Commonwealth Jazz Club
| Commonwealth Jazz Club | |
|---|---|
| Genre | jazz music |
| Country of origin | Australia Canada United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC BBC CBC |
| Release | 1965 – 1965 |
Commonwealth Jazz Club is a 1965 music television miniseries which was co-produced in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Premise
[edit]Jazz music performances were featured in this six-programme co-production of ABC (Australia), the BBC (Britain) and CBC Television (Canada). Each nation produced two half-hour episodes for the series.
Scheduling
[edit]In Canada four of the Commonwealth Jazz Club episodes, including both Canadian contributions, were broadcast on CBC Television Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 9 to 30 September 1965.
Episodes
[edit]- Australia: (Peter Page director) Graeme Bell and his All Stars[1]
- Australia: (Peter Page director) Don Burrows Quartet with Judy Bailey (piano)[2]
- Canada: (Paddy Sampson producer) Jimmy Dale Orchestra and the Sonny Greenwich Quartet[3][4]
- Canada: (Paddy Sampson producer) Tony Collacott Trio (Collacott piano, Bob Price acoustic double bass, Ricky Marcus drums) and the Rob McConnell Quartet (McConnell trombone, Ed Bickert guitar, Bill Britto acoustic double bass, Bruce Farquhar drums)[4][5]
- United Kingdom: (Colin Charman director) Benny Green presenter, The Commonwealth Big Band (Tubby Hayes music director, Bob Burns, Art Ellefson, Freddy Logan acoustic double bass, Ronnie Ross reeds, Ray Swinfield, Gib Wallace trombone, Kenny Wheeler trumpet)[6]
- United Kingdom: (Colin Charman director) Benny Green presenter, Kenny Baker trumpet, Tony Coe, Jackie Dougan drums, Spike Heatley acoustic double bass, Dudley Moore piano, Tommy Whittle tenor sax.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "COMMONWEALTH JAZZ CLUB series Ep: GRAEME BELL AND HIS ALL STARS / prod: Peter Page [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH JAZZ CLUB series Ep: THE DON BURROWS QUARTET / prod: Peter Page [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH JAZZ CLUB series Ep: THE JIMMY DALE BIG BAND / prod: Paddy Sampson [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ a b Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Commonwealth Jazz Club". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH JAZZ CLUB series Ep: THE ROB McCONNELL QUARTET & THE TONY COLLACOTT TRIO / prod: Paddy Sampson [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH JAZZ CLUB series Ep: THE COMMONWEALTH BIG BAND / Colin Charman [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH JAZZ CLUB series Ep: THE KENNY BAKER ALL STARS / Colin Charman [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Commonwealth Jazz Club". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- BBC Two original programming
- CBC Television original programming
- 1960s British music television series
- 1960s Canadian music television series
- 1965 Australian television series debuts
- 1965 Australian television series endings
- 1965 British television series debuts
- 1965 British television series endings
- 1965 Canadian television series debuts
- 1965 Canadian television series endings
- Black-and-white British television shows
- Black-and-white Australian television shows