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Jazz and network television have seldom had a close or harmonious relationship hardly any relationship at all in fact.
The sound of jazz brought together 32 leading musicians from the swing era including count basie lester young ben webster billie holiday jo jones and coleman hawkins.
But there was a rare and glorious moment in 1957 when cbs presented an hourlong show called the sound of jazz.
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It explored the diverse history and variety of performers that was forming the jazz scene during the later 1950 s.
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Many people in the 1950 s only had heard of the word jazz and most had no idea that the roots went much deeper.
These tracks were recorded in the studio on december 5 1957 for release by columbia records.
This analogue productions 200g vinyl reissue is a magnificent sounding recording of a historic tv event.
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The chicago style players of the same era like henry red allen vic dickenson and pee wee russell.
They are different from the actual tv broadcast of the sound of jazz which was videotaped and broadcast on december 8 1957.
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For a rare and glorious one hour nationwide broadcast cbs brought together 32 towering heavyweight jazz musicians of the swing era for the jam session to end all jam sessions.
The broadcast music has been issued on lp cd vhs and dvd.
With its compilation like title black and white cover art and wide ranging artists roster the sound of jazz originally issued in 1958 is often confused with one of columbia records early stereo sampler albums.
And younger modernist musicians such as gerry mulligan thelonious.
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