Jazz Casual Season 4
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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Jazz Casual Season 4 Full Episode Guide
Art Pepper (Saxophone) Bill Goodwin (Drums) Hersh Hamel (Bass) Frank Strazzeri (Piano) "The Trip " "D Section" (Untitled)
Mel Tormé (Vocals) Gary Long (Piano) Perry Lind (Bass) Benny Barth (Drums) "We've Got a World That Swings" "Comin' Home, Baby" "Sidney's Soliloquy" "Dat Dere" "When Sunny Gets Blue" "Quiet Night" "Route 66"
Woody Herman (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet) Bill Chase (Trumpet) Paul Fontaine (Trumpet) Dabby Nolan (Trumpet) Gerry Lamy (Trumpet) Billy Hunt (Trumpet) Phil Wilson (Trombone) Henry Southall (Trombone) Kenny Wexsel (Trombone) Sal Nistico (Tenor Saxophone) Carmen Leggio (Tenor Saxophone) Jackie Stevens (Tenor Saxophone) Tom Anastos (Baritone Saxophone) Nat Pierce (Piano) Chuck Andrus (Bass) Jake Hanna (Drums)
Art Farmer (Flugelhorn) Jim Hall (Guitar) Steve Swallow (Bass) Walter Perkins (Drums) "Change Partners" "Some Time Ago" "My Kinda Love" "My Little Suede Shoes" "Bags' Groove"