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The sound of jazz.

Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 2665
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Basie, Count, 1904-1984, conductor, instrumentalist.
Allen, Henry, 1908-1967, instrumentalist.
Monk, Thelonious, instrumentalist.
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959, singer.
Young, Lester, 1909-1959, instrumentalist.
Hawkins, Coleman, instrumentalist.
Hilton, Milt, instrumentalist.
Giuffre, Jimmy, instrumentalist.
Smight, Jack, director.
Herridge, Robert, 1914-1981, production personnel.
Crosby, John, 1912-1991, narrator.
McGiffert, John, screenwriter.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jazz--1951-1960.
Jazz.
Big band music.
Genre:
Big band music.
Cultural television programs.
Filmed performances.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : Vintage Jazz Classics ; Oaks, PA : Distributed exclusively by MVD Music Video Distributors, [2002?]
System Details:
DVD; region 0.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Summary:
An episode from the "Seven Lively Arts" CBS television series featuring jazz greats in concert. Hosted by John Crosby, this offers some fascinating performances from Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, and many more.
Contents:
Count Basie
Red Allen
Billie Holiday
Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins
Milt Hilton
Jimmy Giuffre.
Participant:
Count Basie, Red Allen, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Hilton, Jimmy Giuffre, additional instrumentalists and vocalists.
Credits:
Director, Jack Smight ; producer, Robert Herridge ; John Crosby, host ; writer, John McGiffert.
Notes:
"A truly original and unique broadcast from CBS Studio 58 in New York on December 8, 1957 hosted by John Crosby"--Container.
OCLC:
52446408
Publisher Number:
022891910893
DJ-108 Vintage Jazz Classics

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