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Behind Brigitte Bardot

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Released
  
1960

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Pete Rugolo

Label
  
Rhino/Warner Bros.

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Recorded
  
December 18 & 30, 1959Los Angeles

Behind Brigitte Bardot(1959)
  
10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos(1960)

Similar
  
Pete Rugolo albums, Jazz albums

Behind Brigitte Bardot (subtitled Cool Sounds from Her Hot Scenes) is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo featuring performances of tunes associated with the films of Brigitte Bardot recorded in late 1959 and first released on the Warner Bros. label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny noted: "the precise raison d'être behind the album is a mystery, but it's nevertheless a charmer, boasting some of Pete Rugolo's lushest and loveliest arrangements ... wry, cool-toned jazz melodies heavy on innuendo and late-night appeal. Whatever the notion behind the session, the execution's delightful".

Track listing

  1. "Jeff's Blues" (Jeff Davis) - 2:52
  2. "Mambo Bardot" (Paul Misraki) - 4:03
  3. "Tell Me Something Sweet" (Misraki, André Hornez, Judy Spencer) - 2:39
  4. "Arsenic-Blues" (Marc Lanjean) - 3:16
  5. "Paris B.B." (André Hodeir) - 2:17
  6. "Manina Theme" (Jean Yatove) - 3:34
  7. "A T'Aimer" (René Cloërec, Henri Contet) - 2:12
  8. "L' Etang" (Misraki) - 2:52
  9. "Ma Vie Est a Toi" (Bill Byers) - 3:03
  10. "The Night Heaven Fell" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:39
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on December 18, 1959 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9) and December 30, 1959 (tracks 3, 6-8 & 10).

    • Personnel

  • Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
  • Pete Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Jack Sheldon - trumpet
  • Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino - trombone
  • Ken Shroyer - bass trombone
  • Vince DeRosa, Richard Perissi - French horn
  • Buddy Collette, Chuck Gentry, Paul Horn, Ted Nash, Bud Shank - reeds
  • Larry Bunker (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9), Gene Estes (tracks 3, 6-8 & 10) - vibraphone, percussion
  • Fred Katz - piano, cello
  • Laurindo Almeida - guitar
  • Phil Stephens - bass, tuba
  • Buddy Clark (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9), Joe Mondragon (tracks 3, 6-8 & 10) - bass
  • Mel Lewis - drums
  • Gloria Wood - vocals

    • Songs

    1Jeff's Blues2:51
    2Mambo Bardot4:02
    3Tell Me Something Sweet2:38

    References

    Behind Brigitte Bardot Wikipedia
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