The Jazz Series

The Jazz Series was a Scottish Television series produced between 1979 and 1981.^[1] Each of the four series had a single presenter and a house band with whom guest musicians would play each week.

In January 2011, Scottish Television published all twenty one episodes on YouTube,^[2] but these have in the interim been removed along with the playlist page which formerly existed.

Series One^[3]

Date aired : January 1979

Presenter: Annie Ross

House band: Pat Smythe Septet

Episodes

Episode One: Tommy Whittle, Duncan Lamont, Bobby Wellins, Jimmy Hastings, Scott Madden

Songs performed ^[4]

• "Work song" by Oscar Brown, Jr., Nat Adderley - performed by Annie Ross;
• "Honeysuckle Rose" by Andy Razaf, Fats Waller - performed by Annie Ross;
• "Children's game" by Antonio Carlos Jobim - performed by Tommy Whittle;
• "The shadow of your smile" by Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel - performed by Scott Madden;
• "Morning mist" by Hank Johnson - performed by Jimmy Hastings (flute);
• "Four brothers" by Jimmy Giuffre - performed by Annie Ross, Duncan Lamont, Bobby Wellins, Tommy Whittle, Jimmy Hastings.

Personnel on camera^[5]

Annie Ross, vocal, master of ceremonies; with Eddie Blair, trumpet; Cliff Hardie, trombone; Duncan Lamont, tenor sax; Laurie Hamilton, electric guitar; Neil Cameron, acoustic double bass; Alan Ganley, drums; + guests Tommy Whittle, Bobby Wellins, tenor sax; Jimmy Hastings, flute, ts: + Scott Madden, piano.

Episode Two: Bobby Wishart, Ron Mathewson, Cathy Brawley

Songs performed ^[6]

• "Milestones" by Miles Davis,
• "Give me a lass" arr Pat Smythe,
• "The champ" by Dizzy Gillespie (PS);
• "Scarborough Fair" by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel (BWC);
• "Little green apples" by Bobby Russell (CB);
• "Bye bye blackbird" by Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson (AR).

Personnel on camera ^[7]

Annie Ross, vocal, master of ceremonies; The Pat Smythe Septet:- George Chisholm, trumpet, fluegel horn; Cliff Hardie, trombone; Duncan Lamont, tenor sax, penny whistle; Pat Smythe, piano; Laurie Hamilton, electric guitar; Neil Cameron, acoustic double bass; Bobby Orr, drums; + Ron Mathewson, acoustic double bass; + The Bobby Wishart Circle with Cathy Brawley, vocal.

Episode Three: Mike Carr Trio, Jimmy Deuchar

Songs performed ^[8]

• "Minor event";
• "My ship" by Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill (JD);
• "Love's last goodbye" by Mike Carr (MC);
• "I hear music" by Frank Loesser, Burton Lane (AR, JD).

Personnel on camera ^[9]

Annie Ross, master of ceremonies, vocal; with The Pat Smythe Septet:- George Chisholm, trumpet, fluegel horn; Cliff Hardie, trombone; Duncan Lamont, flute, tenor sax; Pat Smythe, piano; Laurie Hamilton, electric guitar; Neil Cameron, acoustic double bass; Bobby Orr, drums; + Jimmy Deuchar, fluegel horn; + The Mike Carr Trio.

Episode Four: Andy Park Band, Denny Wright, Don Harper

Songs performed ^[10]

• 4. "Air mail special" by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian;
• "Tea for two" by Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans (AR);
• "The quiet one" by Don Harper (DH, DW);
• "Jazz me blues" by Tom Delaney

Personnel on camera ^[11]

Annie Ross, vocal, master of ceremonies; with The Pat Smythe Septet:- Eddie Blair, trumpet; Cliff Hardie, trombone; Duncan Lamont, tenor sax; Pat Smythe, piano; Laurie Hamilton, electric guitar; Neil Cameron, acoustic double bass; Bobby Orr, drums; + Don Harper, violin, with Denny Wright, guitar; + The Andy Park Band.

Episode Five: Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall

Songs performed ^[12]

• "Jumpin' at the Woodside" by Count Basie (AR);
• "Blue dove" (BB, JH);
• "Just one of those things" by Cole Porter (AR).

Personnel on camera ^[13]

Annie Ross, vocal, master of ceremonies; with The Pat Smythe Septet:- Eddie Blair, trumpet; Cliff Hardie, trombone; Duncan Lamont, reeds; Pat Smythe, piano; Laurie Hamilton, electric guitar; Neil Cameron, acoustic double bass; Bobby Orr, drums; + Bob Brookmeyer, v-trb, and Jim Hall, electric guitar.

Series Two^[14]

Date aired : Jan - Feb 1980

Presenter: George Chisholm

House band: George Chisholm and his Gentlemen of Jazz, Carol Kidd

Guests by episode

Episode One: Elena Duran, George Penman Jazzmen

Episode Two: Don Lusher, Head

Episode Three: Morrissey Mullen Band, Duncan Findlay

Episode Four: David Snell, Bobby Wishart, Jackie Murray

Episode Five: Jack Emblow, John McLevy, Jimmy Feighan

Series Three^[15]

Date aired : Summer 1980

Presenter: Ronnie Scott

House band: The Ronnie Scott Quartet

Guests by episode

Episode One: Carol Kidd, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Feighan

Episode Two: Morrissey Mullen Band

Episode Three: Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Wishart

Episode Four: Georgie Fame

Episode Five: Julie Amiet, Stan Tracey Quartet

Episode Six: Buddy de Franco, Terry Gibbs

Series Four^[16]

Date aired : Spring 1981

Presenter: Ronnie Scott

House band: the Ronnie Scott Quartet

Guests by episode

Episode One: Louis Stewart, Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia

Episode Two: George Coleman

Episode Three: Stan Tracey Octet

Episode Four: John Etheridge, Ric Sanders, Colin Bates

Episode Five: John Dankworth

References

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16. byased (9 January 2011). ""The Jazz Series" Season Four line-up". Byas'd Opinion. Retrieved 6 August 2019.