Murder to a Jazz Beat
The murder of a jazzman could have been taken from one of Jessica’s books—the one in which the deed was done with a rare poison., The murder of a jazzman could have been taken from one of Jessica’s books—the one in which the deed was done with a rare poison. Jessica: Angela Lansbury. Eddie Walters: Stan Shaw. Jonathan Hawley: Clive Revill. Aaron Kramer: Cameron Mitchell. Callie: Olivia Cole., In New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who was killed while performing., In New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who was killed while performing on stage., The setting is New Orleans, where a prominent jazz musician is killed onstage in full view of a nightclub audience. It turns out that the victim was done in by a rare South American poison. So what does all this have to do with Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury? Well, it seems that a similar murder with the same weapon occurred in one of Jessica’s mystery novels–a most embarrassing turn of events, especially since Jessica was in the audience at the time of the real murder! B-picture icons Robert Clarke and Jackie Joseph show up in supporting roles in this episode, which also boasts an unusually strong (for 1985!) cast of prominent African American actors., Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. In New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who was killed while performing on stage.
