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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Thornton"
<tieresias@...> wrote:
>
> Richard Moore wrote:
>
> "I always thought Charles Mingus could have done a
great noir
soundtrack."
>
> I saw the Mingus Big Band at UNLV when I was
teaching in Vegas a few
years back. When I heard "II BS," I immediately thought:
"50s, soundtrack for some sort of drama." I can definitely
imagine it as the title theme for a period piece from back
then.
>
The Mingus sound was very visceral, very contrasted, with
always a hint of turmoil. I don't know that he ever did a
soundtrack, but the idea is interesting. Maybe one of the
younger directors, or perhaps Scorsese, will use Mingus in a
future movie. It would be nice. Mingus's studio recordings
don't totally capture what you can hear in his concert
performances (Town Hall, for example).
Best,
mrt
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