Cab Calloway - Jumpin Jive (BRITS REACTION!)REQUESTED 

Fred Astaire called this the best dance routine ever filmed.

What amazes me about the Nicholas Brothers doing the splits over and over and over again is not them doing the splits, but how they returned to standing up. They didn’t push off the floor with their hands, but pulled their legs together. Amazing!

The timing and athleticism is incredible

This is called "Swing Jazz". That is Cab Calloways Orchestra he traveled with for many years. He is called the originator of "Swag".

You deprived your audience of their amazing footwork by cutting off the bottom of the screen. These guys were some of the best.

I have to say, if this is only a 9 out of 10 Good Heavens, you've watched some of the greatest talent of the 20th century, what on earth does anyone have to do to get a 10, fly? That's a 10+....

Nicholas Brothers just absolute perfection

Back in the 1960's ,when I used bet the ponies ,I would run into Cab Calloway around the $100 bet window in the clubhouse sections at both Aqueduct and Belmont race tracks .He was probably in his 70's then ,but still very dapper with a "cool" aura about him . He lived in Queens ,near both tracks . I didn't know him ,but we were nodding acquaintances and he seemed to be charming and gracious .

Cab Calloway, Nicholas Brothers - Fantastic classic. Love watching black and white films and love musicals. One of my all times favourites. 🙂. For the skill, the music and entertainment value, it’s a 10/10 from me.

I used to do the splits all the way up to my late twenties I'm 68 now. Singer & dancer "Prince" did it as he performed as well! We never hurt ourselves you just know how to land and must be flexible as well.

My dad was a huge fan of the Nicholas Brothers. As a former cheerleader, the diving splits great, even for men. (Ouch). But the hidden gem is their ability to return to a standing position without assistance from a person or prop. That’s where strength, training and talent really shows just how incredible these men performed. I am paying for those splits now and so did the Nicholas Brothers in their later years.

Trumpets are wicked solid, and drummer nailing it. Get in line.

Watch the entire movie! There are a couple numbers by Cab Calloway and great performances by Fats Waller, Lena Horne, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson as well. It's a classic.

Cab invented rap music, called skats also an orchestra developer and conductor. The Nicholas Bros! What can you say, wow, wow, WOW!!!!!!

Imagine going out to supper and this is your entertainment..

Greatest dance sequence ever filmed...unrehearsed at that!

Hi guys, well this was fun. The dancers were amazing, and they sure could dance, and tap, back in the day. The jazz was really cool and a great toe tapping number. Thank you both so much for sharing this video xxx

Cab's lead trumpeter was Jonah Jones, who later had his own phenomenal career. And Harold Nicholas married Dorothy Dandridge.

Cab Calloway was one of the main bandleaders at the mafia controlled Cotton Club.Later, when this movie was made (1943), there were just 2 movies made with an all Black cast, QUITE an accomplishment! And, these movies were not shown down South to White audiences. When the beautiful Dorothy Dandridge and lovely Lena Horne appeared in all White movies as singers, that part would be excised from the reels shown in the South. I only mention this because it is an important part of our history. And, so that young people will understand how hard if was to be a Black performer back then. BECAUSE THEY OPENED MINDS AND HEARTS, we have newly minted millionaires, actors, singers, artists who are freely able to ply their craft. The Nicholas Brothers were PHENOMENAL dancers. NO ONE has EVER replicated the dance on the stairs! Cab Calloway was AWESOME. People who keep their minds open to something other than RAP, can see it. Cabela was a band leader, music arranger, actor, singer and fantastic showman. Check him out in the Blues Brothers part 1. And listen to Minnie the Moocher from back in the day and compare it to him doing the same song in The Blues Brothers ( I think he was 68). If you pay attention to the LYRICS in the song, you'll see that the old folk you see crippin around now ( I guess I should speak for myself I'M crippn) are cooler than you thought! HAH!

If Fred said it, consider it the gospel.

I've always loved Big Band Music. The showmanship they produced back then cannot be beat! Thank you for this very entertaining treat!!!

Cab Calloway's performance of 'Minnie the Moocher' in the Blues Brothers movie is epic.

Cab Calloway got a new generation of fans with his performance of Minnie the Moocher in the first Blues Brothers movie

Cab Calloway does come back if you had watched the longer version of this clip.

The Incredible talent of Black Americans

It's so amusing the brothers have been long gone for at least seventeen years and stopped dancing for far longer and here they are awing people years later :D

When you see the entire end of the clip, Cab comes back in as the nightclub audience comes on the floor to dance, then closing credits. This is a movie that should be seen in its entirety, because of performers like Lena Horne and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson . This was the period in Hollywood cinema history when the movies were segregated. When black people were in mainstream movies, they played the stereotypical roles of maids and railway porters.

They did that in one take!

it's always cool to find out your grandparents may have been cooler then you are lol ->

"Fair Use Cam" block hides the dancers' feet. Maybe reposition it?

Back then you got more than your money's worth with those big band shows because it would so much more than the outstanding music.

The Cab Calloway song is Minnie The Moocher. Simply amazing vibes. Great reaction, team!

I will give this performance a 10. Why not?

Men HATE that split part at the end. The FACES! 😂

Michael Jackson got some of his moves from the Nicholas Brothers

Now a days anybody can 'look and seem' like they have talent. These brothers? SELF TAUGHT DANCERS. There ya go.

You've GOT to be kidding me! THAT WAS A 10 ALL THE WAY! Now I know why I never wanted to go to England!

Might also want to check out Fayard and Harold Nicholas's film dances to 'I Met A Gal In Kalamazoo' in 'Orchestra Wives', and the title song of 'Down Argentine Way'.

They did it in one take.

Now THIS is how you do a dance party ending to a movie.

That trumpet blast!!!

Give his ' Minnie the Moocher ' a whirl.

My grandparents saw Cab and his Orchestra not long after he came back from the War. Good show, regardless of your age. Thanks, fellows!

Guys, I enjoy your reactions and I’ll keep coming back BUT your screen covered the Nicholas Brothers feet!!!!! Was fun anyway. Thank you!

ONE TAKE gents! Only ONE TAKE.

What you may not be aware of is that the whole number was done in ONE take start to finish no going back to do it again! Would watch this with me Nan my Granddad looked just like Cab a hansom man but of the old school of thought. Children shouldn't be seen or heard from. All the stories that we missed!

Classic!Great song, incendiary dance!Super!Thank you, friends, great reaction!👍👏🇷🇺

My kids felt those jumps,and all I did was watch.😉

Brilliant how you blocked out the feet of the two dancers.

This is the early origins of rap.

I could watch this once a day. They were fantastic.

This is a perfect example of how racism was still prevalent in the US, less that 100 years ago. All black band playing for an all black audience in an all black nightclub. Meanwhile, Glen Miller was playing across town for an all white audience in a all white nightclub.

It's called 'scat'👍

Just to let you know. There is also a colorized version too. I've seen a lot of people that have done the black and white version and then after they've found out about the colorized version, they've done another reaction to that one too.

Loved this! I listen to stuff like this when I drive to town, 20 miles so lots of time to enjoy. Just wish Pentatonix had more on the radio.

Blimey what a grand finale for those dancers! that was good fun cheers :)

This is not like rap not even the beginning. This music is jazz.

Watch their Lucky Number duet when they were kids, about 1935. Not sure exactly. Lots fun and most impressive.

REAL Talent.

This is why men wear Jock Straps. Lol!!

Big Band Era.

Best to EVER lace up tap shoes

Would be nice to see the dancing but with that huge frame you use you can't see their feet, which is a huge part of the enjoyment of tap.

I have seen the full routine on others’ reaction videos and Cab does come back at the end.

Need to check out the colored version, more footage. Cab did come back out and the audience was invited out onto the dance floor.

Unfortunate how that "Fair Use Cam" caption blocks seeing the dancers' feet.

This was JIVE music! so cool

Enjoyable reaction. Aloha from Maui!

9 you say !!! Ha, Ha .

WHY would you show a dancing video and then cut off their feet?? That's the WHOLE point of this movie clip is their INCREDIBLE FOOT WORK!! We didn''t need a big blue at the top and a sillhouette of people below. Such a shame. Couldn't even see them land their splits! They just disappear.

A dance routine where you can't see their feet because of the mask you use on the screen. Well done.

They had no professional dance training they were self taught

Heard it said it was done in one take.

You are looking at GOD given talent. The Nicolas Brothers were the best tap dancers in the world. This dance routine was done in one take. Also, why did you have that screen at the bottom that cut off all the amazing foot work that these talented brothers have. That was so messed up. Wait a minute, I didn't hear you guys out at the end. Did you just give these two amazing dancers a score of 8? What is wrong with you guys? This is 100 plus.

I love this video and seen many times. I bought the movie along with 4 other movies from that time. This movie Stormy Weather and The Can Can the best. But all great movies. I watch them on DVD. So much better when uncut and commercial free.

You can see most guys cringing in sympathetic pain when the NBs jump in the air and land in a split.

Cab did come back for about 40 secs. It was more it was cut off.

Better than anye tday by far...

Cab calloway and the Betty boop movie shorts

Cab was in the film blues brothers

This was filmed in one take.

They don’t actually ‘touch down’ in the splits.

It doesn’t get much better than that guys !!!

Not bad for a night out in the middle of a world war.

Neither of them reproduced after that.

Big band boys.

Fan fuckin TASTIC!!

It's scat and swing

In one take.

This was a 10

Holy shit! It's like being at Grandmas (RIP) house!! Jazz has never been my thing, but this was cool. No stage diving but some in the '40s probably looked at them like Slayer, Slipknot.... for the time. That WTF thing. I think you 2 need to try that stair bit. LOL, believe it or not Chuey wants to hear more of this!! 2-1/2 paws.

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Only problem with your fair use cam is with dancers you want to see their feet.

It's been said that The Nicholas Brothers never had children. Cab Calloway was a great entertainer, for many decades. His signature song was Minnie The Moocher. You might check that out too. You can even find a nice clip from his final public performance, right here on RU-vid too.

He is "scatting" with those vocals. Another clip of an older Cab ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-250MMq0fTrU.html

Amazing

It isn't "Rap" -- "God," the infatuation with illiteracy. It is jazz "scat" singing.

The term is "big bank" band

Cab Calloway? You guys are going WAY BACK. I believe his movies were at the end of the golden age of Jazz. And there was no sound in movie at it's beginning. But there are sound recordings. Jazz with 'Scat' singing is one influence Rap may have come from. 2:47 I see BP2 is saying the same thing.

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