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First episode date 1961 Genre Music | 8.7/10 IMDb Final episode date 1968 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast John Coltrane, Ralph J Gleason, Elvin Jones, Mel Tormé, Perry Lind Similar Jazz 625, The Timex All‑star Swing Fe, Jazz Scene USA, The Sound of Jazz, NET Playhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jazz Casual was an occasional series on jazz music on National Educational Television (NET), the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The show was produced by Richard Moore and KQED of San Francisco, California. Episodes ran for 30 minutes. It ran from 1961 to 1968 and was hosted by jazz critic Ralph Gleason. The series had a pilot program in 1960. That episode, however, has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28 episodes survive. Most episodes included short interviews with the group leaders.
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John coltrane quartet in jazz casual
Video reissues
Rhino Records has reissued several performances from the series on DVD and videotapes. In 2004, Efor Films released the entire series on an 8-DVD box set entitled The Complete Jazz Casual Series.
References
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