Mingus and Bullitt

[Bright Moments]

So today I watched the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" and I could swear that I saw Charles Mingus in the Jazz Club scene playing the bass. I did a google search and checked IMDB to try to see if I was right about it - but could not confirm or deny.

Can anybody help?

Edited December 4, 2011 by Bright Moments

[jazzbo]

Discussed within this thread:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f28/mingus-mingus-mingus-etc-49707/

[marcello]

A little searching brought up this:

Meridian West featuring Larry Vogt (guitar), Julie Iger-Roseman (flute), Nat Johnson (bass) and Al Pimental (percussion).

Read more HERE

[Bright Moments]

ah i knew i could count on you!!1

nat's webpage with photos

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the scene

someone needs to teach me how to imbed the video!

[JSngry]

someone needs to teach me how to imbed the video!

It's just like posting an image, only you use this icon instead of this one

And it seems to only work with YouTube videos, and then only if the link's not yet been used in the thread.

Edited December 4, 2011 by JSngry

[Bright Moments]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G5Q56hIIWks

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http://youtu.be/G5Q56hIIWks

hmm - i just cant seem to make it work

[colinmce]

Looks more like Monk in those pictures.

[AllenLowe]

not Mingus on bass.

[Joe]

Always really liked what that band is laying down there for McQueen and Bisset... sounds quite a bit like what Gabor Szabo's groups were doing around the same time... assuming Meridian West never recorded on their own (sadly).

[Bright Moments]

not Mingus on bass.

so we learned (see above),

[Head Man]

someone needs to teach me how to imbed the video!

It's just like posting an image, only you use this icon instead of this one

And it seems to only work with YouTube videos, and then only if the link's not yet been used in the thread.

That icon doesn't seem to be available now....it's not the "My Video" icon, is it?

What do I need to do now to imbed a YouTube link?

[Teasing the Korean]

There is/was a limited edition CD of the Bullitt score that contained both the WB LP version and the actual film tracks. It fit onto a single CD. Film Score Monthly, AKA FSM, released it. Well worth picking up.

The tune in question is called "Song for Cathy." The film version is better than the LP version, IMHO.

Lalo also did a re-recording of this music circa 2000, and while it is good, there was too much temporal and geographical distance from the original for it to work as well as it could have. This version is on Schifrin's own Aleph label. Not as good as the FSM, but the price is right.

[jazzbo]

I think you can use

A friend calls that Tyler Perry code.

I'm going to try it below. . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPrZnekCdVI

Hmmm. . .guess that doesn't work.

[Teasing the Korean]

What does this have to do with Bullitt?

[jazzbo]

It shares a thread.

[Litterbugwaltz]

Nat Johnson is a now retired priest of the Greek Orthodox Church of America. Known as Fr Nathaniel Johnson 👍