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Sunday Night Episode Guide
S01E01 ~ Ruth Brown, Ivan Neville and George Duke
S1 Ep1
3rd Oct 1988
Featuring Ruth Brown, Ivan Neville and George Duke.
S01E02 ~ James Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Nana Vasconcelos, Don Grolnick, Lani Groves and Dennis Collins
S1 Ep2
10th Oct 1988
Featuring James Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Nana Vasconcelos, Don Grolnick, Lani Groves and Dennis Collins.
S01E03 ~ Eddie Palmieri, Nelson Gonzalez, Phoebe Snow and Yomo Toro, Paul Simon
S1 Ep3
17th Oct 1988
Featuring Paul Simon, Eddie Palmieri, Nelson Gonzalez, Phoebe Snow and Yomo Toro.
S01E04 ~ Dr. John, Mavis Staples, Jeff Healey
S1 Ep4
24th Oct 1988
Featuring Dr. John, Mavis Staples and Jeff Healey
S01E05 ~ Dizzie Gillespie, Diane Reeves, David Peaston, Onaje Allan Gumbs
S1 Ep5
14th Nov 1988
Featuring Dizzie Gillespie, Diane Reeves, David Peaston, Onaje Allan Gumbs
S01E06 ~ Slim Gaillard, Mark Knopfler, Randy Newman, Take 6
S1 Ep6
21st Nov 1988
Featuring: Slim Gaillard, Mark Knopfler, Randy Newman, Take 6
S01E07 ~ Marianne Faithfull, John Zorn, Aaron Neville, Rob Wasserman, NRBQ
S1 Ep7
28th Nov 1988
Featuring: Marianne Faithfull, John Zorn, Aaron Neville, Rob Wasserman, NRBQ
S01E08 ~ Al Green, Jack Bruce, Nan Hentoff, Highway 101, Joe Walsh
S1 Ep8
5th Dec 1988
Guests: Al Green, Jack Bruce, Nan Hentoff, Highway 101, Joe Walsh
S01E09 ~ Boz Scaggs, Betty Wright, Trio Bulgarka, Anson Funderburgh
S1 Ep9
12th Dec 1988
Featured Guests: Boz Scaggs, Betty Wright, Trio Bulgarka, Anson Funderburgh
S01E10 ~ Al Jarreau, Darlene Love, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Bashiri Johnson
S1 Ep10
19th Dec 1988
Featured guests: Al Jarreau, Darlene Love, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Bashiri Johnson
S01E11 ~ Patti Austin, Donald Fagan, Earl Klugh, Joe Sample, Sister Carol
S1 Ep11
2nd Jan 1989
Featured guests: Patti Austin, Donald Fagan, Earl Klugh, Joe Sample, Sister Carol
S01E12 ~ Joe Cocker, David Fathead Newman, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Judy Mowatt
S1 Ep12
9th Jan 1989
Featured guests: Joe Cocker, David Fathead Newman, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Judy Mowatt
S01E13 ~ Taylor Dayne, David Lindley, Shinehead, Curtis Mayfield
S1 Ep13
16th Jan 1989
Featured guests: Taylor Dayne, David Lindley, Shinehead, Curtis Mayfield
S01E14 ~ Squeeze, Ashford & Simpson, Stanley Turrentine, Sam Moore
S1 Ep14
23rd Jan 1989
Featured guests: Squeeze, Ashford & Simpson, Stanley Turrentine, Sam Moore
S01E15 ~ Philip Bailey, Youssou N'Dour, Marcus Roberts, Ambitious Lovers, George Duke
S1 Ep15
30th Jan 1989
Featured guests: Philip Bailey, Youssou N'Dour, Marcus Roberts, Ambitious Lovers, George Duke
S01E16 ~ Fontella Bass, Lyle Lovett, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter
S1 Ep16
6th Feb 1989
Featured guests: Fontella Bass, Lyle Lovett, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter
S01E17 ~ Betty Carter and her Trio, Branford Marsalis, Willie Dixon
S1 Ep17
13th Feb 1989
Featured guests: Betty Carter and her Trio, Branford Marsalis, Willie Dixon
S01E18 ~ Shirley Caesar, Dixie Hummingbirds, Rev Claude Jeter, Take 6
S1 Ep18
20th Feb 1989
Featured guests: Shirley Caesar, Dixie Hummingbirds, Rev Claude Jeter, Take 6
S01E19 ~ Leonard Cohen, Sonny Rollins, Ken Nordine, Was (Not Was)
S1 Ep19
27th Feb 1989
Featured guests: Leonard Cohen, Sonny Rollins, Ken Nordine, Was (Not Was)
S01E20 ~ Lou Reed, John Cale, Katie Webster, Harry Connick Jr.
S1 Ep20
6th Mar 1989
Featured guests: Lou Reed, John Cale, Katie Webster, Harry Connick Jr.
S01E21 ~ Robert Cray, John Hiatt, Tracy Nelso, World Saxophone Quartet
S1 Ep21
13th Mar 1989
Featured guests: Robert Cray, John Hiatt, Tracy Nelso, World Saxophone Quartet
S01E22 ~ Little Milton Campbell, The Roches, John Lurie & The Lounge Lizards
S1 Ep22
20th Mar 1989
Featured guests: Little Milton Campbell, The Roches, John Lurie & The Lounge Lizards
Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, is a late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. It was hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn, and featured Marcus Miller as musical director. Guests included acts such as Sonny Rollins, Shinehead, Sister Carol, Sonic Youth, Joe Sample, Slim Gaillard, Elliott Sharp, Pere Ubu, Pharoah Sanders, and many others. In addition, vintage clips of jazz legends like Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, and Billie Holiday were also featured. The show also featured a house band of Omar Hakim, Marcus Miller, Philippe Saisse, David Sanborn, Hiram Bullock, and Jools Holland. The show often allowed its guests ample time to explain the origins of their sound, meaning of songs, etc. It also provided a national audience for lesser known acts. Hal Willner was the music coordinator, responsible for the interesting musical mix-and-matching that took place on the show.
The first episode of Sunday Night aired on October 03, 1988.
The last episode of Sunday Night aired on October 24, 1988.
