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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JAZZ SCENE USA #1 – THE JAZZ CRUSADERS
The 1st episode of Steve Allen’s Jazz Scene USA featured The Jazz Crusaders: Wilton Felder, reeds; Wayne Henderson, trombone; Joseph L Sample, piano; Jimmy Bond, acoustic double bass; Stix Hooper, drums.
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