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THE OSCAR LEVANT SHOW- KCOP-TV 13- March 24, 1958
Audio from this live, local to Los Angeles television show (on the air from 1958-1960), recorded by or at the direction of Red Skelton. From the collection of Richard Glazier.  Transfer from 3 open reel tapes, assembly, slight editing and noise/hiss reduction by Matías Bombal, March 9, 2023.
For use of any of segments of this recording in any media, please contact Richard Glazier for permissions or licensing:  http://www.richardglazier.com/
THE OSCAR LEVANT SHOW.  Friday, March 24, 1958 at 8:30 p.m.
With Oscar and June Levant
Sponsors: 
1st  Half hour: All State Carpet Co.
2nd Half hour: Harbor Lincoln-Mercury,  Wonder Bread, Kellog's Corn Flakes
3rd Half hour:  Standard Car Leasing, Queen Bee with Royal Jelly capsules 

Guests:
In the audience: Red Skelton, later on the microphone
Sir Cedric Hardwick
Red Skelton
Sidney Skolsky, Hollywood Columnist 
Jim McLarnin, Pugilist 

Photo: Oscar and June Levant, show hosts. June 4, 1958 UPI Telephoto, Matías Bombal Collection.
Photo Snipe reads:
"June Levant, the former actress June Gale, says people are startled when they learn that she has been married to Concert pianist Oscar Levant for 18 years. "He is really a good husband and a doting father" she says.  The Levants have three teenage daughters.  Oscar is different she admits but her own married life has been fascinating."

Note:  Red Skelton or his secretary recorded several broadcasts of THE OSCAR LEVANT SHOW in this fashion; two reel to reel decks with a microphone set up to a television speaker;  they switched sequentially between decks at each half hour, resulting with 3 tapes and no lost program gaps between reels.  Occasionally you hear an extraneous noise in the room where the machines and TV set were located; the static or hum from the television screen or the hum of the tape deck motors.  Also, there are occasional transmission noises inherent with over the air broadcasting.  The noise/hiss reduction performed was minimal and there was no adjustment to the equalization of the two monaural tracks on the tape, which were mixed to a single mono track.  By listening, you hear that there were some microphones on stands and others on booms: as the Levant's and their guests move about the studio stage and back and forth to the piano, there are brief moments were the voice audio level drops as the boom operator swings his microphone into a more ideal place to pick up the sound. No present day corrections were made to compensate for this.

The Oscar Levant Show- KCOP-TV 13- March 24, 1958

THE OSCAR LEVANT SHOW- KCOP-TV 13- April 18, 1958
Audio from this live, local to Los Angeles television show (on the air from 1958-1960), recorded by or at the direction of Red Skelton. From the collection of Richard Glazier.  Transfer from 3 open reel tapes, assembly, slight editing and noise/hiss reduction by Matías Bombal, March 5, 2023.
For use of any of segments of this recording in any media, please contact Richard Glazier for permissions or licensing:  http://www.richardglazier.com/
THE OSCAR LEVANT SHOW.  Friday, April 18, 1958 at 8:30 p.m.
With Oscar and June Levant
Sponsors: 
1st  Half hour: All State Carpet.
2nd Half hour: Riviera Sofa Co.
3rd Half hour:  Anacin, Palmolive, Roma Lynn Cosmetics, White Front, Bill Murphy Buick

Guests:
Patricia Cutts, Actress
On Film: Interview with Justice William O. Douglas
Red Skelton, Comic
Hazel Court, Actress


Photo: Oscar and June Levant, show hosts. June 4, 1958 UPI Telephoto, Matías Bombal Collection.
Photo Snipe reads:
"June Levant, the former actress June Gale, says people are startled when they learn that she has been married to Concert pianist Oscar Levant for 18 years. "He is really a good husband and a doting father" she says.  The Levants have three teenage daughters.  Oscar is different she admits but her own married life has been fascinating."

Note:  Red Skelton or his secretary recorded several broadcasts of THE OSCAR LEVANT SHOW in this fashion; two reel to reel decks with a microphone set up to a television speaker;  they switched sequentially between decks at each half hour, resulting with 3 tapes and no lost program gaps between reels.  Occasionally you hear an extraneous noise in the room where the machines and TV set were located; the static or hum from the television screen or the hum of the tape deck motors.  Also, there are occasional transmission noises inherent with over the air broadcasting.  The noise/hiss reduction performed was minimal and there was no adjustment to the equalization of the two monaural tracks on the tape, which were mixed to a single mono track.  By listening, you hear that there were some microphones on stands and others on booms: as the Levant's and their guests move about the studio stage and back and forth to the piano, there are brief moments were the voice audio level drops as the boom operator swings his microphone into a more ideal place to pick up the sound. No present day corrections were made to compensate for this.

The Oscar Levant Show- KCOP-TV 13- April 18, 1958

Concerto in F, Richard Glazier and the Oakland Symphony-Michael Morgan conducting

Live performance from the Salle Cortot in Paris

Someone To Watch Over Me

An amazing performance of You're Just in Love from Call Me Madam from Piano Playhouse.

Cy Walter and Stan Freeman

Live performance from Indiana University on Sept. 26th, 1996.

Cy Walter and Stan Freeman

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