Friday, July 21, 2023

A fruitful night

As vacation 2023 nears its end... on YouTube I just found two shows, both from before my time, and while they were broadcast far from prime time, they are remembered with honor in television history.  

First, from 1957, the short-lived The Seven Lively Arts, and specifically The Sound of Jazz, in which they assembled an all-star team of jazz players and let them blow for an hour.  

Then, the better-known Omnibus, and the first one I couldn't resist was a 1955 segment featuring Martyn Green singing Gilbert and Sullivan patter songs.   

YouTube's raising the price from $11.99 to $13.99 a month, and I hope some of my money goes to an increase in the royalties for streaming music.  

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