After the show was over,Monk complained to his manager that Count Basie kept looking at him.Monk then said,"Next time I see him,I'm gonna look at him"...:
This wonderfully produced live TV was American TV's finest hour. The one of the many lovely moments I'll never forget are Billie looking a Pres; second is Basie seated in the curve of the piano digging Monk. And of course, the clueless narrator reading from a script I strongly suspect he didn't "get."
The thing that strikes me watching this is that those guys look like they're having the time of their lives in there. What a joy it must be to play the greatest music in the world with some of the greatest musicians in the world.
@@tedlesher2884 Forse voleva mettere in evidenza che allora, i Musicisti sorridevano di più, senza una sostanziale imposizione. Che Swing!! Tra i Batteristi che sorridono mentre suonano c'è di certo Billy Higgins❤
Nobody thought Lester Young would step forward to deliver his solo at 35:43, because physically, he was in bad shape. But he DID- and Billie realized this was a final gesture to her, and their relationship. As jazz critic Nat Hentoff later recalled, watching this in the control room, "We were all crying."
Honestly, some people seem to think that solo was great just because his liver was toast; but, for me, the choices he makes during that solo are some of the deepest most profound changes I have ever heard. This is my favorite ts solo of all time. It still brings tears to my eyes. I hear a whole, powerful life in that solo. I hear love and shared suffering.
I agree completely. Webster, Hawkins, and Mulligan play superlative solos, but what Lester plays is music of the gods. It sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. What a pleasure to hear music by adults for adults.
This is a TV gem !!! In those days, jazz shows were full part of our television culture. Unfortunately, they progressively and completely vanished, at least on the European television channels. In the 60s, my Dad and I (was in my tens) never missed one of them !!! Memorable and precious shared moments !!!
I have seen the Billie Holiday performance many times but tonight I finally got to watch the whole show. It was great. They sure don’t make TV like this anymore.
All I can say is, "Thank goodness for TH-cam!!" I would never have heard these guys together if TH-cam wasn't around for some brilliant Jazz lover to post them. And, why I never saw CBS' show back in the 50s I'll never know. Thank you, thank you, thank you....
+Ole Flogger Unfortunately recently this documentary (The Sound of Jazz CBS 1957) has been blocked by people who own the rights. To all the people who saw it: Thanks for giving all your nice reactions.
This jazz was done in Dec. 1957. I got the album for my birthday in Feb. 1958. Guess what? I have it here, am looking at it, and Gerry Mulligan's name and T. Monk's name do not even appear on the album. I never noticed that before. One would think that all the artists would be featured, but, not so. Today is Sept. 26, 2012. The record is still in great shape.
Oh Lady Day even though both you and Lester would be gone within the next 2 years you still had that phrasing and sang with such emotion - love the smiles and the head nodding througout
35:43 "During the performance of "Fine and Mellow", Webster played the first solo. "Then", Hentoff remembered, "Lester got up, and he played the purest blues I have ever heard, and [he and Holiday] were looking at each other, their eyes were sort of interlocked, and she was sort of nodding and half-smiling. It was as if they were both remembering what had been-whatever that was. And in the control room we were all crying. When the show was over, they went their separate ways." Ward and Burns.
No conocía yo estás interpretaciones que son de gran Calidad . Jazzistas Muy conocedores de sus instrumentos y muy aplicados y todo se complementa con la bella voz de Billie Holyday ; esa música es de mi agrado . Gracias .
Jo Jones (October 7, 1911 - September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.[1] Known as Papa Jo Jones in his later years, he was sometimes confused with another influential jazz drummer, Philly Joe Jones. The two died only a few days apart.
This is really a treasure. It must be shared to current and future generations till the end of times. Also, someone has the entire list of musicians participating in this film? I can't really understand the host.
This is solid gold. TV Land was simpler and better in the 50's, no doubt about it. Can you imagine a show like this on network TV today? There simply isn't an audience for it now, because our culture has become so dumbed down during the last half century. The presentation of jazz has disappeared even from PBS these days. Too bad for us.
Not forgetting that many "artists" can't actually sing live, they get found out. No on stage mixing back then, the audience could tell whether or not you were any good or if you were shit. A lot of musicians avoid live televised music like the plague because they are scared that they don't sound right. Thank fuck there was a time when people were more adventurous.
What a pity that so many of these wonderful players probably never thought that their music woulf be so greatly appreciated so long after they departed the scene. That blues singer (male)_ wan a real ear opener to me. Absolutely loved it. Please enjoy and recommend.
I am glad to see Lady in action without the focus on her singing. She was a musician, too and they recognized her contribution. Lester Young was talking to Lady through his soul and horn.
The recording was in stereo, and it was a treat to hear Billie Holiday in Stereo for she made very few recordings with the 2 channels. Yes, awesome stuff.
Close. The Columbia LP recordings were from the rehearsal, in stereo. The TV show was indeed in Mono, as it would be at least 25 years before stereo was available on US TV. You can hear differences in the performances if you listen closely.
Broadcast "live" December 7th 1957 - must have been the best Sunday broadcast that whole year anywhere. I have an LP of the rehearsal two or three days prior to the broadcast - only Theolonious Monk was missing from the rehearsal - interestingly that document was made available on a European "budget" label in the sixties.
Cuesta creer cierto que esta constelaciòn de genios del jazz pudieran reunirse en una sesiòn de grabaciòn y dejarnos este testimonio tan elocuente de sus respectivas capacidades musicales. Todo un regalo del cielo !!!!! Gracias por permitirnos gozar de tamaña grandiosidad de la mùsica del jazz !!!!!!!!!!
Holy mother of god...39:57 Why can't this come on television nowadays(besides the obvious ofcourse)..just makes me want to have a jam session with all my friends.
Thanks for uploading this classic piece of jazz. I'm particularly grateful for the Billie Holiday piece 'Billies Blues' with the 'spectre like' appearance of Lester Young for eight bars... when one remembers that both Billie and Lester,once 'romantically' linked, at this point, were only months away from leaving the planet! Beautiful coincidence?
A remarkable document ...... not only the music ..... but the style of the TV presentation ..... another world, all of 55 years ago ....... thank you for posting
ohh how i love the sound of Jazz.!! Jazz is who i am , the music i was made to play, not pop and rap like all the other 15 year olds at my school, no baby i was made for the Jazz and the Blue...the SOUL!
Thank you for your reply. I have been a big fan of Coleman Hawkins for many years, but was not aware of this video recording. It is amazing! So many legends playing together, seeming to have a very good time enjoing each other.
What a treasure we have here! I missed this live TV show because I was living in the barracks after joining the Air Force. Gerry Mulligan, one of the kings of cool jazz is here playing the blues...!!! Philly Joe Jones, I had the pleasure of watching him in person at the NCO Club, Clark Air Base during the Vietnam War. He was part of the trio backing one of the greatest singers, non other than Billy Eckstein!!! What a wonderful evening that was!
Wow!!! My dad would have loved this!!! May He Rest in Peace!!! He was a very Big fan of Jazz music and I love it also!! I can remember coming home from school and my dad would be fixing on things around the house and He would play Jazz all day 😂❤ very good memories!! 🎉
Sheer magic. Musicians who had a lifetime of honing their skills and now performing in the sure knowledge that their talents will shine and make them fly. There will never be any group of jazz musicians like these every again. Thank you for posting the full show.
Che perla di filmato.Questo è il jazz che adoro.Visto e ascoltato da una quantità di giganti messi assieme,fa tremare le vene ai polsi.Tutti meravigliosi e tutti degni di citazione,ma una parola in più voglio spenderla per Hawk,il mio tenore preferito.E' straordinaria la naturalezza con cui soffia nel suo sax(che ha un'ancia tra le più dure,se non la più dura) dopo ben 34 anni di carriera.Un monumento.Non ringrazierò mai abbastanza chi ha caricato questo video.Cordiali saluti.
I saw this live and still remember it even tho I’m now 84. So happy to have found this video!
I was 7. Set my musical taste for life.
You witnessed history. You got bragging rights.
I saw it: we were getting great kinescopes from US tv in Australia before videotape and satellite
Very lucky!!!
Wow... I envy you. This can't be found anymore nowadays 😢
After the show was over,Monk complained to his manager that Count Basie kept looking at him.Monk then said,"Next time I see him,I'm gonna look at him"...:
You look at the line-up board and you realize this video is a national treasure.
No truer words were ever said.
This wonderfully produced live TV was American TV's finest hour. The one of the many lovely moments I'll never forget are Billie looking a Pres; second is Basie seated in the curve of the piano digging Monk. And of course, the clueless narrator reading from a script I strongly suspect he didn't "get."
The thing that strikes me watching this is that those guys look like they're having the time of their lives in there. What a joy it must be to play the greatest music in the world with some of the greatest musicians in the world.
Performers and musicians were often taught to smile back in the day
@@joelRmontfort If you think they were faking it you are very mistaken.
@@tedlesher2884 Forse voleva mettere in evidenza che allora, i Musicisti sorridevano di più, senza una sostanziale imposizione.
Che Swing!! Tra i Batteristi che sorridono mentre suonano c'è di certo
Billy Higgins❤
Nobody thought Lester Young would step forward to deliver his solo at 35:43, because physically, he was in bad shape. But he DID- and Billie realized this was a final gesture to her, and their relationship. As jazz critic Nat Hentoff later recalled, watching this in the control room, "We were all crying."
Honestly, some people seem to think that solo was great just because his liver was toast; but, for me, the choices he makes during that solo are some of the deepest most profound changes I have ever heard. This is my favorite ts solo of all time. It still brings tears to my eyes. I hear a whole, powerful life in that solo. I hear love and shared suffering.
And 65 years later, I still have the same reaction. Kudos to whoever told the director to take that shot of Billie digging Pres.
I agree completely. Webster, Hawkins, and Mulligan play superlative solos, but what Lester plays is music of the gods. It sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. What a pleasure to hear music by adults for adults.
This is a TV gem !!! In those days, jazz shows were full part of our television culture. Unfortunately, they progressively and completely vanished, at least on the European television channels. In the 60s, my Dad and I (was in my tens) never missed one of them !!! Memorable and precious shared moments !!!
I have seen the Billie Holiday performance many times but tonight I finally got to watch the whole show. It was great. They sure don’t make TV like this anymore.
Jo Jones always looks so happy playing his drums. Love it!
At certain angles, doesn't Jo Jones resemble guitarist Kevin Eubanks?
@@bealestreator8940 ...False!
My fave line in this tune is Love is just like a faucet, it turns off and on. Lady sure knew how to sing.
Gerry Mulligan - baritone sax. Just a twenty year old baby playing great with all the legends!
B ...Jeru was not twenty years old, he was thirty.
All I can say is, "Thank goodness for TH-cam!!"
I would never have heard these guys together if TH-cam wasn't around for some brilliant Jazz lover to post them. And, why I never saw CBS' show back in the 50s I'll never know. Thank you, thank you, thank you....
+Ole Flogger Unfortunately recently this documentary (The Sound of Jazz CBS 1957) has been blocked by people who own the rights. To all the people who saw it: Thanks for giving all your nice reactions.
Ditto :)
Love how Count Basie looks at Monk with such admiration and respect
Count is being respectful. Look at Jimmir Rushing, and you see how the boys in the band really feel about the musical horror that is Monk...
Could you imagine feeling the creative energy in that room
This jazz was done in Dec. 1957. I got the album for my birthday in Feb. 1958. Guess what? I have it here, am looking at it, and Gerry Mulligan's name and T. Monk's name do not even appear on the album. I never noticed that before. One would think that all the artists would be featured, but, not so. Today is Sept. 26, 2012. The record is still in great shape.
The LP recording was done a few days before the TV show. Mulligan and Monk did not perform on the LP.
Oh Lady Day even though both you and Lester would be gone within the next 2 years you still had that phrasing and sang with such emotion - love the smiles and the head nodding througout
35:43 "During the performance of "Fine and Mellow", Webster played the first solo. "Then", Hentoff remembered, "Lester got up, and he played the purest blues I have ever heard, and [he and Holiday] were looking at each other, their eyes were sort of interlocked, and she was sort of nodding and half-smiling. It was as if they were both remembering what had been-whatever that was. And in the control room we were all crying. When the show was over, they went their separate ways." Ward and Burns.
No conocía yo estás interpretaciones que son de gran Calidad . Jazzistas Muy conocedores de sus instrumentos y muy aplicados y todo se complementa con la bella voz de Billie Holyday ; esa música es de mi agrado . Gracias .
This is one of those gems of the internet, deeply buried under deep layers of mud.
Jo Jones always had that smile when he was playing behind great musicians.
i'm sure you'd comprehend why Prez is my favorite, and to me, simply the greatest
Jo Jones (October 7, 1911 - September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.[1]
Known as Papa Jo Jones in his later years, he was sometimes confused with another influential jazz drummer, Philly Joe Jones. The two died only a few days apart.
Billie Holiday-simply the best! See 36:07 - watch her expression. She knows something we'll never know!!
THE AMERICAN ART FORM SET THE GOLD STANDARD ON THIS DAY....JO JONES IS THE BOMB1
This is really a treasure. It must be shared to current and future generations till the end of times. Also, someone has the entire list of musicians participating in this film? I can't really understand the host.
This is solid gold. TV Land was simpler and better in the 50's, no doubt about it. Can you imagine a show like this on network TV today? There simply isn't an audience for it now, because our culture has become so dumbed down during the last half century. The presentation of jazz has disappeared even from PBS these days. Too bad for us.
Not forgetting that many "artists" can't actually sing live, they get found out.
No on stage mixing back then, the audience could tell whether or not you were any good or if you were shit. A lot of musicians avoid live televised music like the plague because they are scared that they don't sound right. Thank fuck there was a time when people were more adventurous.
What a pity that so many of these wonderful players probably never thought that their music woulf be so greatly appreciated so long after they departed the scene. That blues singer (male)_ wan a real ear opener to me. Absolutely loved it. Please enjoy and recommend.
Without doubt, Basie was the greatest ever Big Band pianst.
I am glad to see Lady in action without the focus on her singing. She was a musician, too and they recognized her contribution. Lester Young was talking to Lady through his soul and horn.
Please never take this down. It's the only one with Monk. Without him it ain't right.
billie holiay is beautiful
Priceless jazz history !!!!!!
So many great names here. Unbelievable line-up of legends!
The recording was in stereo, and it was a treat to hear Billie Holiday in Stereo for she made very few recordings with
the 2 channels. Yes, awesome stuff.
Close. The Columbia LP recordings were from the rehearsal, in stereo. The TV show was indeed in Mono, as it would be at least 25 years before stereo was available on US TV. You can hear differences in the performances if you listen closely.
Broadcast "live" December 7th 1957 - must have been the best Sunday broadcast that whole year anywhere. I have an LP of the rehearsal two or three days prior to the broadcast - only Theolonious Monk was missing from the rehearsal - interestingly that document was made available on a European "budget" label in the sixties.
Best thing ever shown on television.
Can't thank you enough for the upload. These guys are immortal.
Cuesta creer cierto que esta constelaciòn de genios del jazz pudieran reunirse en una sesiòn de grabaciòn y dejarnos este testimonio tan elocuente de sus respectivas capacidades musicales. Todo un regalo del cielo !!!!! Gracias por permitirnos gozar de tamaña grandiosidad de la mùsica del jazz !!!!!!!!!!
Hi NIttacci, I think the trombonist is Vic Dickenson. He also plays a 12-bar blues solo with Billie Holiday just before Gerry Mulligan.
Oh My God. This has to be the best video on youtube!
Holy mother of god...39:57 Why can't this come on television nowadays(besides the obvious ofcourse)..just makes me want to have a jam session with all my friends.
Thanks for uploading this classic piece of jazz. I'm particularly grateful for the Billie Holiday piece 'Billies Blues' with the 'spectre like' appearance of Lester Young for eight bars... when one remembers that both Billie and Lester,once 'romantically' linked, at this point, were only months away from leaving the planet! Beautiful coincidence?
Thanks for this the Greatest Jazz show ever on TV! I don't mean maybe.
Tearjerker is an understatement.. before there was none and after they will never be again.
Wow! What a treasure!!
A remarkable document ...... not only the music ..... but the style of the TV presentation ..... another world, all of 55 years ago ....... thank you for posting
ohh how i love the sound of Jazz.!! Jazz is who i am , the music i was made to play, not pop and rap like all the other 15 year olds at my school, no baby i was made for the Jazz and the Blue...the SOUL!
The battery guy makes it look like it`s a cinch ! Marvellous!
All the "sacred monsters" of the time. Dazzling.
This was real talent. No autotune in sight. Just real talent and skill
pffff this music is so , gangster,relaxing, smooth, everythifsgkn
Thank you for your reply. I have been a big fan of Coleman Hawkins for many years, but was not aware of this video recording. It is amazing! So many legends playing together, seeming to have a very good time enjoing each other.
What a treasure we have here! I missed this live TV show because I was living in the barracks after joining the Air Force.
Gerry Mulligan, one of the kings of cool jazz is here playing the blues...!!!
Philly Joe Jones, I had the pleasure of watching him in person at the NCO Club, Clark Air Base during the Vietnam War. He was part of the trio backing one of the greatest singers, non other than Billy Eckstein!!! What a wonderful evening that was!
what a gathering of jazz greats in a studio playing , thank you for posting this.
Roy always has to turn everything into a cutting contest......BRILLIANT!!!
Wow!!! My dad would have loved this!!! May He Rest in Peace!!! He was a very Big fan of Jazz music and I love it also!! I can remember coming home from school and my dad would be fixing on things around the house and He would play Jazz all day 😂❤ very good memories!! 🎉
Coleman and Young back to back. Twin pillars of the saxophone.
it is hard to imagine that musicians can do this!!! Yeahhhh Y'all, here in Port Orange, please listen to this stuff, and get into your soul! Thanks
Sheer magic. Musicians who had a lifetime of honing their skills and now performing in the sure knowledge that their talents will shine and make them fly. There will never be any group of jazz musicians like these every again. Thank you for posting the full show.
This day ( 08. XII ) should be celebrated.
OMG!!! To get to watch Monk play with Basie watching - priceless!
the joy on all those players faces tells the story of musicianship
Originally telecast live as part of "THE SEVEN LIVELY ARTS" series on Sunday afternoon, December 8, 1957, at 5pm(et).
Colman Hawkings one of my Tenner hero's
I guess the Prez and the lady are out. working out the various riffs and raffs this and that. Well They are the star's of the show.
Thank you so much uploader!
I remember watching this as a 6 year old. Was in awe of Billie.
This was heaven and still is so
The days when music was a career and not five minutes on a talent show
Wow
Thank you for this video
Thank you so much for uploading this!!! This is wonderful!
This is incredible, thank you so much!
Thanks man. Just what I wanted to hear in this moment.
Thanks so much for posting this!
Thanks for sharing! GREAT!
Giants of music!
This is great! Thanks to whoever posted this!
Timeless awesome stuff!
Gracias por compartir!
¡Magnífico!
Muchas gracias por compartirlo.
Marvellous!
I love this music and the bass playing. Divine!
A Christmas gift! Thanks!
Wunderbare Sammlung,Erst Klassik,vielen Dank!!!
They are having so much fun
What a masterpiece!!. Grettings from Spain
Tops !!!! Thank-you*
It's interesting to see how cymbal sizes have gotten larger over the years. Jo Jones looks like he's playing on 12" hi hats.
que sentimiento al interpretar!
Waooo...The best !!!
Love Jo Jones' smile
This is such a treat ! Thank you very much for uploading ... Lady Day at min 34 : awesome! :)
This is as it should be--Everybody digging everybody else's contribution, regardless of any other factors like age or race...
The year I was born! Good stuff yeah!!!!
Historic!!!
FANTASTICOOOO !!!!
Che perla di filmato.Questo è il jazz che adoro.Visto e ascoltato da una quantità di giganti messi assieme,fa tremare le vene ai polsi.Tutti meravigliosi e tutti degni di citazione,ma una parola in più voglio spenderla per Hawk,il mio tenore preferito.E' straordinaria la naturalezza con cui soffia nel suo sax(che ha un'ancia tra le più dure,se non la più dura) dopo ben 34 anni di carriera.Un monumento.Non ringrazierò mai abbastanza chi ha caricato questo video.Cordiali saluti.
Sono pienamente d’accordo, Luciano invernizzi
thanks!
It is so wonderful when we see an artist, a white dude just enjoying the playing of Coleman Hawings.
Ah,J'aime beaucoup,ça cet de la music !!
Merci