- Creator
- Thaler, Alvin, 1926-2008
- Call number
- JPB 19-03
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- Alvin Thaler Photographs of The Sound of Jazz, JPB 19-03. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Repository
- Music Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Alvin Thaler was a producer and director for CBS television and served as production manager for the series The Seven Lively Arts. The collection consists of photographs and contact sheets, and negatives shot by Thaler during the production of "The Sound of Jazz," a single episode of The Seven Lively Arts that aired on December 8, 1957.
Biographical/historical information
The Sound of Jazz was one episode of the CBS television series The Seven Lively Arts that was filmed and broadcast on December 8, 1957. The episode was directed by Jack Smight, produced by Robert Herridge, and with camera setup by Charles H. Schulz. Nat Hentoff and Whitney Balliett provided musical guidance for the episode, including the selection of musical guests. The episode featured 32 jazz artists in live performance, including luminaries such as Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk.
Administrative information
Custodial history
The collection was donated by Alvin Thaler in 1994.
Using the collection
Location
Music DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor