Suggested video: Various - The Sound of Jazz 1957 (2015)

 

 

This classic jazz film was a 1957 CBS TV show which reunited some of the genre s greatest stars for a one-hour performance that was presented with no editing. Includes a final meeting of Billie Holiday and Lester Young. Also included are follow-up shows featuring Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal and Ben Webster on different sets. An extra bonus is the 1944 short, Jammin the Blues showcasing Lester Young plus the only TV clip of Charlie Parker known to exist.

Setlist:
1. Open all Night / Blues
2. The Count Blues
3. Wild Man Blues
4. Rosetta
5. Dickie's Dream
6. Blue Monk
7. I left my Baby
8. Fine and Mellow
9. The Train and the River
10. Blues my naughty Sweetie gives to me

Musicians:
1, 2 & 5 - Count Basie All Stars
3 & 4 - Henry "Red" Allen All Stars
6 - Thelonious Monk Trio
7 - Jimmy Rushing + Count Basie All Stars
8 - Billie Holiday + Mal Waldron All Stars
9 - Jimmy Giuffre Trio
10 - Same personnel