Posts Tagged ‘1950s’
1959 Fender Guitar Factory Tour [VIDEO]
1959 8mm film tour of the Fender Guitar factory by Forrest White. Leo Fender is in the second shot. All the instruments were hand-crafted and every guitar made that year is now worth a small fortune.
Read MoreCBS' 1957 Sound Of Jazz Broadcast
On Sunday, December 8, 1957, CBS broadcast Sound Of Jazz, bringing together 32 leading jazz musicians for an hour-long tribute to the genre.
Read MoreJazz Sunday: The Man I Love by Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams performs The Man I Love at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 16, 1978.
Read MoreJazz Sunday: Moanin' by Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan performs Moanin’ on television in 1961, accompanied by Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen, and Ray Brown.
Read MoreJazz Sunday: Soul Station by Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley performs the title track from the Soul Station album.
Read MoreJazz Sunday: How Deep Is The Ocean by Paul Motian Quintet
The Paul Motian Quintet perform How Deep Is The Ocean on July 8, 1995, at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy.
Read MoreJazz Sunday: Sookie Sookie by Grant Green
The studio recording of the great Grant Green song Sookie Sookie from the album Blue Break Beats.
Read MoreGet Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine by James Brown
James Brown performs his classic song Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine in concert at Montreux.
Read MoreCall Me When You Need Me by T-Bone Walker (With Shakey Jake)
Music video for Call Me When You Need Me by T-Bone Walker with Shakey Jake on vocals.
Read MoreJazz Sunday: Twelfth Street Rag by Fletcher Henderson
A studio recording of the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra performing Twelfth Street Rag. Henderson was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer.
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