Jazz Party (TV series)
- For the 1959 Duke Ellington album, see Jazz Party.
| Jazz Party | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Directed by | Ted Cott |
| Presented by | Art Ford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | WNTA-TV NTA Film Network |
| Original release | |
| Release | May 8 – December 25, 1958 |
Jazz Party, also known as Art Ford's Jazz Party, was a TV series featuring jazz musicians on WNTA-TV in New York City, and which aired on Thursdays at 9pm ET from May 8, 1958 to December 25, 1958. [1] It was a more music-focused continuation of Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party, arguably the last series to appear on the DuMont Television Network, though only broadcast on WABD as that station was becoming WNEW--TV after the sale of the DuMont-owned stations to Metromedia.
The 90-minute shows, hosted by Art Ford (1921-2006), were distributed by the NTA Film Network.[2] The shows were also aired on Armed Forces Television. All episodes were filmed in a New Jersey studio, except for the final episode, which was recorded August 11, 1958 in New Orleans, and aired on December 25.
Performers who appeared on the series included Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, Vinnie Burke, Roy Eldridge, Abbey Lincoln, J. C. Higginbotham, Les Paul, Dick Hyman, Anita O'Day, Mary Osborne, Teddy Charles, Harry Sheppard, Maxine Sullivan, Alec Templeton, and many others.[3]
References
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1958-59 United States network television schedule