The Subject is Jazz; 2; Performance
- Series
- The Subject is Jazz
- Episode Number
- 2
- Episode
- Performance
- Producing Organization
- NBC
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-cv4bn9z041
- NOLA Code
- SIJZ
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This episode shows how improvisation is the propelling force of jazz that gives it spontaneity and makes for constantly broadening tonal scope. The guest is Bill Taylor, who heads the permanent combo on the series and has his own trio. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Jazz, the musical phenomenon which has won friends for America even behind the Iron Curtain, is put into proper perspective in this series. The 13-week series, presented by NBC and the Educational Television and Radio Center, shows how jazz is a true art form and one which should be recognized as such, says Gilbert Seldes, who hosts the half-hour episodes. He is author of the book Seven Lively Arts and a frequent contributor to Saturday Review and other magazines. We plan to make clear that jazz, like no other medium, expresses the individuality, the creative spirit of Americans, Seldes said in his comments about the series. This kind of music has come to be a password among non-supporters of communism behind the Iron Curtain. Episodes in the series answer the question What is Jazz and trace the many kinds of music which come under the heading of jazz blues, ragtime, swing and contemporary jazz. Each episode features guest authorities and musicians. A four-man group of musicians also appear sthroughout the series to illustrate subjects discussed. Members of the combo are Billy Taylor, piano; Osie Johnson, drums; Eddie Safranski, bass; and Mundell Lowe, guitar. Among guests are bandleaders Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman; Willis Conover, a broadcaster with the Voice of America; Leonard Feather, author and critic; and educators Dr. Harold Taylor, president of Sarah Lawrence College, and Dr. Marshall Stearns of New York University. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1958-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Performance
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Guest: Taylor, Billy
Host: Seldes, Gilbert
Performer: Taylor, Billy
Performer: Johnson, Osie
Performer: Lowe, Mundell
Performer: Safranski, Eddie
Producing Organization: NBC
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2342034-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2342034-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Subject is Jazz; 2; Performance,” 1958-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 27, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-cv4bn9z041.
- MLA: “The Subject is Jazz; 2; Performance.” 1958-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 27, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-cv4bn9z041>.
- APA: The Subject is Jazz; 2; Performance. Boston, MA: 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-512-cv4bn9z041