Episode | Performers | Compositions | Original Air Date |
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet | - Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet)
- Leo Wright (Alto Saxophone, Flute)
- Lalo Schifrin (Piano)
- Bob Cunningham (Bass)
- Chuck Lampkin (Drums)
| - "Norm's Norm"
- "Blues After Dark"
- "Lorraine"
- "Tocatta from Gillespiana"
| January 17, 1961 |
Dave Brubeck Quartet | - Dave Brubeck (Piano)
- Paul Desmond (Alto Saxophone)
- Gene Wright (Bass)
- Joe Morello (Drums)
| - "Take Five"
- "It's a Raggy Waltz"
- "Castilian Blues"
- "Waltz Limp"
- "Blue Rondo A La Turk"
| October 17, 1961 |
Cannonball Adderley Quintet | | - "Scotch and Water"
- "Arriving Soon"
- "Unit Seven"
| October 24, 1961 |
Jimmy Witherspoon | | - "Time's Getting Tougher"
- "Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness"
- "Cotton Tail"
- "Chelsea Bridge"
- "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town"
- "Roll 'Em"
| January 4, 1962 |
Carmen McRae | | - "I'm Gonna Lock My Heart"
- "Trouble Is a Man"
- "If You Never Fall in Love with Me"
- "'Round Midnight"
- "Love for Sale"
- "Exactly Like You"
| March 15, 1962 |
Sonny Rollins with Jim Hall | | - "The Bridge"
- "God Bless The Child"
- "If Ever I Would Leave You"
| March 23, 1962 |
Modern Jazz Quartet | | - "The Golden Striker"
- "If I Were Eve"
- "Winter Tale"
- "Lonely Woman"
| May 16, 1962 |
Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Band | - Bob Neighbor (Trumpet)
- Bob Helm (Clarinet, Vocals)
- Turk Murphy (Trombone)
- Peter Clute (Piano)
- Harold Johnson (Tuba)
- Lloyd Byasse (Drums)
| - "1919 Rag"
- "Daybreak Blues"
- "Dr. Jazz"
- "Terrible Blues"
- "Sidewalk Blues"
- "Weary Blues"
| June 20, 1962 |
Gerry Mulligan Quartet | | - "Four for Three"
- "Darn That Dream"
- "Open Country"
- Utter Chaos
| July 18, 1962 |
Jimmy Rushing: The Man Who Sings the Blues | | - "Goin 'to Chicago"
- "Am I to Blame"
- "Baby, Don't You Tell on Me"
- "Good Morning Blues"
- "Trix Ain't Walkin 'No More"
- "How Long Blues"
- (Untitled)
| October 26, 1962 |
Louis Armstrong | - Louis Armstrong (Doesn't perform, listens to old recordings and discusses them with host.)
| - "When It's Sleepy Time Down South"
- "Snake Rag"
- "Counting the Blues"
- "Skid-Dat-De-Dat"
- "Mack the Knife"
| January 23, 1963 |
Earl "Fatha" Hines | | - "The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else"
- "Squeeze Me"
- "Love Is Just Around the Corner"
| February 15, 1963 |
Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan | | - "Sugar Hill Blues"
- "Another Get Together"
- "This Could Be the Start of Something Big"
- "Melba's Blues"
- "Shiny Stockings"
- "Cousin Mary"
- "Cloudburst"
| February 22, 1963 |
Paul Winter Sextet | | - "Bells and Horns"
- "Port Au Prince Suite"
- "Casa Camara"
- "The Thumper"
| March 1, 1963 |
Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd (Pgm I) | - Woody Herman (Clarinet)
- Bill Chase (Trumpet)
- Paul Fontaine (Trumpet)
- Dave Gale (Trumpet)
- Gerry Lamy (Trumpet)
- Billy Hunt (Trumpet)
- Phil Wilson (Trombone)
- Henry Southall (Trombone)
- Bob Rudolph (Trombone)
- Sal Nistico (Tenor Saxophone)
- Jackie Stevens (Tenor Saxophone)
- Bobby Jones (Tenor Saxophone)
- Frank Hittner (Baritone Saxophone)
- Nat Pierce (Piano)
- Chuck Andrus (Bass)
- Jake Hanna (Drums)
| - "Molasses"
- "El Toro Grande"
- "Lonesome Old Town"
- "That's Where It Is"
- "Cousins"
| May 24, 1963 |
Bola Sete/Vince Guaraldi Trio | | - "Outra Vez"
- "Tango El Bongo"
- "Tour de Force"
- "Star Song"
- "Mambossa"
| September 25, 1963 |
'Muggsy' Spanier | | - "St. Louis Blues"
- "Beale St. Blues"
- "Someday Sweetheart"
- "At the Jazz Band Ball"
| December 6, 1963 |
John Coltrane Quartet | | - "Afro Blue"
- "Alabama"
- "Impressions"
| December 7, 1963 |
Joe Sullivan | | - "Gin Mill Blues"
- "Squeeze Me"
- "Little Rock Getaway"
- "Memories of You"
- "Black and Blue"
| December 18, 1963 |
Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall | | - "Change Partners"
- "Some Time Ago"
- "My Kinda Love"
- "My Little Suede Shoes"
- "Bags' Groove"
| January 10, 1964 |
Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd (Pgm II) | - Woody Herman (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet)
- Bill Chase (Trumpet)
- Paul Fontaine (Trumpet)
- Dave Gale (Trumpet)
- Gerry Lamy (Trumpet)
- Billy Hunt (Trumpet)
- Phil Wilson (Trombone)
- Henry Southall (Trombone)
- Bob Rudolph (Trombone)
- Sal Nistico (Tenor Saxophone)
- Carmen Leggio (Tenor Saxophone)
- Jackie Stevens (Tenor Saxophone)
- Tom Anastas (Baritone Saxophone)
- Nat Pierce (Piano)
- Chuck Andrus (Bass)
- Jake Hanna (Drums)
| - "Taste of Honey"
- "My Wish"
- "Deep Purple"
- "Early Autumn "
- "Satin Doll"
- "Mood Indigo"
- "Blue Flame"
| January 15, 1964 |
Woody Herman and The Swingin' Herd (Pgm III) | - Woody Herman (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet)
- Bill Chase (Trumpet)
- Paul Fontaine (Trumpet)
- Dabby Nolan (Trumpet)
- Gerry Lamy (Trumpet)
- Billy Hunt (Trumpet)
- Phil Wilson (Trombone)
- Henry Southall (Trombone)
- Kenny Wexsel (Trombone)
- Sal Nistico (Tenor Saxophone)
- Carmen Leggio (Tenor Saxophone)
- Jackie Stevens (Tenor Saxophone)
- Tom Anastas (Baritone Saxophone)
- Nat Pierce (Piano)
- Chuck Andrus (Bass)
- Jake Hanna (Drums)
| - "Jazz Hoot"
- "Just Squeeze Me"
- "After You've Gone"
- Cousins
| February 15, 1964 |
Mel Tormé and the Benny Barth Trio | - Mel Tormé (Vocals)
- Gary Long (Piano)
- Perry Lind (Bass)
- Benny Barth (Drums)
| - "We've Got a World That Swings"
- "Comin' Home, Baby"
- "Sidney's Soliloquy"
- "Dat Dere"
- "When Sunny Gets Blue"
- "Quiet Night"
- "Route 66"
| May 2, 1964 |
Art Pepper Quartet | | - "The Trip "
- "D Section"
- (Untitled)
| May 9, 1964 |
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | | - "Just Blues"
- "St. Louis Blues"
- "Kids Are Pretty People"
- "Do not Get Sassy"
| April 22, 1968 |
B.B. King - King of the Blues | - B.B. King (Guitar)
- Sonny Freeman (Drums)
- Jim Toney (Organ)
- Mose Thomas (Trumpet)
- Lee Gatling (Saxophone)
| - "Whole Lotta Love"
- "I've Got a Mind to Give Up Livin '"
- "Think I'll Move to the Jungle"
- "Darling, You Know I Love You"
- "That's Wrong, Li'l Mama"
- (Untitled)
| May 9, 1968 |
Charles Lloyd Quartet | | - "Love Ship"
- "Tagore"
- "Passin' Thru"
- "Forest Flower"
| June 18, 1968 |
Count Basie Reminisces | | - "I Don't Know"
- "Handful of Keys"
- (Untitled)
- "Squeeze Me"
- "Twenty Minutes After Three"
- "As Long As I Live"
- "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)"
- "National Educational Television Blues"
| August 21, 1968 |