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The Best Episodes of Jazz Casual

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The Best Episodes of Jazz Casual

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...

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  1. Background image for Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
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    #1 - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

    S1:E1

    Dizzy Gillespie Quintet Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet) Leo Wright (Alto Saxophone, Flute) Lalo Schifrin (Piano) Bob Cunningham (Bass) Chuck Lampkin (Drums) "Norm's Norm" "Blues After Dark" "Lorraine" "Tocatta from Gillespiana"

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    Director:Unknown
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    #2 - Jimmy Witherspoon

    S2:E1

    Jimmy Witherspoon (Vocals) Ben Webster (Saxophone) Vince Guaraldi (Piano) Monty Budwig (Bass) Colin Bailey (Drums) "Time's Getting Tougher" "Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness" "Cotton Tail" "Chelsea Bridge" "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" "Roll 'Em"

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    #3 - Carmen McRae

    S2:E2

    Carmen McRae (Vocals) Norman Simmons (Piano) Victor Sproles (Bass) Walter Perkins (Drums) "I'm Gonna Lock My Heart" "Trouble Is a Man" "If You Never Fall in Love with Me" "'Round Midnight" "Love for Sale" "Exactly Like You"

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Sonny Rollins with Jim Hall

    S2:E3

    Sonny Rollins Jim Hall Bob Cranshaw Ben Riley "The Bridge" "God Bless The Child" "If Ever I Would Leave You"

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    Director:Unknown
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    #5 - Modern Jazz Quartet

    S2:E4

    John Lewis (Piano) Milt Jackson (Vibraphone) Percy Heath (Bass) Connie Kay (Drums) "The Golden Striker" "If I Were Eve" "Winter Tale" "Lonely Woman"

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    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Band

    S2:E5

    Bob Neighbor (Trumpet) Bob Helm (Clarinet, Vocals) Turk Murphy (Trombone) Peter Clute (Piano) Harold Johnson (Tuba) Lloyd Byasse (Drums) "1919 Rag" "Daybreak Blues" "Dr. Jazz" "Terrible Blues" "Sidewalk Blues" "Weary Blues"

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - Gerry Mulligan Quartet

    S2:E6

    Gerry Mulligan (Piano, Saxophone) Bob Brookmeyer (Trombone) Wyatt Ruther (Bass) Gus Johnson (Drums) "Four for Three" "Darn That Dream" "Open Country" Utter Chaos

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    #8 - Jimmy Rushing: The Man Who Sings the Blues

    S2:E7

    Jimmy Rushing (Piano, Vocals) "Goin 'to Chicago" "Am I to Blame" "Baby, Don't You Tell on Me" "Good Morning Blues" "Trix Ain't Walkin 'No More" "How Long Blues" (Untitled)

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - Louis Armstrong

    S3:E1

    Louis Armstrong doesn't perform, listens to old recordings and discusses them with host. January 23, 1963

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Earl Fatha Hines

    S3:E2

    Earl Hines (Piano) John Green (Bass) Earl Watkins (Drums) "The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else" "Squeeze Me" "Love Is Just Around the Corner"

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    #11 - Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan

    S3:E3

    Dave Lambert (Vocals) Jon Hendricks (Vocals) Yolande Bavan (Vocals) Pony Poindexter (Saxophone) Gildo Mahones (Piano) George Tucker (Bass) Jimmie Smith (Drums) "Sugar Hill Blues" "Another Get Together" "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" "Melba's Blues" "Shiny Stockings" "Cousin Mary" "Cloudburst"

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    #12 - Paul Winter Sextet

    S3:E4

    Paul Winter (Alto Saxophone) Richard Whitsell (Trumpet) Jay Cameron (Baritone Saxophone) Arthur Harper, Jr. (Bass) Warren Bernhardt (Piano) Ben Riley (Drums) "Bells and Horns" "Port Au Prince Suite" "Casa Camara" "The Thumper"

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd
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    #13 - Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd

    S3:E5

    Woody Herman (Clarinet) Bill Chase (Trumpet) Dave Gale (Trumpet) Billy Hunt (Trumpet) Phil Wilson (Trombone) Henry Southall (Trombone) Bob Rudolph (Trombone) Sal Nistico (Tenor Saxophone) Jackie Stevens (Tenor Saxophone) Bobby Jones (Tenor Saxophone) Frank Hittner (Baritone Saxophone) Nat Pierce (Piano) Chuck Andrus (Bass) Jake Hanna (Drums) *Airdate just listed as "Summer 1963" June 1, 1963

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd

    S3:E6

    Woody Herman (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet) Bill Chase (Trumpet) Paul Fontaine (Trumpet) Dave Gale (Trumpet) Gerry Lamy (Trumpet) Billy Hunt (Trumpet) Phil Wilson (Trombone) Henry Southall (Trombone) Bob Rudolph (Trombone) Sal Nistico (Tenor Saxophone) Jackie Stevens (Tenor Saxophone) Bobby Jones (Tenor Saxophone) Frank Hittner (Baritone Saxophone) Nat Pierce (Piano) Chuck Andrus (Bass) Jake Hanna (Drums)

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Bola Sete / Vince Guaraldi

    S3:E7

    Bola Sete (Guitar) Vince Guaraldi (Piano) Fred Marshall (Bass) Jerry Granelli (Drums) "Outra Vez" "Tango El Bongo" "Tour de Force" "Star Song" "Mambossa"

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    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - 'Muggsy' Spanier

    S3:E8

    Muggsy Spanier (Cornet) Robert Mielke (Trombone) Darnell Howard (Clarinet) Joe Sullivan (Piano) George Pops Foster (Bass) Earl Watkins (Drums) "St. Louis Blues" "Beale St. Blues" "Someday Sweetheart" "At the Jazz Band Ball"

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    #17 - John Coltrane Quartet

    S3:E9

    John Coltrane (Saxophone) Jimmy Garrison (Bass) Elvin Jones (Drums) McCoy Tyner (Piano) "Afro Blue" "Alabama" "Impressions"

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    #18 - Joe Sullivan

    S3:E10

    Joe Sullivan (Piano) "Gin Mill Blues" "Squeeze Me" "Little Rock Getaway" "Memories of You" "Black and Blue"

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    #19 - Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall

    S4:E1

    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"

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    #20 - Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd

    S4:E2

    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)

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - Mel Tormé and the Benny Barth Trio

    S4:E3

    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"

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    #22 - Art Pepper Quartet

    S4:E4

    Art Pepper (Saxophone) Bill Goodwin (Drums) Hersh Hamel (Bass) Frank Strazzeri (Piano) "The Trip " "D Section" (Untitled)

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    #23 - The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

    S5:E1

    Thad Jones (Cornet) Snooky Young (Trumpet) Richard Williams (Trumpet) Randy Brecker (Trumpet) Danny Moore (Trumpet) Garnett Brown (Trombone) Benny Powell (Trombone) Jimmy Knepper (Trombone) Bob Brookmeyer (Trombone) Jerry Dodgion (Alto Saxophone) Jerome Richardson (Alto and Soprano Saxophones) Seldon Powell (Tenor Saxophone) Eddie Daniels (Tenor Saxophone) Pepper Adams (Baritone Saxophone) Roland Hanna (Piano) Richard Davis (Bass) Mel Lewis (Drums)

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - B.B. King - King of the Blues

    S5:E2

    B.B. King (Guitar) Sonny Freeman (Drums) Jim Toney (Organ) Mose Thomas (Trumpet) Lee Gatling (Saxophone) "Whole Lotta Love" "I've Got a Mind to Give Up Livin '" "Think I'll Move to the Jungle" "Darling, You Know I Love You" "That's Wrong, Li'l Mama" (Untitled)

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - Charles Lloyd Quartet

    S5:E3

    Charles Lloyd (Flute, Tenor Sax) Keith Jarrett (Piano, Soprano Sax) Ron McClure (Bass) Jack DeJohnette (Drums) "Love Ship" "Tagore" "Passin' Thru" "Forest Flower"

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dizzy Gillespie Quintet" is the best rated episode of "Jazz Casual". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/17/1961. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jimmy Witherspoon".