Lalo Schifrin RIP

[Teasing the Korean]

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lalo-schifrin-dead-mission-impossible-film-composer-1236442000/

[GA Russell]

RIP.  I'll pull out my Mission Impossible album.

[mikeweil]

R.i.P. a real versatile musical giant. Will spin two of my favourites with him tomorrow.

[sgcim]

R.I.P I liked when he had the quartet with Leo Wright, and the work he did on piano with Diz. He had Jimmy Raney on `the Samba Para Dos album that Mike posted, and the Brilliance album, too.

I just fought through the protesters and the cops again at Columbia to pick up his autobiography, "Mission Impossible: "My Life In Music".

Haven't started it yet, but Raney isn't in the index. Should be fun to read his version of "The Exorcist" mess. I've already read Friedkin's side of the story.

[Holy Ghost]

RIP. Really appreciate his soundtrack work, especially Dirty Harry's Magnum Force; total badass. 

 

[Steve Gray]

RIP

Saw him in 1961 with Dizzy and Leo Wright. On the same bill as the Coltrane group with Dolphy

[mhatta]

2 hours ago, Steve Gray said:

RIP

Saw him in 1961 with Dizzy and Leo Wright. On the same bill as the Coltrane group with Dolphy

Wow!  I know Coltrane toured with Dizzy's band, and there are many bootlegs from his European tour, but there are none of his (only) UK tour just before.

Anywise, there may be some who disagree, but personally, while Dizzy Gillespie has many excellent works, I don't think any of them can be considered "definitive". The closest I can think of is Dizzy On The French Riviera. When summer comes around, I always remember Chega De Saudade from that album. Lalo Shifrin's piano really stands out (I wonder if he also arranged it).  RIP.

 

Edited yesterday at 10:39 AM by mhatta

[mikeweil]

I also recommend this cheapo compilation which is the only convenient way of getting to hear his early efforts as a leader. He was an amazing versatile peformer well versed in all South American stylistics, schooled composer/arranger and could play jazz as well. His training was better than that of any Brazilian pianist, Donato included.

https://www.discogs.com/release/13671849-Lalo-Schifrin-The-Early-Years

The only missing session of note is the one with Eddie Harris. 

Reissued here:

[sgcim]

17 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

RIP. Really appreciate his soundtrack work, especially Dirty Harry's Magnum Force; total badass. 

 

That vocal part sounds like it would've been good for Exorcist 2: Heretic.