The Dudley Moore Trio on BBC Television in 1965

In tribute to Dudley Moore, here is a recently rediscovered appearance of The Dudley Moore Trio on BBC Television's Wayne and Shuster Show from 1965. This is the first time it's been seen since its original transmission on BBC 1, 43 years ago.

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• jazz
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• drums
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[JulianandBec]

Dudley was taught by a friend of mine at Dagenham High School. When he introduced me to him I asked him about his music for Six Weeks the film, as my grandmother was interested in it. He said it was never published or put on CD. Thinking that was the last of it we then found in the post a personal letter from Dudley with tapes from the recording sessions address to my grandmother saying "hope you like this". That was the kind of guy he was - nothing was too much trouble..

[jonjonzf]

In my view, the most underrated musician of the century - Class Act; I love the guy!

[BartBassist]

@jonjonzf In a way, it was tragic that this abundance of gifts in comedy and in music went to the same person. People failed to take him seriously as a musician because he was a comedian, and they saw him as a second-rate comedian because he was a musician. Neither view is fair. As a comedian he took second billing to Peter Cook (again, perhaps unfairly), but as a musician he was peerless. The counterpoint section at 3:00 could only come from Dud, with his organist's ear.

[MrGoblin60]

In the words of Ian Drury ..."There aint half been some clever bastards".

[Efrasnel]

This is absolutely brilliant! It's that zone that Madonna and the likes can only dream of: Great actor, great comedian and great musician. We should have cloned him!

[danbo1984]

Just so good; very fortunate to have grown up in a family where LPs like "Genuine Dud" were regulars on the family stereo. Love his shades of Garner and Peterson, homages them them without ever simply aping them. A massively underrated talent and certainly in my top five jazz pianists.

[freqeist]

very versatile entertainer indeed

[AlanRM1000]

@jonjonzf I love the touch of Garner at 2.50, but what a fantastic musician. I have all his records

[swingmanic]

A great clip of Dudley Moore, Chris Karan and the not to be forgotten Peter McGurk on double bass, once described as being the British Ray Brown...Many thanks for sharing.

[ocnoreen]

So talented and he left us too soon. I always dug his musical talent. So cute, too!

[MsJazz68]

He was one of few musicians who could play classical music and jazz equally convincingly. A momentous talent who sadly left us all too soon. It was such a dreadful end for him to be deprived of the ability to make music. We cherish what remains. Thanks for this posting.

[basherbrewer]

Simply stunning.