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Post by David Buck on May 27, 2004 20:49:44 GMT
anyone know if editions featuring these three acts are in the BBC archive ?
Buck Clayton and Humphrey Lyttelton band
Art Farmer Quartet
Henry "Red' Allen
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Post by lfbarfe on May 27, 2004 21:56:32 GMT
anyone know if editions featuring these three acts are in the BBC archive ? Buck Clayton and Humphrey Lyttelton band Art Farmer Quartet Henry "Red' Allen No idea about the last two, but the Clayton/Lyttelton one definitely does, as I have it on a sell-through VHS. It also features Vic Dickenson and Big Joe Turner, as well as a very young-looking Tony Coe. |
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Post by Peter Chadwick on May 28, 2004 11:40:37 GMT
Does anyone know why the Jazz 625 sountracks still sound so good today?.Were they preserved better, or,not being pop, was more of an effort made in the first place?.
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Post by Jim Schwartau on May 28, 2004 13:00:13 GMT
Does anyone know why the Jazz 625 sountracks still sound so good today?.Were they preserved better, or,not being pop, was more of an effort made in the first place?. They're largely preserved on 35mm magnetic track, which, with wide tracks and much faster speed, gives the average quarter-inch tape machine a run for its money. The reason so much Jass 625 exists these days is apparently because Terry Henebery (the producer) quite rightly recognised their historical value at the time, and insisted that they be archived on a high quality format. VT was out, so most of them ended up on 35mm. Jim. |
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Post by Jim Schwartau on May 28, 2004 13:02:23 GMT
Also, they were recorded somewhat differently to anything that had gone before on television - more like a radio big band show (which was Henebery's training ground). Jass 625 was one of the very first TV programmes that wasn't afraid to get the microphones in shot.
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Post by lfbarfe on May 28, 2004 13:54:16 GMT
Also, they were recorded somewhat differently to anything that had gone before on television - more like a radio big band show (which was Henebery's training ground). Jass 625 was one of the very first TV programmes that wasn't afraid to get the microphones in shot. All of what you say is right, Jim. I seem to recall that the sound man responsible for the excellent balancing on Jass 625 was Len Shorey. |
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Post by Peter Chadwick on May 28, 2004 13:57:36 GMT
Thanks Jim,
I thought it might be something along those lines. I't's a shame Mr. Henebery didn't like pop,or the Beatles radio series 'Pop Go The Beatles' that he produced might have been saved too!.
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Post by Jim Schwartau on May 28, 2004 14:16:09 GMT
Thanks Jim, I thought it might be something along those lines. I't's a shame Mr. Henebery didn't like pop,or the Beatles radio series 'Pop Go The Beatles' that he produced might have been saved too!. Of course, he (famously) hated The Beatles and pop music in general. Bernie Andrews returned several episodes of PGTB to the BBC years ago - they now live under lock and key in the Sound Archives' Legal Vault. Jim |
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Post by Peter Chadwick on May 28, 2004 14:51:51 GMT
Of course, he (famously) hated The Beatles and pop music in general. Bernie Andrews returned several episodes of PGTB to the BBC years ago - they now live under lock and key in the Sound Archives' Legal Vault. Jim Yes, his tapes formed the basis of the 'Live At The BBC' album,but apparently both he and another BBC radio producer are hanging onto more broadcast quality tapes (not just The Beatles) until the Beeb express their gratitude in a more,erm, financial manner. |
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Post by andrew martin on May 28, 2004 18:38:56 GMT
Art Farmer tx 14/7/64 and 26/9/64, and Henry 'Red' Allen tx 21/7/64 all exist on 35mm telerecordings. Buck Clayton and Humphrey Lyttleton (Jazz from Kansas City) tx 16/6/65 and 3/11/65 (2 shows) both exist (same format). However the Clayton/Lyttleton shows tx'd 9/1/65 and 24/3/65 do not, neither does Henry 'Red' Allen tx 24/8/66.
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Post by David Buck on May 28, 2004 20:30:56 GMT
Art Farmer tx 14/7/64 and 26/9/64, and Henry 'Red' Allen tx 21/7/64 all exist on 35mm telerecordings. Buck Clayton and Humphrey Lyttleton (Jazz from Kansas City) tx 16/6/65 and 3/11/65 (2 shows) both exist (same format). However the Clayton/Lyttleton shows tx'd 9/1/65 and 24/3/65 do not, neither does Henry 'Red' Allen tx 24/8/66. Thanks for the info. Andy - the reason I asked was the listing on the following site www.macfilms.com/jazz.htmunfortunately there's not enough detail given to provide a clue as to whether they are the extant or missing editions. |
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Post by Simon Mclean on May 28, 2004 21:59:18 GMT
It's a shame Terry Heneberry didn't think his editions of Dee Time were worth saving - unsurprising, but still a shame!
Do any of the Jazz 625s with the Johnny Scott Quintet survive? I'd love to see those.
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Post by Laurence Piper on May 31, 2004 9:16:08 GMT
I'd like to see the whole surviving run of Jazz 625 repeated or released! And not in the way some were "re-packaged" some years ago with new credits and intros. They have been preserved in a pretty good way so it's a crying shame they don't get an airing (and there's criminally NO jazz at all on TV these days).
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Post by dubs on Jun 8, 2004 21:42:53 GMT
It's a shame Terry Heneberry didn't think his editions of Dee Time were worth saving - unsurprising, but still a shame! Do any of the Jazz 625s with the Johnny Scott Quintet survive? I'd love to see those. I can only find one: 19.12.64 The Johnny Scott Quintet, also with Millicent Martin, it exists you'll be pleased to know. HTH |
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Post by Simon Mclean on Jun 9, 2004 21:52:21 GMT
Ta, guv! I couldn't remember how many Johnny Scott did.
Did Steve Race ever appear as a musician on Jazz 625, or was he just the host?
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