Jazz Soundtracks - Page 4

Dave James · June 10th, 2005, 11:45 AM

One of my favorite jazz soundtracks has recently resurfaced on CD. It's music from the 1960 film "Mental Cruelty". Under the leadership of pianist George Gruntz, other notable players include Barney Wilen on tenor and Kenny Clarke on drums. Well worth looking into. Occasionally available from Dusty Groove.

Up over and out.

Jazznik · September 4th, 2005, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by higgins

Subteraneans is great - Andre Previn as well. I lost this album and would love to get it again.

Now you can!

I also like the Chico Hamilton/Elmer Bernstein soundtrack to 1957's Sweet Smell of Success.

Bogey · August 1st, 2008, 11:41 AM

Just purchased my first batch of vinyl in many, many years (along witha turntable) and picked up the following:

dsschicago · August 1st, 2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave James

One of my favorite jazz soundtracks has recently resurfaced on CD. It's music from the 1960 film "Mental Cruelty". Under the leadership of pianist George Gruntz, other notable players include Barney Wilen on tenor and Kenny Clarke on drums. Well worth looking into. Occasionally available from Dusty Groove.

Up over and out.

A second vote for Mental Cruelty. Fantastic suggestion. Part of Atavistic's "Unheard Music Series".

HutchFan · August 1st, 2008, 01:08 PM

I'm surprised no one has mentioned these soundtracks by the Modern Jazz Quartet:

I especially like "Odds Against Tomorrow."

dsschicago · August 1st, 2008, 09:33 PM

And then there's a movie that I can't tell you about. It was a black and white flick showing on (public broadcast channel) WTTW-Chicago, one of their underground films shows, and it opened with a city scene set to Acknowledgment from A Love Supreme. And just in case you're one of those maniacal film savants that can give detailed synopses of every movie created in the last fifty years that had a minimum budget of one hundred dollars and run time of ten minutes, I'll further enlighten you with the information that one of the first actors to appear on screen made me think, "Hey, that guy looks like Mos Def." Of course, I don't exactly have photographic-like memory, so I could be confusing two different films. All I remember is that I had to take off before I could set the vcr to tape it, and I never found out what film that was. But damn, that Coltrane set over the opening credits was wicked cool.

barretter · August 2nd, 2008, 09:18 AM

How about "All night long" a jazz version of Othello, directed by Michael Relph and Basil Dearden with Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Tubby Hayes, Johnny Dankworth and a lot more British jazz players of the time ?

orroonie · August 2nd, 2008, 10:48 PM

The Fabulous Dorseys
The Benny Goodman Story
The Glenn Miller Story
The Gene Krupa Story

justHerb · August 3rd, 2008, 09:28 AM

And of course you have all the Zorn and David Torn stuff...

el duderino · August 3rd, 2008, 04:23 PM

Seconded for Ornette's Naked Lunch work

Chico Hamilton also did Roman Polanski's psych-thriller 'Repulsion'

One of my favourite soundtracks is Polanski's 'Chinatown'

The Monk · November 27th, 2012, 10:54 AM

The elephant shrew · November 28th, 2012, 01:19 AM

If you're a fan of the great Jamaican jazz flautist (UK)/flutist (US) Harold McNair, then I can certainly recommend his work on John Cameron's soundtrack to Ken Loach's classic 1970 film, Kes.

The film music didn't appear until 32 years after the film (on the pleasingly maverick Trunk Records), and the "album" is only 20 minutes long, but it's all lovely stuff.

Vaughan · November 28th, 2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BFrank

This album is pretty excellent.

... and, NO, it does not have the Dionne Warwick tune on it.

You know, the title track might well be my favorite Jazz tune..... It's a melody that plays in my head often.

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June 10th, 2005, 11:45 AM	#46
Dave James Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6	One of my favorite jazz soundtracks has recently resurfaced on CD. It's music from the 1960 film "Mental Cruelty". Under the leadership of pianist George Gruntz, other notable players include Barney Wilen on tenor and Kenny Clarke on drums. Well worth looking into. Occasionally available from Dusty Groove. Up over and out.

August 1st, 2008, 11:41 AM	#48
Bogey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 223	Just purchased my first batch of vinyl in many, many years (along witha turntable) and picked up the following:

August 1st, 2008, 09:33 PM	#51
dsschicago Distracted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bluegrass Country Posts: 8,236	And then there's a movie that I can't tell you about. It was a black and white flick showing on (public broadcast channel) WTTW-Chicago, one of their underground films shows, and it opened with a city scene set to Acknowledgment from A Love Supreme. And just in case you're one of those maniacal film savants that can give detailed synopses of every movie created in the last fifty years that had a minimum budget of one hundred dollars and run time of ten minutes, I'll further enlighten you with the information that one of the first actors to appear on screen made me think, "Hey, that guy looks like Mos Def." Of course, I don't exactly have photographic-like memory, so I could be confusing two different films. All I remember is that I had to take off before I could set the vcr to tape it, and I never found out what film that was. But damn, that Coltrane set over the opening credits was wicked cool.

August 2nd, 2008, 09:18 AM	#52
barretter Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 45	How about "All night long" a jazz version of Othello, directed by Michael Relph and Basil Dearden with Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Tubby Hayes, Johnny Dankworth and a lot more British jazz players of the time ?

August 2nd, 2008, 10:48 PM	#53
orroonie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: seattle washingston state Posts: 1,305	The Fabulous Dorseys The Benny Goodman Story The Glenn Miller Story The Gene Krupa Story

August 3rd, 2008, 09:28 AM	#54
justHerb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 1,354	And of course you have all the Zorn and David Torn stuff...

August 3rd, 2008, 04:23 PM	#55
el duderino Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 110	Seconded for Ornette's Naked Lunch work Chico Hamilton also did Roman Polanski's psych-thriller 'Repulsion' One of my favourite soundtracks is Polanski's 'Chinatown'