Full 1963 CBC Broadcast — Ed Bickert with Maynard Ferguson, Moe Koffman & Joe Williams

Full 25-minute segment from the CBC television program Parade ( May 8th, 1963), featuring Maynard Ferguson, Moe Koffman, Joe Williams, and a young Ed Bickert playing a lovely Gibson L5C. This is an incredible capture of the CBC / Toronto jazz scene at the time and the unbelievably high level these musicians were playing at on a weekly basis. This was essentially Ed’s day job in the early 1960s. What a life. 📌 Ed Bickert Highlights / Best Moments 0:00 — Ed playing shaker in the opening frames (!) 7:30 — Great close-up rhythm section footage with Ed comping Freddie Green-style in the orchestra 20:50 — Long uninterrupted stretch with Ed clearly in view 23:25 — Ed’s guitar solo Personnel spotted throughout include: Ron Rully — drums Jerry Toth — alto saxophone Guido Basso — trumpet Erich Traugott — trumpet Don E. Johnson — trumpet Rob McConnell — valve trombone Butch Watanabe — trombone Timestamps 0:00 — “Watermelon Man” / opening footage 2:37 — Intro titles / Joe Williams — “Jump for Joy” (Duke Ellington) 4:45 — Moe Koffman plays two saxophones at once — “C Jam Blues” 7:38 — Great shot of Ed playing Freddie Green-style comping 8:40 — Maynard on valve trombone 9:00 — Back to trumpet 11:00 — “Danny Boy” 15:00 — “Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams” — Joe Williams 16:56 — “The Sounds of the Night” — Joe Williams 19:10 — “More Than Likely” — Joe Williams 20:55 — “Private Eye Blues” featuring Moe Koffman, Rob McConnell, Butch Watanabe & Ed Bickert #EdBickert #MaynardFerguson #MoeKoffman #JoeWilliams #TorontoJazz #CanadianJazz #CBC #BigBandJazz #JazzHistory #JazzGuitar #RareFootage #BeyondTheFrets #gibsonguitars