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Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

"TELEVISION'S JAZZ DETECTIVE"

Jazz pianist Johnny Staccato supplements his meager musician's income by working as a private detective. The background for many of the episodes is his friend "Waldo's" jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village, featuring performances by the Pete Candoli jazz combo which included Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Red Norvo and Johnny Williams. The theme was composed by Elmer Bernstein.

Created By
StatusEnded
Original NameJohnny Staccato
First Air DateSeptember 10, 1959
Last Air DateMarch 24, 1960
Seasons1
Episodes27
Episode Runtime 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production CompaniesRevue Studios
NetworksNBC
The Wild Reed
S01E12

The Wild Reed

When Frankie Aspen's saxophone-playing takes a sudden turn for the worse, Johnny determines to find out what is bothering him.

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