Teasing the Korean

I especially love the versions of "Panonica" on here. They have an introspective, poignant quality that doesn't quite come through as much on the Riverside or Columbia versions.

Lots of records are one or the other. The ones that are both are my favorites.

In my opinion, they should have made a "listening edition" that fit on one disc, under 80 minutes, and a deluxe set that had all the breakdowns and studio chatter. Creating an incomplete two-disc, 83-minute version doesn't really accomplish either. Still, the price was right, so it's a minor point. The cover art bothers me the most.

Bumping this thread. Anyone talk to alocispepraluger102 lately? I see he has not visited since 2014.

I know what you mean. When Chris Montez sings the song, he almost sounds desperate, like he's sitting at home hoping she'll call. Sinatra is letter her know that, yeah, he's available, but he has other options.

I'm talking about the rhythm sections on both the Sinatra and Basie records. My point is that I think the tune works better as a bossa than with a swing or quasi-swing feel.

I don't like Sinatra's version either. I don't think it works with swing rhythm.

Here is a similarly kick-ass hi-fi moderne vocal jazz album from 1966:

I bought the CD version. I especially love the versions of "Panonica" on this session for some reason. Given some of the track repetition, I am not sure that they needed to spread out the material to two CDs totaling 83 minutes, but whatevs. The sound is excellent, though I wish the bass were centered. Don't like the packaging. I would have preferred artwork based on the film.

This is a killer album!!! Listening on YouTube. Had no idea it existed. "Call Me" doesn't really work as a swing tune, though. It is better as a bossa or pseudo-bossa.

Forget Ray Conniff. The guy you want is Bob Thompson. As for the Basie album, it is right up my alley.

Did "Powerhouse" influence "Epistrophy?" Especially the middle section.

Especially the middle section.

Yes, it is a hidden gem in his catalog. Anyone who thinks that all Command albums are schlock should hear this one (and a few others).

It's rare as hens' teeth. There have been vinyl reissues, probably all sourced from vinyl. i don't think it has ever been legitimately on CD.

!!! Yes, truly incredible that it is all the same guy. And don't forget all those Woody Allen scores! Try to find Moon Gas if you can.

Dick Hyman has released some amazing albums, such as Moon Gas with Mary Mayo; The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman; and The Age of Electronicus, in addition to contributing to such masterpieces as Spaced Out by the Great Enoch Light. Here is a gem from The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman: And here is is incredible cover of James Brown's "Give It Up or Turn It Loose."

Any love for the woefully mis-titled Bad Bossa Nova, which does not include even one single bossa? It was reissued under the more appropriate title Jungle Soul. It goes nicely in a summertime exotica shuffle play while I'm mixing rum cocktails.

I like the mis-titled Bad Bossa Nova, reissued under the more appropriate title Jungle Soul. It goes nicely in a summertime exotica shuffle play while I'm mixing rum cocktails.

Jerry Fielding was a very talented composer/arranger who has unfortunately slipped through the cracks. He composed a lot of 70s film and TV scores, many of which did not receive contemporaneous LP releases. This has been somewhat corrected in the digital era, but many of these releases were limited editions that sold out quickly. My favorite Fielding is his dissonant score for the Charles Bronson assassin film, The Mechanic. This was released on CD twice.

I missed out on the FSM release. I saw the film not too long ago. Mitchum is great (as always). The score has that irresistible early-70s urban sound combined with some "Japanese" elements. Aside from the latter, it is comparable to his scores for "Three Days of the Condor" and "The Friends of Eddie Coyle." Varese releases are always top notch, but with film scores, you are always dealing with surviving elements. I am fairly certain that this one is stereo from the multi-track masters.

Varese Sarabande is reissuing Dave Grusin's score to the 1974 neo-noir gangster film The Yakuza, starring Robert Mitchum. This had been available on CD from Film Sore Monthly, but it is now out of print. The new release is limited to 1,500 copies. https://www.varesesarabande.com/collections/limited-edition-series/products/yakuza-the

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Always loved her bossa album on the Time label:

Thanks. I'm waiting for the CD. I'm used to 1990s LP prices.