Sunday Night (American TV program)

This article is about the American music program. For the Australian current affairs program, see Sunday Night (Australian TV program).

Sunday Night / Michelob Presents Night Music
Format	music variety show
Starring	Jools Holland, David Sanborn, various
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	44
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lorne Michaels
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC (season one) syndication (season two)
Original run	1988 – 1990

Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was a late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990. The show featured performers in a wide variety of musical genres but was particularly known as a showcase for jazz and electric music.^[1] It was hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn, and featured Marcus Miller as musical director. Guests included acts such as Sonny Rollins, Shinehead, Sister Carol, Sonic Youth, Joe Sample, Slim Gaillard, Pere Ubu, Pharoah Sanders, and many others. In addition, vintage clips of jazz legends like Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, and Billie Holiday were also featured. The show also featured a house band of Omar Hakim (drums), Marcus Miller (bass), Philippe Saisse (keys), David Sanborn (sax), Hiram Bullock (guitar), and Jools Holland (piano). The show often allowed its guests ample time to explain the origins of their sound, meaning of songs, etc. It also provided a national audience for lesser known acts (like Arto Lindsay's band The Ambitious Lovers). Hal Willner was the music coordinator, responsible for the interesting musical mix-and-matching that took place on the show.

Cast and crew

The Sunday Night Band

Season #1: episodes #101 - 122

plays	1988 1st lineup	1989 2nd lineup	1989 3rd lineup	1989 4th lineup
keys guitar drums bass bass drums guitar	Philippe Saisse Hiram Bullock Omar Hakim Marcus Miller	Philippe Saisse Hiram Bullock Omar Hakim Tom Barney	Philippe Saisse Hiram Bullock Tom Barney J.T. Lewis	Philippe Saisse Marcus Miller J.T. Lewis Robben Ford

Music Associate (keys):		Brenda V. Browne	Brenda V. Browne

Night Music Band ^[2]

Season #2: episodes #201 - 218

plays	1989 5th lineup
keys guitar drums bass hand drum	Philippe Saisse Hiram Bullock Omar Hakim Tom Barney Don Alias

Regular weekly personalities and performers

Hosts:	Jools Holland David Sanborn	(occasional piano or organ accompaniment) (frequent saxophone accompaniment)

Production credits ^[3]

Title	Name
Sponsor:	Michelob
Production companies:	Broadway Video, Inc. PRA, Inc.
Videotaped at:	Chelsea Television Studios, New York City
Director:	Dave Wilson (1988–1989) John Fortenberry (season 2: 1989 - 1990)
Musical Directors:	Marcus Miller (1988, 1989) George Duke (1989) Hiram Bullock (season 2: 1989 - 1990) Philippe Saisse (season 2: 1989 - 1990)
Producer:	John Head
Co-Producer:	Patrick Rains

Episodes

Sunday Night musical guest appearances ^[4]

Season #1: episodes #101 - 122 (1988–1989)

Show 101	Show 102	Show 103
Ruth Brown Ivan Neville George Duke	James Taylor Milton Nascimento Nana Vasconcelos Don Grolnick Lani Groves Dennis Collins	Eddie Palmieri Nelson Gonzales Phoebe Snow Yomo Toro
Show 104	Show 105	Show 106
Dr. John Mavis Staples Jeff Healey	Dizzy Gillespie Dianne Reeves David Peaston Onaje Allan Gumbs	Slim Gaillard Mark Knopfler Randy Newman Take Six
Show 107	Show 108	Show 109
Marianne Faithfull John Zorn Aaron Neville Rob Wasserman John Sebastian NRBQ	Jack Bruce Joe Walsh Al Green Highway 101 Nat Hentoff	Boz Scaggs Anson Funderburgh Betty Wright Trio Bulgarka Dave Bargeron Randy Brecker Ronnie Cuber Lou Marini
Show 110	Show 111	Show 112
Al Jarreau Darlene Love Bashiri Johnson Johnny Clegg & Savuka Brenda White Lani Groves Dennis Collins	Earl Klugh Patti Austin Joe Sample Donald Fagen Sister Carol Kasey Cisyk Lani Groves Vaneese Thomas Vivian Cherry Bashiri Johnson	Judy Mowatt Joe Cocker David "Fathead" Newman Ladysmith Black Mambazo Annicia Banks Vaneese Thomas Kasey Cisyk Lani Groves
Show 113	Show 114	Show 115
Curtis Mayfield Taylor Dayne David Lindley Jorge Cameron Shinehead George Duke	Squeeze Sam Moore Stanley Turrentine Ashford and Simpson Joseph Joubert Steve Thornton George Duke	Youssou N'Dour Theo Diarra Mar Gueye Habib Faye Philip Bailey Lani Groves Marcus Roberts Ambitious Lovers George Duke
Show 116	Show 117	Show 118
Carlos Santana Lyle Lovett Chester Thompson Armando Peraza José "Chepito" Areas Wayne Shorter Fontella Bass George Duke	Betty Carter Branford Marsalis Willie Dixon John Sebastian George Duke	Take Six Rev. Claude Jeter Rev. Shirley Caesar Ann Caesar Price Bernard Sterling Michael Mathis The Dixie Hummingbirds
Show 119	Show 120	Show 121
Sonny Rollins Leonard Cohen Ken Nordine Perla Batalla Was (Not Was) Julie Christensen George Duke	Harry Connick, Jr. Lou Reed Gladys Knight John Cale Hiram Bullock Paul Shaffer	Robert Cray John Hiatt Koko Taylor (failed to appear) Tracy Nelson (replacement) World Saxophone Quartet
Show 122	Compilation 1	Compilation 2
John Lurie & The Lounge Lizards The Roches Little Milton Campbell Marcus Miller	Yomo Toro (Show 103) Dizzy Gillespie (Show 105) Slim Gaillard (Show 106) Aaron Neville (Show 107) Al Green (Show 108) Boz Scaggs & Betty Wright (Show 109) Savuka (Show 110) Joe Cocker (Show 112) Louis Jordan (archive video)	David Lindley (Show 113) Squeeze (Show 114) Youssous N'Dour (Show 115) Ambitious Lovers (Show 115) Fontella Bass (Show 116) Betty Carter (Show 117) Branford Marsalis (Show 117) Rev. Claude Jeter (Show 118) Leonard Cohen (Show 119) Sonny Rollins (Show 119) Robert Cray & John Hiatt (Show 121)

Night Music musical guest appearances

Season #2: episodes #201 - 218 (1989–1990)

Show 201	Show 202	Show 203
Stevie Ray Vaughan Pharoah Sanders Van Dyke Parks Maria McKee	Philip Glass Debbie Harry Loudon Wainwright III Pere Ubu	Nona Hendryx Pops Staples Ivo Papasov and his Wedding Band Adrian Belew Elliott Sharp
Show 204	Show 205	Show 206
Bootsy Collins Pretty Fat Carla Bley Steve Swallow Allen Toussaint Karen Mantler & Band	Todd Rundgren Pat Metheny Group Taj Mahal Nanci Griffith Christian Marclay	L.L. Cool J Jean-Luc Ponty Ray Manzarek Elliott Sharp
Show 207	Show 208	Show 209
The Pixies Sun Ra Syd Straw Arthur Baker Al Green Sister Carol	Sting & Fareed Haque Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas Bill Frisell & Band Mary Margaret O'Hara	Miles Davis Hank Ballard & The Three Midnighters Djavan Marcus Miller Zahar
Show 210	Show 211	Show 212
Sonic Youth Indigo Girls Daniel Lanois Evan Lurie & his Tango Band Diamanda Galás	Eric Clapton Robert Cray Julee Cruise Papa Wemba Dan Hicks & The Acoustic Warriors	Conway Twitty The Residents Kronos Quartet Aster Aweke
Show 213	Show 214	Show 215
Red Hot Chili Peppers Toots Thielemans Charlie Haden & his Liberation Orchestra Nick Cave & Mick Harvey Annabouboula Sister Carol	Graham Parker NRBQ Abbey Lincoln Phil Woods Shabazz and His D.J. C.E. Just Steve Turre and His Sea Shells	Bob Weir Rob Wasserman Warren Zevon Artis the Spoonman John Lurie and Nana Vasconcelos Bongwater Modern Jazz Quartet
Show 216	Show 217	Show 218
Richard Thompson Tim Berne Jo-el Sonnier John Cale & B.J. Cole Shawn Colvin Howard Johnson Sister Carol Hank Crawford	Miles Davis Red Hot Chili Peppers Hank Crawford Abbey Lincoln Kronos Quartet	Eric Clapton and Robert Cray Warren Zevon NRBQ Modern Jazz Quartet Charlie Haden & his Liberation Orchestra Dan Hicks & The Acoustic Warriors Sister Carol Steve Turre and his Sea Shells
Compilation 3	Compilation 4
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Show 201) Debbie Harry (Show 202) Al Green (Show 207) The Pixies (Show 207) Miles Davis (Show 209) Eric Clapton and Robert Cray (Show 211)	Pharaoh Sanders (Show 201) Ivo Papasov and his Wedding Band (Show 203) Mary Margaret O'Hara (Show 208) Zahar (Show 209) Abbey Lincoln (Show 214) NRBQ (Show 214) Red Hot Chili Peppers (Show 217)

References

1. ^ "Sunday Night", Internet Movie Database
2. ^ "Night Music", closing credits, episode #201 (1989)
3. ^ "Sunday Night" episodes #104 (1988), #113 (1989), #114 (1989), #121 (1989)
4. ^ Broadway Video, Distribution, Night Music, Internet Archive Wayback Machine, July 6, 2004

External links

• All About Jazz discussion forum, with detailed episode listings, as copied from Broadway Video defunct web site listing
• It was the greatest show on television, Thus Spake Drake blog, July 23, 2005, with production details, episode listings, and partial song performance listings
• Petition to reissue Night Music (Sunday Night) TV series on DVD or iTunes
• Sunday Night / Michelob Presents Night Music at the Internet Movie Database