Documentary: Paul Horn

Yesterday, in my tribute to guitarist John Pisano, I featured clips of John as a sideman on a number of albums led by Paul Horn. Sadly, Horn is all but forgotten today. A multi-instrumentalist who played mostly flute, clarinet and alto saxophone, Horn led a quintet that recorded for Columbia and RCA Victor up until 1966. Then he began exploring world music.

In 1962, Horn was the subject of a 30-minute TV documentary produced by David Wolper and directed by Ed Spiegel called Portrait of a Jazz Musician. The show was a forerunner of sorts to CBS's 60 Minutes. It featured Paul Horn, Emil Richards (vib), Paul Moer (p), Victor Gaskin (b) and Milt Turner (d)...

Here's Part 1...

Here's Part 2...

And here's Part 3...

Bonus: Here's the Paul Horn Quintet in 1962 on TV'S Frankly Jazz playing On Green Dolphin Street...

Here's another clip from the show, We 3 Kings of Orient Are...

And here's Count Your Change...

And finally, a 1976 medley tribute by Horn to Antonio Carlos Jobim...

JazzWax notes: To read my post on Paul Horn in the opening scenes of Night Tide (1961), go here.

To read my post on Paul Horn in The Swinging Shepherds, go here...