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Stars Of Jazz Vol IV (MAY 23, 1958, MARCH 3, 1958, 1958-USA) Review

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3 Programs, featured here. The first and second feature 2 of my favorite singers;Julie London and June Christy.
Julie (Host;Bobby Troup's wife) sings;"Free and Easy","Midnight Sun". Rumsey's All Stars;Shorty,Shank,Rosolino,
Victor Feldman and Stan Levy:"All the things you are", Viva Zapata". NO.2:Rumsey's All Stars + Bob Cooper :tenor Sax:
"Somebody loves me", "Sunday Mood". June (Cooper's wife):"Get happy","That's All" + Interview.
NO3.:Firehouse 5(Dixieland):"Molinbergs Joy","Between the Devil and the deep blue sea". Barabra Dane is a great blues
belter in the Bessie Smith tradition; "Old fashion love", "Ain't somebody got the blues". Through out the show's; Troup
gives his opinion's on Jazz history etc. The cartoon commercials are Jazz oriented, with the voice of Dick LeGrande
(Mr Peavy fame;The Great Gildersleeve radio show.) The sound and picture is C- in my opinion. It was still worth it for
me to own this DVD. I enjoyed ALL of the music here. 82 minutes. ABC-TV. Three different broadcasts.

The March 3 show is sponsored by Budweiser; BOBBY TROUP hosts all three. May 23 show: HOWARD RUMSEYS LIGHTHOUSE ALL STARS play pure West Coast jazz, with SHORTY ROGERS and BUD SHANK. Yummy JULIE LONDON sings (and note the creative lighting on this show!).

March 3 show: HOWARD RUMSEYS LIGHTHOUSE ALL STARS play, with vocals by JUNE CHRISTY. Bobby Troup reviews a book about jazz and pans it unmercifully!

Third show: THE FIREHOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO PLUS ONE lets loose with a superb "Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and other traditional favorites. BARBARA DANE sings. Live jazz on the tube, a rarity then as now. Dig it! 82 minutes total.