Leith Stevens & Shorty Rogers

Jazz Themes from Two Great Movies by Leith Stevens: The Wild One / Private Hell 36

FormatoCD
SelloFresh Sound Jazz City Series
ReferenciaFSRCD 2201
Código de barras8427328622011
EstadoNuevo, precintado de fábrica

Lista de temas

01. Hot Blood (The Wild One) 3:19
02. Blues for Brando 2:53
03. Windswept 3:12
04. Chino 2:38
05. The Wild One 3:11
06. Lonely Way 2:47
07. Beetle 2:34
08. Blues for Brando 2:37
09. Hotshoe 2:40
10. Windswept 2:26
11. Scramble 2:58
12. Chino 2:28
13. Black Rebel's Ride 2:49
14. Prelude to a Rumble 2:11
15. Drag for Beers 2:47
16. Bewildered 2:35
17. Private Hell 36 3:11
18. Havana Interlude 4:08
19. Easy Mood 4:04
20. Daddy, Long Legs 3:46
21. Joshua 3:25
22. Didn't You Know? 0:45
23. Lilli 2:43
24. Dance of the Lilliputian 3:08
25. Private Blues 1:28 Total time: 70:46 min.

Sobre el disco

The music on this CD contains the celebrated jazz scores Leith Stevens wrote for "The Wild One" in 1953 and "Private Hell 36" in 1954. The idea behind putting both scores together on one disc is to offer all this exciting music originally issued on three different records.

Stevens' use of progressive jazz created an innovation in film-music history and Stevens was very particular about choosing the right jazz musicians to work on his scores. For these movies he used the interpretative skill of the outstanding young trumpeter and conductor Shorty Rogers. Shorty's collaboration with Steven in scoring films produced some of the most exciting background music of the time. Four of the jukebox tunes from "The Wild One" were first recorded by Shorty's own 19-piece band and issued on a 7-inch single by RCA Victor, still with the original title "Hot Blood". These large orchestra tracks were the first recordings of its genre appearing in a movie, and the beginning of a jazz tendency in dramatic films.

—Jordi Pujol

Detalles del disco

Sources:
Tracks #1-16, from the movie soundtrack of "The Wild One" (Decca DL 8349)
Tracks #17-25, from the movie soundtrack of "Private Hell 36" (Coral CRL 56122)

Personnel and recording dates:

Tracks #1-4: Shorty Rogers and his Orchestra
Shorty Rogers, Conrad Gozzo, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Reeves, Ray Leen (tp); John Graas (Frh); Paul Sarmento (tuba); Jimmy Knepper, Harry Betts (tb); Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb); Bud Shank, Herb Geller (as); Bill Holman, Bill Perkins (ts); Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Cooper (bs); Russ Freeman (p); Joe Mondragon (b); Shelly Manne (d).
Recorded in Hollywood, on July 14, 1953

Tracks #5-12: Leith Stevens' All Stars
Shorty Rogers (tp); Maynard Ferguson (tp on #5,7,8,11,12); Milt Bernhart (tb on #6,8,9,10); Bud Shank (as, ts); Bob Cooper (ts); Jimmy Giuffre (ts, bs); Russ Freeman (p); Carson Smith (b); Shelly Manne (d).
Recorded in Hollywood, on October 2, 1953

Tracks #13-16: Leith Stevens' All Stars
Shorty Rogers, Buddy childers (tp); John Graas (fh); Milt Bernhart (tb); Sal Franzella (as, cl); Herb Geller (as); Bob Cooper (ts); Jimmy Giuffre (bs); Bud Shank (bass sax); Lou Levy (p); Ralph Pena (b); Larry Bunker (d).
Recorded in Hollywood, on April 2, 1956

Tracks #17-21 & 23-25: Leith Stevens and His Orchestra
Shorty Rogers, Pete Candoli, Charles Grifford, Carlton McBeath (tp); John Graas (fh); Paul Sarmento (tuba); Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts (tb); Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb); George Roberts (b-tb); Sal Franzella (as, cl); Lennie Niehaus (as); Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre (ts); Bob Gordon (bcl, bs); Bud Shank (bass sax); Claude Williamson (p); Joe Mondragon (b); Shelly Manne (d).
Recorded in Hollywood, on September 3, 1954

Tracks #22: Ida Lupino (p, vcl).
Recorded in Hollywood, 1953

Liner notes by Jordi Pujol
Inside photos © Fresh Sound Archives

Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
This compilation © & ℗ 2005 by Fresh Sound Records

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