简介：WithKenBurns'sJazzhavingbroughtthemusicintoourlivingroomsonaregularbasis,itseemsabitlessanomalousthatjazzshowswereonceascommononthetubeasso-calledrealityprogrammingistoday(OK,maybenotthatcommon).RalphJ.Gleason'sJazzCasualserieswasonesuchoutlet;JazzSceneUSA,executiveproducedbySteveAllenandhostedbysingerOscarBrownJr.,wasanother.Theformatsweresimilar:alittletalkandalotofstraight-aheadblowing.Theperfectsetting,then,foraltosaxophonistCannonballAdderley,whoappearedonbothshowsduringtheirearly'60sruns.Dapperanddignified,articulateandaffable,AdderleywasalsoarguablythebestaltoplayersinceCharlieParker,withasuperbbandtoboot(featuringbrotherNatoncornet,YusefLateefontenorsax,flutes,andoboe,andfutureWeatherReportcofounderJoeZawinulonpiano).Playingjustfourcompletetuneshere,thesextetcoversanextraordinaryamountofterritory,fromthehardbopofQuincyJones's"Jessica'sBirthday"andtheAfricandroneof"Primitive"totwopopularNatAdderleytunes,"JiveSamba"(herecalled"BossaNovaNemo")andtheblues-drenched"WorkSong."Amarvelousperformance--andtheDVDsoundisexcellent.If"bosstenor"manTeddyEdwards'ssetoffivehard-bopEdwardsoriginalsislessscintillating,it'slessareflectiononhim(aucontraire--heandhissextetswingmightily,especiallyon"SunsetEyes")thanaresultofthesimplemisfortuneofhavingtofollowCannonballtothestand.--SamGraham…