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.
Dizzy gillespie quintet
Dave brubeck
Cannonball adderley quintet
Jimmy witherspoon
Carmen mcrae
Sonny rollins with jim hall
Modern jazz quartet
Turk murphy's san francisco jazz band
Gerry mulligan quartet
Jimmy rushing: the man who sings the blues
Louis armstrong
Earl fatha hines
Lambert, hendricks and bavan
Paul winter sextet
Woody herman and the swingin' herd
Woody herman and the swingin' herd
Bola sete / vince guaraldi
'muggsy' spanier
John coltrane quartet
Joe sullivan
Art farmer quartet featuring jim hall
Woody herman and the swingin' herd
Mel tormé and the benny barth trio
Art pepper quartet
The thad jones/mel lewis orchestra
B.b. king - king of the blues
Charles lloyd quartet
Count basie reminisces
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