Teasing the Korean

I have been listening non-stop, and just for fun, compared it the re-recording done a few years back with the WDR Big Band. They original is the way to go, but Schifrin did a very good job with the re-recording, much better than the Re-do of "Mannix" which doesn't come close to matching the sound or vibe of the original LP.

Great point.

This thread seems to be about both tribute albums. The original poster asked about both.

I would like to take part in this discussion, and have WAY more to say on the subject than I can post now. I will say, though, that music falls at various points on this continuum, and it doesn't stay at a fixed point, depending on when and where you are. IMHO, a lot of the "serious" western attempts at "real" world music that were done in, say, the 1980s and 1990s now come off as pretentious and humorless. Despite the intentions of the artists, the music is every bit as artificial as a Martin Denny record. But Martin Denny is a hell of a lot more fun and goes much better with rum cocktails. I'll post more. This topic is of real interest to me.

Nick DeCaro - Italian Graffiti - Blue Thumb Each track on this 1974 album sounds like it was written for a love montage in a 1970 made-for-TV movie. This is what Bruce Johnston would sound like if he didn't suck.

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Zoot Sims - Waiting Game - Impulse! (stereo) with THEE GREAT GARY McFARLAND!!!

I've had the LP for years. It's very good on it's own terms, but there's stuff in the movie that's so much better - the film arrangement of the main title, for example, blows away the LP version. Love the way during the car chase they can never keep up with the Volkswagen!

It is so great to finally have the LP content and previously unreleased film score on a single CD! http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=13203

Agreed.

In the days of great TV scoring, the formula generally went like this: A composer was hired to write the opening theme and score the first few episodes. These were supposed to provide a template for other composers to use in terms of thematic material and instrumentation. Then, a variety of composers would contribute over the course of the run. The musicians union had rules about the percentage of original music vs. "tracked" music from earlier episodes. That is where the "musical coordinator" would come in. The memorable and effective music would often wind up in later episodes, but the shows would still use original scores throughout. There were exceptions to the above but that was generally how it worked. There are some shows that had amazing music. Billy Goldenberg, who did a lot of great things in the early 70s, is sadly underrepresented on LP or CD.

The Count Five/Mendelson pairing is particularly inspired!

Love Todd's version of "Four in One."

I'm a big fan of Wilder. I'd love to find those early octet or whatever records. Are they on CD? His song "Where Do You Go" on Sinatra's No One Cares is one of that album's highlights.

Bernard Herrmann contributed a lot of music to show's score library.

Anita Kerr Singers - Spend the Holiday With Me - Dot (stereo)

She started out as one of Stan Kenton's singers, after Anita O'Day and after (I think) Chris Conner. Vocally, I think she is kind of similar to Chris Conner. Her voice has both a dark timbre but also has a bounce and conveys a sense of lightness, if that makes sense. Her best albums were done for Capitol (after Kenton) with arrangements by THEE GREAT PETE RUGOLO. I would start with either "Something Cool," "Gone for the Day" or "The Misty Miss Christy." If you get "Something Cool," be sure you're getting the original mono (the stereo was a re-record). Avoid her volume in the Capitol "Great Ladies of Song" series. It focuses too much on ballads and is not a good representation of her style overall, IMHO.

I agree about parts of Murder Inc.. I have lots of crime jazz, but honestly I think only a small percentage of it gets into the territory I'm describing. For example, the only Mancini that gets into this area is some of the dramatic underscore from "Touch of Evil." It is possible that more of Mancini's underscores contained this kind of stuff, but Mancini rarely included this type of music in his soundtrack albums, which focused more on the pop/straight ahead content.

Some of my earliest vinyl memories as a child were the 99c and 49c mono LPs when they were phasing out mono. That's how I purchased Beatles albums as a kid.

The system picked up on your name and thought your were Dexter.

June Christy - This Time of Year - Capitol (rainbow, mono)

It's on my calendar. In the interim, do you guys need me to pick up anything from the supermarket while I'm out?

Yes, 1961, Capitol, with Pete Rugolo.

So who has listened to this since I posted this topic two years ago? This album is so great I allow myself to listen to it only once a season, I don't want to wear it out. God Pete Rugolo is so great.

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