{"product_id":"stars-of-jazz-9781476677705","title":"Stars of Jazz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Imagine an educational television series featuring America''s greatest jazz artists in performance, airing every week from 1956 to 1958 on KABC, Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003ci\u003eStars of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e was hosted by Bobby Troup, the songwriter, pianist and vocalist. Each show provided information about the performance that heightened viewers'' appreciation. The series garnered praise from critics and numerous awards including an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts \u0026amp; Sciences. A landmark series visually, too, it presented many television firsts including experimental films by designers Charles and Ray Eames.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   All 130 shows were filmed as kinescopes. Surviving films were donated to the UCLA Film \u0026amp; Television Archive, where 16 shows have been restored; 29 additional shows are in the collection. The remaining 85 kinescopes were long ago discarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This first full documentation of \u003ci\u003eStars of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e identifies every musician, vocalist, and guest who appeared on the series an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent and elaborate jazz research document and important catalog of a lost music show that finally receives long overdue attention.\" —jive-talk.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tviii\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t3\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\t8\u003cbr\u003e1: Ray Avery and Stars of Jazz\t9\u003cbr\u003e2: Early Spring 1956\t14\u003cbr\u003e3: 1956\t20\u003cbr\u003e4: 1957\t56\u003cbr\u003e5: 1958\t110\u003cbr\u003eCoda\t170\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Discography\t179\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Filmography\t194\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t197\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t203\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t205\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040458801495,"sku":"9781476677705","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476677705.jpg?v=1750946824","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stars-of-jazz-9781476677705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}