NET Jazz; 5; Lurlean Hunter

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Series
NET Jazz
Episode Number
5
Episode
Lurlean Hunter
Producing Organization
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/516-rn3028qm0d
NOLA Code
NTJZ
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Description
Episode Description
Lurlean Hunter has won praise from her fellow musicians, critics, and audiences for her warm and exciting style and has appeared in clubs and on television across the country. She owns a night club on Chicago's South Side, and her club is frequented by jazz stars on their visits to the city. Chicago remains her home base, and she lives there with her husband-manager, Greg Tischler, and her two children. Accompanying her on NET Jazz is the Vernel Fournier Trio. Songs on the program are "South Side of Chicago," "Beautiful Friendship," "Here's That Rainy Day," "Falling in Love with Love," "For Once in My Life," "Big Spender," "Guess Who I Saw Today," "Kiss Me," "Wild is Love," and "You're Gonna Hear from Me." "NET Jazz - Lurlean Hunter" is a National Educational Television presentation, produced by its Chicago affiliate station, WTTW. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
This is a series of seven half-hour black and white episodes with some of the finest jazz and blues performers now active. Host for this series is the well-known jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1968-07-28
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Performance
Topics
Music
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:30:30
Credits
Director: Kaiser, Robert
Performer: Hunter, Lurlean
Performing Group: Vernel Fournier Trio
Producer: Kaiser, Robert
Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2457702-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2457702-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2457702-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Citations
Chicago: “NET Jazz; 5; Lurlean Hunter,” 1968-07-28, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 4, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-516-rn3028qm0d.
MLA: “NET Jazz; 5; Lurlean Hunter.” 1968-07-28. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 4, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-516-rn3028qm0d>.
APA: NET Jazz; 5; Lurlean Hunter. 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-516-rn3028qm0d