Most musicians, especially jazz musicians, perform better in front of an audience, particularly one that is dancing. The solution was the remote broadcast. By the 1950s, recording technology made the remote broadcast less of a necessity, but the shows were still popular with both performers and audiences. NBC, in cooperation with the United Federation of Musicians, began broadcasting The All Star Parade of Bands during the mid-Fifties as an advertising vehicle for the Treasury Department's Savings Bond Program. This collection captures 46 episodes, totaling over 26 hours of marvelous music, from Jazz venues across the country featuring some of the biggest acts in jazz.
