The Subject Is Jazz

The Subject is Jazz was a television program that aired on NBC in 1958. Hosted by Gilbert Seldes with the musical direction of Billy Taylor, the show featured prominent jazz performers. The series of thirteen half-hour shows produced at WNBC in New York. Footage from the show features many interviews and performances of 50s jazz legends Duke Elllington, Billy Taylor, Wilbur de Paris, John Hammond, Aaron Copeland, Willis Conover, Toshiko, Lee Konitz, Cannonbal Adderley, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Dr. Marshall Stearns and others.