Released March 2, 1999 Length 68:19 | Genre Jazz Label SonySK 60671 | |
Recorded March 17–18, 1998Signet Soundelux, Los AngelesApril 7, 1998Clinton Recording Studios, Studio B, New York City | ||
Jazz in Film is a studio album by American tumpeter Terence Blanchard released on March 2, 1999 via Sony Records.
Contents
Background
The album was meant to be a portrait of jazz in cinema history, a way to chronicle the evolution of jazz score from the late 1940s to present day, and features highly influential themes from classics like Anatomy of a Murder, Taxi Driver and seminal noir The Man With the Golden Arm. Blanchard carves out a little space for himself, revisiting one of his compositions written for Spike Lee's Clockers.
The albums features an all-star lineup, including veteran saxophonist Joe Henderson and pianist Kenny Kirkland, amongst others, backed by a string orchestra arranged by Blanchard.
Track listing
- "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Alex North) - 7:55
- "Chinatown" (Jerry Goldsmith) - 8:23
- "The Subterraneans" (André Previn) - 9:08
- "Anatomy of a Murder" (Duke Ellington) - 8:25
- "The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 7:02
- "Taxi Driver" (Bernard Herrmann) - 7:12
- "Degas' Racing World" (Ellington) - 7:57
- "Man With the Golden Arm" (Elmer Bernstein) - 4:13
- "Clockers" (Terence Blanchard) - 8:01
Tracks 2 3 6 7 8 9 recorded on March 17–18, 1998; Tracks 1 4 5 on April 7, 1998.