DescriptionThis film is a copy of a French television broadcast at Club Saint-Germain on November 7, 1959. Sim Copans (host) talks with Barney Wilen, a Belgian saxophonist and Marcel Romano, a producer. Then, Clark Terry (trumpet), Barney Wilen (tenor saxophone), Bud Powell (piano), Pierre Michelot (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums) perform "No Problem." Next, the Bud Powell Trio performs "Crossing the Channel." At 10:04, Clark Terry (trumpet) performs "Pie Eye" with Powell, Michelot, and Clarke. At 13:10, Wilen, Powell, Clarke, Michelot perform "52nd Street Theme." At 16:31, Powell, Michelot, and Clarke perform "Blues in the Closet." Then Terry and Wilen join the Trio and perform "Miguel's Party."
NoteOne video file (mp4)
NoteThis project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
GenreBop (Music), Concert television programs, Jazz, Nonfiction films, Short films
CollectionFrancis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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