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Jan 1961 - Aug 1968

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Best Episodes of Jazz Casual

  • Modern Jazz Quartet

    S2 Ep4

    6.0

    16th May 1962

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

Worst Episodes of Jazz Casual

  • Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

    S1 Ep1

    1.0

    17th Jan 1961

    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"

Jazz Casual Episode Guide

  • Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

    S1 Ep1

    1.0

    17th Jan 1961

    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"

  • Dave Brubeck

    S1 Ep2

    When Ralph J. Gleason asked Dave Brubeck to appear on his television series Jazz Casual, in 1961, it was only natural; not only was the Dave Brubeck Quartet one of the most popular jazz combos in the world at that time and a favorite at clubs in San Francisco, but both Dave Brubeck and his featured alto sax player Paul Desmond were Bay Area natives (Brubeck was born in Concord, Desmond in Berkely). This episode features the quartet performing Paul Desmond's 1961 jazz classic "Take Five." This lineup of the quartet, with Brubeck on piano, Desmond on alto szx, "Senator" Eugene Wright on bass, and Joe Morello on drums, was considered by many, including Gleason and Brubeck, himself, to be the best of the Brubeck Quartet lineups to date.

  • Cannonball Adderley Quintet

    S1 Ep3

    6.0

    Cannonball Adderley (Alto Saxophone) Nat Adderley (Cornet) Joe Zawinul (Piano) Sam Jones (Bass) Louis Hayes (Drums) "Scotch and Water" "Arriving Soon" "Unit Seven"

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 Richard Moore and KQED of San Francisco, California. Episodes ran for 30 minutes. It ran from 1961 to 1968 and was hosted by jazz critic Ralph Gleason. The series had a pilot program in 1960, however the episode has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28 episodes survive. Most episodes included short interviews with the group leaders.

The best rated episodes of Jazz Casual are:
  • Modern Jazz Quartet S2E4 rated 6.0
The lowest rated episodes of Jazz Casual are:
  • Dizzy Gillespie Quintet S1E1 rated 1.0

The first episode of Jazz Casual aired on January 17, 1961.

The last episode of Jazz Casual aired on August 21, 1968.

There are 29 episodes of Jazz Casual.

There are 5 seasons of Jazz Casual.

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