Stars Of Jazz with Guest Buddy Collette - 1958

Heirloom Radio

"Stars of Jazz" was an attempt to give listeners an education in the American art form of Jazz music. The radio and television show was hosted by Bobby Troup. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with his first musical hit being "Daddy" which became a number 1 hit for the Sammy Kaye Orchestra in 1941. Troup was a captain in the Marine Corp during WWII. He was the first white officer to command an all African American unit in North Carolina and was very much respected by his troops... Stars of Jazz featured Jazz greats who were working in the Hollywood area in the 1950's. On this recording his guest is Buddy Collette... an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was the founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet. He also worked with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Nelson Riddle. He was good friends with Groucho Marx who hired him as the only African American in the band for Marx's radio and TV show "You Bet Your Life"... This is an interesting show mixed with Jazz music and discussion with Collette about his music... If you enjoy the track, please LIKE it and I will search for more shows like this. Thanks much for keeping the American Cultural history of radio alive and well! www.facebook.com/heirloomradio Also on Itunes and Google Play Music (search Podcasts for "Heirloom Radio: w/o " ".