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- 1956–1960TV EpisodeStarsSteve AllenGene RayburnDayton AllenTodays guests are Nat 'King' Cole, Cyril Ritchard, Ann Richards, Charlie Manna.
- 1956–19601hTV Episode
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsDanny KayeLouis Armstrong
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsNick AdamsLouis ArmstrongLinda BreeseSyndicated program for the 1961 March of Dimes fund-raising campaign.
- 1954–19971hUnrated8.2 (84)TV EpisodeDirectorWilliam BeaudineHamilton LuskeStarsLouis ArmstrongBobby RydellAnnette FunicelloTaking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances by many celebrities of the day.
- StarsSimon BrehmElla FitzgeraldDuke EllingtonAll kinds, styles and sorts of Jazz music presented for the first time in Swedish Television.
- StarsLasse SarriLouis ArmstrongCount Basie"What is Jazz?" - a lot of jazz exposed and the question asked.
- StarsDuke EllingtonElla FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald and the Duke Ellington orchestra in concert.
- StarsLouis ArmstrongThe Clara Ward Gospel SingersWalt DisneyThe popular event started in 1960 as a "Special Party." The opening year saw six Dixieland bands performing on the Rivers of America in Frontierland. It partially took the operations people at Disneyland by surprise, when over 9000 jazz fans descended on Disneyland to enjoy the various concerts throughout the parks. The ticket that heads this essay, is from the first ever Dixieland at Disneyland on October 1, 1960. The event would last through 1970, but here the live afternoon telecast focused on the heyday of Dixieland at Disneyland, with Al Hirt and his Band performing on the Tomorrow Land stage with Walt Disney himself making the introductions. (1964)
- StarsSteve AllenWoody AllenLouis ArmstrongWinners of the 1964 Grammy Awards give performances.
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV EpisodeDirectorJorn H. WintherStarsThe BlossomsThe GentrysBobby Hatfield
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV Episode
- 1964–196630mTV EpisodeDirectorRita GillespieStarsThe Everly BrothersJimmy O'NeillJackie and GayleSam Cooke ("Tennessee Waltz" and "Blowing in the Wind"); Everly Brothers ("You're the One I Love" and "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"); Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers ("Lucille"); Righteous Brothers ("This Little Girl of Mine"); Bobby Sherman ("Back Home Again in Indiana"); Bobby Sherman and Maria Ghava ("Hello Dolly"); Donna Loren ("Wishin' and Hopin'"); The Wellingtons ("Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"); Jackie and Gayle ("The Girl from Ipanema"); and Alan Sues. Opening medley (song excerpts): 1. "(Up Above My Head) There's Music in the Air" (performed by Jackie and Gayle, the Righteous Brothers and the Everly Brothers) 2. "Yes, Indeed" (performed by the Wellingtons and the Blossoms) Finale: Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers - "Lucille"
- 1964–1966TV EpisodeDirectorDean WhitmoreStarsJimmy O'NeillMelanie AlexanderCarolyne BarryJohnny Rivers ("Maybelline" and "Memphis"); Bobby Freeman ("C'Mon And Swim"); The Righteous Brothers ("California Here I Come" excerpt, "My Babe," and "Koko Joe"); Darlene Love ("You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break my Heart)"); Jody Miller ("Yes, My Darling Daughter" and "Saved"); Jerry Cole ("Ain't She Sweet?" excerpt); Delaney Bramlett ("You Never Can Tell"), the Cables ("Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"); Pamela Bennett ("And I Love Him") and Alan Sues ("Ain't She Sweet" excerpt and "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey" excerpt).
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV Episode
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV EpisodeDirectorDean WhitmoreStarsJewel AkensJohn AndreaCarolyne Barry
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV Episode
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV Episode
- Episode: (1965)1964–1966TV Episode
- 1964–1966TV EpisodeDirectorDean WhitmoreStarsJewel AkensThe BlossomsGlen Campbell
- DirectorDean WhitmoreStarsJohn AndreaCarolyne BarryChuck Berry
- DirectorSelwyn TouberStarsJimmy O'NeillCarolyne BarryDave Berry
- DirectorJan SpátaStarsLouis ArmstrongDanny BarcelonaJewel Brown
- DirectorDwight HemionStarsHerb AlpertJackie VernonRobin Wilson
- 1967–19711hTV EpisodeDirectorDwight HemionStarsDinah ShoreEddy ArnoldRay Charles
- 1966–1970TV-GTV Episode
- DirectorDwight HemionStarsBurt BacharachTony BennettEd Herlihy
- 1968– 1hTV EpisodeDirectorBill CarruthersStarsSivi AbergNancy AmesThe Blossoms
- DirectorJose 'Pepe' WenceslaoStarsHelen GamboaPrecy CanlasChichay
- DirectorClark JonesStarsLouis ArmstrongDale EvansJack Haskell
- 1959–19681hTV EpisodeDirectorDave GeiselStarsThe Bell Telephone OrchestraMel BrandtDiahann CarrollDonald O'Connor presents a tribute to the current New York World's Fair, as well as Fairs from years past.
- DirectorSid SmithStarsLucille AmaraJack CassidyBarbara CookThis week, showcasing the talents of an operatic tenor, a singer-actress, a singer-actor, a musician, a jazz artist, and a soprano.
- StarsBrook Benton
- DirectorBen ChurchillStarsMarion WilliamsKenny BakerAcker BilkSteam jazz aboard the paddle boat Cottontail.
- StarsMarion Williams
- StarsAnnie RossA profile of the jazz singer Annie Ross.
- DirectorHelen StandageStarsDavid MahloweHowlin' Wolf
- DirectorHelen StandageStarsAlan DellDuke EllingtonA profile of the jazz musician Duke Ellington.
- StarsEllis HaizlipGerry BledsoeJerry ButlerAmerica's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, of a nation. 'Soul!' Brought Black Culture to TV. Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with "SOUL!,"
- DirectorWilliam KleinStarsNina SimoneArchie SheppMiriam MakebaThis is a documentary film which explores both the politics and music of the First PanAfrican Cultural Festival. Third World solidarity was much in fashion in 1969, when the festival was held. Many of the interviewees hold forth about colonialism and neocolonialism, and the need for exploited countries to stick together. Held in Algeria, the filmmakers were able to interview Eldrige Cleaver and other Black Panthers during their exile there. Among the film's musical highlights is a performance by Miriam Makeba, followed by an interview with her.
- DirectorMartin RittStarsPaul NewmanJoanne WoodwardSidney PoitierDuring the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.
- StarsHans KollerRolf KühnHeinz von MoisyHans Gertberg developed in 1958 at the suggestion of Rolf Liebermann from the existing since 1952 studio jazz concert series, the concept of the NDR Jazz Workshop. The broadcaster invited leading jazz musicians from different countries to come, gave them space for a week and the task of working together to develop a concert program. This created a podium for the jazz musicians to "develop their art free of commercial pressure". In the resulting concerts, which were then broadcast on radio and television broadcasts later, the audience had the opportunity to "Jazz of international music greats, which would normally never meet each other"
- DirectorHarald PhilippStarsGert FröbeJoachim FuchsbergerGünter PfitzmannIn 1944 three German soldiers, Ferdinand, Willi and Paul, are ordered to infiltrate the USA, travel to Los Angeles and blow up an aircraft factory. Since two of them have family there they get distracted and reconsider their mission.
- DirectorJudge WhitakerStarsKent AlandJudy PorterJean JenkinsMike, a decent young chap, gets involved with his two disreputable friends who decide to drive to a nearby city, buy beer and pick up some "wild girls." Mike really doesn't want to engage in this kind of unsavory behavior, but he doesn't want to seem "chicken."
- DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsConnie FrancisHarve PresnellPeter NooneYoung heir Danny Churchill tries to help Ginger, an attractive postal worker in rural Nevada, save her father's ranch from closing due to being heavily in debt with some Reno gangster-types for her father's compulsive gambling. With his college friends' help, Danny turns Ginger's father's ranch into a motel for impending divorcees to get out of debt, while Danny courts Ginger, but tries to keep his past reputation a secret when his former girlfriend Tess, a spiteful gold-digger, relentlessly pursues him and his wealth.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsSammy Davis Jr.Louis ArmstrongOssie DavisA famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
- DirectorPeter R. HuntStarsGeorge LazenbyDiana RiggTelly SavalasBritish agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.
- DirectorGene KellyStarsBarbra StreisandWalter MatthauMichael CrawfordMatchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.
- DirectorPaul MartinStarsLouis ArmstrongSári BarabásLex BarkerBerlin-tune.
- 1961–1964TV Episode
- 1967–19691hTV EpisodeDirectorJorn H. WintherStarsJonathan WintersAbby DaltonDick CurtisHighlights of this episode include: Winters portrays Grannie Maude Frickert; a comedy sketch with Abby Dalton about an arguing husband and wife; and a spoof of "Death of a Salesman." Performances by guests Peggy Lee, Oscar Peterson, and Louis Nye who performs a vaudeville number.
- DirectorDick RossStarsDuke EllingtonCarlton JohnsonJohn LambJazz singer Barbara McNair and pianist Duke Ellington team up for an hour of instrumentals and singing.
- DirectorTerry HeneberyStarsPeter AhearneFreddie AlexanderHarry BeckettDuke Ellington celebrates his seventieth birthday. As a salute to this great composer, some of Britain's top jazz artists play and sing some of the outstanding compositions he has written during the last forty years.
- StarsRonnie ScottTony CoeJohn MarshallA series featuring some of Britain's top Jazz artists at Europe's top Jazz Club.
- 1969–1970TV EpisodeDirectorTerry HeneberyStarsDave BauerGary BurtonChick Corea
- 1969–1970TV EpisodeDirectorTerry HeneberyStarsKenneth BoldsJoe CaloRichie Cole
- 1969–1970TV EpisodeDirectorTerry HeneberyStarsDave BauerJoe CaloRichie Cole
- StarsDuke Ellington
- StarsSteve RaceJohn ScottHumphrey LytteltonPresented by Steve Race, "Jazz 625" was broadcast on BBC2 between April 1964 and August 1966. A pioneering show with a wide musical influence, "Jazz 625" assembled some of the giants of the genre, at the height of their powers.
- StarsDuke EllingtonThe world-famous pianist-composer-conductor Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. The first of two programmes recorded during a recent visit to this country.
- StarsDuke EllingtonThe world-famous pianist-composer-conductor Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. The second of two programmes recorded during a recent visit to this country.
- StarsLaurindo AlmeidaModern Jazz QuartetSteve RaceThe Modern Jazz Quartet: John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraharp), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums) Guest artist, Laurindo Almeida (guitar) Introduced by Steve Race.
- StarsCannonball AdderleyNathaniel AdderlySteve RaceThe Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley Sextet featuring Nat Adderley. Recorded during a recent visit to Britain. Introduced by Steve Race.
- DirectorBill FosterStarsCannonball AdderleySteve AllenToni BasilAll star show in aid of The National Advancement of Colored People Association.
- StarsDave BrubeckPaul DesmondJoe MorelloJazz 625 presents a second appearance by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. featuring Paul Desmond (alto-saxophone), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums). Introduced by Steve Race.
- DirectorTerry HeneberyStarsJackie DouganRick LairdRonnie Scott QuartetJazz 625 presenting the great American saxophone star Ben Webster with the Ronnie Scott Quartet.
- DirectorTerry HeneberyStarsEddie CalhounErroll GarnerKelly MartinJazz legend Erroll Garner (piano) is joined by Eddie Calhoun (bass) and Kelly Martin (drums).