JazzWax

JazzWax

2007-2025

Betty, Ben and Maynard: 1968

Marc Myers's avatar
Marc Myers
Oct 25, 2018
∙ Paid
Share


The following 30-minute clip is as revealing as it is mystifying. The tape features Maynard Ferguson, Betty Carter, Ben Webster and, I believe, Don Byas in a Dutch radio studio. As Peter Levin writes: "The clip is a documentary that was filmed in a Dutch radio studio during the summer of 1968 and aired on October 1, 1968 on NTS, one of the Netherlands' …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to JazzWax to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Marc Myers
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture