May 26, 1971-July 28, 1971. A 10-part PBS series of concerts featuring outstanding jazz artists. Guitarist-singer-arranger Marty Gross, and trumpeter-arranger Norm Murphy offer musical salutes to Jimmy Lunceford & Fats Waller and play an original version of Duke Ellington's "Stompy Jones."
Ed Beach moderates this radio broadcast series on WRVA, New York City.
This broadcast features highlights of varied complete cuts of the Count Basie Orchestra with Basie on piano focusing on the 1930's and 1940's. Ed Beach discusses each individual in the band and their instruments played for each recording.
