Storyline

Renowned journalist and jazz critic Nat Hentoff tells the story of his longtime colleague, pioneering TV writer/director/producer, Robert Herridge. Herridge, working closely with Hentoff, was the key force behind the making of some of the most important music productions in American television history, from "The Sound of Jazz" (1957), featuring Billie Holiday, Thelonius Monk, Lester Young, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge, to "The Sound of Miles Davis" (1959), with Davis, John Coltrane and Gil Evans ... to a pair of folk and blues shows, featuring Joan Baez's first national TV appearances (1960), which Bob Dylan says enticed the then 19-year-old Minnesotan to move to New York City and begin his extraordinary career. "The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge" offers Nat Hentoff's video-rich celebration of one of the great musical collaborations of the 20th century.

Key Information

Director John Sorensen
Language EN

Cast & Crew

Nat Hentoff

Nat Hentoff

Frequently Asked Questions

The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge was released on November 3, 2018.

The runtime of The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge is 55m.

The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge is a Documentary movie.

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The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge was directed by John Sorensen.

The main cast of The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge includes Nat Hentoff.

The Jazz Television of Robert Herridge is originally in English.