Various Artists

The first television program devoted entirely to jazz, includes the 28 historical, star-studded episodes hosted by Ralph J. Gleason, co-founder of "Rolling Stone" magazine and the most versatile of the American critics, the exemplary 'Jazz Casual' series was expertly recorded in the studios during the musically fertile decade of the 60's.

With John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Modern Jazz Quartet, Louis Armstrong, Jim Hall, Art Pepper, Dave Brubeck, Carmen McRae, Mel Torme, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Keith Jarret and many others…

Over 14 Hours of TV Broadcasts!!

DVD 1 / John Coltrane Quartet / Sonny Rollins Quartet with Jim Hall / B.B. King Blues Band Featuring McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Bob Cranshaw, Ben Riley, and others. Total time: 90 min.

DVD 2 / Gerry Mulligan Quartet / Art Pepper Quartet / Art Farmer Quartet with Jim Hall Featuring Bob Brookmeyer, Steve Swallow, Frank Strazzeri, Bill Goodwin and others. Total time: 90 min.

DVD 3 / Charles Lloyd Quartet / Paul Winter Sextet / Bola Sete & Vince Guaraldi Quartet/ Turk Murphy & The San Francisco Jazz Band Featuring Keith Jarrett, Ron McClure, Jack DeJohnette, Jay Cameron, Ben Riley and others. Total time: 120 min.

DVD 4 / Woody Herman and His Swingin' Herd Featuring Sal Nistico, Nat Pierce, Jake Hanna, and many others. Total time: 90 min.

DVD 5 / Modern Jazz Quartet / Dave Brubeck Quartet / The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra Featuring John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Paul Desmond, Jimmy Knepper, Bob Brookmeyer, Roland Hanna and others. Total time: 90 min.

DVD 6 / Dizzy Gillespie Quinete / Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Quintet / Muggsy Spanier Dixieland's Band / Joe Sullivan Featuring Leo Wright, Lalo Schiffrin, NatAdderley, Joe Zawinul, Pops Foster and others. Total time: 120 min.

DVD 7 / Mel Tormé Quartet / Jimmy Witherspoon Quintet with Ben Webster / Carmen McRae Quartet / Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan Featuring Monty Budwig, Pony Poindexter, Gildo Mahones and others. Total time: 120 min.

DVD 8 / Count Basie Quartet / Earl "Fatha" Hines Trio / Jimmy Rushing / Louis Armstrong Featuring Freddie Green, Sonny Payne and others Total time: 120 min.