Two Original Soundtrack Recordings
JAZZ IN THE MOVIES presents the most celebrated scores by the composers that introduced jazz to motion pictures and television soundtracks. In addition to providing a superbly appropriate setting for dramatic scenes, all the jazz background themes were interpreted by many of the best Hollywood and New York jazz studio musicians.
Tracklist
Total time: 62:30 min.
01. Main Title (Alexander Courage) 3:06
Big Arny arrives at the Jamboree
02. Rockin with Arny (Alexander Courage) 2:12
Kids dancing at the Jamboree
03. Shack Hop (Alexander Courage) 1:55
Kids dancing at the Jamboree
04. Arnys Blues (Alexander Courage) 3:52
Arny leaves the Jamboree
05. Dente Fender (Alexander Courage) 1:28
Ray repairs his car after the accident
06. Chicken Race (Alexander Courage) 3:54
Kids drive toward each other fast to see who gives way
07. Big Arny (Alexander Courage) 1:17
08. Racy Drag (Alexander Courage) 1:24
09. Hot Rod Rock (Alexander Courage) 3:07
10. Jazz Dirge (Alexander Courage) 2:29
Hank is dead
11. Night Chase (Alexander Courage) 4:15
Ray follows Hank and Terry and runs them off the road
12. The Race (Alexander Courage) 4:39
Rods racing through the hills. Arny wins
13. Mountain Rank (Alexander Courage) 2:48
Jim ranks Arny through the mountains
14. End Title (Alexander Courage) 1:04
Arny has won the race, Ray confesses and Terry wins back Arny
15. Main Title Music (Frank De Vol) 1:34
16. The Awakening (George Weiss) 1:49 *
17. Peter and the Wolf Match Wits (Frank De Vol) 1:31
18. Hey! Mister (George Weiss) 1:16 *
19. Eadie Loves Joey (Frank De Vol) 3:31
20. Happy Dancer (Frank De Vol) 1:58
21. Fan My Brow (George Weiss) 1:01 *
22. Eadie Loves Joey [Reprise] (Frank De Vol) 3:02
23. The Awakening (Frank De Vol) 1:58
24. Murder Merchants March (Frank De Vol) 1:02
25. Brownsville Bounce (Frank De Vol) 2:19
26. Thematic Medley & End Title Music (Frank De Vol) 2:49
Album details
(*) Vocal tracks
Sources:
Tracks #1-14, from HOT ROD RUMBLE (1957)
STEREO Reissue for the first time ever!
Music by Alexander (Sandy) Courage
Originally issued on Liberty LRP-3048
Tracks #15-26, from MURDER INC. (1960)
Music & lyrics by George Weiss
Originally issued on Canadian American CALP1003
-Music from "Hot Rod Rumble"
Score composed & conducted by Alexander Courage
The Hot Rod Rumble Orchestra: Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Ray Linn, Maurice Harris, Don Paladino (tp), Lloyd Ulyate, Frank Rosolino, Marshall Cram, George Roberts, Tommy Pederson, James Henderson, Russell Brown (tb), Bud Shank, Jack Dumont, Bob Cooper, Dave Pell, Georgie Auld, Babe Russin (saxes), Sylvia Ruderman, Morris Bercov (fl), Mitchell Lurie, Herb Geller, Herman Gunkler (cl), Maurice Stein, William Gross (b-cl), Gordon Schoneberg, Gerald Fried (oboes), Joseph Eger (horn), Claude Williamson (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Comfort, Walter 'Buddy' Clark (b), Shelly Manne (d), Sarah Vaughan (vcl on #16 & 21), May Britt (vcl on #18).
Recorded in Hollywood, California, 1957
-Music from "Murder, Inc."
Music and lyrics by George Weiss
Background music by Frank De Vol
Introducing Sarah Vaughan & May Britt
Original recordings produced by Burt Balaban
Recorded in Hollywood, California, 1960
Full personnel & recording details in the CD booklet
Photos © Fresh Sound Archives
Compiled and produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
© 2013 by Jazz in the Movies / Fresh Sound Record
Stereo / Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas, S.L.
