly s blues 1955 and an eventual television version of pete kelly s blues 1959 for his mark vii, limited production company. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon. This isnt the movie s 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. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the 1955 jazz drama pete kellys blues, a visually arresting story about a cornetist webb in the titular role who simply wants to play in his band sans any complications. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray netflix.
Read the full synopsis of pete kellys blues, 1955, directed by jack webb, with jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, at turner classic movies. Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Part of what made pete kellys blues a labor of love was the fact that webb had been a jazz fan since childhood. Mitchell, somebody loves me by ballard macdonald, buddy desylva, george gershwin, i never knew by gus kahn.
Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Pete kellys blues 1955 the movie title stills collection. But the writing is actually pretty good, and there s some good character acting going on, which neatly provides a balance to webb s deadpan delivery. Pete kelly s blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast. Today, neither the film nor the tv series resonates. Pete kellys old mentor escapes prison and is tagged for a murder rap. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. He needs me,sing a rainbow by arthur hamilton, sugar by maceo pinkard, sidney d. Jack webb s classic monotone is well featured in this series. This tuneful melodrama is set during the height of the jazz age and presents a lively and realistic view of life in swinging kansas city, where. In the 1920s, a small band playing the speakeasies has trouble when a racketeer decides hes going into the agency business and wants a cut from the band. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. Print and download pete kelly s blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf.
It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Pete kelly s blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. Movie title from the pete kelly s blues 1955 directed by jack webb, starring jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, andy devine, lee marvin. Pete kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fantastic album, one ive been looking for on cd for a long time. Pete kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. Read the full synopsis of pete kelly s blues, 1955, directed by jack webb, with jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, at turner classic movies. Jack webb s narration before each song cracks me up. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in. Find release information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer warner archive. Listen to pete kelly s blues from june christy s june christy the unforgettable for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Rent pete kelly s blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Pete kelly s blues by sammy cahn, ray heindorf, hard hearted hannah by jack yellen, bob bigelow, charles bates, performed by ella fitzgerald.
Pete kelly s blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. Pete kelly s blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. 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. Like love me or leave me, also made in 1955, webb s film is set in the golden age of prohibition, mixing crimegangster drama with great jazz music by the likes of ella fitzgerald and peggy lee.