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    Jazz Casual

    Jazz Casual was an occasional series on jazz music on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service. 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, however the episode has been destroyed. 31 episodes were broadcast; 28 episodes survive. Most episodes included short interviews with the group leaders.

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    Status

    Ended

    Original Name

    Jazz Casual

    First Air Date

    January 17, 1961

    Last Air Date

    August 21, 1968

    Seasons

    5

    Episodes

    29

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    KQED

    Networks

    National Educational Television

    S05E04

    Count Basie Reminisces

    Count Basie (Piano) Sonny Payne (Drums) Freddie Green (Guitar) Norman Keenan (Bass) "I Don't Know" "Handful of Keys" (Untitled) "Squeeze Me" "Twenty Minutes After Three" "As Long As I Live" "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" "National Educational Television Blues"

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