Oh Dad, Poor Dad

Neal Hefti

Great grooviness from Neal Hefti -- working here at the height of his 60s powers! The film stars Robert Morse, Barbara Harris, and Jonathan Winters -- and the score's got a 60s screwball approach that mixes organ, woodwinds, percussion, and bits of strings together, all filtered through Hefti's rich style of arrangement. The overall feel is great -- with loads of mod mod numbers, dancing around with wonderful rhythms that fall somewhere between bossa and beat. Ttiles include "Boy Girl Calypso", "Into The Sunset", "Spooky Coffins", "Oh Dad Calypso", "The Revolt of Johnathan Rosepettie III", and "Home Movies".

Tracklisting:

1. Oh Dad, Poor Dad
2. Boy Girl Calypso
3. Like Heaven (Prologue)
4. Home Movies
5. The Revolt Of Jonathan Rosepettle III
6. Theme For Boy And Girl
7. This Is Mother
8. Oh Dad Calypso
9. Spooky Coffins
10. Into The Sunset (Epilogue)
11. Oh Dad, Poor Dad (Reprise)

Recorded in 1966