Camera Three: The Jazz of Wilbur de Paris

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A release print of Camera Three: The Jazz of Wilbur de Paris. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with the silhouette of Wilbur de Paris' band performing. The host announces, "This is Jim Macandrew. Today, the first of a Camera Three summer series of three widely divergent musical programs. Preparing themselves just now are Wilbur de Paris and his New Orleans jazz band." Macandrew then launches into a brief description of de Paris' musical career and his band's tour of Africa. The band begins to play immediately after Macandrew's introduction. The first track they perform is "Mardi Gras Rag." Their second performance is "The Blues in G" and the Townsmen quartet sings alongside the band.

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