April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and all month long the official YouTube channel of The Ed Sullivan Show will feature jazz segments from the famous variety show’s archive. Though best known for groundbreaking appearances by Elvis Presley and the Beatles, Sullivan’s program had a long history of presenting a wide variety of performers, from comedians to novelty acts (Topo Gigio, anyone?) and, of course, jazz. Among the many jazz artists who performed on the show during its run from 1948 to 1971 were Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie with Joe Williams, and Erroll Garner. Segments from those artists and several more can be seen during April on the channel. There’s even a rare clip of W.C. Handy performing “St. Louis Blues” in 1949.
Here’s the schedule for the streams of jazz segments in April. You can stream each segment on demand, but only on the dates specified.
| STREAM DATE | ARTIST | PERFORMANCE | AIRDATE |
| THU 4/1 | Louis Armstrong | When It’s Sleepy Time Down South | January 27, 1957 |
| THU 4/1 | Benny Goodman | I Want to Be Happy | June 19, 1960 |
| FRI 4/2 | W.C. Handy | St. Louis Blues | February 6, 1949 |
| FRI 4/2 | Lionel Hampton | How High the Moon | August 21, 1960 |
| FRI 4/2 | Turk Murphy & Dixieland Brass Band | Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home | September 26, 1965 |
| SAT 4/3 | Louis Armstrong | On the Sunny Side of the Street | January 27, 1957 |
| SAT 4/3 | Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ray McKinley | In the Mood | May 19, 1957 |
| SAT 4/3 | Count Basie, Joe Williams | Roll ‘Em Pete | November 22, 1959 |
| SAT 4/3 | Gene Krupa | Sing, Sing, Sing | June 26, 1960 |
| SAT 4/3 | Pete Fountain | Tiger Rag | May 14, 1961 |
| SUN 4/4 | Erroll Garner | Misty | March 26, 1961 |
| SUN 4/4 | Louis Armstrong | Muskrat Ramble | October 15, 1961 |
| MON 4/5 | Louis Armstrong | Basin Street Blues | July 15, 1956 |
| MON 4/5 | Woody Herman and His Orchestra | Caldonia | March 24, 1963 |
| TUE 4/6 | Louis Armstrong | So Long Dearie | October 4, 1964 |
| THU 4/8 | Louis Armstrong | Now You Has Jazz | September 20, 1959 |
| FRI 4/9 | Louis Armstrong | When It’s Sleepy Time Down South | October 8, 1961 |
| SUN 4/11 | Louis Armstrong | Royal Garden Blues | October 8, 1961 |
| MON 4/12 | Louis Armstrong | Now You Has Jazz | March 5, 1961 |
| TUE 4/13 | Louis Armstrong | Struttin’ With Some Barbecue | January 27, 1957 |
| WED 4/14 | Louis Armstrong, Eileen Farrell | ‘S Wonderful | September 20, 1959 |
| FRI 4/16 | Harry James | Lester Leaps In | February 14, 1960 |
| FRI 4/16 | Louis Armstrong | That’s My Home | March 5, 1961 |
| SUN 4/18 | Louis Armstrong | Tiger Rag | March 5, 1961 |
| FRI 4/23 | Louis Armstrong | When It’s Sleepy Time Down South | July 2, 1961 |
| SAT 4/24 | Louis Armstrong | When the Saints Go Marching In | September 20, 1959 |
| MON 4/26 | Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington | Duke’s Place | December 17, 1961 |
| WED 4/28 | Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington | In a Mellow Tone | December 17, 1961 |
