1956 - NBC - TODAY - Nellie Lutcher Jazz Pianist

[@Millerinski]

I love Nellie Lutcher. My dad used to talk about her a lot.

[@StewartSelkirk]

I love Nellie Lutcher. Listen to Fine Brown Frame for starters! ❤

[@b.o.m.militia]

I'm a Lutcher from New Orleans, LA. I wonder if we're kin because she favors some of my aunts.

[@deatonpl]

I just love Nellie....grew up listing to her 78's

[@Turkeydoodlers]

Great post. One of my favorite songs

[@facebeater]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS PRICELESS CLIP!!!

[@zakiahart3919]

Nice love discover female jazz pianist from 1920's -60's.

[@bronxbum]

Fabulous!!

[@MrJoeybabe25]

This is so great! Thank you so much for this clip and pray you have more! I was already a Dave Garroway fan, but now I'm a Nellie Lutcher fan too. Cool, man!

[@Lampshade51]

Love the understated and smart Dave Garroway.

[@gailzellner7373]

Thanks

[@karlsonkab51]

looks great - wonderful show when TV actually lived up to its potential

[@veronicaalleyne]

once upon a time in America families would gather together to watch quality entertainment shows that were both groundbreaking & wholesome, if you can imagine

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

SAW Her live @ Vine St Bar & Grill on 8th of july,1986. Got a photo to prove it, she s looking directly @ my lense, shot from close range side of the grand piano ... & of the Lady, the Legend, the Truth (= a Lana Turner bio) ...Wish I could also have seen Hazel Brooks ! Came from far away, northern Europe. 1st time in Hollyweird. Maybe next life ...,"Heaven knows, Mr Allison .."

[@kirk1968]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@murraywan]

Good one!! I was also curious about the identity of the bassist and drummer.

[@MaxVeronicamusic]

Pure magic...

[@bernardcarville2759]

Thanks for putting this up.I recently purchased the Bear Family CD set & wondered if there were any clips of her performing. This is great! Thanks again!

[@musicom67]

4:46 - How's that for a 'lapel' lavalier microphone. Almost like a Bell telephone operator's harness!

[@fromthesidelines]

Dave often invited jazz musicans to perform on "TODAY" during the '50s- this is from a Friday telecast, probably during the 8-9am(et) hour. At the time, the series originated from RCA's "Exhibition Hall", where people could see the show from the big "picture windows", hold up signs, and wave to their heart's content....

[@1ringa]

Is it Charles Burrell on bass? Jay

[@musicom67]

Nope, didn't do anything 'fancy' to clean up this kinescope... Just used my 16-year skills as an Avid Symphony video editor and did simple color correction on a shitty-looking kinnie. Glad you liked it the outcome!

[@musicom67]

Nope...they're 'wings' I added to maintain HD aspect

[@troysvisualarts]

This kinescope looks very well made and very well cleaned up and stabilized to look close to the original live telecast, I'd almost think this footage was recorded to 2" quad videotape!!! :D Question, was this footage ran through a specialized motion estimation process like Kevin Segura's "LiveFeed" which compares 2 frames and guesses the frame between to up the picture rate from 24 pictures/sec kinescope standard to 60 pictures/sec NTSC standard for original fluid video motion?

[@anncarr4035]

didn't she teach and jam w Nat King Cole, in Chicago?

[@niallrobertson459]

Is that the great Roy Haynes on drums?

[@tomservo56954]

Were those "Today" letter boxes part of the original airing?

[@hmengland41]

Amazing quality -- both video and audio -- considering the age and that it's a kinescope. Interesting microphones, too, on both Nellie and Dave. (Garroway was known as a jazz fan, so this is wonderful to see... Anyone know who the bassist and drummer were?

[@ericcarter7515]

A a lot real gone guys ,with Nellie Lutcher.

[@paulalansmith]

? Audio quality is really bad today, can you check?

[@musicom67]

Maybe it will be better tomorrow.

[@jeanettesteed3326]

Always someone has to have a moan. just enjoy this a historic memory to the past. Get a life

[@DAKZL]

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