Speaking of Ellington, he is credited for the soundtrack of
Paris Blues (starring Paul Newman as a jazz trombonist , with
a cameo by Louis Armstrong). So so film about american expat
jazzmen in Paris. It is believed that Billy Strayhorn
actually penned the score, which Ellington appropriated, as
he was known for doing. A better film is the noirish Too Late
Blues , directed by John Cassavettes and starring Bobby Darin
as yet another down and out jazzman, with Stella Stevens as
the not so dumb blonde. I saw it in the 60's and don't
remember much about the soundtrack. jean-pierre jacquet http://www.jeanpierrejacquet.com
On Jul 23, 2007, at 5:09 PM, E. Borgers wrote:
> Jazz as soundtrack
> Besides Ellington and Mandell, already mentioned,
there is another
> fully successful jazz soundtrack for a rather good
noir film:
> ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW (1959) by Robert
Wise
>
> The music is by the MJQ (very good), and as in
Malle's ASCENSEUR…,
> it mixed really with the action (but this film and
music is not at
> the level of Malle's)
>
> E.Borgers
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