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OverviewImagine an educational television series featuring America's greatest jazz artists in performance, airing every week from 1956 to 1958 on KABC, Los Angeles. Stars of Jazz was hosted by Bobby Troup, the songwriter, pianist and vocalist. Each show provided information about the performance that heightened viewers' appreciation. The series garnered praise from critics and numerous awards including an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. A landmark series visually, too, it presented many television firsts including experimental films by designers Charles and Ray Eames. All 130 shows were filmed as kinescopes. Surviving films were donated to the UCLA Film & Television Archive, where 16 shows have been restored; 29 additional shows are in the collection. The remaining 85 kinescopes were long ago discarded. This first full documentation of Stars of Jazz identifies every musician, vocalist, and guest who appeared on the series and lists every song performed on the series along with composer and lyricist credits. More than 100 photographs include images from many of the lost episodes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James A. HarrodPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9781476677705ISBN 10: 1476677700 Pages: 151 Publication Date: 20 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Preface 1 Introduction 3 Abbreviations 8 1: Ray Avery and Stars of Jazz 9 2: Early Spring 1956 14 3: 1956 20 4: 1957 56 5: 1958 110 Coda 170 Appendix 1: Discography 179 Appendix 2: Filmography 194 Chapter Notes 197 Bibliography 203 Index 205ReviewsA highly readable, well-organized and informative book that covers the story of this important history of jazz presented on television. ...superb --New Jersey Jazz Society; a super book on the show's evolution--Bobby Troup and New Stars of Jazz. A highly readable, well-organized and informative book that covers the story of this important history of jazz presented on television. ...superb --New Jersey Jazz Society An excellent and elaborate jazz research document and important catalog of a lost music show that finally receives long overdue attention. - jive-talk.com Author InformationJames A. Harrod is a member of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, the Jazz Journalists Association, and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute. He lives in Laguna Beach, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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