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Jazz Casual

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Jazz Casual was an occasional series on jazz music on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service. The show was produced by Richard Moore and KQED of San Francisco, California. Episodes ran for 30 minutes. It ran from 1961 to 1968 and was hosted by jazz critic Ralph Gleason. The series had a pilot program in 1960, however the episode has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28 episodes survive. Most episodes included short interviews with the group leaders.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Jimmy Witherspoon

    1962-01-04

    Jimmy Witherspoon (Vocals) Ben Webster (Saxophone) Vince Guaraldi (Piano) Monty Budwig (Bass) Colin Bailey (Drums) "Time's Getting Tougher" "Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness" "Cotton Tail" "Chelsea Bridge" "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" "Roll 'Em"

  2. 2

    Carmen McRae

    1962-03-15

    Carmen McRae (Vocals) Norman Simmons (Piano) Victor Sproles (Bass) Walter Perkins (Drums) "I'm Gonna Lock My Heart" "Trouble Is a Man" "If You Never Fall in Love with Me" "'Round Midnight" "Love for Sale" "Exactly Like You"

  3. 3

    Sonny Rollins with Jim Hall

    1962-03-23

    Sonny Rollins Jim Hall Bob Cranshaw Ben Riley "The Bridge" "God Bless The Child" "If Ever I Would Leave You"

  4. 4

    Modern Jazz Quartet

    1962-05-16

    John Lewis (Piano) Milt Jackson (Vibraphone) Percy Heath (Bass) Connie Kay (Drums) "The Golden Striker" "If I Were Eve" "Winter Tale" "Lonely Woman"

  5. 5

    Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Band

    1962-07-20

    Bob Neighbor (Trumpet) Bob Helm (Clarinet, Vocals) Turk Murphy (Trombone) Peter Clute (Piano) Harold Johnson (Tuba) Lloyd Byasse (Drums) "1919 Rag" "Daybreak Blues" "Dr. Jazz" "Terrible Blues" "Sidewalk Blues" "Weary Blues"

  6. 6

    Gerry Mulligan Quartet

    1962-08-18

    Gerry Mulligan (Piano, Saxophone) Bob Brookmeyer (Trombone) Wyatt Ruther (Bass) Gus Johnson (Drums) "Four for Three" "Darn That Dream" "Open Country" Utter Chaos

  7. 7

    Jimmy Rushing: The Man Who Sings the Blues

    1962-10-26

    Jimmy Rushing (Piano, Vocals) "Goin 'to Chicago" "Am I to Blame" "Baby, Don't You Tell on Me" "Good Morning Blues" "Trix Ain't Walkin 'No More" "How Long Blues" (Untitled)

Cast

Ralph J. Gleason Self - Host

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