Jazz returned to the television screen in Los Angeles in the summer of 1962. The first program was created for syndication by Steve Allen who hired Jimmie Baker to produce the shows. Baker was a veteran jazz TV producer who had been one of the creative forces responsible for the award winning Stars of Jazz […]
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ART PEPPER: THE DISCOVERY SESSIONS
Albert Marx resigned as A&R vice president at Musicraft in the spring of 1948 when that label was undergoing reorganization. He moved to Los Angeles that summer and established Discovery Records, Hollywood, in the fall of 1948. A Hollywood column in the September 4, 1948, issue of Billboard magazine noted that “Marx leaves here September […]
Continue ReadingJAZZ SCENE USA #24 – VI REDD
The 24th episode of Steve Allen’s Jazz Scene USA featured Vi Redd (as), Carmell Jones (tp), Herb Ellis (g), Russ Freeman (p), Roy Ayers (vib), Bob Whitlock (b) and Richie Goldberg (d).
Continue ReadingJAZZ SCENE USA #20 – CURTIS AMY/PAUL BRYANT
The 20th episode of Steve Allen’s Jazz Scene USA featured The Curtis Amy / Paul Bryant Quintet: Curtis Amy, tenor saxophone; Paul Bryant, organ; Roy Brewster, valve trombone; Bob Whitlock, bass and Tony Bazley, drums.
Continue ReadingTHE CHET BAKER QUARTET: FIRST RECORDINGS PART THREE
The European release of Chet Baker’s first 10” LP, Pacific Jazz PJLP-3, on UK Vogue (L.D.E. 045), French Swing (M. 33.308) and Swedish Karusell (KLP – 1) replaced THE LAMP IS LOW with WINTER WONDERLAND. The Swing LP label did not register the change and listed THE LAMP IS LOW in error. The UK LP […]
Continue ReadingTHE CHET BAKER QUARTET: FIRST RECORDINGS PART ONE
Jazz discography is not a static entity, it is constantly changing as new evidence emerges that modifies, changes and corrects existing data regarding musicians, tunes, dates and places. One of the first modern jazz discographies was compiled by Jorgen Grunnet Jepsen over forty years ago. He was assisted by jazz experts worldwide who contributed their […]
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