CBS FESTIVAL OF LIVELY ARTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: THE ORIGINAL ROMPIN' STOMPIN' HOT & HEAVY COOL & GROOVY ALL-STAR JAZZ SHOW (TV)

Summary

One in this series of programs on the arts which are intended for young audiences. Hosted by Dionne Warwick, this program provides a chronological survey of jazz music, with performances by the George Faison Dancers and an all-star orchestra featuring Count Basie, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Herbie Hancock, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, and Joe Williams. This survey of jazz music is broken down into segments based on time period and musical style, and each segment features a particular composer or musician along with performances by the George Faison Dancers. First Warwick explains that the roots of jazz music are found in the African-American work songs from the time of slavery, as well as in the spirituals and gospel music of the black church. Two dramatic scenes illustrate Warwick's point. First the dancers play the role of men sentenced to hard labor, while Joe Williams sings the work song "Hammerin'." Then Dionne Warwick sings "I've Got to Go Home to Jesus" as the dancers act out a scene involving a lively church congregation. Other highlights of the program include the following: Pianist Roland Hanna plays Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" as an example of ragtime music; Warwick sings "Mood Indigo" in a tribute to composer Duke Ellington; vibraphonist Lionel Hampton performs in a segment introducing the swing music of the 1930s, with Joe Williams singing "Everyday" as pianist Count Basie accompanies him; Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie play "Be-Bop"; Gerry Mulligan plays his own composition, which is titled "Geru"; Stan Getz performs "No More Blues"; and Herbie Hancock plays his composition "Chameleon" as an example of the danceable electronic jazz of the 1970s. Commercials include Joe Nameth for Little Mac electric grill.

(This program contains minor technical problems. This represents the best copy of this program currently available to the Museum.)

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: April 13, 1976 Tuesday 4:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:58:25
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T80:0824
• GENRE: Children's; Music
• SUBJECT HEADING: Children's programs; Jazz; African-American Collection - Music
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1976
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Alpha Bits cereal
  • TV - Commercials - Baby Thataway doll
  • TV - Commercials - Barbie Fashion Plaza doll set
  • TV - Commercials - Betty Crocker Easy-Bake Oven
  • TV - Commercials - Cocoa Pebbles cereal
  • TV - Commercials - Dynamints candies
  • TV - Commercials - Girder & Panel Action Bridge & Highway Set
  • TV - Commercials - Honey Comb cereal
  • TV - Commercials - Kool-Aid soft drink mix
  • TV - Commercials - Little Mac electric grill
  • TV - Commercials - Sleep Walker toy set
  • TV - Commercials - Spirograph art set
  • TV - Commercials - Stretch Armstrong doll
  • TV - Commercials - Super Sugar Crisp
  • TV - Commercials - TTP Tower and Cycle toys
  • TV - Commercials - The Six Million Dollar Man action figure
  • TV - Commercials - Tree Tots Amusement Park toy set

CREDITS

• Ronald S. Kass … Executive Producer
• Edgar Bronfman … Executive Producer
• Gary Keys … Producer, Writer, Created by
• Fred Faviano … Associate Producer
• Jerome Schnur … Director
• Edward Gant … Writer
• Chris Acemandese Hall … Composer, Special lyrics by
• Chico O'Farrill … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Director
• George Faison … Choreographer
• George Faison Dancers … Dance Company
• Dionne Warwick … Singer, Host¥
• Joe Williams … Singer
• Basie, William "Count" … Instrumentalist, Pianist
• Stan Getz … Instrumentalist, Saxophonist
• Dizzy Gillespie … Instrumentalist, Trumpeter
• Lionel Hampton … Instrumentalist, Vibraphonist
• Roland Hanna … Instrumentalist, Pianist
• Herbie Hancock … Instrumentalist, Synthesizer
• Max Roach … Instrumentalist, Percussionist
• Gerry Mulligan … Instrumentalist, Saxophonist
• Scott Joplin
• Duke Ellington