The Sound of Jazz

The Sound of Jazz was a landmark television program that was part of CBS?s Seven Lively Arts series. The program aired December 81957 live fron CBS Studio 58. The show was hosted by John Crosby and produced by Irving Townsend, George Avakian and Michael Brooks. John Houseman was the executive producer.

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Television program - CBS - Seven Lively Arts - December 8 - 1957 - Studio 58 - John Crosby - Irving Townsend - George Avakian - Michael Brooks - John Houseman - Executive producer

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It featured most of the top East Coast Jazz musicians of the day, playing styles from dixieland to bebop and twelve-tone.

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East Coast - Jazz - Musician - Dixieland - Bebop - Twelve-tone

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It was also released as a recording by Columbia Records.

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