Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2006
- Here's a clip from the movie "Stormy Weather" (1943) featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing "Jumpin Jive". After awhile they let the Nicholas Brothers jump in and lend their feet to the action.
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That's my father in law on the drums, the late J. C. Heard. RIP Papa
I was sitting here going "Damn, these guys have escaped gravity" and then they DO THE SPLITS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE STAIRS and my mouth dropped open.
And it's been 80 years and the imitators still can't touch him
These guys fitness levels was beyond Olympian.
Fred Astaire said this was the best dance sequence ever filmed. That's hardly faint praise.
Came for Calloway, stayed for the Nicholas Brothers. Holy COW were they good!
this is one of the most physically impressive displays I've ever seen, from any era of dance. what I wouldn't give to have seen that in person
72 years later and I haven't seen a dance number top this. Incredible...not that I've been around for 72 years!
70 years later and this is just as impossibly cool and classy as it must have been back then. Truly timeless.
Yeah, I think it's pretty safe to assume the Nicholas Brothers were superhuman...
my legs and balls ache from just watching this
Anyone notice the way the piano player's fingers danced over those keys????!!!!
NO piano teacher can teach that. That is a talent comes from the soul!!!!
This is why i love youtube....finding incredible performances from years past that I wouldn't ordinary get to see
Gregory Hines said if this sequence were to reproduced in a bio movie of the Nicholas Brothers, it would have to be completely computer-generated because no one nowadays would be able to copy this dance sequence.
I just watched two grown men jump over each other and do splits as they jump to land on a split, possibly destroying their crotch, while doing tap-dances. *Thumbs up the video*
This was done in ONE TAKE - NO CUTS - THIS IS GENIUS!!!!
This was light years ahead of it's time, I bet people will be watching this a thousand years from now and will still have their minds blown, absolutely incredible!
Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers, it can't get better than this. This is what true talent looks like.
My dad grew up during these times. He told me that when black folks went out on the town back then, they had a BALL!!! Very little, if any, violence at all. Maybe a guy trying to talk to another man's lady. He also told me that getting ready and dressed for the evening was an ALL DAY affair. You picked out what to wear, washed and pressed your clothes, shined your shoes. Then you thoroughly bathed then spent another 2+ hours getting your hair fixed just right. There was a lot of competition.
I would add that for this performance the brothers were told to improvise so that when they came down the stairs jumping over each other while completing the splits, it was all made up by them and not rehearsed. What talent!
This video makes me unbelievably happy!
2:05 You can tell the guy on the right doesn't really like having guys jumping around near his head.
According to Fayard Nicholas (in an interview you can find on CZcams) they did the big stairs and jumps at the end with NO REHEARSAL and ONE TAKE. Truly two of the greatest dance artists ever.
Amazing talent.... The Nicholas Brothers were NEVER replicated or duplicated; because nobody could..... They were true dancers in their own right. RIP brothers; you are missed....
This dance piece is considered by many cognoscenti of dance, including no less than Fred Astaire, as the greatest filmed tap dance sequence of all time. I would agree.
This is beyond amazing, how could any dance routine be choreographed better than this. By doing this dance, the Nicholas Brothers have immortalised themselves as one of the greatest dancers of all time. They did all this in one take, if you can, watch the movie, and towards the end you will see this dance, Even Fred Astaire mentioned this is the greatest dance routine of all time.
My Grandfather, Joseph Castello, was a tailor and use to make suits for the Nicholas Brother's and other great's from this era. Wonderful that there are people out there that keep these legends alive on CZcams for all to enjoy! Best quality I've seen. Nobody like these two legends!
Man.....showmanship on every level. True performers.
I came here for cab but daaaaaaaamn those brothers are machines!!
We should also note that Fred Astaire used to work out/practice with these guys which is one of the reasons he was so good.
The best dance number of all times.
Cab Calloway: can even turn an exit for the main act into the classiest thing ever seen.
The greatest dance routine ever performed.
Now that is something I'd want to see live!
I'm 50 and didn't discover Cab Calloway until I saw him in The Blues Brothers movie, but my dad (born in 1923) knew who he was!!! NOW, seeing this, I've discovered the Nicholas Brothers (thanks CZcams commenters); plus seeing Cab in his younger days is so cool!!!
There is nothing, absolutely nothing in our culture today that can compare to the genius of these performers.
They were, and still are, our American trophies.
These guys knew how to perform
Check out the piano shaking under their weight at 3:00. Amazing they could maintain their concentration on an unstable surface like that.
As awesome as the dancing, all in one take...give props to the cameramen and the editors on this one. They were right there with the Nicholas Brothers every step of the way. Simply amazing all around.
Nothing new in dancing, these talented persons invented all.
With all due respect to the great dance hero of the pop age, our beloved Michael Jackson, the Nicholas brothers make him look like a mere beginner......they absolutely blow MJ out of the water.....!!!!!
The Nicholas Brothers! Their dancing leaves me breathless!
My 63 year old husband and I have started tap dancing (I am 60)....we'll never be that good...but what a workout!
The Nicholas brothers were amazing.
I watched this movie in film class and fell in love with this scene!
For you youngters out there. These are real dancers.This is called TALENT...THESE ARE ENTERTAINERS...LIVE BAND, REAL MUSICIANS PLAYING- GREAT TIMING, DANCING, with athleticism. Never get tired of watching this. Nobody alive now can do this.
Elegance and class defined.
I am a martial arts instructor, I can do some pretty awesome stuff and have seen some MORE awesome stuff.
This said, nothing compares to this. I have watched it so many times, and I always find myself saying don't do it don't do it, before the splits jumps down the stairs. Not to mention the impeccable rhythm these guys have.
Such a shame people don't understand the near inhuman ability of these people through natural talent and HOURS of dedicated practise.
i love this movie my father whom i just lost was a great jazz muscian and played with alot of the greats.. we would watch this movie 10 times a day lol.. i put this on to remember my dad.. this was his favorite movie of all time..because he played with alot of these people in the movie..my father was Andres Guerra,, or ANDY and awsome bassist..i love this movie as well and entertainment is nothing like this and its a shame..WHAT A SHOW
4:00 splits on the stairs lol OMG these guys are remarkable
Cab Calloway was the ultimate consummate entertainer who allowed those in his bands with greater talent to shine.
While he was a star of my parents' generation, Cab was the guy I wanted to emulate when I started performing back in the 1960s.
Nothing short of phenomenal.
Ah, to have been young at this time, and seen & heard these outstanding talents live! Nothing generates such joy as this jumping jive music!
When I think of these African-American performers giving so much pleasure to audiences & giving their all, whereas they couldn't even get served an egg -Jersey side or not- in the roadside restaurants when they were on tour, makes me see red. What a crime..
Jazz is the greatest & finest form of music we have in the US and people love it the world over.
This is nothing but sheer JOY!!!! I could watch this a million times and still get goose bumps! Truly Masters of the Craft of Entertainment!
Best team of dancers ever! Can never be duplicated! Rest in Peace Nicholas Brothers!
Fantastic dancers - there is nobody that can touch the style and skills of the Nicholas Brothers
I'm old (52) but, I would have loved this at 15...
Even when I was young and flexible and studying dance, trying to match the Nicholas Brothers would have been fatal.
Im not a 1941 music guy but this was amazing
I laughed, gasped, and cheered out loud while watching this. There really is nothing like this anymore. I saw Cab Calloway back in the mid 80's. Still could belt it out, and the pure joy and showmanship was mesmerizing. Never have seen dancing like this though. What I would give to have a time machine.
God damn, Cab was truly amazing
Vintage Classic talent!!!! ..... I would have dislocated and broken my hips in three different locations.
SHOW STOPPING dance routine!
My dad loved Cab Calloway and thought that the Nicholas Brothers were, BY FAR, the BEST dancers of their time!
Great filmmaking. The shadows and lighting effects make it very interesting to watch. And Cab was a " timeless" entertainer. He was as good to watch at 80. In fact, he even looked the same. A true American icon
wow, I would go out to clubs if this was the entertainment!
I saw him at the Plush Room in SF when he was in his 70s and his energy was still something else. If I remember right, he had his daughter performing with him.The lesson I learned was if an old timer is performing go see them before it's too late That's why I saw Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald around the same time
Their dancing is nothing but amazing and it's great to be someone of the younger generation and still get to watch performances like this.
How are there 142 thumbs down on this? There shouldn't be ANY!!
this was what music was really about having a good time no need for wrong words or phrases just good old fashioned way to get your feet up and just like cab Calloway says jumpin and jiving lol
What is so fantastic about this 71 year old clip is that this routine was done by the bottom act of this movie and it stole the show!....The other thing was that it was UNREHEARSED!!!!!!!!!
if someone told me a live show JUST like this was playing, I'd go to see it every weekend. No joke.
I love my people! Innovators and original creators!
I've never seen a dance routine as mesmerizing as this. I'm totally amazed by the Nicholas Brothers.
I am a real fan of movie dancing. But in my 63 years i never saw the Nicholas Brothers till there was You Tube. Just goes to show you how ignorant I was.
I could watch these two masters dance all night.
Thank you for posting
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I'm speechless. That was phenomenal!!
Mr Calloway. You just got your self another fan
Long before computers and blue-screen animation, performers had to actually hone their craft and do stuff for real. Now that's how it's supposed to be done folks! Wow! Energy and talent. I dare anyone to watch this and not finish with a smile on their face.
The way Calloway strolled off the stage when the brothers started dancing just had me rofling all over the place. Awesomely hilarious!
cant get enough of the jumping jive routine. it smooth all the way through and the first 30 seconds of footwork are unique and superior.
James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince... and the Nicholas Brothers. Source of inspiration for sure !
quite possibly the greatest tap dance ever
How's this humanly possible?! fantastic!
I want to come back reincarnated as Cab Calloway! Man, those Nicholas Brothers, too! Yanno, they literally DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS anymore. Seriously, Calloway and the brothers are definitely given the "Class A" treatment in this sequence--it should be preserved in a time capsule. The fastest mouth and the fastest legs of all time! Thanks for sharing this!
astounding choreography
Phenomenal performance! I can't think of any current performers who compare.
Wonderful. Just wonderful. These guys must have Olympian legs- they don't even break a sweat! Harold flirts with girls in the audience with his smile through the whole thing! Staggering skill and talent.
Another inspiration for Michael Jackson. They are strong, they are power.
Wow - Cab & orchestra are dynamite and then the Nicholas brothers take it out of the ball park like a homer. This is the music that broke down so many barriers and its greatness is plain to see and hear. It makes you feel good. It's exciting still, after so many years.
They are the best dancers on this planet !
I got more pleasure out of watching this than I have most any movie I've seen in the last few years. So shocked to see it's from 1943, I must see more of these people, the athleticism in there is immense!
CAB CALLOWAY WAS ONE OF THE REAL AND TRUE EVERLASTING GREATS WHILE ALL YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS IS THEY WERE AND REMAIN THE BEST DUO EVER TO TAKE TO ANY STAGE AND ARE LOOKED ON BY MANY AS THE BEST AT THEIR CRAFT WITH THE LIKES OF FRED ASTAIRE AND GENE KELLY SAYING THIS WAS THE BEST TAP ROUTINE EVER ON FILM ...
THEY COULD DO IT ALL ... FANTASTICAL, IMPOSSIBLE STUFF !!!
Why can't we dress this classy anymore!!
This version of Jumpin Jive is vastly better than the original. I love the part at 1:12, where the people at the tables are just feeling it!
By far the best of all time ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
timeless classics just mindblowing
I never get tired of watching this.... how smooth, elegant, light as a feather are the Nicholas brothers... just amazing, what a performance! it is sad that maybe if they were white there would be statues of them in hollywood.
Kelly, Astaire and the Nicholas Brothers gave us some of the most stunning and creative dance moments in our history.
Music and dance...America's greatest contribution to art and joy.
This has to be one of the greatest dance routines of all time.
I see them guys I got to smile. Them was some dancing, stomping fools. Way too smooth.
There's no one today! that can match this talent and stamina!