Ten minutes of joy. Preserved from a time in the 1950s when westerns were taking over TV. And not everyone was happy about it.
(Original airdate: October 22, 1957)
#NatCole #CabCalloway

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Piano video of the song "Candy", popularized by #NatCole, among others. This video is from long ago, and I feel quite detached from the musician I see playing it. #jazzstandards #dysphoria #nostalgia #girlinthemirror #pianoimprov #candy #pianopractice #donotjudge #photobackup #humanmusic #pnw

Stephen Foster/King Oliver/Jelly Roll Morton/Lester Young/Charlie Parker/Miles Davis/Duke Ellington/Thelonious Monk/Sun Ra/John Coltrane/Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Wayne Shorter/Charlie Christian/Otis Rush/Muddy Waters/Charley Patton/Robert Johnson/Hank Williams/Carter Family/Pharoah Sanders/NatCole

I would have loved hearing the #NatCole Trio back in the day with Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and #NatKingCole, pictured here at #Zanzibar, #NYC, ca. July 1946. #Photo by a wonderful #photographer of #jazz musicians, #WilliamGottlieb.