Now that show takes a beating . Nothing but the best music was good enough for American audiences back in the day . They must have cost an arm & a leg to produce !!!! & just for one night ? I'm highly entertained to day , I'll have to stay in all week to recoop my energy . Fabulous post , Thank you .
While I know the 40s, 50s, and 60s had their own problems, I sure prefer the music, movies, and television shows of that time. I was born in the late 60s, so I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Even in those times, my experience was that people were a lot friendlier and kinder to each other. For me, the 90s were the last enjoyable decade. It's been tough to endure how the world has changed since then. Perhaps it's a human trait to romanticize the past (especially the years of one's youth) and not remember or consider the negative aspects of bygone days, but I sure wish I could time travel and hop through the years from 1955 to 1965 and see for myself what the world was like.
For me, the best part is the iconic opening with Johnny Olson and the Miami skyline with Biscayne Bay. That's been harder to find there days because most of Gleason's shows were removed from RU-vid.
I remember seeing this episode when it aired. My grandparents watched the Jackie Gleason Show and my siblings and I were living with them at the time. I was not quite five years old. I suppose that might explain my fondness for Big Band and Jazz.
My first thought was, " Who in the heck wants to follow Duke Ellington?" BUT, all of these bands were fantastic !!!! Wow, all that talent on one stage.
Thank you for posting! This was a weekly show with fantastic production values! Mr.Gleason was a great showman.My father recorded most of them through the years.Thank you to all the gang at CBS, Mr.Paley,Mr.Leiberson,Mr.Miller! As Mr. Gleason would say, how sweet it was.Great memories, thank you.
The Great One knew how to put on a show. I usually watched the show with my parents, but I must have missed this one. Glad I'm finally seeing it here. Les and Larry Elgart's rendition of Skyliner is just velvet. Too bad Count Basie was cut out of this video.
It pains me to say that I once owned the 16 millimeter kinescope of this episode, without commercials but a longer running time, maybe 49 minutes. I foolishly sold it for $350.00 because I needed the money.
Actually I believe this is about it.Jackie had an hour-long variety show,but with the commercials edited out,the actual time would be about what we have here (but there should be a few minutes more,the chop-off at 32 minutes is abrupt).But isn't what we have here spectacular.........
@@bubbastill2040 well yes it's Spectular but this version cut out the Glenn miller Orchestra part but I do got a tape of The Jackie Gleason Show Salute To The Big Bands and also The Jackie Gleason Show's Poor Soul Goes To Fantasy Land and Christmas Land Special.
@@bubbastill2040 but also I do know that Jackie Gleason Had an One Hour Variety Shows but the copy I got on tape it was more than 30 plus minutes. This Show was 49 or 50 minutes long
Bubba Still I Do have to admit it that this cilp was in good use for it cause when I downloaded this video and used it with The Timex All Star Jazz program, A couple of cilps from The Johnny Carson Tonight Show, The Glenn Miller Time The Summer series from The 60's and a cilp of The Dorsey Brother's Stage Show put them together on DVD and called it The Salute To The Music Of Jazz.
Eu tinha meus tem years 10 anos quando eu aqui em Recife ia aos teatros assistir as Big Bands.. simplesmente fantástico.. times good.. Nao volta mais fica so saudades
Me too, my friend! By the way, Lew Tabakin (with the mustache) that I was telling you about is sitting next to Larry Elgart. These were all NYC guys in the Elgart portion.
@@billyadair3795 your right Billy this old goat blew it on that one. Ceaser Romero was not piano either, just acting. Mel powell was the real piano player. Thanks again for clearing that up bill
I remember hearing that version of Smile when they used it to do the cut ins to the local stations carrying the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon back in the 1970s.
