Jim, I know we are a sometimes a silent minority, but I appreciate you posting these latest numbers. I've been enjoying Evolution on Spotfify - that's a new one to me. And you nailed it.
And speaking of "Mingus Ah Um," I guess "Bird Calls" would work great for a manic, black-and-white montage, showing the nervous, sweating, sleep-deprived protagonist on a jag, dissolving into shots of storefront signs, clocks, marquees, and close-ups of a laughing femme fatale:
Onya, you probably are already familiar with this, but for others who may not know, here is the lowdown on Charles Mingus' music for the John Cassavetes film, SHADOWS:
Onya, you probably are already familiar with this, but for others who may not know, here is the lowdown on Charles Mingus' music for the John Cassavetes film, SHADOWS:
Didn't know about this! I wonder what the sources were for the LP. I have a CD of Shadows in one of the jazz on film box sets, but they just compiled the tunes played in the film from existing albums.
Probably obvious to most of you here, but the large KPM Library is your friend for material like this. A lot of it is familiar from being used before in films and on television, but quite a bit of it is not so familiar. A large percentage of the library has the old school detective vibe.
I'm fond of this piece by Syd Dale. I think it would fit like a glove for a city montage intro to a mid to late 60's detective film starring a lead like Sinatra to John Gavin and a bunch of other actors in between.
Onya, have you read WEST COAST JAZZ by Ted Gioia? It has a chapter on Graettinger.
Watched the S1 Twilight Zone episode "A World of Difference" last night, and Van Cleave's score could have been performed by a scaled-down incarnation of the Kenton band.
Onya, have you read WEST COAST JAZZ by Ted Gioia? It has a chapter on Graettinger.
Watched the S1 Twilight Zone episode "A World of Difference" last night, and Van Cleave's score could have been performed by a scaled-down incarnation of the Kenton band.
I have that book. I think I skipped around in it, but I must have read the Graettinger chapter. I should re-read it.
I can't remember "A World of Difference," but Nathn Van Cleave takes up nearly an entire disc of the Twilight Zone box set. I will re-spin this!
Onya, have you read WEST COAST JAZZ by Ted Gioia? It has a chapter on Graettinger.
Watched the S1 Twilight Zone episode "A World of Difference" last night, and Van Cleave's score could have been performed by a scaled-down incarnation of the Kenton band.
I have that book. I think I skipped around in it, but I must have read the Graettinger chapter. I should re-read it.
I can't remember "A World of Difference," but Nathn Van Cleave takes up nearly an entire disc of the Twilight Zone box set. I will re-spin this!
The whole book is worth your time; it even makes Dave Brubeck seem interesting!
"A World of Difference" is a clunker, and no one can claim that Van Cleave's score doesn't complement the loud, overbearing nature of the episode.
Almost every version of Earle Hagen's Harlem Nocturne would qualify. Many great versions, from the Viscounts to Johnny Otis to Danny Gatton to the Lounge Lizards on their self-titled debut album produced by Teo Macero.
