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Jazz Casual TV Series

In the 1960's, San Francisco jazz writer Ralph Gleason produced and hosted a series for NET-TV, a precursor to PBS. These half-hour programs have been preserved to DVD, 3 or 4 shows to a set. Most of these shows include a short interview with the leader.

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JOHN COLTRANE / SONNY ROLLINS / B.B. KING

John Coltrane Quartet (December 7, 1963):
John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Jimmy Garrison (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

Sonny Rollins with Jim Hall (March 23, 1962):
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Jim Hall (guitar); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Ben Riley (drums).

B.B. King (May 9, 1968):
B.B. King (guitar); Mose Thomas (trumpet); Lee Gatling (tenor saxophone); James Toney (organ); Sonny Freeman (drums).

Item# JC1

$27.95

GERRY MULLIGAN / ART PEPPER / ART FARMER

Gerry Mulligan Quartet (July 18, 1962):
Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Bob Brookmeyer (tromone); Wyatt Ruther (bass); Gus Johnson (drums).

Art Pepper Quartet (May 9, 1964):
Art Pepper (alto saxophone); Frank Strazzeri (piano); Hersh Hamel (bass); Bill Goodwin (drums).

Art Farmer with Jim Hall (January 10, 1964):
Art Farmer (trumpet); Jim Hall (guitar); Steve Swallow (bass); Walter Perkins (drums).

Item# JC2

$27.95

CHARLES LLOYD / PAUL WINTER / BOLA SETE / TURK MURPHY

Charles Lloyd Quartet (June 18, 1968):
Charles Lloyd (flute, tenor sax); Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano sax); Ron McClure (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums).

Paul Winter Sextet (March 1, 1963):
Richard Whitsell (trumpet), Winter (alto sax), Jay Cameron (baritone sax), Warren Bernhardt (piano), Arthur Harper, Jr. (bass), Ben Riley (drums).

Bola Sete & Vince Guaraldi Quartet (September 25, 1963):
Bola Sete (guitar), Guaraldi (piano), Fred Marshall (bass), Jerry Granelli (drums).

Turk Murphy & The San Francisco Jazz Band (June 20, 1962):
Bob Neighbor (trumpet), Turk Murphy (trombone), Bob Helm (clarinet, vocal), Peter Clute (piano), Harold Johnson (tuba), Lloyd Byasse (drums)

Item# JC3

$27.95

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET / DAVE BRUBECK / THAD JONES-MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA

Modern Jazz Quartet (May 16, 1962):
John Lewis (piano); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Percy Heath (bass); Connie Kay (drums).

Dave Brubeck Quartet (October 17, 1961)
Paul Desmond (alto saxophone); Dave Brubeck (piano); Gene Wright (bass); Joe Morello (drums).

Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra (April 22, 1968):
Thad Jones (cornet); Snooky Young, Richard Williams, Randy Brecker, Danny Moore (trumpets); Garnett Brown, Benny Powell, Jimmy Knepper, Bob Brookmeyer (trombones); Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson (alto and soprano saxophones); Seldon Powell, Eddie Daniels (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Roland Hanna (piano); Richard Davis (bass); Mel Lewis (drums).

$27.95

COUNT BASIE / EARL HINES / JIMMY RUSHING / LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Count Basie Quartet (August 21, 1968):
Count Basie (piano); Norman Keenan (bass); Freddie Green (guitar); Sonny Payne (drums).

Earl Fatha Hines Trio (February 15, 1963):
Earl Hines (piano); John Green (bass); Earl Watkins (drums).

Jimmy Rushing (October 26, 1962):
Jimmy Rushing (piano and vocals).

Louis Armstrong (January 23, 1963):
Louis Armstrong (vocals).

Item# JC5

$27.95

Woody Herman - 3 Complete Episodes

(Summer 1963):
(June 1, 1963):
(February 15, 1964):

Bill Chase, Dave Gale, Billy Hunt (trumpets); Phil Wilson, Henry Southall, Bob Rudolph (trombones); Woody Herman (clarinet); Sal Nistico, Jackie Stevens, Bobby Jones (tenor saxophones); Frank Hittner (baritone saxophone); Nat Pierce (piano); Chuck Andrus (bass); Jake Hanna (drums).

Item# JC7

$29.95

Jazz Casual - Boxed Set

This deluxe box set contains the complete collection of Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual TV program performances. This limited edition set houses 8 DVD's featuring the legendary first-ever jazz series in the history of American TV. Includes 28 star-studded episodes by such luminaries as John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, B.B. King, McCoy Tyner, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Charles Lloyd, Paul Winter, Turk Murphy, Keith Jarrett, Woody Herman, MJQ, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme, Count Basie and lots more.

Item# JC6

$159.95

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