The Subject Is Jazz

Published on Apr 9, 2012
The Subject is Jazz was a television program that aired on NBC in 1958. Hosted by Gilbert Seldes with the musical direction of Billy Taylor, the show featured prominent jazz performers. The series of thirteen half-hour shows produced at WNBC in New York. Footage from the show features many interviews and performances of 50s jazz legends:
Duke Elllington, Billy Taylor, Wilbur de Paris, John Hammond, Aaron Copeland, Willis Conover, Toshiko, Lee Konitz, Cannonbal Adderley, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Dr. Marshall Stearns and others.