Omnibus (1967)

Ronnie Scott ... and All That Jazz (1989x10)

Air date: Oct 27, 1989

In 1959, Ronnie Scott , a rising young saxophone player, opened a club where he and his friends could play the music they liked. Over the following years, the club had its ups and downs, reflecting the changes in attitudes to jazz, and in the social life of surrounding Soho. Now, 30 years later, Ronnie Scott 's is known throughout the world as the heartbeat of British jazz. In this tribute, Omnibus talks to some of Ronnie's great admirers including Mel Brooks , the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke , mp, writer Alan Plater and features rare archive footage of some of the club's historic performances by Zoot Sims , Sonny Rollins , Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald.