December 8, 1957 –
The CBS series, The Seven Living Arts aired, The Sound of Jazz, live from their NYC studios: an all-star program featuring swing era and contemporary jazz artists, including Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, and many others, on this date.
The show’s performance of Fine and Mellow reunited Billie Holiday with her friend Lester Young for the final time. Within two years, both Young and Holiday had died.
The Haus of Dcaligari 