Jazz From Sixty-One was a CBS show taped at the network's Studio 61 in New York and hosted by Robert Herridge. It aired in September 1960 and was part of the network's Herridge-produced Robert Herridge Theater series. For this half-hour jazz program, Herridge brought together two groups—one led by tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and the other by pianist Ahmad Jamal. In the past, I've only found this show chopped up into milky segments on YouTube. Now it looks like Don Kaart recently uploaded a top-quality print of the entire show.
Webster's group featured Webster (ts), Buck Clayton (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Hank Jones (p), George Duvivier (b) and Jo Jones (d).
Jamal's trio consisted of Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b) and Vernell Fournier (d). That's jazz critic Nat Hentoff with the pipe and his wife at the time.
Here's Jazz From 61 in its entirety...
