Episode

Murder, She Wrote: Murder to a Jazz Beat

Name: Murder, She Wrote: Murder to a Jazz Beat
Released: 1985-02-03
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum, Tom Bosley

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Overview

While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

Details

Series: Murder, She Wrote
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 13
Air date: 1985-02-03
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

Murder to a Jazz Beat is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1985-02-03. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 10: Death Casts a Spell 1984-12-30 | 45 min Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.

Episode 16: Tough Guys Don't Die 1985-02-24 | 45 min Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

Episode 9: Death Takes a Curtain Call 1984-12-16 | 45 min While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

Episode 17: Sudden Death 1985-03-03 | 45 min Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

Episode 8: We're Off to Kill the Wizard 1984-12-09 | 45 min Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

Episode 18: Footnote to Murder 1985-03-10 | 45 min An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

Episode 7: Hit, Run and Homicide 1984-11-25 | 45 min Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

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