Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: jazz & hard-boiled
Bill Hagen (billha@ionet.net)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 22:47:49 -0600 (CST)
Nice to see so many stepping up to solo on jazz. The sax in the
New York
night, with a confirmed sighting, was great! William Denton's
mention of
the great Charlie Mingus, leads me to wonder which
composer-players of the
bop period actually got to contribute sounds to
noir/hard-boiled films.
When I refer to the composer list in my standard American noir
reference,
Silver and Ward's _Film Noir_ (1992), I don't see many of the
sorts of
names Marcel Bernadac listed for French films: Art Blakey,
Miles Davis,
Stan Getz. I imagine some may be in American films, but not
given
composing credits. May be the difference between Hollywood and
French film
industries at that time.
Anyway, a good thread. Made notes on some albums to hear and
film titles
to check out.
Bill Hagen
<billha@ionet.net>
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