Anyone ever see this?

[Hardbopjazz]

Wow Jimmy Smith with Fred Astaire, Paul Lynde and others. I guess JOS was very much in demand still in the mid 60s. Has anyone seen this show?

DATE: October 2, 1965 Saturday 9:30 PM

ABC - TV series,

One in this series of lavish, vaudeville-inspired weekly variety programs. Guest host Fred Astaire presides over this program and opens the program. Program highlights include the following: the acrobatic Suns Family; comedian Paul Lynde and actress Carmen Phillips in a skit about attempted suicide; The We Five singing "You Were on My Mind"; Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing the black swan pas de deux from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake"; comedian Jackie Mason with political satire; and Astaire dancing to jazz organist Jimmy Smith's "The Cat." Also includes Andre Tahon's Puppets. Includes commercials.

[Jim R]

NEVER underestimate what can he had at Youtube.

Thanks for asking, btw. I'd never seen this (Barney Kessel & Jimmy Smith... never even heard about it). Anybody know who the drummer was?

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Edit: That person uploaded a TON of "Hollywood Palace" shows. I've seen a few over the last couple of years on Youtube, but I didn't realize how many there were... DentelTV2's Channel

Edited August 21, 2009 by Jim R

[JSngry]

Quite nice of Mr. Astaire to give Mr. Smith what appeared to be a more than superficial endorsement.

And quite the nice Old Spice commercial as well.

[Dave James]

NEVER underestimate what can he had at Youtube.

Thanks for asking, btw. I'd never seen this (Barney Kessel & Jimmy Smith... never even heard about it). Anybody know who the drummer was?

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Edit: That person uploaded a TON of "Hollywood Palace" shows. I've seen a few over the last couple of years on Youtube, but I didn't realize how many there were... DentelTV2's Channel

I unleashed the power of Google to see if I could figure out who the drummer was. I think it may have been Ron Lundberg. He did some recording with Barney Kessel in the mid-'60's and was in Pee Wee Russell's band when they recorded "New Groove" in 1962.

Up over and out.

[Chuck Nessa]

Geez, do any of you have ears as large as Fred?

[TedR]

He was known for being open to all eras and varieties of music.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

barney kessel in the JOS trio---NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!

[Chuck Nessa]

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