Boogie Woogie Dream

"Boogie-Woogie Dream" (1944) is a short film musical starring Lena Horne, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Teddy Wilson and his orchestra.

It is a significant film in the history of jazz for its early glimpse of Lena Horne (in her second film) and as the only film of boogie-woogie piano masters Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson.

"Boogie Woogie Dream" was inspired by the musicians at Café Society in New York, a popular nightspot and frequent location for live radio remotes; it served as the flash point for the Boogie Woogie craze in New York City. It was made by Hanus Burger and a small crew at Astoria Studios on Long Island. Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, Lena Horne, and Teddy Wilson and his orchestra were all acts then engaged at Café Society; Wilson was an established swing bandleader and pianist, whereas Horne was a relative newcomer. According to Burger, he had first wanted to engage Billie Holiday to play the kitchen maid in the film, but Holiday proved unavailable for the shooting, and he settled on Horne instead.

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