Jazz at the Maltings

Jazz at the Maltings was a weekly series on BBC 2 which featured some of the world's top jazz artists in concert at the Snape Maltings.

The series, produced by Terry Henebury and directed by Vernon Lawrence was first aired in autumn 1968. It was introduced by jazz musician Benny Green. The show was completely missing from the archives until 2016. A total of five episodes are now known to exist, having been found by Ray Langstone.

Appearances

Date Artist/s Featuring
10 Oct 1968 Buddy Rich and his Orchestra[1]
17/10/1968 The Oscar Peterson Trio Bass: Sam Jones
24/10/1968 Muddy Waters Blues Band
07/11/1968 The Art Blakey Sextet
14/11/1968 Ronnie Scott and the Band
21/11/1968 Dizzie Gillespie's Big Band Reunion
28/11/1968 Gary Burton Quartet
05/12/1968 Count Basie Orchestra Marlena Shaw
12/12/1968 The Newport All-Stars
19/12/1968 Salena Jones and the Trombone Band
27/12/1968 Special Buddy Rich and his Orchestra; The Oscar Peterson Trio; The Newport All-Stars; Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Max Roach; The Barney Kessel Trio; The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band; The Gary Burton Quartet with Red Norvo; The Earl Hines All-Stars; The Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Gerry Mulligan; The Stars of Faith; Count Basie and his Orchestra
02/01/1969 The Earl Hines All-Stars
09/01/1969 Barney Kessell Bass: Kenny Baldock; Drums: Tony Crombie
16/01/1969 Max Roach on drums with members of The Art Blakey Sextet Bill Hardman (trumpet); Julian Priester (trombone); Billy Harper (saxophone); Ronnie Mathews (piano); Lawrence Evans (bass)
23/01/1969 The Oscar Peterson Trio Bass: Sam Jones; Drums: Bobby Durham
30/01/1969 Don Rendell+Ian Carr Quintet Michael Garrick on piano; Dave Green on bass; Trevor Tomkins on drums
06/02/1969 The Horace Silver Quintet[2] Randy Brecker (trumpet); John Williams (saxophone); Bennie Maupin (bass); Billy Cobham (drums)
13/02/1969 Dave Brubeck Quartet Gerry Mulligan
20/02/1969 The Stars of Faith Piano: John Thompson
27/02/1969 Elvin Jones Trio Joe Farrell on saxophone; Jimmy Garrison on bass
06/03/1969 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Reunion
13/03/1969 Red Norvo with the Gary Burton Quartet
20/03/1969 Art Blakey Drum Workshop Elvin Jones; Max Roach
27/03/1969 John Hendricks with Ronnie Scott and the Band
03/04/1969 The Newport All Stars Ruby Braff (cornet); Benny Carter (saxophone); Barney Kessel (guitar); Red Norvo (vibraphone); George Wein (piano); Kenny Baldock (bass) Tony Crombie (drums)
10/04/1969 Special The Oscar Peterson Trio; The Gary Burton Quartet; Count Basie and his Orchestra; The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Reunion; The Earl Hines All-Stars

References

  1. ^ Jazz at The Maltings: Buddy Rich & his Orchestra, Library of Congress film collection
  2. ^ Jazz at the Maltings: Horance Silver Quintet, Library of Congress film collection