paligap said:

Create it (a good music program where real musicians actually play), and they will watch.



A friend of mine lent me a tape of a similar show from Japan where they had cool combinations of musicians.

Here's a shot from one of the shows...



...that featured Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Roland Kirk, Jack Bruce, Buddy Miles and either Stevie Winwood or Brian Auger on B3. I think i'll ask to borrow it again and make note of other combinations.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

People get chubby, aight?

I remember this series! It used to come on after the Sunday sports extra show here in Chicago. I think it was way too avant garde for you typical TV audience at that time. Another thing that hurt the show was the fact that most of the NBC affiliates at that time chose not to show the program, since Sunday late nights were basically a programming wasteland for those stations. It's hard for most of these TV stations to make money during that particular time of the week, since most people go to bed early to begin the work week. I know in my hometown just west of Chicago, they generally show religious programs and infomericals after 10:30 pm on Sunday nights.

As for the proggram itself, it was awesome. The artists themselves generally came to play with their heroes and wanted to do improvisational music or just jam out. I remember David Sanborn saying one time at the beginning of one of the programs that if you were tuning in to see you favorite hits being performed, then you came to the wrong place. It reminded me of the early days of Soundstage and Austin City Limits.