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Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

Source: All About Jazz

First-time viewers of Pete Kelly's Blues are often impressed by its dynamic, directional stereophonic audio.

The Warner Sound Department concocted a particular method of recording their orchestra that gave their music tracks more brass and more bite, whether on a big picture or a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

The movie is a visual treat as well. It begins with a beautifully realized prologue at a New Orleans jazz funeral that explains where Kelly got his cornet. The carefully designed shots segue ...

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