Stars of Jazz
Stars of Jazz was a series of programs aimed at the presentation of jazz music that was broadcast between July 1956 and December 1958 on the American television station ABC .
The half-hour television programs Stars of Jazz were broadcast on Monday evenings from 9 o'clock; it was moderated by the singer Bobby Troup . Initially, Troups' program, sponsored by the Budweiser Brewery , was only broadcast locally in California (with guests such as Jack Teagarden , Paul Whiteman , Pete Jolly or Billie Holiday in 1956) until it was broadcast nationwide by ABC from early 1958 until the end of the year .
In the show occurred u. a. the Oscar Peterson Trio (with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown ), the Modern Jazz Quartet , otherwise West Coast Jazz musicians such as Art Pepper , Shorty Rogers , Bud Shank , Gerald Wiggins , Dave Pell , Don Fagerquist , Marty Paich , Shelly Manne , Buddy DeFranco , Frank Rosolino , Jimmy Giuffre , Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer . Furthermore, vocalists like Chris Connor , June Christy , Irene Kral , Nellie Lutcher , Jeri Southern , Carmen McRae , Peggy King and Julie London were presented in Stars of Jazz . The LP Bobby Troup and his Stars of Jazz ( RCA Victor , 1959) does not contain music from the TV show, but was recorded especially for the album.
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- ↑ a b Dan Morgenstern Living with Jazz: A Reader Knopf Doubleday 2009
- ↑ Barbara Moore, Marvin R. Bensman, Jim Van Dyke: Prime-time Television: A Concise History , 2006, p. 114
- ^ Billboard April 21, 1958, p. 10
- ↑ http://veehd.com/video/4654131_Billie-Holiday-1956-Live-appearance-on-Stars-of-Jazz-hosted-by-Bobby-Troup-flv
- ^ A b Morris B. Holbrook: Daytime Television Game Shows and the Celebration of Merchandise . 1993, p. 28
- ↑ Stars of Jazz at Allmusic (English)