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We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Nat Gonella

1975
With Ted Easton's Jazzband featuring Dick Cary

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Nat Gonella

TV showNetherlandsColourMimedEntry id = 8183

Bones For Basie, Good To Be Here, Marianne, Go Away From Here, Legs Eleven, Hip Flask

NYJO (National Youth Jazz Orchestra)

1975
First broadcast January 1975

Bones For Basie, Good To Be Here, Marianne, Go Away From Here, Legs Eleven, Hip Flask

NYJO (National Youth Jazz Orchestra)

TV showUKColourLive performanceEntry id = 17232

Blue Birdland, MacArthur Park, Gospel John, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Chameleon, Got The Spirit, Left Hand Express, I Can't Get Started

Maynard Ferguson

1975
WHYY PBS TV show, Philadelphia. The Maynard Ferguson Orchestra

Blue Birdland, MacArthur Park, Gospel John, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Chameleon, Got The Spirit, Left Hand Express, I Can't Get Started

Maynard Ferguson

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 28316

Red Cross, Buzzy

Dexter Gordon

1975
Dexter's Jazzparty, Copenhagen, April 1, 1975. Dexter Gordon - saxophone, Red Rodney - trumpet, Kenny Drew - piano, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass, Sven Erik Nørregaard - drums

Red Cross, Buzzy

Dexter Gordon

TV showDenmarkColourLive performanceEntry id = 26692

Take The A Train, Midnight Special

Chris Barber

1975
First broadcast April 30, 1975. Chris Barber's Jazzband

Take The A Train, Midnight Special

Chris Barber

TV showGermanyColourLive performanceEntry id = 4597

All That Jazz, Harnick and Bock Medley*

Bernadette Peters

1975
First broadcast May 15, 1975. *With show ensemble

All That Jazz, Harnick and Bock Medley*

Fountain Of Sorrow, Diamonds And Rust, Jesse, Children And All That Jazz*, Simple Twist Of Fate, Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer, Winds Of The Old Days

Joan Baez

1975
First broadcast May 30, 1975. *With Hampton Hawes

Fountain Of Sorrow, Diamonds And Rust, Jesse, Children And All That Jazz*, Simple Twist Of Fate, Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer, Winds Of The Old Days

Joan Baez

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 30259

Instrumental

Elvin Jones

1975
Kongsberg, Norway, June 1975. Pat La Barbera - saxophone, Roland Prince - guitar, David Williams - bass, Elvin Jones - drums

Instrumental

Elvin Jones

Concert filmNorwayColourLive performanceEntry id = 25967

Free Cell Block F 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.

Charles Mingus

1975
Kongsberg, Norway, June 1975. Jack Walrath - trumpet, George Adams - saxophone, Don Pullen -piano, Charles Mingus - bass, Danny Richmond - drums

Free Cell Block F 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.

Charles Mingus

Concert filmNorwayColourLive performanceEntry id = 26002

Includes Little Niles, Blue Moses

Randy Weston

Concert filmNorwayColourLive performanceEntry id = 26006

Instrumental

Don Cherry (2)

1975
Kongsberg, Norway, June 1975. Don Cherry Quintet

Instrumental

Don Cherry (2)

Concert filmNorwayColourLive performanceEntry id = 26012

Instrumental

Ed Thigpen

1975
Kongsberg, Norway, June 1975. Billed as Ed Thigpen's Action-re-action

Instrumental

Ed Thigpen

Concert filmNorwayColourLive performanceEntry id = 26013

Preacher's Blues

Gene Mighty Flea Connors

1975
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 1975. Part of The Johnny Otis Show

Preacher's Blues

Gene Mighty Flea Connors

Concert filmFranceColourLive performanceEntry id = 16929

Bye Bye Baby, Turn On Your Lovelight

Johnny Otis

1975
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 1975. The Johnny Otis Show

Bye Bye Baby, Turn On Your Lovelight

Johnny Otis

Concert filmFranceColourLive performanceEntry id = 16930

Early Morning Blues, Will Not Be Your Fool

David Bromberg

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 1975. With Rory Gallagher - guitar

Early Morning Blues, Will Not Be Your Fool

David Bromberg

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 25831

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Oscar Peterson

1975
Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 1975. Oscar Peterson - solo piano

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmFranceColourLive performanceEntry id = 26181

Respect Yourself, Drown in My Own Tears,W-O-M-A-N, I’d Rather Go Blind

Etta James

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 11, 1975

Respect Yourself, Drown in My Own Tears,W-O-M-A-N, I’d Rather Go Blind

Etta James

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 10032

Tattoo'd Lady, Garbage Man, Cradle Rock, I'm Tore Down, Laundromat, Pistol Slapper Blues, Too Much Alcohol

Rory Gallagher

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 12, 1975

Tattoo'd Lady, Garbage Man, Cradle Rock, I'm Tore Down, Laundromat, Pistol Slapper Blues, Too Much Alcohol

Rory Gallagher

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 25830

For You , Sunday, Autumn Leaves, If I Had You, I Never Knew

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1975. Benny Carter - saxophone, Zoot Sims - saxophone, Roy Eldridge - trumpet, Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn, Tommy Flanagan - piano, Joe Pass - guitar, Keter Betts - bass, Bobby Durham - drums

For You , Sunday, Autumn Leaves, If I Had You, I Never Knew

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 4166

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Oscar Peterson

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1975. Oscar Peterson - piano. Solo performance

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Oscar Peterson

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 12912

Teach Me Tonight, Wave, It's All Right With Me, Let's Do It, How High the Moon, The Girl From Ipanema, Ain't Nobody's Business

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Ella Fitzgerald

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1975

Teach Me Tonight, Wave, It's All Right With Me, Let's Do It, How High the Moon, The Girl From Ipanema, Ain't Nobody's Business

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Ella Fitzgerald

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 25828

I'm Glad There Is You, Nuages

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Joe Pass

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1975

I'm Glad There Is You, Nuages

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Joe Pass

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 26794

Crucificado, Miss Toni

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Archie Shepp

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 18, 1975. Archie Shepp - saxophone, Charles Majid Greenlee - trombone, Dave Burrell - piano, Cameron Brown - bass, Beaver Harris - drums

Crucificado, Miss Toni

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Archie Shepp

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 25821

I Don't Need No Doctor, Ballade For Beautiful Ladies, Bright Moments

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Roland Kirk

1975
Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 18, 1975. Billed as Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - reeds, flute, Hilton Ruiz - piano, Metathias Pearson - bass, Sonny Brown - drums, Todd Barkan - percussion

I Don't Need No Doctor, Ballade For Beautiful Ladies, Bright Moments

Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Roland Kirk

Concert filmSwitzerlandColourLive performanceEntry id = 25827

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Bones For Basie, Good To Be Here, Marianne, Go Away From Here, Legs Eleven, Hip Flask

Bones For Basie, Good To Be Here, Marianne, Go Away From Here, Legs Eleven, Hip Flask

Blue Birdland, MacArthur Park, Gospel John, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Chameleon, Got The Spirit, Left Hand Express, I Can't Get Started

Blue Birdland, MacArthur Park, Gospel John, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Chameleon, Got The Spirit, Left Hand Express, I Can't Get Started

Red Cross, Buzzy

Red Cross, Buzzy

Take The A Train, Midnight Special

Take The A Train, Midnight Special

All That Jazz, Harnick and Bock Medley*

All That Jazz, Harnick and Bock Medley*

Fountain Of Sorrow, Diamonds And Rust, Jesse, Children And All That Jazz*, Simple Twist Of Fate, Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer, Winds Of The Old Days

Fountain Of Sorrow, Diamonds And Rust, Jesse, Children And All That Jazz*, Simple Twist Of Fate, Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer, Winds Of The Old Days

Instrumental

Instrumental

Free Cell Block F 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.

Free Cell Block F 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.

Includes Little Niles, Blue Moses

Includes Little Niles, Blue Moses

Instrumental

Instrumental

Instrumental

Instrumental

Preacher's Blues

Preacher's Blues

Bye Bye Baby, Turn On Your Lovelight

Bye Bye Baby, Turn On Your Lovelight

Early Morning Blues, Will Not Be Your Fool

Early Morning Blues, Will Not Be Your Fool

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Who Can I Turn To, Mirage, Body And Soul, Sweet Georgia Brown, In A Sentimental Mood, Take The A Train, Satin Doll, Caravan

Respect Yourself, Drown in My Own Tears,W-O-M-A-N, I’d Rather Go Blind

Respect Yourself, Drown in My Own Tears,W-O-M-A-N, I’d Rather Go Blind

Tattoo'd Lady, Garbage Man, Cradle Rock, I'm Tore Down, Laundromat, Pistol Slapper Blues, Too Much Alcohol

Tattoo'd Lady, Garbage Man, Cradle Rock, I'm Tore Down, Laundromat, Pistol Slapper Blues, Too Much Alcohol

For You , Sunday, Autumn Leaves, If I Had You, I Never Knew

For You , Sunday, Autumn Leaves, If I Had You, I Never Knew

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

I Wished On The Moon, Mirage, The More I See You, (Back Home Again In) Indiana , At Long Last Love, Take The A Train Medley

Teach Me Tonight, Wave, It's All Right With Me, Let's Do It, How High the Moon, The Girl From Ipanema, Ain't Nobody's Business

Teach Me Tonight, Wave, It's All Right With Me, Let's Do It, How High the Moon, The Girl From Ipanema, Ain't Nobody's Business

I'm Glad There Is You, Nuages

I'm Glad There Is You, Nuages

Crucificado, Miss Toni

Crucificado, Miss Toni

I Don't Need No Doctor, Ballade For Beautiful Ladies, Bright Moments

I Don't Need No Doctor, Ballade For Beautiful Ladies, Bright Moments

The Very Thought Of You, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

The Very Thought Of You, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life