Jazz Scene USA

Jazz Scene USA (also Jazz Scene, USA ) was a series of television programs aimed at presenting jazz music and broadcast in the United States in 1962 in episodes of 30 minutes.

History of the series

The short-lived series Jazz Scene USA hosted the jazz singer and radio host Oscar Brown Jr .; Produced by Steve Allen (as executive producer ) and Leonard Feather , directed by Steve Binder. Similar to Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casual (1960–1968), the guest musicians were briefly introduced and interviewed by Brown in the half-hour show. Brown was sitting in front of the logo of Shelly Mann's jazz club Manne Hole ; Although the programs were produced in the studio, the impression was to be created that they were broadcasts from the club.

A total of eight episodes of the series were produced in 1962. Steve Allen hoped to continue Jazz Scene USA the following year with a second season of 26 episodes; it was planned to broadcast the program in Great Britain as well. However, the proposed budget turned out to be unrealistic.

In Jazz Scene USA guest appearances Shelly Manne & His Men , the Pete Fountain Sextet, Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Lou Rawls , Shorty Rogers & His Giants, Jimmy Smith Trio, Paul Bryant Quintet and Cal Tjader Quintet, Barney Kessel , Teddy Edwards , the Firehouse Five Plus Two , the Frank Rosolino Quartet, Phineas Newborn Jr., and Nancy Wilson .

VHS and DVD editions

• Jazz Scene USA: Cannonball Adderley / Teddy Edwards ( Shanachie , ed. 1994)
• Jazz Scene USA: Frank Rosolino / Stan Kenton (Shanachie, ed. 1994)
• Jazz Scene USA: Phineas Newborn / Jimmy Smith (Shanachie, ed. 1994)
• Jazz Scene USA: Stan Kenton / Frank Rosolino Quartet (Shanachie, ed. 1994)
• Jazz Scene USA - Shelly Manne and His Men / Shorty Rogers and His Giants (DVD, ed. 2001)

Web links

• Jazz Scene USA in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Jazz Scene USA in the TV Guide

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Steve Allen had already presented jazz music in his tonight show in the 1950s .
2. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/jazz-scene-usa/Film?oid=1151688
3. ↑ Interview with Steve Binder
4. ↑ Domenic Priore Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'N'Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood 2007, p. 37
5. ^ Douglas Hague, Los Angeles Jazz Scene Jazz Journal , February 1963
6. ↑ Gary LeFebvre (ts, fl), Lou Levy (p), Gary Peacock (kb) and Larry Bunker (dr) played for Shorty Rogers . Cf. Marc Myers: Shorty Rogers: 'Jazz Scene USA' (2014)
7. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ with Danny Alguirre, Ward Kimball , Eddie Forester, Don Kinch, George Probert, Dick Roberts, Frank Thomas
10. ↑ with Mike Melvoin (p), Bob Bertaux (kb) and Nick Martinis (dr).
11. ↑ accompanied by Lou Levy (piano), Al McKibbon (double bass), Kenny Dennis (drums).