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Jazz 625

Jazz 625

Jazz 625 is a BBC jazz music programme, featuring concerts by British and American jazz musicians, which was first broadcast between April 1964 and August 1966. The programme was created by Terry Henebery, a clarinetist by training, who was recruited back to television in 1963 as one of the new producer intake for the opening of BBC2.

The title of the show referred to the fact that BBC2 was broadcast on 625-lines UHF rather than the 405-lines VHF system then used by the other channels.

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Created ByTerry Henebery
StatusEnded
Original NameJazz 625
First Air DateApril 21, 1964
Last Air DateNovember 5, 2010
Seasons4
Episodes93
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC
NetworksBBC FourBBC Two
BBC Four Compilation [Restored]
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BBC Four Compilation [Restored]

Vintage 1960s British jazz from the BBC's archives, presented by Steve Race. Featured performers include John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Victor Feldman with Ronnie Scott, the Tubby Hayes Big Band, the Johnny Ross Quartet, Annie Ross with the Tony Kinsey Quintet and Bill Le Sage's Directions in Jazz. Music played: Steve Race Orchestra ("Jazz 625"), Bill Le Sage and The Directions in Jazz Unit ("Night Talk" and "Time 2 ½"), Cleo Laine and John Dankworth ("Lady Be Good" and "Women Talk"), Victor Feldman Trio ("Swinging On A Star"), Johnny Smith Quintet ("Othello"), Tubby Hayes Big Band ("Killers of W.1." and "In The Night"), Annie Ross with the Tony Kinsey Quintet ("Farmer's Market"), George Lewis and Acker Bilk ("Corinne Corinna"), Ronnie Scott and the Victor Feldman Trio ("Summer Love"), Tony Kinsey Quintet ("Jaffa Daze"), Johnny Smith Quintet ("Donna Lee"), and John Dankworth ("Mark I").

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