Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts
American old-time radio program
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Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts is an American old-time radio program featuring Dixieland and jazz music. It was broadcast on the Blue Network from May 20, 1944, to April 7, 1945.[1]
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Eddie Condon circa 1946 | |
| Genre | Dixieland/jazz music |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language | English |
| Home station | WJZ |
| Syndicates | Blue Network |
| Hosted by | Eddie Condon |
| Directed by | Jack Bland Addison Amore |
| Produced by | Ernest Anderson |
| Original release | May 20, 1944 – March 7, 1945 |
Format
In 1942, musician Eddie Condon began staging concerts in New York City, with Carnegie Hall and Town Hall as venues. By 1944, the performances were sold out.[2] In 1944, the Blue Network began broadcasting the concerts, which The Directory of the Armed Forces Radio Service Series described as "Jazz music of a high standard".[3] The broadcasts began "about eight performances into the series".[4]
The program typically began with a jazz song, after which Condon commented on the song and introduced the band's members. The network described the programs as "the only unrehearsed, free-wheeling, completely barefoot music on the air."[4]
Personnel
Condon was the program's host, with broadcasts featuring what the Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings called "many of the era's greatest musicians".[5] Among them was singer Lee Wiley, described in the encyclopedia as "a near-regular" on the show.[5] The broadcasts found Condon "surrounded by the greatest names in jazz—Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Willie “The Lion” Smith and Bob Haggart."[6]
Jack Bland and Addison Amore were the directors, and Ernest Anderson was the producer.[4]
