Jerry Lewis - Leap Frog

I found this video clip with Jerry Lewis from the movie The Nutty Professor via a comment made by leazwell. Jerry Lewis has made perfect examples of the phenomenon that I call "the music made me do it". Look at him in the films Errand boy or Cinderfella.

In this video clip he cant help himself, he just has to dance to the song Leap Frog performed by Les Brown and His Band of Renown.

The nutty professor explains:

"I got carried away by the music, it was a toe tapper"

What songs do you consider a "toe tapper"? Please tell me.

I've featured a very different version of Leap Frog before in my blog post "Jazz as a conversation" but it was also a example of "the music made me do it".


What do you think of Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor? Please comment.

Jazz as a conversation

Often jazz improvisation is similar to a good conversation. You both take turns talking and listening. You say your next sentence built on what the other person just said. Reacting but also adding new angles and introducing new topics.

Sometimes the conversation can get a little bit heated and turn into a dispute. This is shown excellently by weepingprophet in this video clip where he illustrates a jazz dispute between Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie "Bird" Parker.



The music in this video clip is "Leap frog" from the album Bird & Diz. I think this clip is hilarious.

What do you think of the video clip? Do you got any other video tips? Tell me.