Red Nichols and his Five Pennies 1929 

I’ve heard of “Red” Nichols but I never heard his music. He’s phenomenal, out of this world. Thank you for posting this video.

Red Nichols is my Great Uncle!

There is a reason why Bing once said "When I start feeling down, I break out my Red Nichols recordings.." Red was up there with the very best and brought out something special even in the greats. His recordings are a "Who's Who" of first rate talent.

Tommy Thunen is my Grandpa. This is SO cool to see him.

What a great piece of 1920’s jazz history. Very nice ensemble work. Red was a great trumpeter!

I can't believe that I'm Watching Red Nichols Performing Live , Its Absolutely Amazing

Great to see so much of Eddie Condon and to be able to hear his playing so well! He was such a great rhythm man, both on banjo and plectrum guitar (well, Vega lute). On the up-tempo tunes, he's powering that band like a locomotive engine!

John Egan was my grandfather - what a treat to have this video! (He;s the taller of the two guys who come onstage at 2:05).

great stuff!

Love it!

One of the coolest bands at that time Red Nichols dancing in front of the band. So cool!

Nice seeing and hearing Eddie Condon sing, too. He always played the plectrum banjo ( as here) or plectrum guitar in preference to the more popular tenor versions, which are shorter. Plectrum is the original four-string banjo, same length as a 5-string.

Amazing - Great to see Pee Wee Russell. Thank you

I've seen parts of this before, but I may have missed out on the last part, "China Boy" I guess. That's some real fine playin' there, by Red, Pee Wee and the rest, including the unseen other cornet player! Also love the Eddie Condon vocal on "Nobody's Sweetheart", sounding very different from white singing standards of the time, more like a certain rising star named Louis... Best of all, it's music actually being played in the room - free of moviemaking trickeration! You even hear the banjo.

A great rendition.Encore Maestro.

Getting to see as well as hear Red, Pee Wee Russell, Condon and the rest in action is a real treat. One thing that's sometimes forgotten but which this film makes clear is how young they still were in 1929 despite being veterans of the music business.

Great music from the twenties.

Found this link saved on my Dad's laptop this morning. It must've meant something to him. His parents were professional musicians so perhaps they played these songs. I'll never know. Beautiful music. Thank you so much for sharing

I can't get enough of this great post. Love the way Eddie Condon struts on and off and his marvelous version of "Who Cares". Thank you for sharing.

Well get it with that red hot jazz! Tearing it up ❤️🥳

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this treasure.

Great music & moves!

Red Nichols was in my parents time but loved his music did see the movie in 1959 with Danny Kaye playing Red Nichols and Louis Armstring playing himself, Loved it I was 16 at the time and had just embraced jazz , I have just picked up a copy of the 1959 movie from my newsagent been remastered great movie and bought back lots of happy memories

Thanks! Real Red NIcholes, my first seen ever

This always cheers me up if I'm low. Just can't stop smiling when I hear and see them enjoy playing.

Wow, a music video from 1929! I didn’t think such things existed. And such a great one at that. I hope more of these can be found and shared.

Brilliant - great to watch particularly Pee Wee = Many Thanks

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan. Amazing music----Well done.

Super excellent with very good interesting photos

Nearly a century 🌟later they are still sounding Cool⭐ were all foot tapping along🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great to see film footage of this group, including Irving Brodsky! A+!

Just the tonic we needed. Wonderful!

Imagine Red Nichols performing his music in the 1930s on NBC Radio (LIVE) at 2,000+ capacity venues in Cleveland such as The Golden Pheasant and Bamboo Gardens Restaurants/Nightclubs!!!

One of my favourite films the five pennies... yet I honestly never never knew red Nichols was a real character... absolutely love this story even more. Thank you xxx

What's a beautiful songs...

4:43: proof how important a banjo is to adding to the volume and color of a jazz band

Simply beautiful!

Finding this video cheered up a cool clammy cloudy day, thanks!

What an absolute gem! Maybe not my favourite Pennies version of 'Ida', but the movie provides a rare insight into this amazingly tight band. Harry, thank you so much for posting.

perfection...

What a wonderful clip. It's good to see good quality sound & vision for a change. It must have been a real buzz to have seen this LIVE. Of course you would have to been WELL-OFF. Well done

That’s Pee Wee Russell on carinet - one of th3 best

Just came upon this vid, I love this music

I too. Over 100 original 78's under Red Nichols' name dating from 1925 to 1932.

Coolest.

A great addition to my Red Nichols "Playlist". Thank you for sharing this excellent post. Much appreciated.

Besides the music, I love Red's little shuffle dance.

This movie has a very special historic value, I think

Mee to .I can,t believe.That is young wonderful jazz player isn,t it?

watching the The Five Pennies right now!

Indeed - it's amazing to realize that these guys were in their early to mid - twenties!

Very good, man

wow red moon walked!!!!!!

Es fantàstic!!

The picture is a bit blurry, but I think the trombone is my 1929 Holton with the inline tuning slide. Another one turns up in "Casablanca".

Great

Ida, Sweet As Apple Cida!!!

Uffff, magnífico

If Walmart played background music like this instead of the crap they play, shoppers might keep shopping just to hear the music. Their business would double!

Great revelation seeing the REAL Red Nichols and his Five Pennies. They had a great jazz-Dixieland sound, just like in the Danny Kaye film, The Five Pennies. It was genuine, classic Americana. Thanks for uploading.

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I have some ORIGINAL records of this great band

Charming! Condon did the vocals! I suppose Miff Mole was the trombonist, he's wearing glasses. Thank you!

Red shimmys like he was Betty Boop.

Multiple choice question: Now, was that HOT or, HOT?? Seven minutes of Compacted Twenties Jazz Masterpiece. This exists as a pristine 35mm restored print so, why-oh-why do we only get this blurry, 240p TEASE version??? "Near and yet . . . SO FAR." . : .

Herb Taylor.

the warner bros logo for this movie was found

Can anyone please enlighten me about the Vega lute Eddie's playing? I can't find anything.

What do you think 1929 means? Nichols' collar width?

Is this really a sync-sound-film from 1929? Where is the mike, in that case?

Who's that on trombone?

Any idea of the year?

I know - look how respectable you had to look back then!

Compare this great music to today's Crap. Grandpas era.Yes , life might have been tough especially in rural areas.But people were human not zombies in today's USA Zombieland!

He looks more thin than the actor that plays him in the movie.

That’s Benny Goodman on clarinet 🎶 That Could be Gene Krupa on drums 🥁 And maybe Jack Teagarden on Trombone 🎵

They acted so incredibly "gay"!!! I'm gay and don't mean it as an insult, just an observation. Wonder how it was seen at the time.

Love it !