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Jazz Party, also known as Art Ford's Jazz Party, was a TV series featuring jazz musicians on WNTA-TV in New York City, and which aired on Thursdays at 9pm ET from May 8, 1958, to December 25, 1958. It was a more music-focused continuation of Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party, arguably the last series to appear on the DuMont Television Network, which ceased operations on August 6, 1956, though only broadcast on WABD as that station was becoming WNEW-TV after the sale of the DuMont-owned stations to Metromedia.
Original Release
05/08/1958
US Release
05/08/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Art Ford | Self - Host / Himself - Host |
| Harry Sheppard | Self - Vibes Player / Self |
| Coleman Hawkins | Self - Tenor Saxophonist |
| Vinnie Burke | Self - Bass Player / Self |
| Charlie Shavers | Self / Self - Trumpet Player |
| Pee Wee Russell | Self / Self - Clarinetist |
| Buster Bailey | Self - Clarinetist / Self - Clarinestist |
| Tyree Glenn | Self / Self - Trombonist |
| Jackie Cooper | Self - Drummer |
| Bill Henderson | Self - Vocalist |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Thursday, 22 May 1958 |
| 19 | Episode #1.19 | Thursday, 18 September 1958 |
| 20 | Episode #1.20 | Thursday, 25 September 1958 |
| 22 | Episode #1.22 | Thursday, 09 October 1958 |
| 23 | Episode #1.23 | Thursday, 16 October 1958 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Art Ford | Self - Host / Himself - Host |
| Harry Sheppard | Self - Vibes Player / Self |
| Coleman Hawkins | Self - Tenor Saxophonist |
| Vinnie Burke | Self - Bass Player / Self |
| Charlie Shavers | Self / Self - Trumpet Player |
| Pee Wee Russell | Self / Self - Clarinetist |
| Buster Bailey | Self - Clarinetist / Self - Clarinestist |
| Tyree Glenn | Self / Self - Trombonist |
| Jackie Cooper | Self - Drummer |
| Bill Henderson | Self - Vocalist |
| Anita O'Day | Self |
| Cannonball Adderley | Self - Alto Saxophonist |
| Mundell Lowe | Self |
| Maxine Sullivan | Self - Vocalist |
| Roy Eldridge | Self - Trumpet Player |
| Johnny Guarnieri | Self - Pianist |
| Sonny Greer | Self - Drummer |
| Cootie Williams | Self - Trumpeter |
| Danny Barker | Self - Guitarist |
| Kai Winding | Self - Trombonist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Didi Daniels Peters | Producer |
