The All Star Parade of Bands
Most musicians, especially jazz musicians, perform better in front of an audience, particularly one that is dancing. The solution was the remote broadcast. By the 1950s, recording technology made the remote broadcast less of a necessity, but the shows were still popular with both performers and audiences. NBC, in cooperation with the United Federation of Musicians, began broadcasting The All Star Parade of Bands during the mid-Fifties as an advertising vehicle for the Treasury Department's Savings Bond Program. This collection captures 46 episodes, totaling over 26 hours of marvelous music, from Jazz venues across the country featuring some of the biggest acts in jazz.
Collection Highlights
- Features legendary performances from icons including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, and the Dorsey brothers, as well as vocal greats like Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, and Julie London, each with their own unique flavor.
- Includes rare and historic broadcasts from 1953 through 1956, such as a New Year's Eve Special from 1954 with the Dorsey Brothers, and live sets from Sardi's with Les Brown and His Band of Renown.
- Showcases the charming consistency of the era's entertaining plugs for the Savings Bond Program, paired with the incredible fidelity and energy of remote broadcasts that brought the dance hall atmosphere directly into listeners' homes.
Track Listing
Show all 92 tracks (26 hours, 3 min)
- All Star Parade Bands 530609 Ray Anthony
- All Star Parade Bands 530619 Tommy Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
- All Star Parade Bands 530627 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 530725 Duke Ellingtoncr
- All Star Parade Bands 530801 Louis Armstrong Blue Note
- All Star Parade Bands 530808 Bud Powell And Billy Eckstine
- All Star Parade Bands 530814 Eddie Sauter-Bill Finnegan
- All Star Parade Bands 530821 Eddie Sauter And Bill Finnegan
- All Star Parade Bands 530828 Harry James
- All Star Parade Bands 530905 Xavier Cugat First Half Only
- All Star Parade Bands 530907 Harry James
- All Star Parade Bands 530912 SauterFinegan
- All Star Parade Bands 530921 Stan Kenton 23 Deg N 82 Deg W
- All Star Parade Bands 530928 Ralph Marterie His Orchestra
- All Star Parade Bands 531012 Les Brown
- All Star Parade Bands 531123 Ray Anthony
- All Star Parade Bands 540111 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 540125 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 540501 Dorsey Brothers Lynn Roberts
- All Star Parade Bands 540508 Dorsey Brothers Lynn Roberts
- All Star Parade Bands 540924 Dorsey Brothers Georgia Gibbs
- All Star Parade Bands 540924 Woody Herman
- All Star Parade Bands 541231 Dorsey Brothers Lynn Roberts
- All Star Parade Bands 541231 New Years Eve Special
- All Star Parade Bands 5606 11 Les Brown Live At Sardi’s
- All Star Parade Bands 550507 Louis Armstrong
- All Star Parade Bands 550528 Louis Armstrong
- All Star Parade Bands 550604 Erroll Garner Trio
- All Star Parade Bands 550613 Matt Dennis Trio
- All Star Parade Bands 550711 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 551130 Xavier Cugat
- All Star Parade Bands 560109 Count Basie
- All Star Parade Bands 560130 Count Basie, Joe Williams
- All Star Parade Bands 560206 Count Basie April In Paris
- All Star Parade Bands 560213 Bobby Troup Trio Julie London
- All Star Parade Bands 560305 Frances Faye
- All Star Parade Bands 560312 Carmen McRae
- All Star Parade Bands 560402 Count Basie Sixteen Men Swingin'
- All Star Parade Bands 560423 George Shearing
- All Star Parade Bands 560514 Count Basie Perdido
- All Star Parade Bands 560521 Sarah Vaughan
- All Star Parade Bands 560528 Count Basie
- All Star Parade Bands 560604 Stan Kenton Opus In Charteuse
- All Star Parade Bands 560625 Count Basie Little Pony
- All Star Parade Bands 560709 Louis Jordan
- All Star Parade Bands 560723 Tal Farlow Marian McPartland
- All Star Parade Bands 530609 Ray Anthony
- All Star Parade Bands 530619 Tommy Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
- All Star Parade Bands 530627 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 530725 Duke Ellingtoncr
- All Star Parade Bands 530801 Louis Armstrong Blue Note
- All Star Parade Bands 530808 Bud Powell And Billy Eckstine
- All Star Parade Bands 530814 Eddie Sauter-Bill Finnegan
- All Star Parade Bands 530821 Eddie Sauter And Bill Finnegan
- All Star Parade Bands 530828 Harry James
- All Star Parade Bands 530905 Xavier Cugat First Half Only
- All Star Parade Bands 530907 Harry James
- All Star Parade Bands 530912 SauterFinegan
- All Star Parade Bands 530921 Stan Kenton 23 Deg N 82 Deg W
- All Star Parade Bands 530928 Ralph Marterie His Orchestra
- All Star Parade Bands 531012 Les Brown
- All Star Parade Bands 531123 Ray Anthony
- All Star Parade Bands 540111 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 540125 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 540501 Dorsey Brothers Lynn Roberts
- All Star Parade Bands 540508 Dorsey Brothers Lynn Roberts
- All Star Parade Bands 540924 Dorsey Brothers Georgia Gibbs
- All Star Parade Bands 540924 Woody Herman
- All Star Parade Bands 541231 Dorsey Brothers Lynn Roberts
- All Star Parade Bands 541231 New Years Eve Special
- All Star Parade Bands 5606 11 Les Brown Live At Sardi’s
- All Star Parade Bands 550507 Louis Armstrong
- All Star Parade Bands 550528 Louis Armstrong
- All Star Parade Bands 550604 Erroll Garner Trio
- All Star Parade Bands 550613 Matt Dennis Trio
- All Star Parade Bands 550711 Stan Kenton
- All Star Parade Bands 551130 Xavier Cugat
- All Star Parade Bands 560109 Count Basie
- All Star Parade Bands 560130 Count Basie, Joe Williams
- All Star Parade Bands 560206 Count Basie April In Paris
- All Star Parade Bands 560213 Bobby Troup Trio Julie London
- All Star Parade Bands 560305 Frances Faye
- All Star Parade Bands 560312 Carmen McRae
- All Star Parade Bands 560402 Count Basie Sixteen Men Swingin'
- All Star Parade Bands 560423 George Shearing
- All Star Parade Bands 560514 Count Basie Perdido
- All Star Parade Bands 560521 Sarah Vaughan
- All Star Parade Bands 560528 Count Basie
- All Star Parade Bands 560604 Stan Kenton Opus In Charteuse
- All Star Parade Bands 560625 Count Basie Little Pony
- All Star Parade Bands 560709 Louis Jordan
- All Star Parade Bands 560723 Tal Farlow Marian McPartland
