Ad Lib

Overview

"Ad Lib" was a TV program hosted by composer and pianist Phil Moore and produced by Cinema Arts Productions Inc. that aired in 1981. Ad Lib featured noted jazz artists performing for the video camera while recording their musical albums at various recording studios. The series was repeated in 1982 and in 1984. ⁕Season 1, Episode 1: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. ⁕Season 1, Episode 2: Kenny Burrell & Ernie Andrews ⁕Season 1, Episode 3: Jimmy Smith ⁕Season 1, Episode 4: Jon Hendricks ⁕Season 1, Episode 5: Dianne Reeves & Snooky Young* ⁕Season 1, Episode 6: Jeanne Moore & Marshall Royal ⁕Season 1, Episode 7: Dorothy Donegan/Mary Davis/The Tonight Show All-Stars ⁕Season 1, Episode 8: O.C. Smith & Scatman Crothers ⁕Season 1, Episode 9: Freda Payne & Stanley Turrentine ⁕Season 1, Episode 10: Red Norvo/Clora Bryant/Rozelle Gayle ⁕Season 1, Episode 11: Legends of Jazz: Dixieland ⁕Season 1, Episode 12: Jimmy Witherspoon/John Collins ⁕Season 1, Episode 13: Linda Hopkins/Paul Smith ⁕Season 1, Episode 14: Dianne Reeves/James Newton/Allan Iwohara ⁕Season 1, Episode 15: Jimmy Witherspoon/Marshall Royal ⁕Season 1, Episode 16: Maxine Weldon/Greg Poree ⁕Season 1, Episode 17: Freda Payne/Jerome Richardson