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 Eric Demarsan

 Le Cercle Rouge

1971

Jean-Pierre Melville

Musicians: Raymond Guiot, flute; Georges Arvanitas, piano; Joss Baselli, accordion; Bernard Lubat, vibraphone; Guy Pedersen, acoustic double bass; Daniel Humair, drums. Recorded at Studio Davout, Paris, October 1970. Score originally started by Michel Legrand who was replaced during production.

listen to the "main theme"

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Stan Getz/Eddie Sauter

Mickey One

1965

Arthur Penn

Music by: Eddie Sauter; Music Directed/Conducted by: Jack Shaindlin; Music Supervisor: Jack Shaindlin; Music Arranged by: Eddie Sauter; Improvisations: Stan Getz; Musicians: Bob Abernathy, Ray Alonge, Richard Berg, Jimmy Buffington, Earl Chapin, French horn; Al DeRisi, Ernie DiFalco, Joe Ferrante, Bobby Nichols, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet, fluegel horn; Eddie Bert, John Messner, Ephie Resnick, Sonny Russo, trombone; Tommy Mitchell, b trombone; Harvey Phillips, tuba; Harvey Estrin, alto sax, clarinet, flute, alto flute, piccolo; Al Block, tenor sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo; Ray Shiner, tenor sax, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais; Wally Kane, bass sax, clarinet, bassoon; Eli Carmen, bassoon; Don Ashworth, Charlie Russo, reeds; + vlns, violas, celli, harps; Roger Kellaway, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Richard Davis, acoustic double bass; Mel Lewis, drums; + percussion.

Listen to "I Put My Life in Your Hands/A Girl Named Jenny"

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Krzysztof Komeda

Knife in the Water

1962

Roman Polanski

Musicians: Bernt Rosengren, tenor sax; Krzysztof Komeda, piano; Roman Dylag, acoustic double bass; Lech Dudziak, drums.

Listen to a segment of Komeda work for The Knife

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Martial Solal

À bout de souffle

1959

Jean-Luc Godard

Musicians: Roger Guérin, trumpet; Pierre Gossez, alto sax; Martial Solal, piano; Michel Hausser, vibraphone; Paul Rovère, acoustic double bass; Daniel Humair, drums.

Listen to "L'Amour, la mort"

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Gato Barbieri

The Last Tango In Paris

1972

Bernardo Bertolucci

Conducted & Arranged by: Oliver Nelson; Musicians: Gato Barbieri and his Orchestra, including Gato Barbieri, tenor sax; Joachim Kühn, piano; Charlie Haden, acoustic double bass; Daniel Humair, drums.

Listen to two parts of Last Tango suite

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Snooky Young (1919-2011)

Snooky Young who passed away today, was a man of the best bands of swing and post-swing era, including orchestras by Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton and Gerald Wilson. Richard Cook describes him as "an impeccable lead-man for the duration of his long career, able to play the most demanding of parts, and as a result his skilful solos, often given a rascally, high-wire treatment, have been largely undervalued." 

Interestingly, I discover him for the first time, in a live rock album by The Band, called Rock of Ages, and later, watching his magisterial solo on Stella By Starlight (Count Basie Orchestra, Sweden 1963, from Jazz Icons series DVD), entered his name to my personal pantheon of greatest trumpet players of all times.

We remember him by listening to his album with Marshal Royal from 1978:

 Snooky & Marshal's Album

This album is Snooky Young's second session as a leader (from three sessions throughout his life), and this one with altoist Marshall Royal. Backed by a great rhythm section and guest vocalist Scatman Crothers who sings his own composition, Mean Dog Blues.

Snooky Young (Flugelhorn, Trumpet), Marshall Royal (alto sax), Ross Tompkins (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Louie Bellson (drums), Scatman Crothers (vocals)
Hollywood, CA, 1978, Concord Jazz CJ55 - Total Time 42:28 - Transferred from Vinyl

Side A:
1) I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington, Mills, Nemo, Redmond)
2) Mean Dog Blues (Scatman Crothers)
3) Cederay (Ray Brown)
4) Limehouse Blues (Braham, Furber)

Side B:
1) Cherry (Corgan, Gilbert, Mogg, Redman, Way)
2) Medley: You've Changed/I'm Confessin'/Come Sunday (Carey, Fischer/Dougherty, Reynolds, Neiburg/Ellington)
3) Catch a Star (Tom Peterson)
4) Should I? (Brown, Freed)

A Guide to Best Jazz Scores for Cinema#1

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Duke Ellington

Anatomy of a Murder

Otto Preminger

1959

Music Directed/Conducted by: Gerald Wilson - Musicians: Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Russell Procope, clarinet, alto sax; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Harry Carney, clarinet, baritone sax, bass-clar; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, trombone; Duke Ellington, piano; Billy Strayhorn, celeste; Jimmy Woode, acoustic double bass; James Johnson, drums.

Listen to theme for the main title

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Henry Mancini

Touch of Evil

Orson Welles

1958

Musicians: Ray Linn, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, trumpet; Plas Johnson, tenor sax; Dave Pell, baritone sax; Ray Sherman, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Norvo, vibraphone; Rollie Bundock, acoustic double

bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Jack Costanzo, bongos; Mike Pacheco, congas.

Listen to Reflection from Touch of Evil

 

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Quincy Jones

In Cold Blood

Richard Brooks

1967

Musicians: Buddy Childers, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Dave Grusin, clavinet; Gene Cipriano, Bud Shank, William Green, woodwinds; Howard Roberts, guitar; Ray Brown, Andy Simpkins, b soloists;
Carol Kaye, acoustic double bass; Shelly Manne, Earl Palmer, drums; Don Elliott, Emil Richards, percussion.

Hanging Paper from the soundtrack

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Bernard Herrmann

Taxi Driver

Martin Scorsese

1976

Musicians: Malcolm McNab, trumpet; Tommy Johnson, Jim Self, tuba; Ronnie Lang, alto sax solos; Emil Richards, percussion.

Main Title

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Elmer Bernstein/Chico Hamilton

Sweet Smell of Success

Alexander Mackendrick

1957

Musicians: The Chico Hamilton Quintet (Paul Horn, reeds; John Pisano, guitar; Fred Katz, cello; Carson Smith, acoustic double bass; Chico Hamilton, drums), Pete Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Curtis Counce, acoustic double bass.

Goodbye Baby, from Sweet Smell, by Chico Hamilton

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