The Volokh Conspiracy - Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, "Do You Know What It Means?":

In 1947, the movie "New Orleans" featured a number of jazz greats performing songs interspersed with the rest of the plot. A few of the songs can be found on YouTube, and the best of the lot is this clip of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong — along with several other important early jazz musicians — performing "Do You Know What It Means?" It's a short clip, under two minutes, mostly featuring Billie. Check it out:

(Okay, so it's obviously dubbed for the movie, but it's still worth a watch and a listen. I particularly like the sailor leaning against the piano playing the beer; he's a very skilled beer player. For an introduction to the real musicians in the band, watch this clip.)

	[Orin Kerr, June 9, 2007 at 12:00pm] Trackbacks Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, "Do You Know What It Means?": In 1947, the movie "New Orleans" featured a number of jazz greats performing songs interspersed with the rest of the plot. A few of the songs can be found on YouTube, and the best of the lot is this clip of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong — along with several other important early jazz musicians — performing "Do You Know What It Means?" It's a short clip, under two minutes, mostly featuring Billie. Check it out:(Okay, so it's obviously dubbed for the movie, but it's still worth a watch and a listen. I particularly like the sailor leaning against the piano playing the beer; he's a very skilled beer player. For an introduction to the real musicians in the band, watch this clip.)