Anatomy of a Hit; 3; Little Man, What Now?

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Series
Anatomy of a Hit
Episode Number
3
Episode
Little Man, What Now?
Producing Organization
KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
Contributing Organization
KQED (San Francisco, California)
Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/55-07tmq37v
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Description
Episode Description
"You've made one hit record, can you do it again?" As the final program gets underway, Guaraldi and his trio are seen performing at the Trident night club in San Francisco. The jazz pianist explains to host Gleason the effects of the hit record on him as a musician, and on the audiences that come to hear him play. "Now, they come to hear your hit played 'live'," comments Vince. Other program guests discuss Guaraldi's chances for making a follow up hit disc as well as the ever-present possibility of his joining the ranks of the "one-shot" hit record artists. The program concludes with the playing of Vince's new record, "Treat Street," the disc which both the artist and Fantasy records hope will be Guaraldi's second big seller. "The Russian roulette of the record business goes on and on," says Gleason in closing the program. Running time: 28:54 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
The three part series, with well-known jazz critic and columnist Ralph J. Gleason as host, presents an introspective look behind the scene of todays popular music business. It describes the preparation that goes into making records, the factors governing a disc jockeys choice of potential hit materials, the operation of so-called Top 40radio stations, and the meaning of a hit record to its composer. The series points up the unpredictability of the music business where an artist and a tune can zoom from the ranks of the unknown to the star and hit categories almost overnight. The artist in this case is jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and the tune, his own composition of Cast Your Fate to the Wind. The effects of a recording success on Guaraldi, the changes that have taken place in his career and his future status as a big selling record star are examined by Guaraldi, music experts and critics, disc jockeys and the members of the pianists own trio. The 3 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on film. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1964-00-00
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Music
Rights
Copyright National Educational Television & Radio Center March 25, 1965
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Camera Operator: Greene, Philip
Camera Operator: Saraf, Irving
Camera Operator: Charlton, Robert
Camera Operator: Charlton, Robert
Camera Operator: Saraf, Irving
Composer: Guaraldi, Vince
Composer: Guaraldi, Vince
Director: Moore, Richard
Director: Moore, Richard
Editor: Saraf, Irving
Editor: Saraf, Irving
Executive Producer: Davis, Curtis W., 1928-1986
Executive Producer: Davis, Curtis W., 1928-1986
Host: Gleason, Ralph J.
Host: Gleason, Ralph J.
Performer: Guaraldi, Vince
Performer: Guaraldi, Vince
Producer: Moore, Richard
Producer: Gleason, Ralph J.
Producer: Gleason, Ralph J.
Producer: Moore, Richard
Producing Organization: KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
Production Assistant: Pincson, Stephanie
Production Assistant: Pincson, Stephanie
Release Agent: KQED
Sound: Stoffer, Bernie
Sound: Stoffer, Bernie
Writer: Moore, Richard
Writer: Gleason, Ralph J.
Writer: Gleason, Ralph J.
Writer: Moore, Richard
AAPB Contributor Holdings
KQED
Identifier: KQ13_20052;20052 (KQED AAP)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Print
Duration: 00:25:00?
Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_1756 (WNET Archive)
Format: 16mm film
Duration: 00:28:54?
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2308655-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2308655-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “Anatomy of a Hit; 3; Little Man, What Now?,” 1964-00-00, KQED, Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 22, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-55-07tmq37v.
MLA: “Anatomy of a Hit; 3; Little Man, What Now?.” 1964-00-00. KQED, Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-55-07tmq37v>.
APA: Anatomy of a Hit; 3; Little Man, What Now?. Boston, MA: KQED, Thirteen WNET, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-55-07tmq37v